2000 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 April–1 May 2000 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,460,000 |
| Winner's share | £240,000 |
| Highest break |
 Matthew Stevens (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Mark Williams
|
| Runner-up |
Matthew Stevens
|
| Score | 18–16 |
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The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham.
Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
Highest break by Stevens: 120
Highest break by Williams: 123
There were 54 centuries in the Championship. The highest breaks were 143 made by Matthew Stevens in the televised stage and Nick Dyson in the qualifying stage.
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