Welsh Open 2002
Welsh Open 2002
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: |
Cardiff International Arena , Cardiff , Wales |
| Opening: | January 23, 2002 |
| Endgame: | January 27, 2002
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| Winner: |
 Paul Hunter
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| Finalist: |
 Ken Doherty
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| Highest Break: | 141 ( Paul Hunter )
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The Welsh Open 2002 was a snooker tournament of the 2001/02 season , which was held from 23 to 27 January 2002 in Cardiff in the International Arena . The Welsh capital hosted the tournament for the fourth time.
There was a new edition of last year's finale between Paul Hunter and Ken Doherty . Hunter was able to retaliate for the defeat in 2001 and defeated Doherty 9: 7. It was his second Welsh Open victory after 1998 .
Prize money / world ranking points
Over £ 150,000 more in prize money this year than last year. The winner got £ 20,000 more, the prize money in the first two main rounds was doubled and the losers in the last two qualifying rounds also got a premium. After the pre-qualification was canceled, however, the losers in the top 128 qualifying round, who had previously received £ 950, went away empty-handed this time.
At the same time, the points for the world rankings were reorganized. The winner got 800 points less, the round of 16 points 420 more points. Seeded players who lost their opening game only got 50% instead of 60% of the respective points.
| Prize money | World ranking points a |
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| winner | £ 82,500 | 4,000 |
| finalist | £ 42,500 | 3,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 21,250 | 2,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 11,700 | 2,050 |
| Round of 16 | £ 9,600 | 1,750 |
| Last 32 | £ 7,800 | 1,450 |
| Last 48 | £ 4,000 | 1,150 |
| Last 64 | £ 3,150 | 900 |
| Last 80 | £ 2,150 | 650 |
| Last 96 | £ 1,450 | 400 |
| Last 128 | - | 200 |
| Highest Break (Final Round) | £ 7,500 | |
| Highest Break (Qualification) | £ 1,800 | |
| All in all | £ 597,200 |
Final round
32 players started in the main tournament: The winners of the qualification at the beginning of the month competed against the top 16 of the world rankings from January 23rd . While only two of the top players did not survive the opening round, both world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Williams ended in the round of 16. The conquerors of the two, Graeme Dott and Paul Hunter , met in the semi-finals, with the better end for last year's finalist from England. Last year's winner Ken Doherty also made it to the semi-finals with confidence and held the upper hand 6: 4 against world ranking neighbor Stephen Hendry .
final
For both players it was the third participation in the final at the 11th Welsh Open. Last year Ken Doherty had defeated Paul Hunter 9-2 in a one-sided final . This time it looked like it might be a straightforward matter for Hunter. After losing the opening frame, he won 5 frames in a row and led 5-1. But before the break between the sessions, his Irish opponent shortened to 3: 5. The start of the evening was mixed and after a 3-frame lead by the Englishman, Doherty came back to 6-7. But Hunter successfully fought against the equalizer and finally completed the 9: 7 win. This made him the fifth player to win the Welsh Open title for the second time.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Paul Collier International Arena , Cardiff , Wales , January 27, 2002  |
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Ken Doherty
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7: 9 |
Paul Hunter
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Afternoon : 115 : 0 (75), 14: 68 , 15: 72 (72), 29: 67 , 5: 63 (62), 0: 141 (141), 65 : 21 (56), 66 : 62 (59 Doherty); Evening : 0: 89 , 68 : 54 (54 Hunter), 19: 68 , 89 : 31 (52), 70 : 29, 0: 68 , 87 : 63, 24: 77 (76) |
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| 75 | Highest break | 141 |
| - | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4th | 50+ breaks | 5 |
qualification
The qualifiers took place from January 3 to 8, 2002 at the Meadowside Center in Burton-upon-Trent . In 5 rounds, the professionals from position 17 in the world rankings determined the challengers for the top 16 in the main tournament in Cardiff.
Century breaks
12 players scored 19 breaks of at least 100 points in the main tournament. Stephen Hendry was the most successful with 5 Centurys, Paul Hunter only achieved his only Century, which was also the highest tournament break, in the final.
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- ↑ a b 2002 Welsh Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed December 1, 2017 .
- ↑ 2002 Welsh Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Regal Welsh Open 2002. snooker.org, accessed on December 1, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Thailand Masters & Regal Welsh Qualifying Rounds - Burton upon Trent. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on February 11, 2002 ; accessed on December 1, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Rankings - 2001-2002. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 .
