2001 British Open

2001 Stan James British Open

Tournament information
Dates	29 September – 7 October 2001 (2001-09-29 – 2001-10-07)
Venue	Telewest Arena
City	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£666,800
Final
Champion	John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-up	Graeme Dott  (SCO)
Score	9–6
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The 2001 British Open (officially the 2001 Stan James British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 29 September–7 October 2001 at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Graeme Dott nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was defeated by Mark King in the quarter-final. ^[1]

Main draw

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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
						Peter Ebdon		5
	John Parrott		5			John Parrott		4
											Peter Ebdon		5
	Peter Lines		3
											Andy Hicks		3
						Jimmy White		2
	Andy Hicks		5			Andy Hicks		5
																Peter Ebdon		0
	Billy Snaddon		4
																Mark King		5
						Mark King		5
	Dominic Dale		5			Dominic Dale		2
											Mark King		5
	Euan Henderson		1
											Anthony Davies		0
						Stephen Hendry		1
	Anthony Davies		5			Anthony Davies		5
																					Mark King		0
	Neal Foulds		3
																					John Higgins		6
						Stephen Lee		5
	Ian McCulloch		5			Ian McCulloch		2
											Stephen Lee		5
	Anthony Hamilton		4
											Fergal O'Brien		2
						Fergal O'Brien		5
	Steve Davis		5			Steve Davis		3
																Stephen Lee		4
	Sean Storey		3
																John Higgins		5
						Dave Harold		5
	Drew Henry		5			Drew Henry		2
											Dave Harold		2
	David Roe		1
											John Higgins		5
						John Higgins		5
	David Gray		5			David Gray		4
																										John Higgins		9
	Shokat Ali		3
																										Graeme Dott		6
						Mark Williams		5
	Paul Davies		5			Paul Davies		4
											Mark Williams		2
	Michael Judge		3
											Ali Carter		5
						Paul Hunter		3
	Ali Carter		5			Ali Carter		5
																Ali Carter		3
	James Wattana		0
																Graeme Dott		5
						Graeme Dott		5
	Marco Fu		5			Marco Fu		1
											Graeme Dott		5
	Brian Morgan		0
											Joe Perry		4
						Matthew Stevens		2
	Joe Perry		5			Joe Perry		5
																					Graeme Dott		6
	Patrick Wallace		1
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
						Ken Doherty		5
	Jonathan Birch		5			Jonathan Birch		2
											Ken Doherty		4
	Nigel Bond		1
											Alan McManus		5
						Alan McManus		5
	Quinten Hann		5			Quinten Hann		2
																Alan McManus		1
	Alfie Burden		1
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Joe Swail		5
	Robin Hull		5			Robin Hull		1
											Joe Swail		4
	Tony Drago		4
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Gary Wilkinson		5			Gary Wilkinson		0
	Chris Small		3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 7 October 2001. [2]
John Higgins   Scotland	9–6	Graeme Dott   Scotland
Afternoon: 48–78 (78), 57–81, 80–0 (79), 11–62, 62–38, 138–0 (90), 97–16 (61), 68–6 Evening:93–6 (93), 0–100 (100), 45–70, 126–1 (112), 71–43, 14–75, 52–40
112	Highest break	100
1	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	2

References

1. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "Stan James British Open 2001". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 3 January 2018.