Scottish Open 2000 (snooker)

Scottish Open 2000
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	AECC , Aberdeen , Scotland
Opening:	April 3, 2000
Endgame:	April 9, 2000
Winner:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Finalist:	Mark Williams
Highest Break:	147 ( Ronnie O'Sullivan )
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The Regal Scottish Open 2000 was a snooker tournament for the 1999/2000 season that was held from April 3rd to 9th at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center . It was the third edition of the tournament in Aberdeen with the cigarette manufacturer Regal as sponsor. The first two editions had already taken place in February, now the Scottish Open was the last tournament before the World Cup , which closed the season.

Defending champion Stephen Hendry only made it to the round of 16 this time. Ronnie O'Sullivan met the Welshman Mark Williams in the final and won the tournament with a clear 9: 1. It was his second Scottish Open victory after his tournament debut in 1998 .

Prize money / world ranking points

The total prize money rose by almost £ 40,000 that year. The raises ran across the field and ranged from £ 100 for the final £ 96 to £ 2,000 for the tournament winner. In percentage terms, there was the biggest change in the entry fee: It quadrupled from £ 200 to £ 800, albeit with a reduced number of participants.

The points that were given for the world rankings remained unchanged in the top 96. Behind it there had been a gradual downgrading to 150 points in the year before. This did not apply to fewer participants and in round 1 there were only 100 points.

	Prize money	World ranking points a
winner	£ 62,000	4,560
finalist	£ 33,000	3,040
Semi-finalist	£ 16,500	2,025
Quarter finalist	£ 9,400	1,520
Round of 16	£ 4,800	1,140
Last 32	£ 2,775	855
Last 64	£ 2,400	640
Last 96	£ 1,350	480
Last 128	£ 800	100
Highest break	TV phase: £ 5,000 before: £ 1,000
All in all	£ 397,600

^a Seeded players who lost their first game received the points for the round below.

Final round

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place had played for the other half of the places in the main tournament. Since there were fewer participants than in the previous year, there had been no separate qualifying tournament. Instead, the qualification had taken place immediately before in Aberdeen. The best of 9 match mode was used for the first four rounds . In the semifinals it increased by 2 frames, in the finals Best of 17 (9 winning frames) was played.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Stephen Hendry	5
	46	Lee Walker	0
						1	Stephen Hendry	5
						111	Craig Harrison	2
	32	Andy Hicks	4th
	111	Craig Harrison	5
											1	Stephen Hendry	2
											9	Matthew Stevens	5
	31	Brian Morgan	2
	44	Steve James	5
						44	Steve James	1
						9	Matthew Stevens	5
	9	Matthew Stevens	5
	127	Patrick Delsemme	1
																9	Matthew Stevens	3
																25th	Graeme Dott	5
	6th	Stephen Lee	-
	196	Nick Dyson	kl.
						196	Nick Dyson	3
						25th	Graeme Dott	5
	25th	Graeme Dott	5
	87	Sean Storey	2
											25th	Graeme Dott	5
											11	Fergal O'Brien	3
	11	Fergal O'Brien	5
	79	Mark Gray	1
						11	Fergal O'Brien	5
						22nd	James Wattana	2
	22nd	James Wattana	5
	42	Peter Lines	2
																					25th	Graeme Dott	5
																					4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6th
	5	John Parrott	3
	142	Ali Carter	5
						142	Ali Carter	1
						38	Paul Davies	5
	30th	Terry Murphy	3
	38	Paul Davies	5
											38	Paul Davies	1
											17th	Dave Harold	5
	17th	Dave Harold	5
	57	Mick Price	3
						17th	Dave Harold	5
						15th	Steve Davis	0
	15th	Steve Davis	5
	138	David McLellan	0
																17th	Dave Harold	1
																4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	23	Darren Morgan	3
	103	Ian Brumby	5
						103	Ian Brumby	3
						48	Marcus Campbell	5
	16	Jimmy White	4th
	48	Marcus Campbell	5
											48	Marcus Campbell	4th
											4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	26th	Quinten Hann	5
	83	Wayne Brown	0
						26th	Quinten Hann	4th
						4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	52	Dave Finbow	4th
																									4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
																										3	Mark Williams	1
	3	Mark Williams	5
	72	John Lardner	1
						3	Mark Williams	5
						105	Kristjan Helgason	3
	27	Jamie Burnett	3
	105	Kristjan Helgason	5
											3	Mark Williams	9
											14th	Mark King	4th
	14th	Mark King	5
	45	Drew Henry	3
						14th	Mark King	5
						61	Alfie Burden	2
	28	Joe Swail	4th
	61	Alfie Burden	5
																3	Mark Williams	5
																10	Anthony Hamilton	2
	7th	Ken Doherty	5
	39	Ian McCulloch	2
						7th	Ken Doherty	5
						29	Gary Wilkinson	2
	29	Gary Wilkinson	5
	53	Jonathan Birch	4th
											7th	Ken Doherty	2
											10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	71	Karl Broughton	1
						10	Anthony Hamilton	5
						18th	Chris Small	3
	18th	Chris Small	5
	51	Rod Lawler	3
																				3	Mark Williams	6th
																					35	Marco Fu	5
	8th	Alan McManus	5
	-	Noppadon Noppachorn	0
						8th	Alan McManus	4th
						35	Marco Fu	5
	20th	Tony Drago	2
	35	Marco Fu	5
											35	Marco Fu	5
											49	Gary Ponting	0
	12	Paul Hunter	2
	49	Gary Ponting	5
						49	Gary Ponting	5
						24	Billy Snaddon	0
	24	Billy Snaddon	5
	34	Joe Perry	2
																35	Marco Fu	5
																2	John Higgins	3
	13	Peter Ebdon	5
	68	Stuart Pettman	0
						13	Peter Ebdon	5
						19th	Dominic Dale	3
	19th	Dominic Dale	5
	132	Hugh Abernethy	0
											13	Peter Ebdon	1
											2	John Higgins	5
	21st	Nigel Bond	2
	37	Martin Clark	5
						37	Martin Clark	1
						2	John Higgins	5
	2	John Higgins	5
	80	Anthony Davies	2

kl. = without a fight

final

It had been a successful season for both players. Ronnie O'Sullivan had already won the China International . Mark Williams had won the UK Championship and one other tournament, three more times he had stood in the finals and lost. In the personal balance of the two on the professional tour, the Englishman led 7: 4 wins, but it was their first meeting in a final.

The first frame already gave the direction. Williams could not win it despite a break of 68 points. This was followed by three one-sided frames and until the first break O'Sullivan pulled away to 4-0. It was only after the break that the Welshman came into play better, the two shared the next two frames, but although he also scored in the last two frames of the session, it was O'Sullivan who played the crucial high breaks. With 7: 1 the Englishman already had a comfortable lead over the evening session. In this, Williams could no longer counter. While O'Sullivan continued to break high, the Welshman only made one point. The final ended with a clear 9-1 win for Ronnie O'Sullivan, who repeated his victory from two years ago. It was his eighth ranked title. Williams was unimpressed by the defeat, he then became world champion and took first place in the world rankings.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Peter Reinaldi AECC ,  Aberdeen , Scotland , April 9, 2000
Ronnie O'Sullivan	9 : 1	Mark Williams
Afternoon : 75 : 68 (59 O'Sullivan, 68 Williams), 85 : 5 (65), 69 : 0, 75 : 13, 65 : 53, 24: 69 (60), 76 : 48 (67), 79 : 32 (69); Evening : 71 : 0 (57), 94 : 1 (58)
69	Highest break	68
-	Century breaks	-
6th	50+ breaks	2

Century breaks

For the first time in the history of professional snooker, two maximum breaks were achieved in a tournament . Stephen Maguire brought his first 147er break no luck, he still lost his opening match in the first qualifying round 4-5. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the “perfect break” for the fourth time and won his game in the round of 32 with 5: 4 before becoming the tournament winner. Officially it was maximum number 37 and 38.

Main tournament

16 players achieved 26 breaks of at least 100 points in the main tournament. Finalist Mark Williams was successful four times.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 147 , 103 Matthew Stevens 140 Quinten Hann 135 Peter Ebdon 135 Dave Harold 131 Steve Davis 130 Mark Williams 126, 124, 109, 105 Stephen Hendry 123, 102

John Higgins 121 Ken Doherty 118, 107 Marco Fu 111, 107, 100 (2 ×) Marcus Campbell 107 Anthony Hamilton 105 (2 ×) Terry Murphy 103 Steve James 100 Fergal O'Brien 100

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2000 Scottish Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed October 17, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 2000 Scottish Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed October 17, 2019 . 
3. ^ Regal Scottish Open 2000. snooker.org, accessed October 17, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Rankings - 1999-2000. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed October 17, 2019 .