The 2000 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Peter Ebdon won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for the championship is shown below: Winner: £62,000 Runner-up: £33,000 Semi-finalists: £16,500 Quarter-finalists: £9,400 Last 16: £4,800 Last 32: £3,900 Last 48: £3,150 Last 64: £2,400 Last 96: £1,550 Last 128: £950 Highest break (televised stage): £5,000 Highest break (untelevised stage): £1,000 Total: £440,000
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan ChamberlainPlymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 October 2000. Peter Ebdon 9–6 Jimmy White Afternoon: 35–70 (59), 8–88, 93–7, 69–15, 37–69 (57), 64–0 (57), 15–67 (54), 94–0 (53)Evening: 34–59, 121–0 (80), 68–58 (63), 107–8 (50, 57), 7–76, 120–4 (120), 83–43 120 Highest break 59 1 Century breaks 0 7 50+ breaks 3
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