2000 Champions Cup
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The 2000 Champions Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament which was held from 26 August to 3 September 2000, at the Brighton Centre, in Brighton, East Sussex. The tournament was the fi
The Brighton Centre, where the tournament was held.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2015) won the 17th professional snooker tournament of his career with a 7–5 win over Mark Williams.
The 2000 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 24th consecutive year th
Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2012) produced five century breaks and held leads of 5–1 and 9–7 against David Gray, but lost the match in a deciding frame.
John Higgins (pictured in 2008) won eight successive frames in his quarter-final match against Anthony Hamilton, but lost to Mark Williams in the semi-finals for a second consecutive year.
Mark Williams (pictured in 2014) defeated Matthew Stevens 18–16 to win the tournament for the first time. He became the first left-handed player to lift the trophy and the first Welsh winner since Terry Griffiths in 1979.