2003 World Snooker Championship

2003 World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 19, 2003
Endgame:	4th / 5th May 2003
Winner:	Mark Williams
Finalist:	Ken Doherty
Highest Break:	147 ( Ronnie O'Sullivan )
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The 2003 World Snooker Championship took place from April 19, 2003 to May 5, 2003 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2002/03 snooker season . Peter Ebdon entered this tournament as defending champion. Mark Williams won the 2003 World Cup in the final against Ken Doherty with 18:16 frames. The prize money for tournament victory was £ 270,000.

particularities

• The highest break of the tournament was achieved by Ronnie O'Sullivan with a maximum break of 147 points.
• Ken Doherty played 132 out of a maximum of 137 possible frames at the 2003 World Cup.
• Ronnie O'Sullivan made a second maximum break at the Crucible Theater in his first round encounter against Marco Fu as the only player to date
• In the second round, Mark Williams defeated Quinten Hann after a 2-0 deficit with 13-2 in a series with 13 victorious frames.

game schedule

	First round Best of 19 frames 2 sessions of 9 frames					Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 sessions of 8 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 sessions of 8 frames					Semi-final Best of 33 Frames 4 sessions of 8 frames					Final Best of 35 Frames 4 sessions of 8 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	10
	63	Gerard Greene	3
						1	Peter Ebdon	13
						28	Tony Drago	5
	16	Joe Swail	8th
	28	Tony Drago	10
											1	Peter Ebdon	12
											9	Paul Hunter	13
	9	Paul Hunter	10
	31	Ali Carter	5
						9	Paul Hunter	13
						8th	Matthew Stevens	6th
	8th	Matthew Stevens	10
	29	Chris Small	3
																9	Paul Hunter	16
																5	Ken Doherty	17th
	5	Ken Doherty	10
	72	Shaun Murphy	9
						5	Ken Doherty	13
						12	Graeme Dott	12
	12	Graeme Dott	10
	33	Robert Milkins	4th
											5	Ken Doherty	13
											4th	John Higgins	8th
	13	Joe Perry	4th
	82	Sean Storey	10
						82	Sean Storey	7th
						4th	John Higgins	13
	4th	John Higgins	10
	43	Ian McCulloch	7th
																					5	Ken Doherty	16
																					3	Mark Williams	18th
	3	Mark Williams	10
	58	Stuart Pettman	2
						3	Mark Williams	13
						14th	Quinten Hann	2
	14th	Quinten Hann	10
	18th	John Parrott	5
											3	Mark Williams	13
											6th	Stephen Hendry	7th
	11	Mark King	5
	22nd	Drew Henry	10
						22nd	Drew Henry	11
						6th	Stephen Hendry	13
	6th	Stephen Hendry	10
	46	Gary Wilkinson	7th
																3	Mark Williams	17th
																7th	Stephen Lee	8th
	7th	Stephen Lee	10
	25th	Steve Davis	6th
						7th	Stephen Lee	13
						10	Jimmy White	11
	10	Jimmy White	10
	32	James Wattana	6th
											7th	Stephen Lee	13
											27	Marco Fu	7th
	15th	Alan McManus	10
	30th	Nigel Bond	7th
						15th	Alan McManus	7th
						27	Marco Fu	13
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6th
	27	Marco Fu	10

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