The 2000 British Open was a professional
ranking
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snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the
Plymouth Pavilions
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The Pavilions is built on the site of the form ...
,
Plymouth, England.
Peter Ebdon
Peter David Ebdon (born 27 August 1970) is an English former snooker player. The winner of the 2002 World Snooker Championship, Ebdon won nine world ranking events, placing twelfth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addit ...
won the tournament by defeating
Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...
nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion,
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...
, was defeated by
Alan McManus
Alan McManus (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and current commentator who works for Eurosport. A mainstay of the world's top sixteen during the 1990s and 2000s, he has won two ranking events, the 1994 Du ...
in the quarter-final.
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Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 2000/2001
British Open (snooker)
British Open
Open (snooker)
British Open