2000 Swale Borough Council election
The 2000 Swale Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.


2000 Swedish Football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 2000 season.


2000 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2000 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden.


2000 Swedish Golf Tour
A number of the tournaments also featured on the 1999 Challenge Tour (CHA) and the Nordic Golf League (NGL).


2000 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 13 events played between May and September.


2000 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2000 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.


2000 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
Susanne Westling narrowly won the Order of Merit ahead of Lisa Hed despite Hed winning four tournaments, including the opening and closing events of the season.


2000 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule
The season consisted of 11 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland.


2000 Swedish Rally
The 49th International Swedish Rally was the second round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 11 and 13 February 2000. Marcus Grönholm won his first WRC rally. Tommi Mäkinen finished second and continued in the lead of the championship after two rounds.


2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the fifth Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was contested over eight rounds (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.


2000 Swedish Touring Car Championship
Norwegian Tommy Rustad won his first championship for the Crawford Nissan Racing team and became the first non-Swedish driver to win the championship.


2000 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of the Swedish football Division 2 for the 2000 season.


2000 Swindon Borough Council election
The 2000 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2000 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by 5. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2000 Swindon Borough Council election, Election result
The election saw a trial of all-postal voting in several wards, with these wards seeing turnout increase by up to 13%. In 1999 turnout in these wards had been below 20% compared to an average across Swindon of 26%, while in 2000 3 of the 4 wards which had the trial saw turnout of over 30% compared to an average of 27.6% in the whole council.


2000 Swiss Figure Skating Championships
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2000 Swiss Figure Skating Championships
The 2000 Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named German: Schweizermeisterschaften Elite Kunstlaufen und Eistanzen and French: Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace) were held in Lugano from January 6 through 8th, 2000. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and Ice dancing.


2000 Swiss referendums
Fifteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 2000. The first five were held on 12 March on reforming the judiciary and four popular initiatives; "for speeding up direct democracy (time limits for the handling of popular initiatives)", "for a just representation of women in federal authorities", "for the protection of men against manipulations in procreation technology" and one to reduce motorised road by 50%. Whilst the judiciary reform was approved, all four popular initiatives were rejected. The next referendum was held on 21 May to authorise sectoral agreements between Switzerland and the European Union, and was approved by around two-thirds of voters.


2000 Swiss referendums
The next set of four referendums was held on 24 September on a tax contribution for energy efficiency, as well as three popular initiatives; one for a tax contribution for promoting solar energy (alongside a counterproposal), as well as initiatives "for a regulation of immigration" and "more rights for people thanks to referendums with counter-proposals". Every proposal, including the counter-proposal, was rejected by voters.


2000 Swiss referendums
The final five referendums were held on 26 November on a law on federal employees and four popular initiatives; "for a flexible retirement age for men and women from 62 years on", "economising on military and defence–for more peace and seminal jobs", "for lower hospital expenses" and one against raising the female retirement age. Whilst the federal law was approved, all four popular initiatives were rejected.


2000 Swiss referendums, Results, EU  bilateral treaty referendum results by canton
In the referendum with a counter-proposal, voters had the option of not answering. A total of 35,657 voters (1.8%) did not answer the solar energy question, whilst 58,798 (2.9%) did not answer the counter-proposal.


2000 Swisscom Challenge
The 2000 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 8 through 15 October 2000. Martina Hingis won the singles title.


2000 Swisscom Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2000 Swisscom Challenge, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2000 Swisscom Challenge, Finals, Singles
It was the 7th title in the season for Hingis and the 33rd title in her singles career.


2000 Swisscom Challenge, Finals, Doubles
It was the 31st title for Hingis and the 10th title for Kournikova in their respective careers.


2000 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.


2000 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova won the title by defeating Kimberly Po and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2000 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
Martina Hingis won the title by defeating Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the final.


2000 Swisscom Challenge – Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Sybase Open
The 2000 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the 111th edition of the tournament ran from February 7 through February 13, 2000. Second-seeded Mark Philippoussis won his second consecutive singles title at the event.


2000 Sybase Open, Finals, Doubles
Jan-Michael Gambill /  Scott Humphries defeated  Lucas Arnold Ker /  Eric Taino 6–1, 6–4


2000 Sybase Open – Doubles
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan.


2000 Sybase Open – Doubles
Jan-Michael Gambill and Scott Humphries won the title by defeating Lucas Arnold Ker and Eric Taino 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Sybase Open – Singles
Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, by defeating Mikael Tillström 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.


2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 56th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.


2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2000 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2000), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.


2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2000 fleet comprised 82 starters of which 58 completed the race and 24 yachts retired.


2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team
The 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.


2000 Syrian presidential election
A Presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000, following the death of President Hafez al-Assad. The candidate, chosen by the parliament, was his son, Bashar al-Assad, with voters then asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.7% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 94.6%.


2000 Syrian presidential election, Background
After the death of President Hafez al-Assad on June 10, the Syrian parliament voted to amend the Constitution to lower the minimum age for presidential candidates from 40 to 34, Bashar al-Assad's age at the time.


2000 São Paulo FC season
The 2000 season was São Paulo's 71st season since club's existence. That year the club won state league of São Paulo, the Campeonato Paulista for the twentieth time after two legs of final against rival Santos thanks to a win in the first match by 1–0 and a 2–2 draw in the second leg, both played in Morumbi Stadium.


2000 São Paulo FC season
In Copa do Brasil The Dearest reaches the finals for the first time but couldn't raise the trophy due to a defeat in second match when Geovanni, midfielder of Cruzeiro, scored a free kick goal on the last minute and gave to opponent the title. Another highlighting performances were in Torneio Rio-São Paulo and Copa dos Campeões when São Paulo fell in semi-finals. Playing the continental cup Copa Mercosur they not took a place in second stage ending in second position on group stage. In national league Campeonato Brasileiro, the team was defeated by rival Palmeiras in round of 16 by two results (1–1 Away; 1–2 Home).


2000 São Paulo mayoral election
The 2008 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 1 October 2000 and the second round taking place on 29 October 2000. Voters voted to elect the mayor, the vice Mayor, and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city. The Result was a 2nd round victory for Marta Suplicy of the Worker's Party (PT), winning 3,248,115 votes and a share of 58,51% of the popular vote, defeating Paulo Maluf of the Progressistas (PPB), who took 2,303,623 votes and a share of 41,49% of the popular vote.


2000 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 1–4 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.


2000 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
In a rematch of the 1999 final, Samford again defeated Central Florida in the championship game, 78–69, winning their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.


2000 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The Bulldogs, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.


2000 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
For the first time since its establishment in 1979, the TAAC tournament expanded beyond 8 teams, with all 10 conference members participating in the 2000 tournament field.


2000 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Centenary (LA) departed the TAAC for the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 1999–2000 season.


2000 TAC Cup season
The 2000 TAC Cup season was the 9th season of the TAC Cup competition. Geelong Falcons have won there 2nd premiership title after defeating Eastern Ranges in the grand final by a 22 points.


2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular season. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.


2000 TV Guide Television Awards
The 2000 TV Guide NZ Television Awards were staged on Saturday 11 November 2000 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Honouring excellence in New Zealand television for the previous year, the awards were sponsored by New Zealand TV Guide magazine.


2000 TV Guide Television Awards, Nominees and winners
Awards were given in 28 categories. Due to a lack of eligible entries, there were no nominees or winner in the Best One-off Drama category.


2000 Table Mountain fire
The 2000 Table Mountain fire was a number of large veld fires that burned in and around the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa from 16 January to 20 January 2000. Over 120 fires were reported to have started around the Cape metropolitan area and spread rapidly due to dry and windy conditions on 16 January 2000.


2000 Table Mountain fire
By the time the last fire was put out on 20 January 2000 over 10,000 ha had been burned across the Western Cape with 8,000 ha burned in the South Peninsula alone. It is estimated that fire caused around US$500 million in insurance claims alone . Over 70 houses and 200 informal dwellings were damaged or destroyed. Over 1,200 firefighters and other official and volunteer personal were involved in fighting the fire at a cost of $3 million.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election
The 2000 Taiwanese presidential election was held on 18 March 2000 to elect the 10th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China under the 1947 Constitution. With a voter turnout of 82.69%, Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party were elected president and vice president respectively with a slight plurality. This put an end to more than half a century of Kuomintang rule on Taiwan. This was the first time the ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition party.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Kuomintang
The ruling Kuomintang ran Vice President Lien Chan for President and Premier Vincent Siew for Vice President. Both were career civil servants and Lien, originating from the Taiwanese aristocracy, was seen as aloof and unable to empathize with the common people.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Kuomintang
Though more popular and consistently ranked higher in the polls, the outspoken former Taiwan Governor James Soong failed to gain the Kuomintang's nomination. As a result, he announced his candidacy as an independent candidate. The Kuomintang responded by expelling Soong and 21 of his allies in November 1999.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Kuomintang
It is a very common belief among KMT supporters that President Lee Teng-hui was secretly supporting Chen Shui-bian, and purposely supported the less popular Lien in order to split the Kuomintang, and this belief was given a great deal of credibility after the 2000 election with Lee's defection to the Pan-Green coalition, though Lee's defection came only after his expulsion by the KMT. Soong, a mainlander, tried to appeal to the native Taiwanese by nominating pro-independence surgeon Chang Chao-hsiung as his running-mate.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Kuomintang
In December 1999, the KMT began to attack Soong's integrity. They sued Soong for theft, alleging that as party Secretary-General, he stole millions of Taiwan dollars in cash intended for the family of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo and hid the money in the Chunghsing Bills Finance Co. Soong defended himself by saying he was acting under Lee's direction, but his story was largely unpersuasive. Initially holding a commanding lead in the polls, Soong lost by just over 300,000 votes, and the financial scandal that tarnished his image as a clean politician likely led to this outcome.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party ran former Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bian and Taoyuan County magistrate Annette Lu for vice president. Having run for the 1996 election on a radical independence platform and lost by a landslide, the DPP in May 1999 moderated its stance by issuing the "Resolution on the Future of Taiwan." The resolution accepted the status quo and promoted the moderate view that Taiwan was already independent, so any formal declaration would not be urgently necessary, if at all.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Democratic Progressive Party
Also included was the pledge that any change in Taiwan's international status will have to be done through a referendum, thus alleviating the fear that, if elected, a DPP government would unilaterally declare independence without popular approval. The Chen-Lu ticket also promised to be more aggressive in fighting black gold, to provide more funding for social services, and to be more environmentally friendly, such as opposition to nuclear power. The last minute public endorsement of Chen Shui-bian by President of the Academia Sinica and Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee and other opinion leaders is also thought to have played a role in his election.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Other candidates
All independent presidential tickets were required to turn in a petition of 224,000 names to the Central Election Commission to confirm their candidacy and appear on the ballot.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Other candidates
Former Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Hsu Hsin-liang, who had quit the party after failing to prevent Chen from running, ran as an independent with New Party legislator Josephine Chu as his running mate. As DPP Chairman, Hsu had moderated the platform of the party, promoting reconciliation with the People's Republic of China and the opening of direct links, a move not supported by President Lee. During the 2000 campaign, the Hsu-Chu ticket promoted reunification under 'one country, two systems' and opposed a referendum on independence.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Other candidates
The New Party nominated independent social commentator Li Ao—an acclaimed author, historian, and former political prisoner—for president and legislator Elmer Fung for vice president. Li, who supported 'one country, two systems', said he took the election as an opportunity to "educate" the people in Taiwan. Both he and his party publicly encouraged people to vote for James Soong to the point of stating during the televised presidential debates that he was not planning to vote for himself and that people should vote for Soong so that the pro-reunification vote would not be split.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Other candidates
All of the candidates promised to work towards opening the Three Links, a largely popular measure.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Candidates and platforms, Other candidates
Shortly before the election, Zhu Rongji, the premier of the People's Republic of China attempted to influence the outcome, warning that China would not "sit idly by" if Taiwan moved towards independence and that "independence means war". Following the election, Chinese analysts reached the conclusion that the statements of Chinese government had actually been counterproductive and helped Chen to win; consequently, China avoided making such an open attempt to influence the 2004 elections.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Results
The Soong-Chang ticket appeared first on the ballot, followed by the Kuomintang's Lien and Siew, then two independent tickets, Li-Fung and Hsu-Chu. The eventual winning Democratic Progressive Party ticket of Chen and Lu were listed fifth.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Aftermath
Chen's victory was almost unthinkable before Soong's financial scandal broke out. Under the first-past-the-post voting system, the split of the KMT vote between James Soong and Lien Chan, who together polled nearly 60% of the vote (compared to Chen's 39%), played a large role in the Taiwan independence-leaning candidate Chen's victory. Soong Chu-yu's financial scandals, Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh's endorsement, and arguably the last minute saber-rattling by the PRC tipped the balance to Chen's favor.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Aftermath
As the results were announced, several thousand protesters, mostly KMT royalists believed Lee Teng-hui had intentionally tried to sabotage the pro-reunification vote, gathered outside the KMT headquarters in Taipei and demanded Lee resign as Chairman. Lee promised to resign at the party congress in September 2000, but this was not enough. Though the protest was without permit and technically illegal, the government did not break it up and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou joined the crowd on the first night.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Aftermath
The protesters blocked the entrances to the building and kept Lee holed in his office for hours until riot police with water cannon were able to open a path for the motorcade. Protesters also dragged presidential advisor Hsu Li-teh out of his car and beat him. The protests ended in success on March 24 when Lee resigned as KMT Chairman and was replaced by Lien.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Aftermath
On the same day, Soong announced the formation of the People First Party. In the following party congress, Lien Chan was able to achieve Lee's expulsion and began to move the party back towards a unificationist platform. Lee and his supporters later formed the radical pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union. Lee was expelled from KMT on 21 September 2001.


2000 Taiwanese presidential election, Aftermath
To avoid a repeat of the 2000 split, Lien and Soong agreed to run on a single ticket as president and vice president, respectively, in the 2004 election. They made the announcement on Valentine's Day 2003, more than a year before the next presidential election. But they were still defeated by Chen Shui-bian in the next election.


2000 Tajik League
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2000 Tajik League
Tajik League is the top division of the Tajikistan Football Federation, it was created in 1992. These are the statistics of the Tajik League in the 2000 season.


2000 Tajik parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 27 February 2000, with a second round in 11 of the 41 constituencies on 12 March. The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, which won 36 of the 63 seats. Voter turnout was 93.4%.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The season began with the team trying to improve on an 11–5 season from 1999. Shaun King, who took over the quarterback position as a rookie midway through the 1999 season, became the full-time starter for 2000. In April, the Buccaneers acquired wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson via a trade from the Jets. It was a highly publicized transaction, which made Johnson the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL, and increased expectations for the club.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The team jumped out of the gate with convincing wins to start 3–0. But they stumbled over the next several weeks and slipped to 3–4. In week 9, Tampa Bay beat then-undefeated Minnesota with an explosive game which turned the season in the right direction. They won seven out of their next eight games, and looked poised to return to the playoffs for the third time in four seasons. In Week 16, the Buccaneers won one of the more notable games in the history of Monday Night Football against the St. Louis Rams. It was a rematch of the previous season's NFC Championship Game. However, instead of the defensive struggle of the previous meeting, it was a 38–35 shootout with the Bucs prevailing and clinching a wild card spot.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
In the final week of the regular season, the Buccaneers faced Green Bay, with the NFC Central title on the line. With a victory at Lambeau Field, the Buccaneers were poised to win the division, and secure a first round bye for the playoffs. After a rally to tie the game in the fourth quarter, kicker Martin Gramatica missed a game-winning field goal attempt at the end of regulation. The Buccaneers lost the game in overtime, and failed to win the division. The dejected club fell to the #5 seed, and was routed by Philadelphia in the Wild Card Game, 21–3.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1 at New England Patriots
With time running out before halftime, Shaun King drove the Buccaneers to the New England 8-yard line. Faking a spike play (the Dan Marino "Clock Play"), King lofted a pass to Reidel Anthony scoring a surprise 8-yard touchdown pass. The Tampa Bay defense sacked Drew Bledsoe six times, and recovered a fumble to hold a 21–16 lead late in the game. With 14 seconds remaining, at their own 22-yard line, the defense forced four straight incompletions, and held on for the victory.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2 Chicago Bears
Tampa Bay crushed the visiting Bears 41–0, setting a franchise record for a shutout. After a scoreless first quarter, the Buccaneers scored 20 points in the second quarter. Shaun King finished the day with two touchdown passes and one touchdown run. The Buccaneers won their home opener, and started the season 2–0.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3 at Detroit Lions
Shaun King passed for 211 yards, one touchdown pass, and had a 6-yard touchdown run, as Tampa Bay beat Detroit at the Silverdome. The Buccaneers defense held the Lions to only 17 yards rushing, and made two interceptions.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4 New York Jets
Tampa Bay entered week four undefeated at 3–0. Wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson had been traded to the Buccaneers over the offseason, and for the first time, would meet his former club, the New York Jets. Johnson was vocal in the days leading up to the game, publicly ripping former teammate Wayne Chrebet by contrasting himself as "a star while (Chrebet) is a flashlight."


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4 New York Jets
In the rain, quarterback Shaun King struggled, but led the Buccaneers to a 10–6 lead at halftime. In the first quarter, King went long for Jacquez Green, who caught it as two Jets defenders misplayed the ball, and went down the sideline for what appeared to be an 86-yard touchdown, but he was ruled out at the 11 and the Bucs settled for a field goal. The Bucs' touchdown came on a sensational one-handed catch by tight end Dave Moore. Near the end of the first half, King threw his first interception of the season in Bucs territory, but survived the setback without it leading to points as Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde threw an interception of his own two plays later.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4 New York Jets
In the third quarter, Ronde Barber returned a Testaverde interception 37 yards to extend the lead to 17–6. It looked like the Bucs would hold as linebacker Jamie Duncan intercepted another pass for Testaverde's third interception of the game in the fourth quarter. Vinny Testaverde played so poorly that he was benched for one drive with Ray Lucas, but after he too failed to generate much offense, Testaverde was given one more chance with 5:01 to go. Finally he stepped up, leading the Jets inside the 10.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4 New York Jets
With two minutes to go, Testaverde scored a 6-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Martin. Martin followed with a two-point conversion run to narrow the score to 17–14. On the ensuing drive, Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott lost a fumble, and it was recovered by the Jets. With 52 seconds remaining, Jets offensive coordinator Dan Henning called for a halfback option pass. Testaverde flipped the ball to Curtis Martin, who then executed a halfback option pass to Wayne Chrebet to score an improbable game-winning touchdown, and a 21–17 final score.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4 New York Jets
After considerable media attention going into the game, Keyshawn Johnson was held to one catch for 1 yard, which came on a shovel pass. In light of the attention that was placed on the matchup, and the embarrassing last-minute loss, the game eventually became known as the "Keyshawn Bowl."


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5 at Washington Redskins
With just under 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Washington went up by a score of 17–7. With 3:36 to go, Shaun King faced 3rd & 10 at the Washington 46. King was stripped of the ball, and fumbled. He recovered the ball, picked it up, and threw an improbable 46-yard touchdown pass to Reidel Anthony. With 43 seconds remaining, the Buccaneers blocked a field goal by the Redskins, and recovered the ball at the 25. Martin Gramatica kicked a game-tying 42-yard field goal as time expired in regulation, and sent the game to overtime. In the overtime period, Deion Sanders returned a Tampa Bay punt 57 yards, setting the Redskins up for a game winning 20-yard field goal.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay fell to their division rival Minnesota on Monday Night Football. With 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers blocked a field goal attempt. Donnie Abraham returned the ball 53-yards for a touchdown, and a 23–20 lead.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings
Trailing 27–23 with just under 9 minutes left, Shaun King drove the Buccaneers to the Minnesota 47-yard line. On 4th down & 1, a trick play saw Mike Alstott loft a pass to Todd Yoder, but it fell incomplete. Tampa Bay lost by a score of 30–23, and dropped their third straight game, falling to 3–3.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 8 Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay hosted Detroit on a Thursday night game. A 9–0 lead was fizzled away as Lions running back James Stewart rushed for 116 yards, three touchdowns, and a two-point conversion. Shaun King threw three interceptions in the second half, and Tampa Bay fell to 3–4.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9 Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing streak by beating their division rivals the Minnesota Vikings in their second meeting of the season. Shaun King threw for 267 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. Derrick Brooks added a 34-yard interception return. With the victory, Tampa Bay stopped the Vikings then-undefeated season for the second time in three years.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 10 at Atlanta Falcons
Keyshawn Johnson scored two touchdown catches as Tampa Bay beat Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. The Buccaneers held a 27–7 lead until a "garbage time" touchdown with 3 seconds to go trimmed the margin slightly.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 11 Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay pulled out to a 14–3 halftime lead against Green Bay. In the third quarter, Warren Sapp sacked Brett Favre, and knocked him out of the game with a sprained foot. Martin Gramatica saved the game for the Buccaneers, connecting on two long field goals (54, 51 yards) in the fourth quarter.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 12 at Chicago Bears
Quarterback Shaun King threw two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), and gained only 91 yards of passing, as the Buccaneers fell to the division rival Bears.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13 Buffalo Bills
Tampa Bay gained less than 200 yards of offense and allowed 7 sacks, but so-called "Buc Ball" still prevailed over the visiting Bills. Warrick Dunn scored two rushing touchdowns, Karl "The Truth" Williams scored a 73-yard punt return touchdown, and Derrick Brooks had an outstanding day with 20 tackles.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13 Buffalo Bills
The game proved more competitive than the final score indicated. The score was 10-7 at the end of three quarters. Dunn's first touchdown made the score 17-7, when the Bills responded when future Bucs backup QB Rob Johnson threw a touchdown to Eric Moulds. Williams's punt return made the score 24-14 late.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13 Buffalo Bills
On the ensuing possession for the Bills, Brooks wrapped up Johnson and violently threw him to the ground with a hit that knocked him out of the game, but miraculously, Johnson flipped the ball to Shawn Bryson and a sure sack became a 15-yard gain to set up a field goal to make it 24-17 with about 2:30 to go. The Bills attempted an onside kick, but the Bucs recovered. Dunn's game clinching touchdown run came two plays later.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14 Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay scored 17 points in the first quarter, and dominated the visiting Cowboys. Running back Warrick Dunn finished with two touchdowns and 210 rushing yards, just 9 short of the team single-game record. Dunn's 76-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was a franchise record at the time.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15 at Miami Dolphins
Tampa Bay traveled to take on their in-state rivals, the Miami Dolphins. The game was important for both teams, as the Dolphins would clinch an AFC playoff berth with a win, and the Buccaneers needed to win to maintain their berth in the NFC wild card hunt. Steady rain made for sloppy conditions, but the Buccaneer defense dominated the game. Tampa Bay intercepted Jay Fiedler four times, and forced a fumble midway through the fourth quarter. With just over 8 minutes remaining, Martin Gramatica made a 46-yard field goal in the pouring rain, and the Buccaneers held on to win.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15 at Miami Dolphins
With less than three minutes to play, the Dolphins, trailing by 3, entered Buccaneers territory but were unable to advance the ball any further. A Matt Turk punt pinned the Buccaneers at their own 2 yard line. Facing 3rd down & 7 at the 5 yard line, Shaun King threw a screen pass to Warrick Dunn from the end zone. The Dolphins defense nearly tackled him at the goal line, but Dunn broke free and got back to the line of scrimmage, avoiding a safety.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15 at Miami Dolphins
On the next play, Mark Royals boomed a 54-yard punt, and good coverage kept the Dolphins starting at midfield rather than needing a single first down to get into field goal range with 2:08 left. A pass interference call against Brian Kelly put the ball at the 24 yard line and in kicker Olindo Mare's range when Fiedler made the worst play of the day. Fiedler dropped back and threw the ball away while he was still in the tackle box, resulting in an intentional grounding penalty. The penalty pushed the Dolphins only to the brink of Mare's range, and on the next play, Fiedler threw his fourth interception.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16 St. Louis Rams
The Buccaneers hosted the St. Louis Rams in one of the most memorable Monday Night Football games in history. It was a rematch of the previous season's NFC Championship (which was won by the Rams).


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16 St. Louis Rams
With 5:18 to go, Kurt Warner connected with a 72-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt to take a 35–31 lead. Tampa Bay, with no timeouts remaining, started their next drive at their own 20-yard line, with a playoff berth on the line for both teams. Quarterback Shaun King led the team on a remarkable 80-yard drive to win 38–35. The drive included a swing pass play from King to Warrick Dunn, which lost 14 yards, but Dunn pitched the ball backwards back to King, who scrambled 29 yards for a first down.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16 St. Louis Rams
The win secured, at minimum, a wild card playoff spot for Tampa Bay, and is regarded as one of the greatest regular season games in Buccaneer history.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Green Bay
On Christmas Eve, Tampa Bay traveled to Lambeau Field to meet the division rival Green Bay Packers. A Tampa Bay win, coupled with a loss by Minnesota would clinch the NFC Central title for the Buccaneers, as well as a first-round bye in the playoffs. In addition, a win by the Buccaneers would break an 11-game losing streak at Green Bay dating back to 1989, and an 0–18 record in games under 40 °F (4 °C).


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Green Bay
On a frigid, windy, snowy, 18° day, Green Bay took a 14–0 lead, while Tampa Bay's offense sputtered. Shaun King narrowed the Buccaneers to a 14–3 deficit to start the fourth quarter, but it was the Buccaneer defense which kept the team in the game. King finally got the offense going, and drove 74 yards for Tampa Bay's first touchdown. A two-point conversion try appeared to be a busted play salvaged with some trickery. King handed off to Warrick Dunn, who handed off to Mike Alstott, but pitched the ball back to King, who crossed the endzone, and made the score 14–11 with just over nine minutes remaining.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Green Bay
On Green Bay's next drive, John Lynch intercepted Brett Favre, and returned the ball to the Packers' 35-yard line. After going 3-and-out, coach Tony Dungy took a timeout to decide whether to go for it on 4th & 1. After consideration, Martin Gramatica was brought in for a field goal try, and the score was tied 14–14 with just under 8 minutes remaining.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Green Bay
Late in the fourth quarter, Favre drove the Packers into Tampa Bay territory, looking to win the game. With 1:54 to go in regulation, Favre was intercepted by Jamie Duncan at the Tampa Bay 28, and Duncan returned the ball 15 yards to the Green Bay 43. In just over a minute and a half, King drove the Buccaneers to the Green Bay 22-yard line. With 13 seconds to go, Gramatica attempted a potential game-winning 40-yard field goal, but the kick sailed wide right. The game went into overtime, and the Packers won the coin toss. On the first drive of overtime, kicker Ryan Longwell won the game for Green Bay.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Green Bay
The loss was devastating for Tampa Bay, especially when Minnesota lost later that afternoon. After forcing four turnovers, and battling back from a 14-point deficit, Tampa Bay's postseason outlook changed dramatically. Instead of winning their division and securing a first-round bye (and a legitimate shot at a "home game" for Super Bowl XXXV held at their very own Raymond James Stadium), the Buccaneers instead saw themselves fall to a wild card, having to play on the road at the Eagles. The loss also meant Tampa Bay fell to 0–19 in games under 40 °F., and their losing streak at Green Bay extended to 11 games. Afterwards, Gramatica took blame for the loss saying "It hurts because I let the guys down."


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card: at Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay could not recover from their devastating loss the week prior as the Eagles defense held Tampa Bay to only 199 total yards and 11 first downs. The Buccaneers scored first early in the second quarter with Martin Gramatica's 29-yard field goal. But late in the period, the Eagles' Hugh Douglas forced Tampa Bay quarterback Shaun King to fumble, and Mike Mamula recovered the loose ball at the Buccaneers 15-yard line. The turnover set up Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb's 5-yard touchdown run.


2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card: at Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay then punted on their next possession and the Eagles marched 69 yards on 8 plays to take a 14–3 lead on Na Brown's 5-yard touchdown reception with 12 seconds left in the half. Philadelphia then shut out the Buccaneers in the second half, while McNabb threw a 2-yard pass to Jeff Thomason with less than a minute left in the game to seal the victory. The Eagles' victory meant for the 35th consecutive year that the team hosting the Super Bowl would not be playing in it.


2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
The 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their third since the franchise was created. They finished last in the AL East division with a record of 69-92. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his 3rd year with the club. This season is sometimes referred to as the "Hit Show" because the club signed several big-name sluggers in hopes of the team putting up better offensive numbers.


2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season
On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.


2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, Citrus Series
The 2000 Citrus Series between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins ended in a 3–3 tie. Florida had won the series during the prior two seasons.


2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB = Stolen Bases


2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases


2000 Tamworth Borough Council election
Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Tandridge District Council election
The 2000 Tandridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. The whole council was up for election, rather than the normal election by thirds, following boundary changes since the last election in 1999. There remained 42 seats on the council: six three-member wards, ten two-member wards and four one-member wards. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2000 Tandridge District Council election, Background
Before the election an alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party ran the council, with the Conservatives needing to make four gains to win a majority.


2000 Tandridge District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives gained a majority with the leader of the Labour group, Dick Moran, among those to be defeated at the election.


2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season
The 2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season was the 2nd season of the franchise (under a new owner) in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Occurrences
Tanduay went on to sweep the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 3-0, in their best-of-five semifinal series of the All-Filipino Cup, but the Rhum Masters saw their victories in Games two and three forfeited when they let Fil-Sham Sonny Alvarado play, despite repeated warnings by the PBA because of Alvarado's fake citizenship papers and the ordered deportation by the Bureau of Immigration. The fiasco went to court after Tanduay secured a restraining order from the Makati court, postponing two playing dates. The Rhum Masters finally withdrew their legal challenge and accepted the penalties from the Commissioner's Office assessed on the ballclub. The Rhum Masters are now down 1-2 against Purefoods in their semifinal series and lost their chance for a finals berth following a 71-72 overtime loss to the Hotdogs in Game four.


2000 Tanzanian general election
General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October 2000, with sixteen constituencies in Zanzibar voting again on 5 November due to problems with distributing election material. The second general elections since the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992, they were won by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which claimed 202 of the 231 constituency seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate, Benjamin Mkapa, winning the presidential election.


2000 Tanzanian general election
After the election, 48 additional seats for women MPs were awarded to the parties based on the proportion of seats in the National Assembly, whilst five members were elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar, ten members were nominated by the President, and the Attorney General was also an ex officio member, giving a total number of MPs of 285.


2000 Tashkent Open
The 2000 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IVa category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 12 June through 18 June 2000. Unseeded Iroda Tulyaganova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2000 Tashkent Open, Finals, Doubles
Li Na /  Li Ting defeated  Iroda Tulyaganova /  Anna Zaporozhanova, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4


2000 Taça de Portugal Final
The 2000 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1999–2000 Taça de Portugal, the 59th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The final was played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Porto and Sporting CP. As the inaugural final match finished 1–1, the final was replayed four days later at the same venue with the Dragões defeating the Leões 2–0 to claim their tenth Taça de Portugal.


2000 Taça de Portugal Final
In Portugal, the final was televised live on TVI. As a result of Porto winning the Taça de Portugal, the Dragões qualified for the 2000 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on their cup opponents who won the 1999–2000 Primeira Liga.


2000 Team Ice Racing World Championship
The 2000 Team Ice Racing World Championship was the 22nd edition of the Team World Championship. The final was held on 26/27 February, 2000, in Berlin, in Germany. Russia won the title.


2000 Teen Choice Awards
The 2000 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 6, 2000, at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California. The awards celebrated the year's achievements in music, film, television, sports, fashion, comedy and the Internet, and were voted on by teen viewers aged 13 through 19. The event had no designated host but Freddie Prinze Jr. introduced the show with 98 Degrees, BBMak, No Doubt and Enrique Iglesias as performers.


2000 Tejano Music Awards
The 20th Tejano Music Awards were held in 2000. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.


2000 Temple Owls football team
The 2000 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Owls competed as a member of the Big East Conference, and the team was coached by Bobby Wallace.


2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
The 2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race that was held on June 18, 2000 on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the seventh race of the 2000 CART season. The race was won by Hélio Castroneves for Team Penske. Max Papis finished second, and Oriol Servià clinched third.


2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
Preparations for the race were overshadowed by the news that CART CEO Andrew Craig had been voted out from his position, and his duties had been temporarily taken on by Bobby Rahal. Juan Pablo Montoya claimed pole position for the race, and led the first 58 laps of the race before he briefly relinquished the lead to Roberto Moreno when he made a pit stop. He regained first position a lap later, but only led for one more lap before he slowed down, and eventually cruised into the pit lane, and retired with a broken drive shaft.


2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
Castroneves took over the lead, and remained at the front for the rest of the race. To celebrate his win, Castroneves parked his car on the track, leapt out and climbed the fence, shaking it in jubilation. It was the first win that Castroneves, or any other racing driver, celebrated in this fashion, and he has since repeated the celebration for each of his victories, and it has also been mimicked by other drivers.


2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
There were three cautions, totalling 10 laps during the race. It was Castroneves's first victory of his CART career, and he was the seventh different winner in the first seven races of the 2000 season. Of the 24 drivers that started, 14 were listed as running at the end of the race; four retired after contact, five retired with mechanical issues, and Paul Tracy was disqualified after he hit a crew member during service on pit lane.


2000 Tennessee Titans season
The 2000 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise’s 41st season and their 31st in the National Football League. It was the team’s second being known as the “Titans.” The team entered the season as the defending AFC Champions, having narrowly lost Super Bowl XXXIV to the St. Louis Rams.


2000 Tennessee Titans season
Tennessee’s 13–3 record was the best in the NFL in 2000, and earned the Titans a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the Titans’ first playoff game, however, they were upset by their (pre-realignment) division rivals, fourth-seeded Baltimore Ravens, who would go on to win the Super Bowl.


2000 Tennessee Titans season
The 2006 edition of Pro Football Prospectus, listed the 2000 Titans as one of their “Heartbreak Seasons”, in which teams “dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal.”


2000 Tennessee Titans season
Only one of the last eight teams to lose the Super Bowl has made the playoffs the next season: the 2000 Tennessee Titans. The Titans did not just make the playoffs; they waltzed in with the highest efficiency rating in the league and a 13–3 record. The three losses had come by a combined seven points.


2000 Tennessee Titans season
The Titans first playoff game came against their bitter division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens,


2000 Tennessee Titans season
Clearly prepared for a rematch with Baltimore’s stifling defense, the Titans outgained the Ravens 317 yards to 134. They converted 23 first downs to the Ravens’ 6. They had a time of possession advantage of 40:29–19:31. And they lost the game 24–10.


2000 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Playoff
Despite having only 134 yards of total offense, six first downs, and two punts blocked by Chris Coleman, the Ravens broke a 10–10 tie in the fourth quarter with Anthony Mitchell's 90-yard touchdown return of a blocked Al Del Greco field goal and then added seven more with a 50-yard interception return by Ray Lewis.


2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.


2000 Tennis Masters Cup and ATP Tour World Championships
The 2000 Tennis Masters Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships (also known as the Gold Flake ATP Tour World Doubles Championship for sponsorship reasons) were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts for the singles event, and outdoor hard courts for the doubles event. It was the 31st edition of the year-end singles championships, the 27th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both were part of the 2000 ATP Tour. The singles event took place at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 28 through December 3, 2000, and the doubles event at the KSLTA Tennis Center in Bangalore, India, from December 13 through December 26, 2000.


2000 Tennis Masters Cup and ATP Tour World Championships, Finals, Doubles
Donald Johnson /  Piet Norval defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4


2000 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Gustavo Kuerten.


2000 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, against Andre Agassi. With his finals win, Kuerten became year-end number one, the first South American to do so.


2000 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, Draw, Red Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2000 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles, Draw, Green Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2000 Tennis Masters Series
The table below shows the 2000 Tennis Masters Series schedule.


2000 Tennis Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series are part of the elite tour for professional men's tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals.


2000 Tercera División play-offs
The 2000 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 1999–2000 Tercera División to 2000–01 Segunda División B. The first four teams in each group (excluding reserve teams) took part in the play-off.


2000 Tercera División play-offs, Format
The 68 participating teams were divided into 5 series each made up of 4 groups in the category, with the exception of  Series E , which was only formed by  Group XII . Each series was divided into 4 groups formed by a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th classified from each group, which played a double-round playoff. Each victory was equivalent to 3 points, the tie to 1 point and the defeat to 0 points. The champion of each group obtained the promotion to Second Division B.


2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 7–5 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5–3.


2000 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The 2000 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 4th season at Texas.


2000 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated in two games by eventual champion LSU and Florida State.


2000 Texas Longhorns football team
The 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.


2000 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule
Texas finished with a 7–1 record in conference play, Mack Brown's best conference record yet. Their only conference loss came to Oklahoma, which was both conference and national champion. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and were defeated by #8 Oregon in the 2000 Holiday Bowl, 35–30.


2000 Texas Rangers season
The Texas Rangers 2000 season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.


2000 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–6 record (3–5 against Big 12 opponents), finished in fourth place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 330 to 278. The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.


2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Of the team's staff and players, 23 went on to coach either in the NFL or in college football, including eight head coaches of FBS football teams and eight more who were FBS coordinators. Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin, running backs coach Art Briles, wide receivers coach Sonny Dykes, inside receivers coach Dana Holgorsen, linebackers coach Ruffin McNeill, special teams coordinator Manny Matsakis, and starting quarterback Kliff Kingsbury all went on to become FBS head coaches, with Kingsbury eventually becoming an NFL head coach.


2000 Thai Premier League
The 2000 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League.


2000 Thai Premier League
Champions Royal Thai Air Force entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.


2000 Thai Premier League
The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.


2000 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation playoff
The club that came 11th in the Thai Premier League was to play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League, but at the end of the season, Thai Farmers Bank dropped out of the league and folded.


2000 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation playoff
As such, Sinthana, the club that came 11th, took their place, while TOT, the team that came 12th, would play in the relegation / promotion match.


2000 Thai Premier League, Season notes
Thai Farmers Bank would withdraw from the league at the end of the season due to the Asian financial crisis that initial struck in 1998. The effects would spread across Asia and many clubs now came under a huge financial burden.


2000 Thai Premier League, Queen's Cup
Bangkok Bank won the 27th edition of the Queen's Cup and their third title overall. They defeated Sinthana 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw played at Suphachalasai Stadium.


2000 Thai Premier League, Thailand FA Cup
BEC Tero Sasana won their first Thailand FA Cup. It is unclear whom they beat in the final.


2000 Thai Premier League, Champions
The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's first title.


2000 Thai Senate election
Prawit Wongsuwan (PPRP)Wissanu Krea-ngamAnutin Charnvirakul (BJT)Jurin Laksanawisit (D)Don PramudwinaiSupattanapong Punmeechaow


2000 Thai Senate election
Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam)


2000 Thai Senate election
Senate elections were held for the first time in Thailand on 4 March 2000. All candidates ran as independents, as they were forbidden from running on a party ticket.


2000 Thailand Masters
The 2000 Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 March 2000 at the Riverside Montien Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.


2000 Thailand Masters
Mark Williams retained the title by winning in the final 9–5 against Stephen Hendry.


2000 Thailand National Games
The 32nd Thailand National Games (Thai:การแข่งขันกีฬาแห่งชาติ ครั้งที่ 32 “กรุงเทพมหานครเกมส์”) also known (2000 National Games, Bangkok Games) held in Bangkok, Thailand during 9 to 20 December 2000. Representing were 45 sports and 76 disciplines. This games held in Hua Mak Sports Complex.


2000 Thailand National Games, Ceremonies, Opening ceremony
The official opening ceremony of this games has been 9 December 2000 at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok. It was opened by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The torch was lit by Ann Thongprasom, Thai actress.


2000 Thailand National Games, Ceremonies, Closing ceremony
The official closing ceremony of this games has been 20 December 2000 at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok. It was closed by Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
The 2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the event then known as the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, and was a Tier III event on the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 2 January through 8 January 2000. Seventh-seeded Silvija Talaja won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles
Julie Halard-Decugis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Sabine Appelmans /  Rita Grande, 6–3, 6–0


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles
Corina Morariu and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles
Julie Halard-Decugis and Anna Kournikova won the title by defeating Sabine Appelmans and Rita Grande 6–3, 6–0 in the final.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles
Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles
Silvija Talaja won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2000 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the fifth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


2000 The Winston
The 2000 edition of The Winston was held on May 20, 2000, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. This was the 16th running of the event. The race is remembered for Dale Earnhardt Jr. becoming the first rookie to win The Winston. Drivers Steve Park and Jerry Nadeau advanced to the main lineup, with Park winning the Winston Open and Nadeau winning the No Bull Sprint race.


2000 The Winston
This was the last All-Star Race of Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt; Waltrip retired at the end of 2000 and called the 2001 race from the booth for Fox Sports, and Earnhardt was killed at the season-opening Daytona 500. This was Kenny Irwin Jr.'s only appearance in The Winston, as he was killed in a crash during practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 7. In addition, this was TNN's final broadcast of The Winston.


2000 The Winston, Background
The Winston was open to race winners from last season through the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway and all previous All-Star race winners and NASCAR Winston Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2000 were eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.


2000 The Winston, The Winston Open/No Bull Sprint
Jerry Nadeau won the pole for The Winston Open and led 14 laps, but it was Steve Park who won the 30-lap race and earned $35,000. The only caution of the race occurred after the first lap when Geoff Bodine and Dave Marcis collided with each other in turn four. Mike Skinner was the pole sitter for the No Bull Sprint and led nine laps, but finished 15th while Nadeau won the 16-lap race and earned $25,000. Two cautions occurred in the race caused by two crashes: Chad Little in lap six and Elliott Sadler in lap 10.


2000 The Winston, The Winston Open/No Bull Sprint
Both Park and Nadeau advanced to The Winston. This also marked the first time Ricky Rudd failed to make The Winston after having participated in the past 15 events.


2000 The Winston, The Winston, Segment 1
Bill Elliott won the pole for The Winston, with Mark Martin starting on outside pole. Despite having not won a race, Kenny Irwin Jr. made the starting grid based on the No. 42 team's win in 1999 with Joe Nemechek, who switched to the No. 33 team in 2000. The first caution occurred before the first lap when Irwin tangled with Dale Earnhardt and got loose in turn four, sending John Andretti hard on the outside wall. Michael Waltrip brought out the second caution on lap 24 when he spun loose and crashed in turn two. Elliott led all 30 laps of Segment 1, earning him $50,000.


2000 The Winston, The Winston, Segment 2
It was decided by lottery that the top 12 finishers were to be inverted for Segment 2, with Nemechek and Jeremy Mayfield in the front row. The caution was triggered on lap 38 when Jeff Gordon spun loose in turn two and caused a wreck that involved Steve Park, Earnhardt Sr., and Jeff Burton. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made two pit stops due to a loose lug nut on his left rear tire while Park, Earnhardt Sr., and Gordon had their cars mended during the caution. Upon the restart, Mayfield lost third gear and was forced to retire from the race.


2000 The Winston, The Winston, Segment 2
On lap 50, Earnhardt Jr. hit the outside wall in turn four, but the damage was not significant enough to cause a tire rub. The caution came out on lap 54, when Tony Stewart nudged Martin towards the backstretch wall; Martin also collided with Ward Burton before his car caught fire. Elliott once again had the dominant car, winning Segment 2 and earning another $50,000.


2000 The Winston, The Winston, Segment 3
Elliott and Dale Jarrett led the field for Segment 3. Park and Nemechek tangled on lap 62, resulting in a multi-car pileup in turn one that took them out along with Stewart and Gordon to bring out the final caution. The incident also caused an adverse handling effect on Elliott's car, as he lost the lead to Jarrett and faded out of the top five. Upon the restart, both Earnhardts rebounded in the top three as smoke suddenly started to appear in the rear end of Jarrett's car. With two laps to go, Earnhardt Jr. overtook Jarrett and won The Winston, earning him $500,000 and making him the first rookie to win the event.


2000 The Winston, The Winston, Segment 3
The victory celebration was held in front of the main grandstand instead of victory lane, which was left vacant for this race and the 2000 Coca-Cola 600 in memory of Adam Petty, who was killed in a practice crash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on May 12, 2000.


2000 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 21st tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 18th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.


2000 Thomas & Uber Cup, Host city selection
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the only city to submit a bid. International Badminton Federation accepted the bid during a meeting in Copenhagen.


2000 Thomas & Uber Cup, Thomas Cup, Teams
49 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team.


2000 Thomas & Uber Cup, Uber Cup, Teams
43 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.


2000 Three Days of De Panne
The 2000 Three Days of De Panne was the 24th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycle race and was held on 28 March to 30 March 2000. The race started in Mouscron and finished in De Panne. The race was won by Viatcheslav Ekimov.


2000 Three Rivers District Council election
Elections to Three Rivers Council in Hertfordshire, England, were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Thurrock Council election
The 2000 Thurrock Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2000 Tippeligaen
The 2000 Tippeligaen was the 56th completed season of top division football in Norway.


2000 Tippeligaen
Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the first division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.


2000 Tippeligaen, Relegation play-offs
Sogndal won the play-offs against Vålerenga. The score ended 3–3 on aggregate, Sogndal won on the away goals rule and Vålerenga were relegated to 1. divisjon.


2000 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 2000 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 September 2000 and ended on 15 October 2000.


2000 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
On 15 October 2000, Toomevara won the title after a 2-10 to 0-11 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 16th championship title overall and their third title in succession.


2000 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Paddy O'Brien from Toomevara and Johnny Enright from Thurles Sarsfields were the championship joint top scorers.


2000 Tipperary South by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Tipperary South constituency in Ireland on 22 June 2000. It followed the death of  Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Michael Ferris on  20 March 2000.


2000 Tipperary South by-election
The election was won by Independent South Tipperary County Councillor Séamus Healy, elected as part of Workers and Unemployed Action. The other candidates being Senator Tom Hayes standing For Fine Gael who would go on to win the 2001 Tipperary South by-election the following year, Barry O'Brien for Fianna Fáil and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's window, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for Natural Law.


2000 Tipperary county hurling team season
In 2000 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English's second year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his second year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.


2000 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
Tipperary won two All Star Awards with both Brendan Cummins and John Carroll winning for the first time.


2000 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2000 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 35th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2000. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE team.


2000 Today
2000 Today was an internationally broadcast television special commemorating the beginning of the Year 2000. This program included New Year's Eve celebrations, musical performances, and other features from participating nations.


2000 Today
Most international broadcasts such as the Olympic Games coverage originate from a limited area for worldwide distribution. 2000 Today was rare in that its live and taped programming originated from member countries and represented all continents.


2000 Today, Development
2000 Today was conceived as part of the Millennium celebrations, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000. 2000 Today was commissioned by the BBC as one of the five main millennium projects that were broadcast across TV, radio and online services throughout 1999 and 2000.


2000 Today, Development
Most nations that observe the Islamic calendar were not involved in 2000 Today. However, a few predominantly Muslim nations were represented among the programme's worldwide broadcasters such as Egypt (ERTU) and Indonesia (RCTI). Africa was minimally represented in 2000 Today. The only participating nations from that continent were Egypt and South Africa. Portugal-based RTP África distributed the programme to some African nations.


2000 Today, Development
Antarctica was mentioned on the programme schedule, although it was unclear if 2000 Today coverage was recorded or live.


2000 Today, Production
The programme was produced and televised by an international consortium of 60 broadcasters, headed by the BBC in the UK and WGBH in Boston, United States. The editorial board also included representatives from ABC (Australia), CBC (Canada), CCTV (China), ETC (Egypt), RTL (Germany), SABC (South Africa), TF1 (France), TV Asahi (Japan), TV Globo (Brazil) and ABC (USA). The BBC provided the production hub for receiving and distributing the 78 international satellite feeds required for this broadcast.


2000 Today, Production
The idents for the programme were designed in the UK by Lambie-Nairn and the BBC for use by all the participating broadcasters taking part in the event. The linking theme throughout all the idents and promotions was a distinctively shaped stone engraved with the year 2000. The themes were: desert, fire, ice, lasers and water; plus a special BBC News ident.


2000 Today, Production
Up to 5,000 staff worked on 2000 Today, 1,500 of them in BBC Television Centre in West London, where all eight television studios were used during the 28-hour broadcast. Each participant financed and produced its own contributions and shared the core costs proportionately to its size and wealth. It is estimated to have cost $6 million to produce and broadcast.


2000 Today, Production
2000 Today was nominated for "Best Visual Effects and Graphic Design" at the 2000 British Academy Television Craft Awards.


2000 Today, Program timeline
2000 Today's core international broadcast was 28 hours long, following the beginning of the New Year 2000 across the world's time zones. The programme was tailored by individual broadcasters to provide local content and hosts.


2000 Today, Program timeline
The broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom started on 31 December 1999 at 09:15 UTC. 2000 Today started its international feed at 09:40 UTC, with the Kiribati Line Islands celebrating the arrival of 2000 at 10:00 UTC.


2000 Today, Program timeline
Most of Europe celebrated midnight at 23:00 UTC. Broadcasting celebrations from many countries under Central European Time posed a particularly complex broadcast challenge. 2000 Today chose to rapidly air each nation's midnight observances in succession, using tape delays in most cases. This hour of the broadcast included a blessing by Pope John Paul II from Vatican City and the pyrotechnic display of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ABC 2000 however decided to use Paris for its broadcast in the United States while French broadcasters TF1 and France 2 covered the festivities live from the Eiffel Tower. In addition, Italian broadcaster Rai used the pope's blessing for its Millennium - La Notte Del 2000 broadcast.


2000 Today, Program timeline
2000 Today's international feed finished shortly after midnight celebrations were broadcast from Samoa on 1 January 2000 at 11:00 UTC. BBC One in the United Kingdom continued to broadcast with national features until 13:30. Later the same evening, it aired a two-hour highlights programme, The Best of 2000 Today.


2000 Today, Personalities, Music performers
Musical artists were part of the 2000 Today broadcast, including:


2000 Today, Participating broadcasters
The following nations broadcast 2000 Today. Some nations were licensees of the broadcast, rather than formal members of the broadcast consortium.


2000 Today, Ratings
2000 Today had an estimated worldwide audience of 800 million people, with an audience of 12.6 million people on the BBC alone.


2000 Today, Soundtrack
2000 Today: A World Symphony for the Millennium is a television soundtrack album of music commissioned by the BBC for its internationally broadcast television special, 2000 Today and released by Sony Classical Records in December 1999. The music was composed and conducted by multi award-winning composer Tan Dun, and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, London Voices choir, New London Children's Choir, and a group of world instrument performers from around the world. It was featured on PBS and ABC throughout the promotions leading up to the broadcast and throughout the broadcast itself, providing musical "stepping stones" from country to country, culture to culture, day to night.


2000 Today, Soundtrack
The programme's theme song was a cover version of Bob Marley's song "One Love" performed by the Gipsy Kings, Ziggy Marley, Tsidii Le Loka and the Boys Choir of Harlem. This version was released as a single in Europe. "One Love" was performed live by Gipsy Kings as part of the broadcast from Miami, Florida.


2000 Today, Soundtrack, Track listing
All tracks are written by Tan Dun, with the exception of "One Love" by Marley and Curtis Mayfield.


2000 Tokyo Sevens
The 2000 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg of the series, held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 1–2 April 2000.


2000 Tokyo Sevens
The tournament was the ninth event of the series, and was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 27–22 in the Cup final.


2000 Tokyo Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.


2000 Tokyo Sevens, Pool stage
The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2000 Tokyo Sevens title.


2000 Tokyo Sevens, Series standings
South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.


2000 Toledo Rockets football team
The 2000 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who left the school after the end of the season to coach at Missouri.


2000 Tonga Club Championship
The 2000 season of the Tonga Club Championship was the 22nd season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Lotohaʻapai United won the championship for the third time, the 3rd in a record streak of 11 titles in the Tonga Major League.


2000 Toppserien
The 2000 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 29 April 2000 and ended on 21 October 2000.


2000 Toppserien
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while the two top teams from the 1. divisjon were promoted.


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from January 29 through February 6, 2000. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $166,000 first-prize money.


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Finals, Doubles
Martina Hingis /  Mary Pierce  defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–1


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Davenport did not compete this year. Zvereva teamed up with Katarina Srebotnik and lost in quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce won the title by defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Martina Hingis was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Sandrine Testud 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2000 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Torbay Council election
The 2000 Torbay Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Torbay unitary authority in England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2000 Torbay Council election, Campaign
The election was seen as being a straight fight between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. Before the election the Conservatives were optimistic that Torbay would be one of the councils that they would gain in the 2000 local elections and they targeted it as a council that they had to win. This emphasis on the council included two visits by William Hague the Conservative party leader. Pre -election the Liberal Democrats only had control of the council based on the casting vote of the mayor, while the Conservatives needed 5 gains to take control.


2000 Torbay Council election, Campaign
Conservative leaflets led with the theme of "Keep the Pound" but locally they accused the Liberal Democrat administration of incompetence and attacked the 22% Council Tax rise over the previous two years. The Liberal Democrats were also attacked over the council's decision to not put on any floral displays in 1999 to save money, which was seen as being an error for an area dependent on tourism. However the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of playing on voters fears about asylum seekers being housed in the area.


2000 Torbay Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives win 32 of the 36 seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrats reduced to just 4 seats after having run the council since 1991. Liberal Democrat losses included the leader of the council, Anne Williams, and the mayor, John Turner. The Labour party lost both their seats on the council blaming a poor turnout at 33% and the recent rise of only 75 pence in the state pension for their defeat.


2000 Torbay Council election, Election result
The result was seen as being an omen for the next general election, where the sitting Liberal Democrat member of parliament Adrian Sanders only had a majority of 12 over the Conservatives. However the 2001 general election would see the Liberal Democrats hold the parliamentary constituency with an increased majority.


2000 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2000 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.


2000 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The national championship was divided into two tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a play-off, but since the same club had won both tournaments, it automatically won the national championship.


2000 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the champion, as well as to each of the half-year tournament's runners-up, who held a play-off as a formality to decide the overall season runners-up. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place team held a promotion play-off against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division).


2000 Torneo Descentralizado, Teams
Before the start of the season, Pesquero relocated from Chimbote to Huancayo and changed its name to Deportivo Wanka.


2000 Torneo Descentralizado, Final stages, Final
No final for the championship title was contested after Universitario won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus automatically becoming national champions.


2000 Torneo Godó
The 2000 Torneo Godó was the 48th edition of the Torneo Godó annual men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from 24 April until 30 April 2000. It was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. Unseeded Marat Safin won the singles title.


2000 Torneo Godó, Finals, Doubles
Nicklas Kulti /  Mikael Tillström defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Sandon Stolle, 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5).


2000 Torneo Godó – Doubles
Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions, but Kafelnikov chose to not compete this year in order to focus on the singles tournament.


2000 Torneo Godó – Doubles
Haarhuis teamed up with Sandon Stolle and ended the tournament as runners-up, being defeated by Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2000 Torneo Godó – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Torneo Godó – Singles
Félix Mantilla was the defending champion but lost in the second round against Nicolás Lapentti. In the first round, wildcard entrant Sergi Bruguera defeated Roger Federer 6–1, 6–1. This is Federer's worst loss by number of games won in his entire career.


2000 Torneo Godó – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


2000 Torneo di Viareggio
The 2000 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.


2000 Torneo di Viareggio, Format
The 40 teams are seeded in 10 pools, split up into 5-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and three best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time with Golden goal rule and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time, no Golden goal rule and repeat the match if the draw holds.


2000 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2000 Toronto Argonauts finished in 4th place in the East Division of the 2000 CFL season with a 7–10–1 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2000 Toronto Argonauts season, Postseason
Despite a late season run (6–4–0) under interim coach Michael "Pinball" Clemons, the Argonauts failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 24th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. It was the team's first season with new mascots Ace and Diamond.


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Notable transactions
July 19, 2000: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darwin Cubillán and Michael Young.


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total Bases


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 25th annual festival, ran from September 7 to September 16, 2000. Along with special events to commemorate the anniversary, there were a total of 330 films screened. There was a special screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky featuring musical accompaniment by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Also, 25 digital video shorts were made by attending filmmakers.


2000 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Preludes
Preludes was a special one-off program of ten short films by Canadian film directors, commissioned by TIFF to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The Preludes films were also subsequently screened on the web separately from their screenings at TIFF, on a platform funded by Bell Canada.


2000 Toronto Rock season
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2000 season was the 3rd in franchise history and 2nd as the Rock.


2000 Toronto Rock season
The Rock finished on top of the NLL standings, winning its division for the second straight year. The Rock beat the Philadelphia Wings in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. Their victory over the Rochester Knighthawks in this game gave them their second consecutive championship.


2000 Toronto Rock season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2000 Toronto Rock season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2000 Toronto Rock season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2000 Toronto municipal election
The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.


2000 Toronto municipal election, City council
The city council elections were eventful. Redistricting increased the number of wards from 28 to 44, but each ward only elected a single councillor, reducing the number of councillors from 56 to 44. This created several battles between incumbents such as Gloria Lindsay Luby against Mario Giansante, David Miller versus Bill Saundercook, and Milton Berger against Anne Johnston. For the most part, incumbents were re-elected: the major exception was Etobicoke where three incumbents -- Blake Kinahan, Elizabeth Brown, and Bruce Sinclair —were defeated. Over all, the elections shifted the council somewhat to the left.


2000 Tottenham by-election
The Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, Bernie Grant, died on 8 April 2000, creating a by-election in his constituency.


2000 Tottenham by-election
Grant was one of the first four black MPs and the constituency was one of the centres of the London Afro-Caribbean community. However, Grant's widow Sharon (who was white) declared her intention to seek selection and this split opinion within the local Labour Party. Both Sharon and Bernie Grant had been on the left-wing of the party whereas the leading black contender for the nomination, David Lammy, was a supporter of Tony Blair. After a close-fought selection battle, Lammy was chosen. During the campaign, Sharon Grant made a public show of supporting his election campaign in order not to allow disunity in the Labour Party.


2000 Tottenham by-election
Polling day in the by-election was on 22 June, when Lammy comfortably retained the seat for Labour on a low turnout. Neither of the other main party candidates was able to mount a credible challenge in a seat where Labour was so strongly ahead, with Liberal Democrat candidate and future Chippenham MP Duncan Hames finishing second, and Conservative candidate and future Battersea MP Jane Ellison coming third.


2000 Tottenham by-election
All three candidates from the Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem parties in this by-election would go on to become MPs. Lammy won and became the MP for Tottenham a seat he holds to this day, Lib Dem Duncan Hames became the MP for Chippenham in 2010, losing in 2015 and Jane Ellison became the MP for Battersea in 2010, losing in 2017.


2000 Tottori earthquake
The 2000 Tottori earthquake (Japanese: 鳥取県西部地震) occurred on 6 October 2000, at 13:30:20 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was near Yonago and Matsue. About $150 million in damage was caused (with 104 buildings destroyed) and 130 people were injured.


2000 Tour Down Under
The 2000 Tour Down Under was the second edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The race was won by Gilles Maignan, who rode for AG2R Prévoyance.


2000 Tour de France
The 2000 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 1 to 23 July, and the 87th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005; the Union Cycliste Internationale has confirmed this verdict.


2000 Tour de France
The Tour started with an individual time trial in Futuroscope (not an official prologue because it was longer than 8 km) and ended, traditionally, in Paris. The distance travelled was 3663 km (counter-clockwise around France). The Tour passed through Switzerland and Germany.


2000 Tour de France
Before the race started, there were several favourites: Armstrong, after his 1999 Tour de France victory; Jan Ullrich, having won the 1997 Tour de France, finishing second in the 1996 and 1998 tours, and not entering the 1999 Tour due to an injury; and 1998 Tour winner Marco Pantani. Richard Virenque finished 8th place in the 1999 Tour despite bad preparation, and for the 2000 edition he was considered an important rider. Fernando Escartín, Bobby Julich, Alexander Vinokourov and Alex Zülle were also considered contenders.


2000 Tour de France, Teams
17 teams were automatically selected based on their UCI rankings. In addition, three teams were given wildcards by organisers of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). Each of these 20 teams sent 9 cyclists, for a total of 180: Before the start, each rider had to do a health check. Three riders failed this health check; Sergei Ivanov, from Farm Frites; Rossano Brasi, from Team Polti; Andrei Hauptman, from Vini Caldirola–Sidermec; all because they had a hematocrit value above 50%. The race thus started with 177 cyclists.


2000 Tour de France, Route and stages
The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,642 m (8,668 ft) at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 15.


2000 Tour de France, Race overview
The first stage was won by British cyclist David Millar, with Lance Armstrong only 2 seconds behind in second place. Of the other pre-race favourites, Laurent Jalabert, Jan Ullrich and Alex Zülle all lost less than 20 seconds. Virenque, Vinokourov and Escartin lost around 1:30 on Armstrong, while Marco Pantani lost more than 2 minutes. The next two stages were sprinter stages, both won by Tom Steels, not changing much in the overall classification. Stage 4, a team time trial, was won by the ONCE cycling team, and after that stage the top 10 included 8 ONCE cyclists, including leader Laurent Jalabert.


2000 Tour de France, Race overview
In stage 6, 12 cyclists broke away and kept a 7:49-minute lead, which shook up the classification. Alberto Elli, one of the escapees, took over the yellow jersey.


2000 Tour de France, Race overview
In stage 10, the Tour entered the mountains. The stage, which finished at Hautacam, was won by Spaniard Javier Otxoa, but Lance Armstrong finished second and took the yellow jersey, with Ullrich in second place, more than 4 minutes behind. The 12th stage, finishing on Mont Ventoux, was won by Marco Pantani, but Lance Armstrong finished second with the same time, so Armstrong increased his lead. Stage 15 was also won by Pantani, but again Armstrong gained time on second-place Ullrich, who was 7:26 behind. On the 16th stage, Armstrong had a bad day and lost time. Ullrich's gap shrunk to 5:37.


2000 Tour de France, Race overview
On stage 17, Erik Dekker won his third stage of the Tour. Stage 19, an individual time trial, was the last chance to change the general classification, although it was very unlikely that time trial specialist Armstrong would lose his 5:37 lead. Armstrong eventually went on to win the stage, and secured his Tour win. He maintained his lead in the final two stages.