The 2000 British Open was a professional

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tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the

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, England.

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won the tournament by defeating

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nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion,

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, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final. __TOC__

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the championship is shown below: *Winner: £62,000 *Runner-up: £33,000 *Semi-finalists: £16,500 *Quarter-finalists: £9,400 *Last 16: £4,800 *Last 32: £3,900 *Last 48: £3,150 *Last 64: £2,400 *Last 96: £1,550 *Last 128: £950 *Highest break (televised stage): £5,000 *Highest break (untelevised stage): £1,000 *Total: £440,000

Main draw

Final

References

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