2000 Scottish Masters
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Regal Scottish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|2000|10|24|2000|10|29|df=y}}
|venue=Motherwell Civic Centre
|location=Motherwell
|country=Scotland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£195,000
|highest_break={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (147)
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
|runner_up={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
|score=9–6
|previous=1999
|next=2001
}}
The 2000 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 24 to 29 October. The tournament was played at the Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland, and featured twelve professional players.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament for the second time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–6 in the final. Marco Fu recorded his first maximum break in his first round match with Ken Doherty. This was the first ever 147 streamed live on the Internet.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament was as follows:{{cite web |last=Hendon |first=David |date=19 October 2000 |title=Masters in fight to be steel man of snooker |url=http://www.tsnsnooker.com/cont/art/na00751.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010205015800/http://www.tsnsnooker.com/cont/art/na00751.htm |archive-date=5 February 2001 |access-date=6 February 2025 |publisher=TSN Snooker}}
- Winner: £62,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-finalists: £15,500
- Quarter-finalists: £9,000
- First round: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Maximum break: a car
- Total: £195,000
Main draw
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-team03={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
| RD1-score12=3
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-team01={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score05=6
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD2-score06=5
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-team01={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD3-score02=5
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-team01={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD4-score02=6
}}
Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 12 players at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 18 to 22 September 2000. Jimmy White dropped only four frames throughout the event as he won the tournament and earned the final wild card spot for the Scottish Masters by defeating Stephen Maguire, Drew Henry and Joe Swail over three rounds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snookerimages.co.uk/html/regal2000.htm|title=2000 Regal Masters/Qualifying (18-22 September)|publisher=Snooker Images|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124052200/http://www.snookerimages.co.uk/html/regal2000.htm|archive-date=24 January 2001|access-date=27 April 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/322.htm|title=Jimmy lines up Ronnie|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010504223606/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/322.htm|archive-date=4 May 2001|access-date=27 April 2021}} All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/Results2000_2001.htm#regalmasters|title=Regal Masters|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010503044943/http://www.embassysnooker.com/Results2000_2001.htm#regalmasters|archive-date=3 May 2001|access-date=1 March 2021}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 9 frames
| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|SCO}} Billy Snaddon
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD1-score07=1
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
| RD1-score08=5
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
| RD1-score11=4
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD1-score12=5
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|ENG}} David Gray
| RD1-score16=2
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton
| RD2-score01=2
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD2-score06=3
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
| RD2-score08=5
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD3-score01=1
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD3-score02=5
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD3-score03=5
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
| RD3-score04=4
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD4-score01=5
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD4-score02=2
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Scottish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 2000/2001}}