2000 Malta Grand Prix
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–27 February 2000 |
| Venue | Mediterranean Conference Centre |
| City | Valletta |
| Country | Malta |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £290,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 9–3 |
← 1998 2001 → | |
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The 2000 Malta Grand Prix was the sixth edition of the professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta. Qualifying for the event started on 3 January 2000 and the final stages took place between 20 and 27 February 2000.
Ken Doherty won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 9–3 in the final. The highest break, a 142, was compiled by quarter-finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan in his last-16 match against Jimmy White.
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner £50,000
- Runner-up £26,000
- Highest break £3,000
- Total £290,000
Wildcard round
[edit | edit source]| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | File:Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Alex Borg (MLT) |
| WC2 | File:Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson (ENG) | 4–5 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Joe Grech (MLT) |
Main draw
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Qualifying
[edit | edit source]The three qualifying rounds took place between 3 and 14 January 2000, and were all played under a best-of-nine frames format.
Round 1
[edit | edit source]- Pakistan Shokat Ali 5–2 England Ali Carter
- Wales Mark Bennett 5–2 England Craig Harrison
- England Stuart Bingham 5–3 England Lee Richardson
- England Karl Broughton 5–4 England Wayne Saidler
- Wales Tony Chappel 5–3 England Nick Terry
- Wales Gareth Chilcott 5–3 England Steve Judd
- England Darren Clarke 5–4 England Mark Davis
- Wales Anthony Davies 5–4 Scotland Hugh Abernethy
- England Mike Dunn 5–0 England Mark Gray
- England Nick Dyson 5–2 Scotland Craig MacGillivray
- Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 5–2 Wales Mark Fenton
- Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 5–0 Scotland Stephen Maguire
- England Leigh Griffin 5–4 England Munraj Pal
- England Adrian Gunnell 5–3 England Tony Knowles
- Iceland Kristján Helgason 5–1 England Stefan Mazrocis
- England Michael Holt 5–0 Belgium Patrick Delsemme
- Finland Robin Hull 5–2 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
- Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5–0 Scotland David McLellan
- England Robert Milkins 5–3 England Nick Pearce
- Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3 England Wayne Brown
- Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 5–2 England Peter McCullagh
- New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5–2 Wales Richard King
- England Stuart Pettman 5–2 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu
- Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun 5–4 England Eddie Manning
- England Barry Pinches 5–0 Scotland John Lardner
- Wales James Reynolds 5–2 England Karl Burrows
- England Chris Scanlon 5–3 Wales Ryan Day
- England Mark Selby 5–2 England Tony Jones
- England Troy Shaw 5–3 Belgium Mario Geudens
- England Paul Sweeny 5–2 England Sean Storey
- England Willie Thorne 5–4 England Ian Brumby
- Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 5–2 Wales Wayne Jones
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Round 2
[edit | edit source]- England Karl Broughton 5–2 England Jason Ferguson
- England Alfie Burden 5–2 England Chris Scanlon
- Scotland Marcus Campbell 5–4 England Darren Clarke
- England Martin Clark 5–3 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun
- England Matthew Couch 5–2 New Zealand Dene O'Kane
- Wales Paul Davies 5–3 Iceland Kristján Helgason
- England Nick Dyson 5–3 England Neal Foulds
- Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 5–3 England Joe Perry
- Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 5–3 England Gary Ponting
- Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–2 Wales Mark Bennett
- England David Gray 5–2 England Mike Dunn
- England Leigh Griffin w/o–w/d Canada Alain Robidoux
- England Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
- Scotland Euan Henderson 5–4 Wales Tony Chappel
- Scotland Drew Henry 5–2 England Willie Thorne
- England Michael Holt 5–3 England Dave Finbow
- Finland Robin Hull 5–1 England Jonathan Birch
- England Joe Johnson 5–0 Wales Gareth Chilcott
- England Bradley Jones 5–4 Wales Anthony Davies
- England Rod Lawler 5–3 Wales James Reynolds
- England Peter Lines 5–4 England Paul Sweeny
- England Ian McCulloch 5–0 Pakistan Shokat Ali
- England Robert Milkins 5–2 England David Roe
- England Stuart Pettman 5–2 England Steve James
- Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 5–2 England Nick Walker
- England Barry Pinches 5–2 England Dean Reynolds
- Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5–4 England Stuart Bingham
- England John Read 5–2 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace
- England Mark Selby 5–3 England Jimmy Michie
- England Troy Shaw 5–3 England Mick Price
- Wales Lee Walker 5–3 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge
- England Paul Wykes 5–1 Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn
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Round 3
[edit | edit source]- England Alfie Burden 5–3 England Karl Broughton
- Scotland Marcus Campbell 5–2 Scotland Euan Henderson
- England Matthew Couch 5–2 England Peter Lines
- England Nick Dyson 5–3 England John Read
- Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 5–2 England Paul Wykes
- Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–1 England Bradley Jones
- England David Gray 5–0 Wales Paul Davies
- England Adrian Gunnell 5–0 England Barry Pinches
- Scotland Drew Henry 5–1 England Martin Clark
- England Michael Holt w/o–w/d England Joe Johnson
- England Rod Lawler 5–3 Finland Robin Hull
- England Robert Milkins 5–3 England Leigh Griffin
- Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 5–2 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski
- England Stuart Pettman 5–3 England Ian McCulloch
- Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5–1 Wales Lee Walker
- England Troy Shaw 5–2 England Mark Selby
Round 4
[edit | edit source]- England Nigel Bond 5–0 Northern Ireland Jason Prince
- England Alfie Burden 5–1 England Brian Morgan
- Wales Dominic Dale 5–2 England Matthew Couch
- England Nick Dyson 5–4 England Dave Harold
- Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–2 Scotland Chris Small
- England David Gray 5–1 Malta Tony Drago
- England Adrian Gunnell 5–1 Scotland Jamie Burnett
- England Michael Holt 5–2 England Andy Hicks
- England Rod Lawler 5–0 Thailand James Wattana
- England Robert Milkins 5–3 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy
- Scotland Billy Snaddon 5–1 Scotland Marcus Campbell
- Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor 5–2 Wales Darren Morgan
- England Stuart Pettman 5–0 Scotland Graeme Dott
- Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5–3 England Troy Shaw
- England Gary Wilkinson 5–2 Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez
- Scotland Drew Henry w/o–w/d Australia Quinten Hann[1]
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Century breaks
[edit | edit source]- 142, 123 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 138, 113 – David Gray
- 135, 123 – Peter Ebdon
- 135, 117, 104 – Michael Holt
- 131, 122 – Darren Morgan
- 129, 120 – Matthew Stevens
- 129 – Stephen O'Connor
- 129 – Kristján Helgason
- 128, 107, 100 – Stephen Hendry
- 127, 108, 101 – Marco Fu
- 126 – Joe Swail
- 126 – Rod Lawler
- 123, 119, 104 – Mark Williams
- 123, 112, 105, 105, 101 – Ken Doherty
- 122 – Karl Broughton
- 122 – Nigel Bond
- 121 – Robert Milkins
- 119, 119 – Alfie Burden
- 117 – James Reynolds
- 114 – Steve Davis
- 112 – John Parrott
- 112, 108, 107 – Nick Dyson
- 111 – Shokat Ali
- 105 – Darren Clarke
- 104 – Stephen Lee
- 103 – Troy Shaw
- 103 – Eddie Manning
- 102 – John Higgins
- 100 – Joe Johnson
- 100 – Robin Hull
References
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