| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 7–14 February 2000 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £615,000 |
| Winner's share | £175,000 |
| Highest break | 140 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Matthew Stevens |
| Runner-up | Ken Doherty |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2000 Benson and Hedges Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 7 and 14 February 2000 at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, England.
Matthew Stevens won the title on his second attempt (his first was in 1996) beating 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.
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In the preliminary round, the wildcard players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:[1]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Steve Davis | 5–6 | Ali Carter |
| WC2 | Jimmy White | 6–3 | Marco Fu |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| John Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 2 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mark King | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 14 February 2000.[1] |
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| Matthew Stevens Wales |
10–8 | Ken Doherty Ireland |
| Afternoon: 126–4 (118), 61–51 (50 Stevens), 50–68, 96–0 (96), 85–22 (65), 87–0 (87), 2–102 (78), 59–70 Evening: 122–0 (122), 17–83 (60), 72–47 (56), 9–96, 58–14, 78–34 (61), 0–144 (140), 22–82, 0–85 (85), 101–1 (63) |
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| 122 | Highest break | 140 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Ali Carter won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.[2]
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