2002 British Open

Summary

The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.[1]

2002 British Open
Tournament information
Dates9–17 November 2002 (2002-11-09 – 2002-11-17)
VenueTelford International Arena
CityTelford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Final
Champion Paul Hunter (ENG)
Runner-up Ian McCulloch (ENG)
Score9–4
2001
2003

Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final. The players each wore a red and blue shirt [2]

Main draw edit

[3][4]

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
  John Higgins5
  Steve Davis5  Steve Davis2
  John Higgins5
  Gerard Greene3
  Fergal O'Brien1
  Mark King3
  Fergal O'Brien5  Fergal O'Brien5
  John Higgins2
  Jonathan Birch1
  Ian McCulloch5
  Graeme Dott3
  Ian McCulloch5  Ian McCulloch5
  Stephen Maguire4
  James Wattana3
  Ian McCulloch5
  Stephen Lee3
  Stephen Maguire5  Stephen Maguire5
  Ian McCulloch6
  Anthony Davies3
  Mark Williams3
  Stephen Hendry4
  Ali Carter5  Ali Carter5
  Ali Carter5
  Mark Davis3
  John Parrott1
  Joe Perry1
  John Parrott5  John Parrott5
  Ali Carter1
  Barry Pinches0
  Mark Williams5
  Joe Swail2
  Jimmy Michie5  Jimmy Michie5
  Jimmy Michie1
  Drew Henry2
  Mark Williams5
  Mark Williams5
  David Gray5  David Gray3
  Ian McCulloch4
  Robert Milkins3
  Paul Hunter9
  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
  Dominic Dale5  Dominic Dale1
  Ronnie O'Sullivan4
  Bjorn Haneveer3
  Paul Hunter5
  Paul Hunter5
  Kristján Helgason5  Kristján Helgason3
  Paul Hunter5
  Dave Harold0
  Anthony Hamilton1
  Jimmy White4
  Anthony Hamilton5  Anthony Hamilton5
  Anthony Hamilton5
  Sean Storey1
  Matthew Stevens2
  Matthew Stevens5
  Marco Fu5  Marco Fu2
  Paul Hunter6
  Euan Henderson3
  Chris Small3
  Ken Doherty4
  Chris Small5  Chris Small5
  Chris Small5
  Peter Lines0
  Brian Morgan3
  Quinten Hann2
  Brian Morgan5  Brian Morgan5
  Chris Small5
  Nigel Bond2
  Alan McManus4
  Alan McManus5
  Michael Judge5  Michael Judge3
  Alan McManus5
  Nick Walker2
  Peter Ebdon3
  Peter Ebdon5
  Tony Drago5  Tony Drago3
  Ricky Walden2

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded
Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002.[3]
Paul Hunter
  England
9–4 Ian McCulloch
  England
Afternoon: 69–18, 61–48, 65–47, 0–99 (99), 110–0 (110), 0–84 (70), 91–31 (90), 70–0
Evening: 107–0 (93), 0–135 (135), 72–41 (58), 0–79 (79), 75–0
110 Highest break 135
1 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 4

References edit

  1. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 180.
  2. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "British Open 2002". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.