2002 British Open

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
9–4Ian 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
110Highest break135
1Century breaks1
450+ breaks4

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.