2000–01 snooker season

The 2000–01 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 26 August 2000 and 13 May 2001. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

2000–01 snooker season
Details
Duration26 August 2000 – 13 May 2001 (2000-08-26 – 2001-05-13)
Tournaments20 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland John Higgins
MastersEngland Paul Hunter
World ChampionshipEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1][2] Reference
08–26 09–03  ENG NR Champions Cup Brighton Centre Brighton England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 7–5 [3][4]
10–01 10–08  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England Peter Ebdon England Jimmy White 9–6 [5]
10–13 10–22  ENG WR Grand Prix Telford International Centre Telford Wales Mark Williams England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 [6]
10–24 10–29  SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 [7]
10–31 11–02  ENG CT Challenge Tour 1 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Adrian Rosa England Surinder Gill 6–4 [8][9]
11–05 11–16  ENG NR Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England Shaun Murphy England Stuart Bingham 9–7 [10]
11–18 12–03  ENG WR UK Championship Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Scotland John Higgins Wales Mark Williams 10–4 [11]
12–09 12–17  CHN WR China Open Mission Hills Resort Shenzhen England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 9–3 [12]
12–18 12–20  ENG CT Challenge Tour 2 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate England Andrew Norman England Luke Fisher 6–3 [8][9]
01–13 01–21  ENG TE Nations Cup The Hexagon Reading  Scotland  Ireland 6–2 [13][14]
01–24 01–28  WAL WR Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Paul Hunter 9–2 [15][16]
02–04 02–11  ENG NR Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Paul Hunter Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 10–9 [17]
02–21 02–25  MLT NR Malta Grand Prix Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 7–1 [18]
03–09 03–11  ENG CT Challenge Tour 3 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Shaun Murphy England Andrew Norman 6–3 [8][9]
03–11 03–17  THA WR Thailand Masters Mercahant Court Hotel Bangkok Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–3 [19][20]
03–27 04–01  IRL NR Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [21]
04–04 04–06  ENG CT Challenge Tour 4 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate England Shaun Murphy England Luke Simmonds 6–2 [8][9][22]
04–08 04–15  SCO WR Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England Peter Ebdon Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–7 [23][24]
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 18–14 [25]
01–06 05–13  SCO NR Premier League Inverness Leisure Centre Inverness England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–7 [26]
WR = World ranking event
CT = Challenge Tour event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2000/2001

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[27][28][29]

No. Ch. Player Points 1998/1999 Points 1999/2000 Total
1RiseWales Mark Williams 254453165557100
2FallScotland John Higgins 227552169044445
3FallScotland Stephen Hendry 244451812542570
4SteadyEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 124402020032640
5RiseEngland Stephen Lee 156251598031605
6RiseWales Matthew Stevens 131001800531105
7SteadyRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty 129951626029255
8SteadyScotland Alan McManus 15760975025510
9RiseRepublic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 136671103524702
10FallEngland John Parrott 14665940024065
11FallEngland Anthony Hamilton 122551126023515
12RiseEngland Peter Ebdon 114701188523355
13RiseEngland Dave Harold 108851185222737
14FallEngland Paul Hunter 124221007522497
15RiseHong Kong Marco Fu 103721195722329
16RiseNorthern Ireland Joe Swail 88351275521590

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

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