2003 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2003 Scottish Open (officially the 2003 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 April 2003 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2002/2003 season.

2003 Regal Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates5–13 April 2003 (2003-04-05 – 2003-04-13)
VenueRoyal Highland Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£597,200
Winner's share£82,500
Highest break Ali Carter (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion David Gray (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score9–7
2002
2004

David Gray won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final. This was Gray's only ranking final victory, and was Selby's first appearance in a ranking final. The defending champion, Stephen Lee, was defeated in the quarter-finals by John Higgins.

This was the final tournament held under the Scottish Open name, being re-branded the following season as the Players Championship before being discontinued.[1] The tournament would be revived under the Scottish Open name in 2016.[2]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

Main draw edit

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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 Stephen Lee5
24 Michael Judge243 Ian McCulloch2
1 Stephen Lee5
43 Ian McCulloch5
11 Mark King1
11 Mark King5
30 Nigel Bond333 Robert Milkins3
1 Stephen Lee1
33 Robert Milkins5
5 John Higgins5
10 Jimmy White5
28 Tony Drago3 Rory McLeod2
10 Jimmy White2
Rory McLeod5
5 John Higgins5
5 John Higgins5
26 Anthony Davies526 Anthony Davies0
5 John Higgins3
Ryan Day2
19 David Gray6
7 Stephen Hendry5
25 Steve Davis525 Steve Davis2
7 Stephen Hendry4
52 Stephen Maguire2
19 David Gray5
13 Joe Perry1
19 David Gray519 David Gray5
19 David Gray5
David Gilbert3
16 Joe Swail4
16 Joe Swail5
27 Marco Fu438 Alfie Burden2
16 Joe Swail5
38 Alfie Burden5
4 Mark Williams3
4 Mark Williams5
29 Chris Small335 Michael Holt3
19 David Gray9
35 Michael Holt5
53 Mark Selby7
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan5
22 Drew Henry522 Drew Henry2
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan1
Shaun Murphy3
15 Alan McManus5
15 Alan McManus5
18 John Parrott436 Patrick Wallace4
15 Alan McManus3
36 Patrick Wallace5
6 Ken Doherty5
14 Quinten Hann5
23 Fergal O'Brien1 Sean Storey0
14 Quinten Hann3
Sean Storey5
6 Ken Doherty5
6 Ken Doherty5
17 Anthony Hamilton517 Anthony Hamilton2
6 Ken Doherty5
Wayne Brown1
53 Mark Selby6
8 Matthew Stevens5
32 James Wattana532 James Wattana3
8 Matthew Stevens2
Kristján Helgason4
53 Mark Selby5
9 Paul Hunter3
20 Dominic Dale253 Mark Selby5
53 Mark Selby5
53 Mark Selby5
31 Ali Carter3
12 Graeme Dott4
21 Dave Harold521 Dave Harold5
21 Dave Harold4
57 Stuart Bingham3
31 Ali Carter5
2 Peter Ebdon2
31 Ali Carter531 Ali Carter5
62 Nick Dyson1

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames.
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 April 2003.[4]
David Gray (19)
 England
9–7Mark Selby (53)
 England
Afternoon: 73–32 (65), 77–0 (60), 47–34, 47–76, 78–47 (52), 70–24, 0–63, 41–66 (60)
Evening: 9–102, 24–67, 77–30, 71–62, 21–70, 57–75, 71–56, 65–18
65Highest break60
0Century breaks0
350+ breaks1

Qualifying edit

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Round 1 edit

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4 edit

Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Leo Fernandez5 Andy Hicks2 Ian McCulloch5
Colm Gilcreest0 Leo Fernandez5 Leo Fernandez2
Andrew Higginson5 Barry Hawkins5 Robert Milkins5
Jeff Cundy0 Andrew Higginson4 Barry Hawkins3
Paul Davison0 Dave Finbow1 Jamie Burnett4
Rory McLeod5 Rory McLeod5 Rory McLeod5
Ryan Day5 Barry Pinches1 Mark Davis3
Hugh Abernethy2 Ryan Day5 Ryan Day5
David John4 Stephen Maguire5 Gary Wilkinson3
Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler1 Stephen Maguire5
Adrian Gunnell2 Bjorn Haneveer3 Brian Morgan3
David Gilbert5 David Gilbert5 David Gilbert5
Munraj Pal2 Nick Walker5 Alfie Burden5
Simon Bedford5 Simon Bedford3 Nick Walker4
Lee Walker5 Gerard Greene4 Michael Holt5
Lee Spick4 Lee Walker5 Lee Walker2
Shaun Murphy5 Darren Morgan1 Jonathan Birch2
Kwan Poomjang3 Shaun Murphy5 Shaun Murphy5
John Read5 Mike Dunn5 Patrick Wallace5
Jason Prince2 John Read2 Mike Dunn3
Paul Wykes0 Jimmy Michie0 Robin Hull1
Sean Storey5 Sean Storey5 Sean Storey5
Phaitoon Phonbun3 Stuart Pettman3 Marcus Campbell4
Wayne Brown5 Wayne Brown5 Wayne Brown5
Kristján Helgason5 Bradley Jones2 David Roe0
Darren Clarke2 Kristján Helgason5 Kristján Helgason5
Johl Younger2 Mark Selby5 Shokat Ali4
Antony Bolsover5 Antony Bolsover0 Mark Selby5
Mark Gray5 Stuart Bingham5 Billy Snaddon4
Martin Dziewialtowski4 Mark Gray2 Stuart Bingham5
Nick Pearce3 Nick Dyson5 Terry Murphy1
Troy Shaw5 Troy Shaw1 Nick Dyson5


Century breaks edit

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Qualifying stage centuries edit

Televised stage centuries edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Prize Money (Main Tour 2002/2003)". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Regal Scottish Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "2003 Regal Scottish". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.