2001 Premier League Snooker

Sportingbet.com Premier League Snooker
Tournament information
Dates 6 January-
13 May 2001
Country United Kingdom
Organisation(s) Matchroom Sport
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 143
Final
Champion England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Scotland Stephen Hendry
Score 9–7
2000
2002

The 2001 Sportingbet.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 13 May 2001. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Marco Fu against Stephen Hendry on 25 March 2001.[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–7 against Hendry.[2]

League phase

Ranking Hong Kong
FU
England
OSU
Scotland
HIG
Scotland
HEN
Wales
WIL
England
DAV
England
WHI
Frame
W-L
Match
W-D-L
Pld-Pts
1 Marco Fu x 5 2 5 5 5 6 28–20 5–0–1 6–10
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 x 4 6 4 7 6 30–18 3–2–1 6–8
3 John Higgins 6 4 x 3 4 5 5 27–21 3–2–1 6–8
4 Stephen Hendry 3 2 5 x 6 6 4 26–22 3–1–2 6–7
5 Mark Williams 3 4 4 2 x 6 7 26–22 2–2–2 6–6
6 Steve Davis 3 1 3 2 2 x 5 16–32 1–0–5 6–2
7 Jimmy White 2 2 3 4 1 3 x 15–33 0–1–5 6–1

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.[1]

Play-offs

10–11 May – Inverness Leisure Centre, Inverness, Scotland[1]

Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
      
1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 7
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
3 Scotland John Higgins 3

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2001 Results". premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. "Premier Snooker League 2001". Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 26 January 2002.