| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 15 April–1 May 2000 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £240,000 |
| Highest break | 143 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Williams |
| Runner-up | Matthew Stevens |
| Score | 18–16 |
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The 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham.
Mark Williams won his first World title, by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens in the final by 18 frames to 16.[1]
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| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May 2000. Referee: John Newton | ||
| Matthew Stevens (9) Wales |
16–18 | Mark Williams (3) Wales |
| 62–50, 84–28, 33–56, 103–23, 18–65, 61–76, 0–123, 75–35, 64–24, 91–37, 59–21, 117–0, 114–7, 6–79, 73–22, 0–68, 133–0, 66–48, 0–106, 55–54, 0–81, 34–79, 46–71, 37–79, 33–77, 67–0, 6–75, 0–74, 120–16, 13–61, 66–70, 60–29, 8–76, 21–73 | 62–50, 84–28, 33–56, 103–23, 18–65, 61–76, 0–123, 75–35, 64–24, 91–37, 59'-21, 117–0, 114–7, 6–79, 73–22, 0–68, 133–0, 66–48, 0–106, 55–54, 0–81, 34–79, 46–71, 37–79, 33–77, 67–0, 6–75, 0–74, 120–16, 13–61, 66–70, 60–29, 8–76, 21–73 | |
| Mark Williams wins the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
Century breaks are only available from the quarter-finals.[4]
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