Schedule
There was one rest day during round 4 and two rest days during round 6. The tie-breaks of rounds 1–5 were played in the evening following the second game. The final took place one month after rounds 1–6.
- Round 1: 27 November 2000, 28 November 2000 (tiebreaks on 29 November 2000)
- Round 2: 30 November 2000, 1 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 2 December 2000)
- Round 3: 3 December 2000, 4 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 5 December 2000)
- Round 4: 6 December 2000, 7 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 8 December 2000)
- Round 5: 9 December 2000, 10 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 11 December 2000)
- Round 6: 12 December 2000 – 15 December 2000 (tiebreaks on 16 December 2001)
- Round 7: 20 December 2000 – 26 December 2000, with a rest day on 23 January 2001 (tiebreaks on 27 January 2001)
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