Talk:2001 World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

FYI

Amateur rounds at the Manhattan Snooker Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire on 29th – 30th November 2000: 1st preliminary round: M Gould beat L Simmonds 5-2; T Ford beat J Canny 5-3; S Wiwattrang beat I Preece 5-4; A Mahitthi beat R Mears 5-0; C Melling beat G Coppack 5-2; K Maflin wo S O’Neill; L Farebrother beat C Steadman 5-4; G Britton beat M Ford 5-0; K Chalmers beat R Clark 5-1; A Dawber beat P Ganley 5-3; L Fisher beat R Sagoo 5-2; S Rowlings beat E Tyrie 5-0; A Davies beat B Cruickshanks 5-3; P Foreman beat M Curnow 5-0; M Aldridge beat M Azim 5-0; A Rosser beat K Johnson 5-3; G Lomax beat K Johal 5-3

2nd preliminary round: M Gould beat W Holroyd 5-4; T Ford beat G Martin 5-3; S Wiwattrang beat D Butler 5-0; A Mahitthi beat C Melling 5-4; K Maflin beat H Blankaert 5-1; L Farebrother beat M James 5-2; R Walden beat G Britton 5-1; K Chalmers beat M Barnes 5-2; S Vaswani beat A Dawber 5-4; L Fisher beat B Fitzgerald 5-4; S Rowlings beat J Bates 5-4; S Bennie beat A Davies 5-1; A Norman beat P Foreman 5-4; M Wild beat M Aldridge 5-1; J Astley beat A Rosser 5-1; G Lomax beat I Hunter 5-3

3rd preliminary round: T Ford beat M Gould 5-2; A Mahitthi beat S Wiwattrang 5-1; K Maflin beat L Farebrother 5-2; R Walden beat K Chalmers 5-3; L Fisher beat S Vaswani 5-1; S Rowlings beat S Bennie 5-1; M Wild beat A Norman 5-2; G Lomax beat J Astley 5-4

4th preliminary round: T Ford beat A Mahitthi 5-2; R Walden beat K Maflin 5-4; L Fisher beat S Rowlings 5-4; M Wild beat G Lomax 5-1

Non-Tour rounds at the Manhattan Snooker Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire on 3rd – 9th January: 1st pre-qualifying round: S Harrison beat C McDonald 5-0; C Mitchell beat K Chand 5-0; Declan Hughes wo N Maher; D Craggs beat S Delaney 5-1; J Mills beat D Sheehan 5-1; D Athorn beat D Singh 5-2; D Lathouwers beat E Munro 5-3; T Ford beat A Highfield 5-1; S Mellish beat N Gilder 5-2; P Seaton beat S Tierney 5-2; R Walden beat G O’Connor 5-2; L Fisher beat R Michael 5-2; B Cox beat A Massey 5-4; P Clarke beat S Kershaw 5-3; J Pegram beat J Greaves 5-2; R McDonald beat R Frezza 5-0; I Hurdman beat D Hamson 5-1; J Oenema beat S Prest 5-4; V Harris beat G Francis 5-0; J Meara beat L Walters 5-1; S Wilkes beat E Clark 5-0; S Meakin beat P Moss 5-0; N MacLachlan wo A Atkinson; J Smalley wo L Johnson; P Gilchrist beat R Esteiro 5-0; J Wade beat K Townsend 5-1; M Carrington beat N Smitham 5-2; S Meghani beat A Grieve 5-2; C Stringer wo J Fitzmaurice; M Rhodes beat M Canovan 5-0; Del Smith beat K Preece 5-3; M Ganderton beat P Stockwell 5-0; K Jit Singh beat A Milliard 5-1; J McBain beat M Wild 5-3

2nd pre-qualifying round: G Conquest beat S Harrison 5-1; H Tuerxun beat C Mitchell 5-2; J Wallace wo Declan Hughes scr; S Gill beat D Craggs 5-2; D Hackeson beat J Mills 5-2; P Cavney beat D Athorn 5-4; J Burns beat D Lathouwers 5-3; T Ford beat R McLeod 5-2; S Mellish beat S Lanigan 5-1; R Somauroo beat P Seaton 5-1; R Walden beat D Coles 5-2; J Whitty beat L Fisher 5-3; A Rosa beat B Cox 5-2; M Bray beat P Clarke 5-1; Shaun Murphy beat J Pegram 5-3; R McDonald beat R Jones 5-4; I Hurdman beat A Sohanpal 5-4; J Oenema beat D McGlinchey 5-1; D Leary beat V Harris 5-3; A Neck beat J Meara 5-4; E Barker beat S Wilkes 5-1; I Sargeant beat S Meakin 5-1; J Smalley beat N MacLachlan 5-0; G Lees beat P Gilchrist 5-1; R Donkin beat J Wade 5-2; L Dodd beat M Carrington 5-3; C Stringer beat S Meghani 5-0; M Rhodes beat M Street 5-4; D Massey beat Del Smith 5-1; PS Davison beat M Ganderton 5-2; G Thomson beat K Jit Singh 5-1; J McBain beat N Selman 5-2

3rd pre-qualifying round: H Tuerxun beat G Conquest 5-2; J Wallace beat S Gill 5-0; P Cavney beat D Hackeson 5-3; T Ford beat J Burns 5-0; S Mellish beat R Somauroo 5-0; R Walden beat J Whitty 5-2; A Rosa beat M Bray 5-2; Shaun Murphy beat R McDonald 5-0; I Hurdman beat J Oenema 5-1; A Neck beat D Leary 5-3; E Barker beat I Sargeant 5-4; J Smalley beat G Lees 5-4; L Dodd beat R Donkin 5-0; M Rhodes beat C Stringer 5-1; PS Davison beat D Massey 5-0; J McBain beat G Thomson 5-4

Final pre-qualifying round: H Tuerxun beat J Wallace 5-3; T Ford beat P Cavney 5-1; R Walden beat S Mellish 5-4; Shaun Murphy beat A Rosa 5-3; I Hurdman beat A Neck 5-3; E Barker beat J Smalley 5-4; M Rhodes beat L Dodd 5-4; P Davison beat J McBain 5-4

Qualifying rounds at Newport 19th February – 4th March: 1st qualifying round: H Tuerxun beat L Muenstermann 10-3; T Ford beat C Phorat 10-2; R Walden beat D McDonnell 10-5; S Jogia beat Shaun Murphy 10-9; B Chaperon beat I Hurdman 10-6; D Walker beat E Barker 10-3; L Spick beat M Rhodes 10-7; N Robertson beat P Davison 10-7

2nd qualifying round: C Harrison wo; S Maguire beat T Shaw 10-3; M Pal beat A Burnett 10-2; B Haneveer beat R King 10-4; B Hawkins wo M Bennett; P Delsemme wo G Chilcott; N Dyson beat I Brumby 10-7; H Abernethy beat H Tuerxun 10-4; T Knowles beat C Gilcreest 10-4; J Weston beat L Richardson 10-8; T Ford beat S Mackenzie 10-4; J Cundy beat R Walden 10-6; E Manning beat M Hallett 10-9; F Mirza beat C Roper 10-8; D Walker beat W Jones 10-4; A Higginson beat B Chaperon 10-7; S Mazrocis beat M Husnu 10-4; J Barton beat C Shade 10-7; S Mann beat P McCullagh 10-5; Philip Williams beat M Wehrmann 10-5; R Hull beat B Mapstone 10-7; L Spick beat M Wilson 10-3; S Kanthawung beat G Lee 10-4; S Bedford beat D Hai Lin 10-5; M Selby beat S Reardon 10-4; P McPhillips beat S Jogia 10-7; K Burrows wo N Terry; J Reynolds beat J Delaney 10-9; N Robertson beat D McLellan 10-9; N Noppachorn beat A Bolsover 10-8; C Butler beat R Day 10-9; S Storey beat W Saidler 10-6

3rd qualifying round: S Ali beat F Mirza 10-3; M Davis beat J Cundy 10-5; N Dyson beat M Gray 10-8; N Pearce beat J Weston 10-6; B Pinches beat T Ford 10-4; S Maguire beat J Lardner 10-3; T Knowles beat D O’Kane 10-9; N Noppachorn beat M Dunn 10-5; N Foulds beat C Harrison 10-9; P McPhillips beat T Jones 10-6; H Abernethy beat J Prince 10-8; S Storey beat S O’Connor 10-2; M Pal beat M Price 10-3; B Haneveer beat D Clarke 10-2; C Butler beat K Broughton 10-7; B Hawkins beat R Milkins 10-8; K Burrows beat C MacGillivray 10-3; A Carter beat R Hull 10-4; K Helgason beat L Spick 10-7; S Kanthawung beat W Thorne 10-5; N Robertson beat M Fenton 10-9; D Reynolds beat J Reynolds 10-7; J Barton beat T Chappel 10-9; Philip Williams beat P Sweeny 10-8; P Delsemme beat L Griffin 10-8; S Judd beat S Mazrocis 10-8; A Higginson beat A Gunnell 10-8; W Brown beat E Manning 10-8; D Walker beat P Phonbun 10-9; S Mann beat M Dziewaltowski 10-9; S Bedford beat L Fernandez 10-8; N Walker beat M Selby 10-9

4th qualifying round: J Michie beat T Knowles 10-2; J Burnett beat N Foulds 10-5; N Dyson beat S James 10-7; A Robidoux beat N Pearce 10-6; B Pinches beat D Finbow 10-5; S Ali beat S Bingham 10-7; M Davis beat P Lines 10-4; S Mann beat M Couch 10-2; A Burden beat S Judd 10-2; P Delsemme beat G Greene 10-8; E Henderson beat W Brown 10-3; J Birch beat D Walker 10-8; M Holt beat A Higginson 10-5; Gary Wilkinson beat J Barton 10-5; A Hicks beat Philip Williams 10-8; S Maguire beat S Pettman 10-2; B Haneveer beat J Ferguson 10-8; C Butler beat L Walker 10-6; S Storey beat G Ponting 10-8; B Jones beat B Hawkins 10-8; A Davies beat M Pal 10-6; M Judge beat P McPhillips 10-1; N Noppachorn beat P Wykes 10-9; J Johnson beat S Kanthawung 10-2; S Bedford beat P Davies 10-3; D Gray beat K Helgason 10-4; P Wallace beat N Walker 10-2; D Roe beat D Reynolds 10-8; K Burrows beat J Read 10-7; M Campbell beat A Carter 10-8; I McCulloch beat N Robertson 10-8; R Lawler beat H Abernethy 10-4

5th qualifying round: B Pinches beat J Burnett 10-5; M Davis beat S Ali 10-5; S Storey beat S Maguire 10-5; B Jones beat N Noppachorn 10-2; J Michie beat A Robidoux 10-7; B Haneveer beat C Butler 10-7; M Judge beat A Davies 10-9; N Dyson beat R Lawler 10-8; P Delsemme beat A Burden 10-7; I McCulloch beat J Johnson 10-4; A Hicks beat E Henderson 10-9; M Campbell beat D Gray 10-9; D Roe beat K Burrows 10-8; P Wallace beat S Bedford 10-8; J Birch beat S Mann 10-6; M Holt beat Gary Wilkinson 10-5

Final qualifying round: M Judge beat J White 10-7; M King beat B Jones 10-6; N Bond beat J Michie 10-6; M Davis beat D Dale 10-9; S Storey beat Terry Murphy 10-9; N Dyson beat B Morgan 10-9; G Dott beat B Haneveer 10-8; C Small beat B Pinches 10-8; A Hicks beat S Davis 10-6; B Snaddon beat M Holt 10-6; P Wallace beat J Perry 10-4; Q Hann beat P Delsemme 10-3; T Drago beat I McCulloch 10-9; M Campbell beat D Henry 10-5; D Roe beat D Morgan 10-8; J Wattana beat J Birch 10-5

188.29.8.15 (talk) 04:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC) Ralph

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:2001 World Snooker Championship/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Alavense (talk · contribs) 07:34, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Canary757 (talk · contribs) 16:56, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, review to come. Canary757 (talk) 16:56, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Cool cool, I said I'd take on this as nom as Alavense is not currently about. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:08, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for stepping in. Hopefully @Alavense will return one day as their edits are missed. Earwig copyvio check is fine (a high of around 15%). Page is neutral and stable. Canary757 (talk) 19:40, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

QF

• What was the score for the Doherty match?

• • Added Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-finals

• In the next, he played a long pot on the green ball and screwed back for the brown to win the frame and go 10‍–‍4 ahead. The BBC praised the shot as a "contender for shot of the championship." Unless this was officially shot of the championship, does this need to be mentioned?

• • Agreed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• On the next day, Swail followed' I think The following day, works better personally

• • Changed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• O'Sullivan, despite miscueing on his first break, took frame 26. Swail reduced the deficit Probably can drop the 'despite' WP:WORDSTOWATCH

• • Agreed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• Higgins then equalised and won two more frames Maybe change to levelled?

• • Done Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Final

• In the next frame, O'Sullivan could have left Higgins requiring two snookers, but missed a red instead and allowed Higgins to make a 65 break to come closer at 14‍–‍17. This sentence is really clunky and I think it can be easily misread so a copyedit would benefit it.

• • Reworded Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• O'Sullivan claimed his maiden world title and a prize of £250,000. He dedicated the win to his father, who was serving a life sentence in prison. "It will probably mean more to my dad than it does to me," he said. I'd put the 'he said' before the quote here.

• • changed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• and the same for the next quote by Higgins.

• • Done Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• took the frame in the end in the end can be trimmed

• • AgreedLee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Canary757 (talk) 07:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Lead and Overview

• Let's unlink Wales in the lead per WP:SOB
• It was the 24th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was staged at the venue. If it was first held in 1977, that's three editions in the 1970's, 10 in the 1980's, 10 in the 1990's and two (2000 and 2001) in the 00's so isn't this the 25th consecutive year?

• My word you are right. The last one that is right is 1990. A few other events are off. It's back right again by 2010. I'll change for this article. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:56, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• Minor quibble. They were joined by the 16 successful players from qualifying rounds, I guess for some players (youngsters for example) reaching the final round of qualifying could be seen as a success of sorts so I would reword this slightly. It reads better in the format section.

• Changed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:12, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

First round

• but Harold made two half-century breaks as he won five frames on the trot to clinch victory. is on the trot a little idiomatic?

• Changed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:12, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Second round

• Despite making two centuries, King I think this needs rewording to remove despite

• Agreed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:12, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Canary757 (talk) 13:49, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for making some changes.

• Hunter vs Roe. 55 break before the 108 may not have been by Hunter?

• Good spot. Removed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• Refs are reliable, 6 8 10 12 16 25 26 28 29 35 38 39 40 all check out.
• 1st round - Maybe replace a use of duel with contest?

• Done Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• 2nd round - stop the rot is quite idiomatic?

• Agreed Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Article is broad but focused. Canary757 (talk) 08:55, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

This needs to be changed twice in the overview section too. Apologies for accidentally deleting the review from the talk page, I only meant for the bot section to go. Canary757 (talk) 09:04, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

That's fine. Some people don't like them being there, but I think it's important for the talk to see an article being talked about. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:27, 25 February 2026 (UTC)