World Snooker Championship 2000
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The 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 15 April and 1 May 2000. It was won by Mark Williams, who beat fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens in the final by 18 frames to 16.
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[edit] Notable Moments
Notable moments from the championship include:
- Mark Williams became only the third Welsh snooker player to win the world title after Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths and the first since 1979.
- Joe Swail returned to the Top 16 in the snooker world rankings after reaching the semi-final against Matthew Stevens. He got a special award after dropping out of the 16, then out of the Top 32 and climbing back the 16 again.
- Swail's place in the Top 16 ended Steve Davis' long run in the elite - he had been in since 1980 including hold the World No 1 spot from 1983 to 1990. Davis lost 11-13 to John Higgins in the second round. He later returned in 2003 which he still remains as of the 2007/2008 list.
- Referee John Newton refereed his first and only World final and he retired from refereeing after the match.
- The two pre-tournament favourites, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, were both eliminated in the first round - Hendry by crucible debutant Stuart Bingham (10-7) and O'Sullivan by David Gray (10-9).
[edit] Results
| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May 2000. Referee: John Newton | ||
 Mark Williams |
18-16 | Matthew Stevens |
| 50-62, 28-84, 56-33, 23-103, 65-18, 76-61, 123-0, 35-75, 24-64, 37-91, 21-59, 0-117, 7-114, 79-6, 22-73, 68-0, 0-133, 48-66, 106-0, 54-55, 81-0, 79-34, 71-46, 79-37, 77-33, 0-67, 75-6, 74-0, 16-120, 61-13, 70-66, 29-60, 76-8, 73-21 | 50-62, 28-84, 56-33, 23-103, 65-18, 76-61, 123-0, 35-75, 24-64, 37-91, 21-59, 0-117, 7-114, 79-6, 22-73, 68-0, 0-133, 48-66, 106-0, 54-55, 81-0, 79-34, 71-46, 79-37, 77-33, 0-67, 75-6, 74-0, 16-120, 61-13, 70-66, 29-60, 76-8, 73-21 | |
| Mark Williams wins the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship |
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[edit] Highest Break
143
There were 54 centuries in the 2000 World Championship
[edit] External links
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