2001 LG Cup (snooker)

Summary

The 2001 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 21 October 2001 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The highest break of the tournament was 147 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.

LG Cup
Tournament information
Dates12–21 October 2001 (2001-10-12 – 2001-10-21)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£597,200
Winner's share£82,500
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–4
2000
2002

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals. Stephen Lee defeated Peter Ebdon 9–4 in the final to win his second ranking title.

Tournament summary edit

Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw edit

[1][2]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
1  Mark Williams5
25  Quinten Hann525  Quinten Hann4
1  Mark Williams5
45  Michael Holt3
15  Dave Harold3
15  Dave Harold5
31  Anthony Davies256  Jason Ferguson2
1  Mark Williams2
56  Jason Ferguson5
5  Stephen Hendry5
12  Alan McManus5
20  Dominic Dale520  Dominic Dale3
12  Alan McManus4
  Rory McLeod0
5  Stephen Hendry5
5  Stephen Hendry5
26  Billy Snaddon060  Mark Davis1
5  Stephen Hendry4
60  Mark Davis5
8  Stephen Lee6
8  Stephen Lee5
21  Steve Davis521  Steve Davis1
8  Stephen Lee5
34  Patrick Wallace3
14  Graeme Dott4
14  Graeme Dott5
28  Michael Judge3  Phaitoon Phonbun1
8  Stephen Lee5
  Phaitoon Phonbun5
3  John Higgins2
13  Mark King5
24  Chris Small1  Robin Hull3
13  Mark King4
  Robin Hull5
3  John Higgins5
3  John Higgins5
22  John Parrott522  John Parrott1
8  Stephen Lee9
40  Shokat Ali4
7  Peter Ebdon4
4  Ken Doherty2
17  Marco Fu517  Marco Fu5
17  Marco Fu4
61  Ali Carter4
85  Barry Hawkins5
16  Fergal O'Brien4
32  James Wattana185  Barry Hawkins5
85  Barry Hawkins4
85  Barry Hawkins5
10  Joe Swail5
10  Joe Swail5
27  Joe Perry233  Brian Morgan1
10  Joe Swail5
33  Brian Morgan5
5  Matthew Stevens2
5  Matthew Stevens5
30  David Gray530  David Gray3
10  Joe Swail3
52  Stephen Maguire0
7  Peter Ebdon6
7  Peter Ebdon5
19  Anthony Hamilton519  Anthony Hamilton4
7  Peter Ebdon5
37  Gary Wilkinson4
9  Paul Hunter4
9  Paul Hunter5
29  Tony Drago438  Alfie Burden1
7  Peter Ebdon5
38  Alfie Burden5
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan4
11  Jimmy White3
18  Drew Henry18  Drew Henry5
18  Drew Henry1
41  Marcus Campbell2
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
23  Nigel Bond350  Jonathan Birch0
50  Jonathan Birch5

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 21 October 2001.[1]
Stephen Lee (8)
  England
9–4 Peter Ebdon (7)
  England
Afternoon: 99–17, 84–54 (76), 69–13, 1–62, 52–55, 26–62 (60), 75–0 (74), 85–0
Evening: 55–83 (78), 70–9 (70), 66–12, 61–21 (52), 72–4 (71)
76 Highest break 78
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 2

References edit

  1. ^ a b "LG Cup 2001". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ "2001 World Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.