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.
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Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. He was a three-time Masters champion, winning the event in 2001, 2002, and 2004; on all three occasions, he recovered from a deficit in the
