Tournament information | |
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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 | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–3 |
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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]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]Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
WC2 | ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
Main draw
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]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]Shokat Ali 5–2
Ali Carter
Mark Bennett 5–2
Craig Harrison
Stuart Bingham 5–3
Lee Richardson
Karl Broughton 5–4
Wayne Saidler
Tony Chappel 5–3
Nick Terry
Gareth Chilcott 5–3
Steve Judd
Darren Clarke 5–4
Mark Davis
Anthony Davies 5–4
Hugh Abernethy
Mike Dunn 5–0
Mark Gray
Nick Dyson 5–2
Craig MacGillivray
Martin Dziewialtowski 5–2
Mark Fenton
Leo Fernandez 5–0
Stephen Maguire
Leigh Griffin 5–4
Munraj Pal
Adrian Gunnell 5–3
Tony Knowles
Kristján Helgason 5–1
Stefan Mazrocis
Michael Holt 5–0
Patrick Delsemme
Robin Hull 5–2
Dennis Taylor
Michael Judge 5–0
David McLellan
Robert Milkins 5–3
Nick Pearce
Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3
Wayne Brown
Stephen O'Connor 5–2
Peter McCullagh
Dene O'Kane 5–2
Richard King
Stuart Pettman 5–2
Mehmet Husnu
Phaitoon Phonbun 5–4
Eddie Manning
Barry Pinches 5–0
John Lardner
James Reynolds 5–2
Karl Burrows
Chris Scanlon 5–3
Ryan Day
Mark Selby 5–2
Tony Jones
Troy Shaw 5–3
Mario Geudens
Paul Sweeny 5–2
Sean Storey
Willie Thorne 5–4
Ian Brumby
Patrick Wallace 5–2
Wayne Jones
Round 2
[edit]Karl Broughton 5–2
Jason Ferguson
Alfie Burden 5–2
Chris Scanlon
Marcus Campbell 5–4
Darren Clarke
Martin Clark 5–3
Phaitoon Phonbun
Matthew Couch 5–2
Dene O'Kane
Paul Davies 5–3
Kristján Helgason
Nick Dyson 5–3
Neal Foulds
Martin Dziewialtowski 5–3
Joe Perry
Leo Fernandez 5–3
Gary Ponting
Marco Fu 5–2
Mark Bennett
David Gray 5–2
Mike Dunn
Leigh Griffin w/o–w/d
Alain Robidoux
Adrian Gunnell 5–3
Gerard Greene
Euan Henderson 5–4
Tony Chappel
Drew Henry 5–2
Willie Thorne
Michael Holt 5–3
Dave Finbow
Robin Hull 5–1
Jonathan Birch
Joe Johnson 5–0
Gareth Chilcott
Bradley Jones 5–4
Anthony Davies
Rod Lawler 5–3
James Reynolds
Peter Lines 5–4
Paul Sweeny
Ian McCulloch 5–0
Shokat Ali
Robert Milkins 5–2
David Roe
Stuart Pettman 5–2
Steve James
Stephen O'Connor 5–2
Nick Walker
Barry Pinches 5–2
Dean Reynolds
Jason Prince 5–4
Stuart Bingham
John Read 5–2
Patrick Wallace
Mark Selby 5–3
Jimmy Michie
Troy Shaw 5–3
Mick Price
Lee Walker 5–3
Michael Judge
Paul Wykes 5–1
Noppadon Noppachorn
Round 3
[edit]Alfie Burden 5–3
Karl Broughton
Marcus Campbell 5–2
Euan Henderson
Matthew Couch 5–2
Peter Lines
Nick Dyson 5–3
John Read
Leo Fernandez 5–2
Paul Wykes
Marco Fu 5–1
Bradley Jones
David Gray 5–0
Paul Davies
Adrian Gunnell 5–0
Barry Pinches
Drew Henry 5–1
Martin Clark
Michael Holt w/o–w/d
Joe Johnson
Rod Lawler 5–3
Robin Hull
Robert Milkins 5–3
Leigh Griffin
Stephen O'Connor 5–2
Martin Dziewialtowski
Stuart Pettman 5–3
Ian McCulloch
Jason Prince 5–1
Lee Walker
Troy Shaw 5–2
Mark Selby
Round 4
[edit]Nigel Bond 5–0
Jason Prince
Alfie Burden 5–1
Brian Morgan
Dominic Dale 5–2
Matthew Couch
Nick Dyson 5–4
Dave Harold
Marco Fu 5–2
Chris Small
David Gray 5–1
Tony Drago
Adrian Gunnell 5–1
Jamie Burnett
Michael Holt 5–2
Andy Hicks
Rod Lawler 5–0
James Wattana
Robert Milkins 5–3
Terry Murphy
Billy Snaddon 5–1
Marcus Campbell
Stephen O'Connor 5–2
Darren Morgan
Stuart Pettman 5–0
Graeme Dott
Joe Swail 5–3
Troy Shaw
Gary Wilkinson 5–2
Leo Fernandez
Drew Henry w/o–w/d
Quinten Hann[1]
Century breaks
[edit]- 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