The 2000 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9–17 December 2000 at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–17 December 2000 |
| Venue | Mission Hills Resort |
| City | Shenzhen |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £311,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 9–3 |
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The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who retained his title by defeating Mark Williams in the final 9–3.[1]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
Wildcard round
edit| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) |
5–3 |  Cai Jianzhong (CHN)
|
| WC2 |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
5–1 | Pang Weiguo (CHN)
|
Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames Mission Hills Resort, Shenzhen, China, 17 December 2000. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England
|
9–3 | Mark Williams Wales
|
| Afternoon: 77–11 (70), 7–71 (63), 68–60 (O'Sullivan 54), 103–9 (76), 68–53, 87–0 (87), 92–9 (63), 74–18 (74) Evening: 59–63, 35–70 (65), 75–43 (68), 99–6 (54) | ||
| 87 | Highest break | 65 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Major Snooker Events in China". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Hendon, David (8 November 2000). "China Open". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Everton, Clive (13 December 2000). "Sport in brief: Snooker". The Guardian. p. 30. ProQuest 245611833.