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2000 Masters (snooker)
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 2000
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 2000
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| location | London |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £615,000 |
| winners_share | £175,000 |
| highest_break | Ken Doherty (140) |
| winner | Matthew Stevens |
| runner_up | Ken Doherty |
| score | 10–8 |
| previous | [1999](1999-masters-snooker) |
| next | [2001](2001-masters-snooker) |
The 2000 Masters (officially the 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 13 February 2000 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Matthew Stevens won the title on his second attempt after 1996 by defeating Ken Doherty, who had made his second final in a row, 10–8. On the 15th frame of the final, Doherty attempted a maximum break, but he missed the final black at 140. This was the highest break of the tournament.
Field
Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Ali Carter (ranked 142), and Marco Fu (ranked 35), who was the wild-card selection. Ali Carter, Marco Fu and Fergal O'Brien were making their debuts in the Masters.
Wild-card round
In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:
| Match | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Monday 7 February | Steve Davis (15) |
| WC2 | Sunday 6 February | **Jimmy White** (16) |
Main draw
| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 11 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 19 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=John Higgins | RD1-score01=4 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Jimmy White | RD1-score02=6 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Alan McManus | RD1-score03=2 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Matthew Stevens | RD1-score04=6 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=John Parrott | RD1-score05=6 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Paul Hunter | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD1-score07=6 | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08=Anthony Hamilton | RD1-score08=4 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=Mark Williams | RD1-score09=6 | RD1-seed10=13 | RD1-team10=Peter Ebdon | RD1-score10=3 | RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Stephen Lee | RD1-score11=6 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=Fergal O'Brien | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Ken Doherty | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Ali Carter | RD1-score14=0 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Stephen Hendry | RD1-score15=6 | RD1-seed16=14 | RD1-team16=Mark King | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=16 | RD2-team01=ENG Jimmy White | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD2-score02=6 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=ENG John Parrott | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=WAL Mark Williams | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=ENG Stephen Lee | RD2-score06=6 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score07=6 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=ENG John Parrott | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=ENG Stephen Lee | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=IRL Ken Doherty | RD3-score04=6 | RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD4-score01=10 | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-team02=IRL Ken Doherty | RD4-score02=8
Final
| **9** | 50+ breaks | 4 |
|---|
Qualifying
Ali Carter won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Karl Burrows made his only maximum break against Adrian Rosa.
Century breaks
Total: 13
- 140, 118, 104 Ken Doherty
- 137, 106, 104 Stephen Hendry
- 126, 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 122, 118 Matthew Stevens
- 117 Jimmy White
- 112 Anthony Hamilton
- 101 Stephen Lee
Jimmy White's century was scored in the wild-card round.
References
References
- "February 14 down the years: Torvill and Dean's Bolero". [[ESPN (UK).
- "Benson & Hedges Masters 2000". Snooker.org.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
- Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- (5 November 1999). "Karl cracker". Black Country Evening Mail.
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