2000 British Open
The 2000 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Peter Ebdon won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final.
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 : £5,000
- Highest break : £1,000
- Total: £440,000
Main draw