Masters 2001

Masters 2001
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	18th
Venue:	Wembley Conference Center, London , England
Opening:	February 4, 2001
Endgame:	February 11, 2001
Winner:	Paul Hunter
Finalist:	Fergal O'Brien
Highest Break:	138 ( Paul Hunter , Jimmy White )
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The 2001 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament for the 2000/01 season that was held from February 4-11 , 2001 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 27th edition of the Masters.

Paul Hunter won the tournament by beating Fergal O'Brien 10-9 in the final .

In the wildcard round , Jimmy White beat Joe Swail 6-1, Marco Fu lost 6-1 to Benson & Hedges Championship winner Shaun Murphy .

Prize money

	Prize money
winner	£ 175,000
finalist	£ 88,000
Highest break	£ 20,000
total	£ 650,000

Final round

Round of 16 best of 11 frames

Quarterfinals Best of 11 frames

Semi-final best of 11 frames

Final Best of 19 frames

Paul Hunter

6th

Matthew Stevens

5

Paul Hunter

6th

Peter Ebdon

3

Peter Ebdon

6th

Alan McManus

4th

Paul Hunter

6th

Stephen Hendry

4th

Jimmy White

6th

Ronnie O'Sullivan

2

Jimmy White

4th

Stephen Hendry

6th

Stephen Hendry

6th

Shaun Murphy

4th

Paul Hunter

10

Fergal O'Brien

9

Dave Harold

6th

John Higgins

3

Dave Harold

6th

John Parrott

5

John Parrott

6th

Stephen Lee

5

Dave Harold

4th

Fergal O'Brien

6th

Ken Doherty

6th

Anthony Hamilton

1

Ken Doherty

2

Fergal O'Brien

6th

Fergal O'Brien

6th

Mark Williams

5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Benson & Hedges Masters 2001 . Snooker.org. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.