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2000 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2000 Scottish Open (officially the 2000 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament, that was held from March to April 2000 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. Stephen Hendry, was the defending champion but he lost 2–5 in the last 16 to Matthew Stevens. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams nine frames to one in the final. O'Sullivan made a 147 maximum break in frame four of his 5–4 victory over Quinten Hann in the last 32. Stephen Maguire had also made a 147 in the qualifying stages (not televised) so this marked the first time that two maximum breaks had been made in the same ranking tournament. __TOC__ Main draw Final References {{Snooker season 1999/2000 Scottish Open (snooker) 2000 in snooker 2000 in Scottish sport Sports competitions in Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regal (cigarette)
Regal is a British brand of cigarettes. It is currently owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco. History The coupon cigarette was originally released as Embassy Regal Filter in 1969. The brand became very popular and sold coupon cigarettes until around 1999. Classed as a "premium" brand cigarette, they are one of the most expensive cigarette products available in the United Kingdom. Regal are very popular in Scotland, Northern Ireland and in the north of England; further south Regal's sister brand Embassy is more popular. Regal is available in king size and regular filter size. In 2014 the cigarette factory in Nottingham that produced Regal cigarettes closed its doors and production was moved to Germany and Poland. "Reg" advertising campaign In the 1990s, Imperial Tobacco launched an advertising campaign featuring an everyman named Reg who offered his dad-humour insights on various subjects. The first ad read, "Reg on Smoking: I smoke 'em because my name's on 'em." As he hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |