2002 LG Cup (snooker)

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2002 LG Cup
Tournament information
Dates5–13 October 2002 (2002-10-05 – 2002-10-13)
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
CountryEngland
Organisation World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£597,200
Winner's share£82,500
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG) (141)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  Chris Small  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)
Score9–5
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The 2002 LG Cup was a professional snooker tournament held from 5 to 13 October 2002, at the Guild Hall, in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was the second year the event was known as the LG Cup and the 21st overall staging of the competition. Sponsored by the Korean multinational conglomerate LG, the tournament was the first of eight World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2002–03 snooker season and was televised in the United Kingdom on the BBC.

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Chris Small, who has the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis, was a 150/1 outsider when he won the tournament by defeating fellow Scot Alan McManus nine frames to five (9–5) in the final. It was Small's only major ranking tournament title of his career as he retired from his disease three years later. In the semi-finals Small beat Jimmy Michie 6–2 and McManus defeated Steve Davis 6–2. Stephen Lee compiled the tournament's highest break of a 141 total clearance in his second round match against Ryan Day. The tournament preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open.

Background

The tournament was created as the Professional Players Tournament in 1982 by the snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), to provide another ranking event. It was renamed the Grand Prix for the 1984 event until 2001, when it was called the LG Cup, before reverting to the Grand Prix in 2004. [1]

The 2002 tournament was held at the Guild Hall in Preston, Lancashire between 5 and 13 October. It was the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2002–2003 season and the next event following last season's World Championship, [2] which was won by Peter Ebdon. [3] Stephen Lee won the 2001 LG Cup in a nine frames to four victory (9–4) over Ebdon. [4] The event preceded the second ranking tournament of the season, the British Open. [2] Sponsored by the Korean multinational conglomerate LG for the second year in a row, [1] it had a prize fund of £597,200, [5] and was broadcast on the BBC. [2] The maximum number of frames contested in a match increased from nine in the first round to the quarter-finals to eleven in the semi-finals, leading up to the final, which was played as best-of-seventeen frames. [6]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for the 2002 tournament is shown below: [5]

  • Winner: £82,500
  • Runner-up: £42,500
  • Semi-final (×2): £21,250
  • Quarter-final (×4): £11,700
  • Last 16 (×8): £9,600
  • Last 32 (×16): £7,800
  • Last 48 (×16): £4,000
  • Last 64 (×16): £3,150
  • Last 80 (×16): £2,150
  • Last 96 (×16): £1,450
  • Stage one highest break (×1): £1,800
  • Stage two highest break (×1): £7,500
  • Stage one maximum break: £5,000
  • Stage two maximum break: £20,000
  • Total: £597,200

Tournament summary

Qualifying

Qualifying for the event took place over four rounds which were played between 2 and 16 September 2002 at the Meadowside Centre, Burton upon Trent, for players on the main tour ranked 33 and lower for one of 32 places in the final stage. [7] [8] The successful qualifiers included the likes of Ryan Day, Shokat Ali, Ian McCulloch, Jimmy Michie, Robin Hull, Patrick Wallace and Jamie Burnett. [9]

Last 48

The last 48 round occurred between 5 and 7 October, [6] [10] with the 16 qualifiers facing members of the top 32, but not including the top 16 seeds. [7] Day, both the Snooker Writers Association and the World Snooker Newcomer of the Year, defeated Ali Carter 5–3. Day led 3–0 but Carter got the score back to 3–2 with breaks of 53 and 65 before Day won the match with an 83 break in frame six and a clearance in the eighth. [11] Anthony Davies made breaks of 84, 85 and 72 in his 5–0 whitewash of Marcus Campbell and would play world number 4 John Higgins in the next round. [12] Ali, Pakistan's number one ranked player, compiled breaks of 64, 51, 95 and 98 in a 5–1 victory over John Parrott, the 1991 world champion. [13] Fergal O'Brien edged out Nick Dyson 5–3, while Tony Drago and Gerard Greene defeated Gary Wilkinson and Dominic Dale respectively by the same scoreline. [11] Drew Henry was also beaten by exactly the same scoreline by Michael Holt, [11] and Anthony Hamilton overcame Ian McCulloch to win 5–4 in a game that concluded past midnight on 5 October after a final frame safety exchange on the pink ball . [14]

Former World Matchplay champion James Wattana defeated Hull 5–4, coming from 4–0 behind to win four consecutive frames from breaks of 56, 51 and 43 to force a final frame decider. Wattana won it after Hull left a red ball in the jaws of a corner pocket. [15] Michael Judge whitewashed David Finbow 5–0, a match in which Judge's highest break was 48 and Finbow conceded the fifth frame despite being 49 points behind with 59 remaining on the table. [16] Six-time world champion Steve Davis achieved the competition's third whitewash with a 5–0 victory over the world number 46 Jamie Burnett to set up a match with fellow Londoner Jimmy White for the first time in a ranking tournament since the semi-finals of the 1995 International Open. [17] World number 29 Chris Small, who suffers from the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis, beat Mark Davis 5–2. [17] Small led Mark Davis 4–0 until the latter took two frames in succession. Small claimed frame seven to win the match. [18] Scottish Open runner-up David Gray won 5–1 against Atthasit Mahitthi, while Patrick Wallace came from 2–0 and 4–3 behind to beat Dave Harold 5–4 in a 4-hour, 34-minute game. That delayed Nigel Bond's match with Brian Morgan by two hours, which Bond won 5–1. [13] In the last game of round one, Michie beat Marco Fu 5–1. [2]

Last 32

The winners of the last 48 round qualified to face members of the top 16, [7] which took place from 7 to 9 October. [10] Day was defeated 5–4 by Lee, who achieved a 141 total clearance (the tournament's highest break) and Day compiled a 57 break to force a final frame decider. A break of 52 that commenced with a fluked red ball won Lee the match. [13] Higgins whitewashed Davies 5–0 during which he missed an opportunity to achieve a maximum break in frame five, [19] as he outscored Davies 361–75. [20] Greene produced breaks of 61 and 78 in his 5–1 victory over world number 12 Graeme Dott. [19] Ronnie O'Sullivan's breaks of 85, 56, 52 and 43 enabled him to beat Hamilton 5–2 in 85 minutes but expressed his displeasure at not achieving a sixth maximum break due to a lack of concentration. [21] Ali missed a straightforward red ball while on 47 points in the opening frame of his 5–0 whitewash to McManus. [22] Stephen Hendry, a seven-time world champion, opened his match with Drago by winning the first two frames. Drago made breaks of 32 and 36 to win frame three but Hendry won the next three with breaks of 52, 56 and 65 to win. [23]

O'Brien led 2–0 with a break of 128 and his opponent Ebdon responded with a 101 break. Breaks of 103, 45 and 53 put Ebdon into the lead but O'Brien won the game 5–4 with victories in frame eight and the 41-minute ninth. In the match between Paul Hunter and Wattana, Hunter led 4–0 before Wattana won three successive frames. Hunter won frame eight and the match with a score of 91–8. [24] Mark Williams led Judge 2–0 before Judge took three frames in a row to go 3–2 in front. Williams made a match-high break of 60 to win 5–3. Holt overcame Quinten Hann 5–4 in a ¼ hour battle on the final pink and black balls in the deciding frame of their match. [25] White came from 3–1 behind to tie Davis at 3–3 with a break of 72. Both players shared the next two frames to force a final frame decider. Leading 49–16 with five un-potted red balls on the table, Davis fluked one of them and went on to produce a break of 21 to win the match that ran past midnight due to other fixtures running longer than expected. [26]

On the second table, world number 16 Joe Perry lost 2–5 to Small despite the latter's heavy back strain. [26] 1997 world champion and world number 5 Ken Doherty was the highest ranked player to lose in the round when Wallace beat him 5–3. Wallace dedicated the victory to his practice partner and former Northern Ireland Amateur Championship runner-up Barry McNamee who died when a car struck him that year. [27] Joe Swail was another top 16 seed to be eliminated in round two when he lost 5–3 to Bond despite leading 3–1 midway through. [28] Of the other two second round matches, Matthew Stevens lost 1–5 to Gray and Michie won 5–2 against the world number 11 Mark King. [29]

Last 16

The last 16 round was played from 9 to 10 October. [10] Lee led McManus 3–1 but the latter took four straight frames with a break of 105 to force a final frame decider. Lee missed the final yellow ball shot and he potted the cue ball to give McManus the penalty points he required to return to contention and the latter made a 51 clearance to win 5–4. [30] Greene took his fifth victory of the season when he beat O'Brien by the same scoreline. [29] Small produced breaks of 58, 71 and 100 as he compiled 300 unanswered points against Higgins who won frame five to prevent a whitewash but Small took the sixth to claim a 5–1 victory. Holt took a 3–0 lead over O'Sullivan who responded to claim five consecutive frames for a 5–3 victory to avoid elimination. [31]

Hunter led Hendry 3–1 with breaks of 112 and 66 and to 4–2 when Hendry achieved a 67 break in frame six before Hunter clinched the game 5–3 in a disjointed eighth frame. [32] Michie edged out Wallace 5–4 to enter his first ranking professional tournament quarter-final since 1999. [33] Similarly, Davis took the opening three frames of a match against Williams while the latter claimed frame four. Davis produced a run of 69 in frame five and he then compiled a match-winning 48 in the sixth frame for a final score of 5–1 in his favour. Davis remarked of his performance after the match, "It's the best I've played for years." [34] In the final third round match Gray came from 4–2 behind to beat Bond 5–3. [35]

Quarter-finals

The four quarter-finals were contested on 11 October. [10] Small defeated O'Sullivan 5–1 to reach his first semi-final since the 1998 tournament. Small produced breaks of 81, 44, 71 and 137, which gave him a 4–0 lead at the mid-session interval. O'Sullivan prevented the first whitewash of his career since the 1997 China International with victory in a disjointed frame five but Small won the match with a 78 clearance in the sixth. [36] Greene compiled breaks of 66 and 77 to lead Michie 2–0. After Michie won frame three, Greene took the following two to hold a 4–1 advantage. Michie responded with breaks of 66 and 98 to force a final frame decider, which he won on a long-range pink ball shot for a 5–4 scoreline. [37]

Davis overcame Hunter 5–4 in a tightly contested match lasting 3 hours, 32 minutes. Coming from 3–0 and 4–2 behind, Davis made breaks of 47, 105 and 52 to bring the game to a final frame decider. With one red ball left on the table in frame nine, Hunter missed it five times from a snookered position and Davis accrued 21 points in fouls from Hunter. [38] Davis won the 47-minute frame and the match with a score of 85–40. [39] McManus defeated Gray 5–3 in a match which Gray's highest break was 98. McManus came from 3–1 down to produce breaks of 76, 94 and 46 and won the eighth frame to progress into his 35th career semi-final. [40]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals on 12 October were best-of-11 frames. [9] [10] Small reached the first major ranking final of his career when he defeated Michie 6–2. [41] Small won the first four frames, which included a 41-minute frame two that Michie lost because of a tight battle on the pink ball. Small produced a break of 77 in the third. [42] After the mid-session interval, Michie won frames five and six but breaks of 36, 37, 43 and 39 won the match for Small, who commented on his delight to reach the final, "When I was a youngster I watched the snooker on television and thought how great it must be to play in a major final. Now I've done it at last and I'm determined to enjoy it. It's a dream come true and I can't wait." [41]

The other semi-final saw McManus reach his 15th career final with a 6–4 victory over Davis in a match that lasted almost five hours. McManus won three frames on the pink ball and made breaks of 78, 50 and 76 to win the match. [43] A male spectator was ejected from the Preston Guild Hall during frame eight for audible snoring and it was twice restarted because of separate safety shot stalemates. [44] After the game, McManus called it "one of the hardest matches of my life" after he did not pot a single ball because of extended table play from Davis, [44] "Halfway through I felt like a couldn't pot a ball so I'm pleased to have got through. I think it will be a different game in the final because Chris goes for his shots. It's a big match for both of us." [43]

Final

The all-Scottish best-of-17 final happened on 13 October. McManus led 3–1 with successive breaks of 62 and 73. Small reduced McManus' lead by one frame with a half century break before McManus produced a 62 run to lead 4–2. Small produced a 69 break in frame seven and won the eighth to end the first session level at 4–4. [45] When play resumed in the second session, a break of 62 from Small after McManus missed a mid-range red ball to a top corner pocket for the lead. More safety errors from McManus gave Small a chance to produce breaks of 47 and 27 in frame ten as the former did not record a single point in this period. McManus took the 11th frame after Small failed to pot the last red ball along the top cushion . Small took the next three frames to win the match 9–5. [46] The match lasted 6 hours and 13 minutes. [47] Aged 29 and a 150/1 outsider, [48] he became the first non-top 16 ranked player to win a ranking tournament since O'Brien at the 1999 British Open. [46]

It transpired to be the only ranking event victory of Small's career having retired from professional snooker three years later as a result of his affliction. [49] Small earned £82,500 for the win. [50] Post-match, Small dedicated his victory to his grandmother who died three years prior, "I held her hand in hospital the day before she died and when she asked me to win a tournament for her one day, I promised her I would. Now I've done it, so I just hope she was up there looking down and watching my victory." [51] He also said it felt "like a dream", [52] and would use the winnings to pay the mortgage on his house. [53] McManus said he was pleased for Small and did not believe his game with Davis wore him out despite appearing visibly tired, "But from my point of view it was an anti-climax. It was not a great match but Chris was solid and if I left anything sticking out he knocked it in. But I'm delighted for him, he's a lovely lad and he deserves this victory after all he's been through." [53]

The victory, according to Phil Yates of The Times , made Small possibly, "one of the most unlikely winners of a leading competition for years" because of his reputation of being a journeyman and him requiring monthly injections to reduce the effect of his spinal condition. [48]

Main draw

The numbers in the box to the left of the player is their seeding. Players listed in bold denote a match winner. The draw for the main competition is shown below. [2] [6] [9]

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
1Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)5
31Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)4
1 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)5
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
15Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)5
18Flag of England.svg  John Parrott  (ENG)134Flag of Pakistan.svg  Shokat Ali  (PAK)0
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
34Flag of Pakistan.svg  Shokat Ali  (PAK)5
19 Flag of England.svg David Gray 3
16Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)3
30Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)530Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)5
30 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
42Flag of England.svg  Brian Morgan  (ENG)1
19 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)1
19Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)519Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)5
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 6
Flag of Thailand.svg  Atthasit Mahitthi  (THA)1
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 4
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)5
28Flag of Malta.svg  Tony Drago  (MLT)528Flag of Malta.svg  Tony Drago  (MLT)1
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 3
46Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)3
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
9Flag of England.svg  Paul Hunter  (ENG)5
32Flag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)532Flag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)3
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 4
39Flag of Finland.svg  Robin Hull  (FIN)4
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
10Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)4
25Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)525Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)5
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
44Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)4
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)5
24Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)524Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)3
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
49Flag of England.svg  David Finbow  (ENG)0
29 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 9
3Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)5
17Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)517Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)2
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
43Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG)4
35 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Quinten Hann  (AUS)4
22Flag of Scotland.svg  Drew Henry  (SCO)335Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)5
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
35Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)5
29 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
13Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)2
29Flag of Scotland.svg  Chris Small  (SCO)529Flag of Scotland.svg  Chris Small  (SCO)5
29 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
37Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)2
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
5Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)5
26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Anthony Davies  (WAL)526Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Anthony Davies  (WAL)0
29 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 6
41Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)0
55 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 2
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)3
21Flag of England.svg  Dave Harold  (ENG)436Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Wallace  (NIR)5
36 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 4
36Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Wallace  (NIR)5
55 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5
11Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)2
27Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)255Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)5
55 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5
55Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)5
63 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 4
12Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)1
20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)363Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)5
63 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
63Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)5
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 4
2Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)4
23Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)523Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)5
62Flag of England.svg  Nick Dyson  (ENG)3

Final

Scores in bold denote all winning frame scores and the winning finalist. Breaks over 50 are shown in brackets. [2] [52]

Final: Best of 17 frames. [6] Referee: Paul Collier.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 13 October 2002. [2] [52]
Alan McManus (15)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		5–9 Chris Small (29)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon: 30–81, 94–34, 68–19 (62), 78–15 (73), 6–75 (51), 75–24 (62), 0–69 (69), 52–54
Evening: 0–94 (62), 0–75, 58–55, 48–76, 31–65 (65), 28–63
73Highest break69
0Century breaks0
350+ breaks4

Qualifying

Players in bold denote a match winner. [6] [9]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4

Round 2
Best of 9 frames		Round 3
Best of 9 frames		Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 3 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 2 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johl Younger2 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 4 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 4
Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 1 Flag of England.svg Nick Walker 4 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 2
Flag of Thailand.svg Atthasit Mahitthi 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Atthasit Mahitthi 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Atthasit Mahitthi 5
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 1 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Colm Gilcreest 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Colm Gilcreest 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Colm Gilcreest 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Chaperon 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 2 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Kwan Poomjang 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Kwan Poomjang 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Kwan Poomjang 2
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 2 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan Mazrocis 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan Mazrocis 3 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 4
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 5 Flag of England.svg David Finbow 5 Flag of England.svg David Roe 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Phaitoon Phonbun 3 Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 4 Flag of England.svg David Finbow 5
Flag of Iceland.svg Kristján Helgason 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Weiguo 2 Flag of Iceland.svg Kristján Helgason 1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 1 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Jason Weston 5 Flag of England.svg Jason Weston 3 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 4 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David John 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 3
Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 1 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5
Flag of Scotland.svg David McLellan 5 Flag of Scotland.svg David McLellan 5 Flag of Scotland.svg David McLellan 3
Flag of England.svg Munraj Pal 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 5
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 5 Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 3
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 4 Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Henderson 2 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 5 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 4 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 3 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 1
Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 5 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 2 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5

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The 2007 Welsh Open was the 2007 edition of the Welsh Open professional snooker tournament and was held from 12 to 18 February 2007 at the Newport Centre in Newport, South East Wales. It was the 16th staging of the competition since 1992 and the tenth time it took place at the Newport Centre. The tournament was the fifth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season. The host broadcasters were BBC Cymru Wales and Eurosport.

The 1932 World Snooker Championship, known at the time as the Professional Championship of Snooker, was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 20 April 1932, with the final being held at Thurston's Hall in London, England. It is recognised as the sixth edition of the World Snooker Championship. The defending champion, Joe Davis from England, won the title for the sixth time by defeating New Zealander Clark McConachy by 30 frames to 19 in the final. The score when Davis achieved a winning margin was 25–18, with dead frames played afterwards. Davis set a new Championship record break of 99 in the 36th frame of the final. McConachy had become the first player from outside the British Isles to enter the championship. The only other participant was Tom Dennis, who was defeated 11–13 by McConachy in the semi-final at Skegness.

The 1935 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at Thurston's Hall in London, England from 8 to 27 April 1935. It was the first edition of the Championship to incorporate "world" in its name, being called the World's Professional Snooker Championship. Joe Davis won the title for the ninth time by defeating Willie Smith by 28 frames to 21 in the final, having achieved a winning margin at 25–20. Davis recorded the first century break in the history of the championship, a 110 in his semi-final match against Tom Newman.

The 1937 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at Thurston's Hall in London, England from 22 February to 20 March 1937. It is recognised as the 11th edition of the World Snooker Championship. There were nine participants in the event, with debutants Fred Davis and Bill Withers competing in a qualifying match. Withers won the match to join with the remaining seven players in the main event.

The 1947 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 January to 25 October 1947. The final was held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England, from 13 to 25 October. The semi-finals were completed in March, but the final was delayed due to building works at the venue, which had been bombed in October 1940. Walter Donaldson won the title by defeating Fred Davis by 82 frames to 63 in the final, although he reached the winning margin earlier, at 73–49. Davis made the highest break of the tournament with a 135 clearance in frame 86 of the final.

The 1948 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 9 March to 1 May 1948. It was an edition of the World Snooker Championship first held in 1927. A qualifying event with eight participants was held from 1 to 13 December 1947 at Burroughes Hall and was won by John Pulman, who joined seven other players in the main event.

The 1954 World Professional Match-play Championship was a professional snooker tournament held from 5 October 1953 to 6 March 1954 across various locations in the British Isles. The final was held at Houldsworth Hall in Manchester, England. Fred Davis won his sixth World Snooker Championship title by defeating Walter Donaldson by 45 frames to 26 in the final after securing a winning lead at 36–15. Donaldson compiled a break of 121, the highest of the tournament, on the last day of the final.

The 2004 Snooker Grand Prix was the 2004 edition of the Grand Prix snooker tournament and was held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament defeating Ian McCulloch by nine frames to five (9–5) in the final. In the semi-finals O'Sullivan defeated Paul Hunter 6–3 and McCulloch beat Michael Judge 6–1. Mark Williams, who won the same event under the name LG Cup the year before, lost in the first round. John Higgins made the highest break with a 147. The 64-man tournament was the first of eight World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2004/2005 snooker season and the next event following last season's World Championship, which was won by O'Sullivan. It preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open.

The 2014 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible. The tournament was also the last ranking event of the 2013–14 snooker season. The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time. A qualifying tournament was held from 8 to 16 April 2014 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield for 16 players, who met 16 seeded participants at the main championships.

The 2001 Irish Masters was a professional invitational snooker tournament which was held at the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Dublin, from 27 March to 1 April. It was the 24th Irish Masters and the fifth and final World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association invitational event in the 2000–01 snooker season. The tournament was co-sponsored by the Health Promotion Unit and the Office of Tobacco Control of the Department of Health and Children and hotel group Citywest.

The 2019 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 43rd consecutive year the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, and the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018–19 snooker season. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 10 to 17 April 2019 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Sports betting company Betfred sponsored the event.

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