2000 Irish Masters
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{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Irish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|2000|03|21|2000|03|26|df=y}}
|venue=Goffs
|location=Kill
|country=Ireland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
|runner_up={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
|score=9–4
|previous=1999
|next=2001
}}
The 2000 Irish Masters was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 26 March 2000. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
John Higgins won the tournament for the first time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9{{nbnd}}4 in the final. Higgins made a 147, the second maximum of his career in his quarter{{nbh}}final win against Jimmy White.{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Sport in brief: Snooker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-higgins-max2/165445512/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 March 2000 |page=S.11 |via=newspapers.com |access-date=14 February 2025 |archive-date=14 February 2025 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250214145354/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-higgins-max2/165445512/ |url-status=live}}
Main draw
{{cite web|title=Irish Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071613/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=21 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=2000 Irish Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=542|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035614/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=542|url-status=dead}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 11 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD1-score11=6
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score15=6
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score05=6
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD2-score08=3
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD3-score04=3
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD4-score02=4
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Irish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1999/2000}}