The 2000 Mission Hills China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9–17 December 2000 at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.
The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who retained his title by defeating Mark Williams in the final 9–3.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £26,000 Semi-finalists: £13,000 Quarter-finalists: £7,250 Last 16: £3,910 Last 32: £3,400 Last 48: £1,500 Last 64: £1,250 Last 96: £950 Last 128: £500 Highest break (televised): £3,000 Highest break (untelevised): £1,000 Total: £311,000
Wildcard round Match Score WC1 5–3 WC2 5–1
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 framesMission Hills Resort, Shenzhen, China, 17 December 2000. Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–3 Mark Williams Afternoon: 77–11 (70), 7–71 (63), 68–60 (O'Sullivan 54), 103–9 (76), 68–53, 87–0 (87), 92–9 (63), 74–18 (74) Evening: 59–63, 35–70 (65), 75–43 (68), 99–6 (54) 87 Highest break 65 0 Century breaks 0 8 50+ breaks 2
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