2001 Regal Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	8–15 April 2001 (2001-04-08 – 2001-04-15)
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£438,050
Winner's share	£62,000
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score	9–7
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The 2001 Scottish Open (officially the 2001 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2001 at the AECC in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.

Peter Ebdon won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final. The defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, was defeated by Mark Davis in the second round.^[1]

Main draw

^[2][3]

	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
	26	Tony Drago	1			77	Mark Davis	5
											77	Mark Davis	5
	77	Mark Davis	5
											22	Mark King	1
						15	Marco Fu	4
	22	Mark King	5			22	Mark King	5
																77	Mark Davis	3
	33	Jamie Burnett	2
																7	Ken Doherty	5
						13	Dave Harold	4
	31	Joe Perry	2			46	Michael Judge	5
											46	Michael Judge	3
	46	Michael Judge	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	27	James Wattana	5			27	James Wattana	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	6
		Munraj Pal	1
																					14	Paul Hunter	3
						5	Stephen Lee	4
	30	Terry Murphy	1				David McDonnell	5
												David McDonnell	2
		David McDonnell	5
											14	Paul Hunter	5
						14	Paul Hunter	5
	28	Brian Morgan	4				Ryan Day	3
																14	Paul Hunter	5
		Ryan Day	5
																16	Joe Swail	2
						16	Joe Swail	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	5			24	Billy Snaddon	1
											16	Joe Swail	5
	38	Ian McCulloch	3
											92	Ali Carter	1
						4	Stephen Hendry	2
	32	Quinten Hann	3			92	Ali Carter	5
																										7	Ken Doherty	7
	92	Ali Carter	5
																										12	Peter Ebdon	9
						3	John Higgins	5
	17	Steve Davis	5			17	Steve Davis	3
											3	John Higgins	4
		Mark Gray	0
											29	Drew Henry	5
						9	Fergal O'Brien	3
	29	Drew Henry	5			29	Drew Henry	5
																29	Drew Henry	5
	64	Steve James	4
																6	Matthew Stevens	4
						11	Anthony Hamilton	5
	20	Dominic Dale	3			55	David Roe	2
											11	Anthony Hamilton	0
	55	David Roe	5
											6	Matthew Stevens	5
						6	Matthew Stevens	5
	23	Nigel Bond	5			23	Nigel Bond	1
																					29	Drew Henry	4
	50	Alfie Burden	2
																					12	Peter Ebdon	6
						8	Alan McManus	5
	18	Jimmy White	3			100	Stephen Maguire	0
											8	Alan McManus	5
	100	Stephen Maguire	5
											10	John Parrott	1
						10	John Parrott	5
	21	Chris Small	5			21	Chris Small	2
																8	Alan McManus	2
	37	Bradley Jones	3
																12	Peter Ebdon	5
						12	Peter Ebdon	5
	19	Graeme Dott	5			19	Graeme Dott	3
											12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Antony Bolsover	2
											2	Mark Williams	2
						2	Mark Williams	5
	25	Darren Morgan	w/d			52	David Gray	4
	52	David Gray	w/o

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland, 15 April 2001.[2]
Peter Ebdon (12)  England	9–7	Ken Doherty (7)  Ireland
Afternoon: 66–67 (Ebdon 66, Doherty 59), 82–16 (60), 109–0 (55), 84–0 (84), 1–88 (88), 107–6 (79), 51–78, 0–76 Evening: 60–38, 35–62, 57–69, 73–0, 64–53, 24–87, 58–57 (Doherty 52), 62–23
84	Highest break	88
0	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	3

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