- World Snooker Championship 2001
The 2001 Embassy
World Snooker Championship took place between the21 April and7 May 2001 at theCrucible Theatre ,Sheffield . It was won byRonnie O'Sullivan , who beatJohn Higgins in the final by 18 frames to 14.Notable Moments
Notable moments from the championship include:
* Both
Steve Davis andJimmy White failed to qualify for the 2001 championship for the first time in their careers. Davis lost toAndy Hicks 10-6 and White lost toMichael Judge 10-7. Davis' first appearance was in 1979 and White's was in 1981.*
Patrick Wallace reached the quarter-finals of the championship at his first attempt, and has never since qualified for the Crucible.Results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams |10|flagicon|ScotlandBilly Snaddon |4
|flagicon|Northern IrelandJoe Swail |10|flagicon|EnglandSean Storey |9
|flagicon|England Mark King|10|flagicon|IrelandFergal O'Brien |8
|flagicon|Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace |10|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |2
|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |10|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |3
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |10|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |8
|flagicon|EnglandDave Harold |10|flagicon|AustraliaQuinten Hann |5
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |10|flagicon|EnglandAndy Hicks |2
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |10|flagicon|EnglandMark Davis |5
|flagicon|EnglandPaul Hunter |10|flagicon|EnglandDavid Roe |6
|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|10|flagicon|ScotlandMarcus Campbell |4
|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |10|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |1
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |10|flagicon|EnglandNick Dyson |7
|flagicon|IrelandMichael Judge |10|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |6
|flagicon|ScotlandChris Small |10|flagicon|Hong KongMarco Fu |8
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |10|flagicon|ScotlandGraeme Dott |4
|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams|12|flagicon|Northern IrelandJoe Swail |13
|flagicon|England Mark King|5|flagicon|Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace |13
|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |12|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |13
|flagicon|EnglandDave Harold |6|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|EnglandPaul Hunter |5
|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|5|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |13
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |13|flagicon|IrelandMichael Judge |7
|flagicon|ScotlandChris Small |8|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |13
|flagicon|Northern IrelandJoe Swail |13|flagicon|Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace |11
|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |6|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |5|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |13
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |6|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |13
|flagicon|Northern IrelandJoe Swail |11|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |17
|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |15|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |17
("Best of 35 frames")Crucible Theatre ,Sheffield . 6 and 7 May2001 . RefereeEirian Williams .
flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan
18 - 14
flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins
92-41 (88), 0-92, 81-0 (81), 79-0 (46), 56-47 (34), 0-135, 90-28 (48), 71-0 (70), 48-72 (47), 49-36, 2-53, 50-68 (45), 99-0 (99), 100-12 (100), 22-108, 99-0 (99), 81-26 (81), 12-78, 139-0 (139), 85-0 (85), 133-0 (86), 33-65, 21-67, 0-98, 19-68, 68-0, 78-43 (78), 8-67, 5-101, 68-60 (68), 69-71 (45), 80-45 (80)
92-41 (37), 0-92 (47), 81-0, 79-0, 56-47, 0-135 (135), 90-28 , 71-0, 48-72 (60), 49-36, 2-53 (37), 50-68 (35), 99-0, 100-12, 22-108 (107), 99-0, 81-26, 12-78, 139-0, 85-0, 133-0, 33-65, 21-67 (65), 0-98 (98), 19-68 (50), 68-0, 78-43 (43), 8-67 (62), 5-101 (87), 68-60 (60), 69-71 (65), 80-45 (45)Ronnie O'Sullivan wins 2001 EmbassyWorld Snooker Championship
"Best of 19 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 33 frames"Highest Break
140
Joe Swail There were 53 centuries in the 2001 World Championship
Qualifying
The qualifying took at Newport Centre between
20th February and4th March ,2001 Results
1st Round (Best of 19 frames)
Hasimu Tuerxun 10-3Lasse Muenstermann Tom Ford 10-2
Charoen Phorat Ricky Walden 10-5David McDonnell Shailesh Jogia 10-9 Shaun MurphyBob Chaperon 10-6Ian Hurdman Darryn Walker 10-3Eddie Barker Lee Spick 10-7Michael Rhodes Neil Robertson 10-7
Paul S Davidson External links
BBC page
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_snooker_championship/default.stm
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