Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 12 players at the Spencer's Snooker Centre from 18 to 22 September 2000. Jimmy White dropped only four frames throughout the event as he won the tournament and earned the final wild card spot for the Scottish Masters by defeating Stephen Maguire, Drew Henry and Joe Swail over three rounds.[3][4] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[5]