British Open 2002

British Open 2002
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	International Center, Telford , England
Opening:	November 9, 2002
Endgame:	November 17, 2002
Winner:	Paul Hunter
Finalist:	Ian McCulloch
Highest Break:	140 ( John Higgins )
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The British Open in 2002 were a snooker tournament of the 2002/03 season , which from 9 to 17 November 2002 International Center of Telford was held. After Plymouth and Newcastle , it was the third venue in three years.

Defending champion John Higgins lost to Ian McCulloch in the quarterfinals . The Englishman then reached the final for the first time in his career. But against Paul Hunter he lost 4: 9. For Hunter it was the second win in the calendar year after the Welsh Open and the third win overall.

Prize money / world ranking points

After the tournament was again without a name sponsor this year, the prize money fell from the previous year's record by around £ 220,000 to the previous level. The winner got £ 40,000 less, while the final and semi-final losers almost halved the bonus. There was a clear but not so drastic minus in the other placements. The bottom tier fell by £ 550 to £ 1,000. The points for the world rankings remained the same.

	Prize money	World ranking points a
winner	£ 52,000	4,000
finalist	£ 26,000	3,000
Semi-finalist	£ 13,000	2,500
Quarter finalist	£ 8,975	2,050
Round of 16	£ 7,400	1,750
Last 32	£ 5,800	1,450
Last 48	£ 3,700	1,150
Last 64	£ 2,800	900
Last 80	£ 1,800	650
Last 96	£ 1,000	400
Last 128	-	200
Highest break	TV phase: £ 7,500 before: £ 1,800
All in all	£ 450,000

For the maximum break there was an additional £ 20,000 for the highest break, for a total of £ 25,000.

^a Seeded players who lost their first game only received half the score.

Final round

As in the previous year, the main round in Brighton was played with 48 players, with the top 16 of the world rankings being set for round 2.

Round 1

16 players had qualified in three rounds in Prestatyn . They competed against the players from 17th to 32nd place in the world rankings.

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Steve Davis  35 : 35  Gerard Greene 2 Fergal O'Brien  15 : 15  Jonathan Birch 3 James Wattana  53: 53  Ian McCulloch 4th Anthony Davies  53: 53  Stephen Maguire 5 Ali Carter  35 : 35  Mark Davis 6th John Parrott  05 : 05  Barry Pinches 7th Drew Henry  52: 52  Jimmy Michie 8th David Gray  35 : 35  Robert Milkins 9 Dominic Dale  35 : 35  Bjorn Haneveer 10 Dave Harold  50: 50  Kristjan Helgason 11 Anthony Hamilton  15 : 15  Sean Storey 12 Marco Fu  25 : 25  Euan Henderson 13 Chris Small  05 : 05  Peter Lines 14th Nigel Bond  52: 52  Brian Morgan 15th Michael Judge  25 : 25  Nick Walker 16 Tony Drago  25 : 25  Ricky Walden Top 32 to the final The top 16 of the world rankings were set for round 2 and played against the 16 winners from round 1.   Round 1 best of 9 frames Round of 16 best of 9 frames Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames Semi-final best of 11 frames Final Best of 17 frames                                                 1   John Higgins 5                 25th   Steve Davis 2   1   John Higgins 5   23   Fergal O'Brien 1   11   Mark King 3 23   Fergal O'Brien 5   1   John Higgins 2   43   Ian McCulloch 5   12   Graeme Dott 3     43   Ian McCulloch 5   43   Ian McCulloch 5   52   Stephen Maguire 4th   7th   Stephen Lee 3 52   Stephen Maguire 5   43   Ian McCulloch 6th   3   Mark Williams 3   6th   Stephen Hendry 4th 31   Ali Carter 5   31   Ali Carter 5   18th   John Parrott 1   13   Joe Perry 1 18th   John Parrott 5   31   Ali Carter 1   3   Mark Williams 5   16   Joe Swail 2     55   Jimmy Michie 5   55   Jimmy Michie 1   3   Mark Williams 5   3   Mark Williams 5 19th   David Gray 3   43   Ian McCulloch 4th 9   Paul Hunter 9 2   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 20th   Dominic Dale 1   2   Ronnie O'Sullivan 4th   9   Paul Hunter 5   9   Paul Hunter 5 75   Kristjan Helgason 3   9   Paul Hunter 5   17th   Anthony Hamilton 1   10   Jimmy White 4th     17th   Anthony Hamilton 5   17th   Anthony Hamilton 5   8th   Matthew Stevens 2   8th   Matthew Stevens 5 27   Marco Fu 2   9   Paul Hunter 6th   29   Chris Small 3   5   Ken Doherty 4th 29   Chris Small 5   29   Chris Small 5   42   Brian Morgan 3   14th   Quinten Hann 2 42   Brian Morgan 5   29   Chris Small 5   15th   Alan McManus 4th   15th   Alan McManus 5     24   Michael Judge 3   15th   Alan McManus 5   4th   Peter Ebdon 3   4th   Peter Ebdon 5 28   Tony Drago 3   final Ian McCulloch had never made it past the quarter-finals before. In his first final, he met the two-time Welsh Open winner Paul Hunter , who had already reached the semifinals of the British Open in 2000 . Hunter then also showed the greater routine and had the better end to himself in the first three contested frames. The next four frames were shared by both players with high, game-changing breaks, before Hunter took the 6-2 lead with the last frame of the first session. In the evening, Paul Hunter continued to build his lead. McCulloch was able to counter immediately twice, but with the frame gain to 9: 4 Hunter had secured his third professional title. Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Colin Brinded International Center,  Telford , England , 17th November 2002 Ian McCulloch 4: 9 Paul Hunter Afternoon : 18: 69 , 48: 61 , 47: 65 , 99 : 0 (99), 0: 110 (110), 84 : 0 (70), 31: 91 (90), 0: 70 ; Evening : 0: 107 (93), 135 : 0 (135), 41: 72 (58), 79 : 0 (79), 0: 75 135 Highest break 110 1 Century breaks 1 4th 50+ breaks 4th qualification The qualifiers took place from September 21-25, 2003 at the Pontin's Center in Prestatyn ( Wales ). In round 1, places 65 to 128 in the world rankings played against each other. From round 2, 32 players played against each other, with places 49 to 64 being set for round 3 and numbers 33 to 48 for round 4. Round 1 game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Kwan Poomjang  4th5 : 45  Stephen Croft 2 Andrew Norman  25 : 25  Ian Sargeant 3 Wayne Brown  15 : 15  Chris Melling 4th Ryan Day  35 : 35  Supoj Saenla 5 Paul Wykes  25 : 25  Garry Hardiman 6th Jason Ferguson  51: 51  Steve Mifsud 7th Billy Snaddon  4th5 : 45  James Leadbetter 8th Luke Fisher  25 : 25  Ding Junhui 9 Andrew Higginson  25 : 25  Stuart Mann 10 Terry Murphy  51: 51  Neil Robertson 11 Craig Butler  25 : 25  Paul Sweeny 12 Simon Bedford  53: 53  Philip Williams 13 Leo Fernandez  kl.  Gary Thomson 14th Paul Davies  15 : 15  Kurt Maflin 15th Kristjan Helgason  54: 54th  Michael Wild 16 Munraj Pal  4th5 : 45  Carlo Giagnacovo game Player 1 Result Player 2 17th Martin Dziewialtowski  25 : 25  Joe Delaney 18th Bradley Jones  15 : 15  Luke Simmonds 19th Jason Prince  54: 54th  Michael Rhodes 20th Lee Walker  52: 52  Tom Ford 21st Rory McLeod  35 : 35  Andy Neck 22nd Johl Younger  15 : 15  Steven Bennie 23 Jamie Cope  4th5 : 45  Mehmet Husnu 24 Matthew Couch  4th5 : 45  Liu Song 25th Ricky Walden  05 : 05  Martin Gould 26th David Gilbert  54: 54th  Darryn Walker 27 Adrian Gunnell  35 : 35  Ian Preece 28 Joe Johnson  kl.  Alain Robidoux 29 Peter Lines  15 : 15  Scott MacKenzie 30th Atthasit Mahitthi  25 : 25  Ian Brumby 31 Tony Jones  50: 50  Adrian Rosa 32 Colm Gilcreest  4th5 : 45  Joe Meara   Round 1 (Top 96) Best of 9 frames   Round 2 (Top 80) Best of 9 frames   Round 3 (Top 64) Best of 9 frames                          Patrick Wallace 5    Paul Davies 5    Jimmy Michie 3  Liu Chuang 2    Patrick Wallace 1    Paul Davies 5  Kuldesh Johal 3    David Roe 5    David Gilbert 5  Vincent Muldoon 5    Vincent Muldoon 3    David Roe 3  Matthew Couch 2    David Gray 2    Michael Holt 5  Stephen Craigie 5    Stephen Craigie 5    Stephen Craigie 2  Scott MacKenzie 4th    Stuart Pettman 5    Alan McManus 4th  Stefan Mazrocis 5    Stefan Mazrocis 0    Stuart Pettman 5  Jimmy White 5    Rod Lawler 4th    Rory McLeod 2  David Grace 4th    Jimmy White 5    Jimmy White 5  Simon Bedford 3    Robert Milkins 5    Mike Dunn 5  Wayne Cooper 5    Wayne Cooper 3    Robert Milkins 4th  Lee Spick 5    Joe Delaney 5    Gerard Greene 5  Robert Stephen 3    Lee Spick 3    Joe Delaney 1  Supoj Saenla 2    Barry Pinches 5    Judd Trump 3  Jin Long 5    Jin Long 3    Barry Pinches 5  Peter Lines 5    Ian Preece 5    Andrew Higginson 4th  Andrew Pagett 4th    Peter Lines 4th    Ian Preece 5  Paul Davison 5    Andy Hicks 5    Adrian Gunnell 2  Atthasit Mahitthi 2    Paul Davison 3    Andy Hicks 5  James McBain 4th    Mark Davis 3    Marcus Campbell 5  Aditya Mehta 5    Aditya Mehta 5    Aditya Mehta 2  Matthew Selt 5    Martin Gould 5    John Parrott 3  Michael Georgiou 2    Matthew Selt 3    Martin Gould 5  Jamie Jones 4th    Liu Song 2    Liang Wenbo 5  Li Hang 5    Li Hang 5    Li Hang 1  Lewis Roberts kl.    Mark Joyce 5    Jamie Burnett 5  Declan Hughes -    Lewis Roberts 1    Mark Joyce 0  Rodney Goggins 5    David Morris 5    Ricky Walden 5  Andy Lee 2    Rodney Goggins 1    David Morris 3  Daniel Wells 5    Andrew Norman 4th    Tom Ford 5  Chris McBreen 0    Daniel Wells 5    Daniel Wells 4th kl. = without a fight Century breaks 15 players scored 26 breaks of at least 100 points in the main tournament. There were 20 Centurys in the qualification divided between 18 players. Main tournament John Higgins 140 Ian McCulloch 138 a , 135, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 134, 123, 114 David Gray 131, 129, 129 a , 128 Marco Fu 130 a , 123 John Parrott 122 Dominic Dale 114 a , 108 a Paul Hunter 110, 103 Stephen Maguire 109 Ali Carter 109 Chris Small 107 Fergal O'Brien 103, 100 a Stephen Lee 101 Nigel Bond 101 a Matthew Stevens 100 a scored in round 1 (round of the last 48 without the top 16 players) qualification Martin Dziewialtowski 140 Stuart Pettman 132 Ricky Walden 136, 117 Kristjan Helgason 124 Stuart Bingham 122 Lee Walker 117 Ryan Day 116 Adrian Gunnell 115 Colm Gilcreest 109 Stephen Maguire 107 Sean Storey 106 Ian McCulloch 103 Rod Lawler 102 Paul Davison 101 Jason Weston 101 Brian Morgan 101, 100 Rory McLeod 100 swell ↑ a b 2002 British Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed September 28, 2018 .  ↑ 2002 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 28, 2018 .  ^ British Open 2002. snooker.org, accessed on September 28, 2018 (English).  ↑ a b Rankings - 2002-2003. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 28, 2018 .  ↑ 2002 British Open. Global Cue Sports Ltd., archived from the original on December 12, 2006 ; accessed on October 20, 2018 (English).