2000 UK Championship
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
|dates={{Start and end dates|2000|11|18|2000|12|3|df=y}}
|venue=Bournemouth International Centre
|location=Bournemouth
|country=England
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£540,000
|winners_share=£78,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Quinten Hann|AUS}} (141)
|winner={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}
|score=10–4
|previous=1999
|next=2001}}
The 2000 UK Championship (officially the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 18 November 2000 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 3 December 2000. Nick Dyson made a maximum break in the qualifying stage against Robert Milkins.
John Higgins won in the final 10–4 against Mark Williams.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=UK Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 March 2011}}
This was to be the last UK Championship to be held in Bournemouth, where the event was hosted since the 1998. From 2001 onwards it was hosted in York.
Tournament summary
Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize money
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|last=Yates|first=Phil|title=Fab four set to produce another classic|url=http://www.tsnsnooker.com/cont/art/na00877.htm|publisher=TSN Snooker|date=17 November 2000|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128184300/http://www.tsnsnooker.com/cont/art/na00877.htm|archive-date=28 January 2001|url-status=dead}}
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- Winner: £78,000
- Runner-up: £41,000
- Semi-finalists: £20,600
- Quarter-finalists: £11,200
- Last 16: £5,800
- Last 32: £4,900
- Last 64: £3,125
- Last 96: £1,655
- Last 128: £1,150
- Highest break (televised): £5,000
- Highest break (untelevised): £1,520
- Maximum break: £20,000
- Total: £540,000
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Main draw
{{48TeamBracket
| RD1=Last 48
Best of 17 frames
| RD2=Last 32
Best of 17 frames
| RD3=Last 16
Best of 17 frames
| RD4=Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
| RD5=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
| RD6=Final
Best of 19 frames
| RD1-seed01=26
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago
| RD1-score01=9
| RD1-seed02=51
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler
| RD1-score02=7
| RD1-seed03=23
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD1-score03=9
| RD1-seed04=97
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches
| RD1-score04=7
| RD1-seed05=18
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-seed06=114
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson
| RD1-score06=9
| RD1-seed07=21
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
| RD1-score07=9
| RD1-seed08=82
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Gray
| RD1-score08=3
| RD1-seed09=25
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD1-score09=7
| RD1-seed10=58
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
| RD1-score10=9
| RD1-seed11=32
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-seed12=88
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Gunnell
| RD1-score12=7
| RD1-seed13=19
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD1-score13=9
| RD1-seed14=73
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD1-score14=8
| RD1-seed15=24
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Snaddon
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-seed16=41
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Michie
| RD1-score16=9
| RD1-seed17=17
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score17=9
| RD1-seed18=37
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Jones
| RD1-score18=5
| RD1-seed19=30
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|NIR}} Terry Murphy
| RD1-score19=3
| RD1-seed20=46
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge
| RD1-score20=9
| RD1-seed21=28
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Morgan
| RD1-score21=9
| RD1-seed22=44
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Birch
| RD1-score22=1
| RD1-seed23=31
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD1-score23=9
| RD1-seed24=74
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Helgason
| RD1-score24=6
| RD1-seed25=29
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD1-score25=9
| RD1-seed26=43
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD1-score26=8
| RD1-seed27=20
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
| RD1-score27=9
| RD1-seed28=59
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|NIR}} Patrick Wallace
| RD1-score28=3
| RD1-seed29=22
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King
| RD1-score29=9
| RD1-seed30=39
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Finbow
| RD1-score30=5
| RD1-seed31=27
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana
| RD1-score31=6
| RD1-seed32=52
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gray
| RD1-score32=9
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD2-score01=9
| RD2-seed02=26
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=15
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
| RD2-score03=9
| RD2-seed04=23
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-seed05=9
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
| RD2-score05=9
| RD2-seed06=114
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD2-score07=9
| RD2-seed08=21
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
| RD2-score08=5
| RD2-seed09=7
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD2-score09=5
| RD2-seed10=58
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
| RD2-score10=9
| RD2-seed11=16
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD2-score11=7
| RD2-seed12=32
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann
| RD2-score12=9
| RD2-seed13=13
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold
| RD2-score13=9
| RD2-seed14=19
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD2-score14=7
| RD2-seed15=4
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD2-score15=9
| RD2-seed16=41
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Michie
| RD2-score16=2
| RD2-seed17=3
| RD2-team17={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score17=9
| RD2-seed18=17
| RD2-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score18=5
| RD2-seed19=14
| RD2-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter
| RD2-score19=6
| RD2-seed20=46
| RD2-team20={{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge
| RD2-score20=9
| RD2-seed21=10
| RD2-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score21=2
| RD2-seed22=28
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Morgan
| RD2-score22=9
| RD2-seed23=5
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD2-score23=9
| RD2-seed24=31
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD2-score24=7
| RD2-seed25=8
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD2-score25=5
| RD2-seed26=29
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD2-score26=9
| RD2-seed27=11
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton
| RD2-score27=2
| RD2-seed28=20
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
| RD2-score28=9
| RD2-seed29=12
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD2-score29=9
| RD2-seed30=22
| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King
| RD2-score30=4
| RD2-seed31=2
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score31=9
| RD2-seed32=52
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gray
| RD2-score32=6
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD3-score01=9
| RD3-seed02=15
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03=9
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
| RD3-score03=9
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD3-score04=8
| RD3-seed05=58
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene
| RD3-score05=0
| RD3-seed06=32
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann
| RD3-score06=9
| RD3-seed07=13
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold
| RD3-score07=5
| RD3-seed08=4
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD3-score08=9
| RD3-seed09=3
| RD3-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score09=9
| RD3-seed10=46
| RD3-team10={{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge
| RD3-score10=6
| RD3-seed11=28
| RD3-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Morgan
| RD3-score11=7
| RD3-seed12=5
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD3-score12=9
| RD3-seed13=29
| RD3-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD3-score13=9
| RD3-seed14=20
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale
| RD3-score14=4
| RD3-seed15=12
| RD3-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD3-score15=4
| RD3-seed16=2
| RD3-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD3-score16=9
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-seed02=9
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien
| RD4-score02=2
| RD4-seed03=32
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann
| RD4-score03=5
| RD4-seed04=4
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD4-score04=9
| RD4-seed05=3
| RD4-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD4-score05=9
| RD4-seed06=5
| RD4-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD4-score06=8
| RD4-seed07=29
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD4-score07=6
| RD4-seed08=2
| RD4-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD4-score08=9
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD5-score01=9
| RD5-seed02=4
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD5-score02=4
| RD5-seed03=3
| RD5-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD5-score03=4
| RD5-seed04=2
| RD5-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD5-score04=9
| RD6-seed01=1
| RD6-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD6-score01=4
| RD6-seed02=2
| RD6-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD6-score02=10
}}
Final
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" |
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 3 December 2000. |
width="220" align="right" | Mark Williams (1) {{WAL}} | width="100" align="center" | 4–10 | width="220" | John Higgins (2) |
colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" |Afternoon: 17–74 (73), 0–131 (131), 73–0 (73), 32–94 (54), 0–108 (108), 47–71 (55), 0–115 (115), 117–0 (117) Evening: 0–80, 15–67, 0–105 (76), 75–13 (51), 81–8 (51), 46–76 |
align="right" | 117
| align="center" | Highest break | align="left" | 131 |
align="right" | 1
| align="center" | Century breaks | align="left" | 3 |
align="right" | 4
| align="center" | 50+ breaks | align="left" | 7 |
Qualifying
Round of 160 Best of 9 frames
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{{Col-2}}
{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Mehmet Husnu 5–1 Sean Storey {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Jones 5–2 Ryan Day {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett 5–3 Lee Spick {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches 5–4 Joe Jogia {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson 5–0 Alan Burnett {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Darryn Walker 5–4 Jeff Cundy {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Bedford w/o–w/d Da Hailin {{flagicon|CHN}}
{{flagicon|THA}} Somporn Kanthawung 5–3 Stephen Maguire {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Mann 5–0 Lasse Munstermann {{flagicon|GER}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard King 5–4 Scott MacKenzie {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Mapstone 5–3 Matt Wilson {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick Delsemme 5–3 Neil Robertson {{flagicon|AUS}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Lee 5–4 Bob Chaperon {{flagicon|CAN}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Bolsover 5–1 Mark Bennett {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|IRL}} Joe Delaney 5–3 Wayne Saidler {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Philip Williams 5–4 Charoen Phorat {{flagicon|THA}}
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{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Barton 5–3 Chris Shade {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stefan Mazrocis 5–4 Eddie Manning {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Harrison 5–1 Craig Roper {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|SCO}} Hugh Abernethy 5–2 Karl Burrows {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} James Reynolds 5–3 Paul McPhilips {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Weston 5–1 Mario Wehrmann {{flagicon|NLD}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby 5–3 Ian Brumby {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bjorn Haneveer 5–2 Peter McCullagh {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Reardon 5–1 Farhan Mirza {{flagicon|PAK}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins 5–4 Colm Gilcreest {{flagicon|IRL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn {{flagicon|THA}}
{{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull 5–3 Gareth Chilcott {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|SCO}} David McLellan 5–4 Lee Richardson {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|IRL}} David McDonnell 5–3 Nick Terry {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Munraj Pal 5–1 Tony Knowles {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Troy Shaw 5–1 Craig Butler {{flagicon|ENG}}
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Round of 128 Best of 9 frames
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{{Col-2}}
{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Ali Carter {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Leigh Griffin 5–1 Wayne Jones {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett 5–0 Stephen O'Connor {{flagicon|IRL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches 5–2 Mick Price {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson 5–3 Robert Milkins {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Darryn Walker 5–0 Craig MacGillivray {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Gray 5–4 Simon Bedford {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|THA}} Somporn Kanthawung 5–0 Steve Judd {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn 5–2 Stuart Mann {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard King 5–4 Dean Reynolds {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Gunnell 5–2 Barry Mapstone {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick Delsemme 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun {{flagicon|THA}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds 5–1 Graham Lee {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones 5–4 Anthony Bolsover {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|PAK}} Shokat Ali 5–2 Joe Delaney {{flagicon|IRL}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Philip Williams 5–0 Leo Fernandez {{flagicon|IRL}}
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{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Barton 5–0 Dene O'Kane {{flagicon|NZL}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Fenton 5–2 Stefan Mazrocis {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Harrison w/o–w/d Martin Clark {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Jason Prince 5–2 Hugh Abernethy {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} James Reynolds 5–1 Darren Clarke {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Weston 5–1 Tony Chappel {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Helgason 5–4 Mark Selby {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bjorn Haneveer 5–3 Nick Walker {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Reardon 5–2 Wayne Brown {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins 5–3 John Lardner {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson 5–1 Willie Thorne {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull 5–2 Paul Sweeny {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|SCO}} David McLellan 5–2 Mark Davis {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Pearce 5–3 David McDonnell {{flagicon|IRL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Karl Broughton 5–3 Munraj Pal {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Dziewialtowski 5–3 Troy Shaw {{flagicon|ENG}}
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Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
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{{Col-2}}
{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Ian McCulloch {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler 5–4 Leigh Griffin {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett 5–4 Mike Hallett {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches 5–3 Lee Walker {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson 5–1 Paul Davies {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines 5–2 Darryn Walker {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Gray 5–3 Joe Johnson {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden 5–3 Somporn Kanthawung {{flagicon|THA}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Anthony Davies 5–2 Mike Dunn {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene 5–2 Richard King {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Gunnell 5–4 Steve James {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick Delsemme 5–4 Alain Robidoux {{flagicon|CAN}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds 5–2 Gary Ponting {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones 5–3 Stuart Pettman {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|PAK}} Shokat Ali 5–4 Michael Holt {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Michie 5–4 Philip Williams {{flagicon|WAL}}
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{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Jones 5–3 Jason Barton {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Fenton 5–4 John Read {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge 5–2 Craig Harrison {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Jason Prince 5–1 Jason Ferguson {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Birch 5–2 James Reynolds {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Wykes 5–1 Jason Weston {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Helgason 5–3 Euan Henderson {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bjorn Haneveer 5–3 Marcus Campbell {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham 5–2 Stuart Reardon {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins 5–3 Andy Hicks {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson 5–4 David Roe {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Patrick Wallace 5–1 Robin Hull {{flagicon|FIN}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Finbow 5–3 David McLellan {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Pearce 5–4 Matthew Couch {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gray 5–2 Karl Broughton {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilkinson 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski {{flagicon|SCO}}
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Round of 64 Best of 11 frames
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{{Col-2}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler 6–5 Mehmet Husnu {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches 6–4 Jamie Burnett {{flagicon|SCO}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson 6–4 Peter Lines {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Gray 6–2 Alfie Burden {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene 6–5 Anthony Davies {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Gunnell 6–4 Patrick Delsemme {{flagicon|BEL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds 6–2 Tony Jones {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Michie 6–1 Shokat Ali {{flagicon|PAK}}
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{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Jones 6–4 Mark Fenton {{flagicon|WAL}}
{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge 6–4 Jason Prince {{flagicon|NIR}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Birch 6–4 Paul Wykes {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|Iceland}} Kristján Helgason 6–5 Bjorn Haneveer {{flagicon|BEL}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham 6–2 Barry Hawkins {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|NIR}} Patrick Wallace 6–1 Andrew Higginson {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Finbow 6–4 Nick Pearce {{flagicon|ENG}}
{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gray 6–2 Gary Wilkinson {{flagicon|ENG}}
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References
{{reflist}}
{{UK Championship}}
{{Snooker season 2000/2001}}