British Open 2002
British Open 2002
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Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
Venue: | International Center, Telford , England |
Opening: | November 9, 2002 |
Endgame: | November 17, 2002
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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.
Top 32 to the finalThe top 16 of the world rankings were set for round 2 and played against the 16 winners from round 1. finalIan 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.
qualificationThe 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
kl. = without a fight Century breaks15 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
a scored in round 1 (round of the last 48 without the top 16 players)
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