2001 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 21, 2001
Endgame:	6./7. May 2001
Winner:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Finalist:	John Higgins
Highest Break:	140 ( Joe Swail )
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The 2001 World Snooker Championship took place from April 21, 2001 to May 7, 2001 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2000/01 snooker season .

Prize money

Ronnie O'Sullivan received £ 260,000 in prize money for winning the final.

particularities

• At the 2001 World Cup, 53 Century Breaks were played.
• Steve Davis and Jimmy White both missed qualifying for the first main round of the World Cup for the first time in their professional careers.

game schedule

	Round 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9-10					Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Semifinals Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9					Final Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10
	1	Mark Williams	10
	24	Billy Snaddon	4th
						1	Mark Williams	12
						16	Joe Swail	13
	16	Joe Swail	10
	99	Sean Storey	9
											16	Joe Swail	13
											59	Patrick Wallace	11
	9	Fergal O'Brien	8th
	22nd	Mark King	10
						22nd	Mark King	5
						59	Patrick Wallace	13
	8th	Alan McManus	2
	59	Patrick Wallace	10
																16	Joe Swail	11
																4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	17th
	5	Stephen Lee	10
	23	Nigel Bond	3
						5	Stephen Lee	12
						12	Peter Ebdon	13
	12	Peter Ebdon	10
	27	James Wattana	8th
											12	Peter Ebdon	6th
											4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
	13	Dave Harold	10
	32	Quinten Hann	5
						13	Dave Harold	6th
						4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
	4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	36	Andy Hicks	2
																					4th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	18th
																					2	John Higgins	14th
	3	Stephen Hendry	10
	77	Mark Davis	5
						3	Stephen Hendry	13
						14th	Paul Hunter	5
	14th	Paul Hunter	10
	55	David Roe	6th
											3	Stephen Hendry	5
											6th	Matthew Stevens	13
	11	Anthony Hamilton	10
	47	Marcus Campbell	4th
						11	Anthony Hamilton	5
						6th	Matthew Stevens	13
	6th	Matthew Stevens	10
	26th	Tony Drago	1
																6th	Matthew Stevens	15th
																2	John Higgins	17th
	7th	Ken Doherty	10
	114	Nick Dyson	7th
						7th	Ken Doherty	13
						46	Michael Judge	7th
	10	John Parrott	6th
	46	Michael Judge	10
											7th	Ken Doherty	6th
											2	John Higgins	13
	15th	Marco Fu	8th
	21st	Chris Small	10
						21st	Chris Small	8th
						2	John Higgins	13
	2	John Higgins	10
	19th	Graeme Dott	4th

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