| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 26 August 2000 – 13 May 2001 |
| Tournaments | 20 (8 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship |  John Higgins |
| Masters |  Paul Hunter |
| World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
← 1999–2000 2001–02 → | |
The 2000–01 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 26 August 2000 and 13 May 2001. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.
Calendar
| Date[n 1] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score[1][2] | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08–26 | 09–03 | ENG | NR | Champions Cup | Brighton Centre | Brighton | Ronnie O'Sullivan | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Mark Williams | 7–5 | [3][4] |
| 10–01 | 10–08 | ENG | WR | British Open | Plymouth Pavilions | Plymouth | Peter Ebdon | Jimmy White | 9–6 | [5] |
| 10–13 | 10–22 | ENG | WR | Grand Prix | Telford International Centre | Telford | Mark Williams | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–5 | [6] |
| 10–24 | 10–29 | SCO | NR | Scottish Masters | Civic Centre | Motherwell | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Hendry | 9–6 | [7] |
| 10–31 | 11–02 | ENG | CT | Challenge Tour 1 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | Adrian Rosa | Surinder Gill | 6–4 | [8][9] |
| 11–05 | 11–16 | ENG | NR | Benson & Hedges Championship | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre | Malvern | Shaun Murphy | Stuart Bingham | 9–7 | [10] |
| 11–18 | 12–03 | ENG | WR | UK Championship | Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | John Higgins | Mark Williams | 10–4 | [11] |
| 12–09 | 12–17 |  CHN | WR | China Open | Mission Hills Resort | Shenzhen | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Mark Williams | 9–3 | [12] |
| 12–18 | 12–20 | ENG | CT | Challenge Tour 2 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | Andrew Norman | Luke Fisher | 6–3 | [8][9] |
| 01–13 | 01–21 | ENG | TE | Nations Cup | The Hexagon | Reading | Scotland |  Ireland | 6–2 | [13][14] |
| 01–24 | 01–28 | WAL | WR | Welsh Open | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | Ken Doherty | Paul Hunter | 9–2 | [15][16] |
| 02–04 | 02–11 | ENG | NR | Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London | Paul Hunter | Fergal O'Brien | 10–9 | [17] |
| 02–21 | 02–25 |  MLT | NR | Malta Grand Prix | Mediterranean Conference Centre | Valletta | Stephen Hendry | Mark Williams | 7–1 | [18] |
| 03–09 | 03–11 | ENG | CT | Challenge Tour 3 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | Shaun Murphy | Andrew Norman | 6–3 | [8][9] |
| 03–11 | 03–17 |  THA | WR | Thailand Masters | Mercahant Court Hotel | Bangkok | Ken Doherty | Stephen Hendry | 9–3 | [19][20] |
| 03–27 | 04–01 | IRL | NR | Irish Masters | Citywest Hotel | Dublin | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Hendry | 9–8 | [21] |
| 04–04 | 04–06 | ENG | CT | Challenge Tour 4 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | Shaun Murphy | Luke Simmonds | 6–2 | [8][9][22] |
| 04–08 | 04–15 | SCO | WR | Scottish Open | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | Peter Ebdon | Ken Doherty | 9–7 | [23][24] |
| 04–21 | 05–07 | ENG | WR | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Higgins | 18–14 | [25] |
| 01–06 | 05–13 | SCO | NR | Premier League | Inverness Leisure Centre | Inverness | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Hendry | 9–7 | [26] |
| WR = World ranking event |
| CT = Challenge Tour event |
| NR = Non-ranking event |
| TE = Team event |
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[27][28][29]
| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 1998/1999 | Points 1999/2000 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mark Williams | 25445 | 31655 | 57100 |
| 2 |  | John Higgins | 22755 | 21690 | 44445 |
| 3 | | Stephen Hendry | 24445 | 18125 | 42570 |
| 4 |  | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 12440 | 20200 | 32640 |
| 5 | | Stephen Lee | 15625 | 15980 | 31605 |
| 6 | | Matthew Stevens | 13100 | 18005 | 31105 |
| 7 | | Ken Doherty | 12995 | 16260 | 29255 |
| 8 | | Alan McManus | 15760 | 9750 | 25510 |
| 9 | | Fergal O'Brien | 13667 | 11035 | 24702 |
| 10 | | John Parrott | 14665 | 9400 | 24065 |
| 11 | | Anthony Hamilton | 12255 | 11260 | 23515 |
| 12 | | Peter Ebdon | 11470 | 11885 | 23355 |
| 13 | | Dave Harold | 10885 | 11852 | 22737 |
| 14 | | Paul Hunter | 12422 | 10075 | 22497 |
| 15 | |  Marco Fu | 10372 | 11957 | 22329 |
| 16 | |  Joe Swail | 8835 | 12755 | 21590 |
Notes
- ^ Dates use the month day format
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