2000 Scottish Masters Explained

Tournament Name:Regal Scottish Masters
Venue:Motherwell Civic Centre
Location:Motherwell
Country:Scotland
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£195,000
Winners Share:£62,000[1]
Highest Break: Marco Fu (147)
Winner: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner Up: Stephen Hendry
Score:9–6
Previous:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 24 to 29 October. The tournament was played at the Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland, and featured twelve professional players.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament for the second time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–6 in the final. Marco Fu recorded his first maximum break in his first round match with Ken Doherty. This was the first ever 147 streamed live on the Internet.

Main draw

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Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 12 players at the Spencer's Snooker Centre from 18 to 22 September 2000. Jimmy White dropped only four frames throughout the event as he won the tournament and earned the final wild card spot for the Scottish Masters by defeating Stephen Maguire, Drew Henry and Joe Swail over three rounds.[3] [4] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155901/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 5 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Regal Scottish Masters 2000. snooker.org. 30 November 2017.
  3. Web site: 2000 Regal Masters/Qualifying (18-22 September). Snooker Images. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010124052200/http://www.snookerimages.co.uk/html/regal2000.htm. 24 January 2001. 27 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Jimmy lines up Ronnie. Embassy Snooker. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010504223606/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/322.htm. 4 May 2001. 27 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Regal Masters. Embassy Snooker. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010503044943/http://www.embassysnooker.com/Results2000_2001.htm#regalmasters. 3 May 2001. 1 March 2021.