2003 Scottish Open (snooker)

2003 Regal Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	5–13 April 2003 (2003-04-05 – 2003-04-13)
Venue	Royal Highland Centre
City	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200
Winner's share	£82,500
Highest break	Ali Carter  (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	David Gray  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Score	9–7
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The 2003 Scottish Open (officially the 2003 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 April 2003 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2002/2003 season.

David Gray won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final. This was Gray's only ranking final victory, and was Selby's first appearance in a ranking final. The defending champion, Stephen Lee, was defeated in the quarter-finals by John Higgins.

This was the final tournament held under the Scottish Open name, being re-branded the following season as the Players Championship before being discontinued. ^[1] The tournament would be revived under the Scottish Open name in 2016. ^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[3]

Winner: £82,500 Runner-up: £42,500 Semi-final: £21,250 Quarter-final: £11,700 Last 16: £9,600 Last 32: £7,800 Last 48: £4,000 Last 64: £3,150

Last 80: £2,150 Last 96: £1,450 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage two highest break: £7,500 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £597,200

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
						1	Stephen Lee	5
	24	Michael Judge	2			43	Ian McCulloch	2
											1	Stephen Lee	5
	43	Ian McCulloch	5
											11	Mark King	1
						11	Mark King	5
	30	Nigel Bond	3			33	Robert Milkins	3
																1	Stephen Lee	1
	33	Robert Milkins	5
																5	John Higgins	5
						10	Jimmy White	5
	28	Tony Drago	3				Rory McLeod	2
											10	Jimmy White	2
		Rory McLeod	5
											5	John Higgins	5
						5	John Higgins	5
	26	Anthony Davies	5			26	Anthony Davies	0
																					5	John Higgins	3
		Ryan Day	2
																					19	David Gray	6
						7	Stephen Hendry	5
	25	Steve Davis	5			25	Steve Davis	2
											7	Stephen Hendry	4
	52	Stephen Maguire	2
											19	David Gray	5
						13	Joe Perry	1
	19	David Gray	5			19	David Gray	5
																19	David Gray	5
		David Gilbert	3
																16	Joe Swail	4
						16	Joe Swail	5
	27	Marco Fu	4			38	Alfie Burden	2
											16	Joe Swail	5
	38	Alfie Burden	5
											4	Mark Williams	3
						4	Mark Williams	5
	29	Chris Small	3			35	Michael Holt	3
																										19	David Gray	9
	35	Michael Holt	5
																										53	Mark Selby	7
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	22	Drew Henry	5			22	Drew Henry	2
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
		Shaun Murphy	3
											15	Alan McManus	5
						15	Alan McManus	5
	18	John Parrott	4			36	Patrick Wallace	4
																15	Alan McManus	3
	36	Patrick Wallace	5
																6	Ken Doherty	5
						14	Quinten Hann	5
	23	Fergal O'Brien	1				Sean Storey	0
											14	Quinten Hann	3
		Sean Storey	5
											6	Ken Doherty	5
						6	Ken Doherty	5
	17	Anthony Hamilton	5			17	Anthony Hamilton	2
																					6	Ken Doherty	5
		Wayne Brown	1
																					53	Mark Selby	6
						8	Matthew Stevens	5
	32	James Wattana	5			32	James Wattana	3
											8	Matthew Stevens	2
		Kristján Helgason	4
											53	Mark Selby	5
						9	Paul Hunter	3
	20	Dominic Dale	2			53	Mark Selby	5
																53	Mark Selby	5
	53	Mark Selby	5
																31	Ali Carter	3
						12	Graeme Dott	4
	21	Dave Harold	5			21	Dave Harold	5
											21	Dave Harold	4
	57	Stuart Bingham	3
											31	Ali Carter	5
						2	Peter Ebdon	2
	31	Ali Carter	5			31	Ali Carter	5
	62	Nick Dyson	1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 April 2003. [4]
David Gray (19)   England	9–7	Mark Selby (53)   England
Afternoon:73–32 (65), 77–0 (60), 47–34, 47–76, 78–47 (52), 70–24, 0–63, 41–66 (60) Evening: 9–102, 24–67, 77–30, 71–62, 21–70, 57–75, 71–56, 65–18
65	Highest break	60
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	1

Qualifying

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Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Paul Davies 4–5 Leo Fernandez Tony Jones 1–5 Colm Gilcreest Andrew Higginson 5–3 James Reynolds Jeff Cundy 5–2 Jamie Cope Paul Davison 5–1 Ricky Walden Rory McLeod 5–2 Bob Chaperon Ryan Day 5–0 Matthew Selt Jason Ferguson 3–5 Hugh Abernethy Craig Butler 3–5 David John Rod Lawler 5–1 Manan Chandra Adrian Gunnell 5–2 Jason Weston Euan Henderson w/d–w/o David Gilbert Stephen Kershaw 0–5 Munraj Pal Luke Fisher 4–5 Simon Bedford Lee Walker w/o–w/d Eddie Manning Alain Robidoux 1–5 Lee Spick

Shaun Murphy 5–2 Atthasit Mahitthi Matthew Couch 4–5 Kwan Poomjang John Read 5–1 Mario Wehrman Jason Prince 5–2 Peter Roscoe Paul Wykes 5–1 Jin Long Sean Storey 5–2 David Donovan Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Pang Weiguo Wayne Brown 5–2 Stefan Mazrocis Kristján Helgason w/o–w/d Matthew Farrant Neal Foulds 2–5 Darren Clarke Andrew Norman 4–5 Johl Younger Antony Bolsover 5–3 Jimmy Robertson Peter Lines 3–5 Mark Gray Martin Dziewialtowski 5–4 David McLellan Joe Johnson 0–5 Nick Pearce Troy Shaw 5–2 Justin Astley

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Leo Fernandez	5			Andy Hicks	2			Ian McCulloch	5
	Colm Gilcreest	0			Leo Fernandez	5			Leo Fernandez	2
	Andrew Higginson	5			Barry Hawkins	5			Robert Milkins	5
	Jeff Cundy	0			Andrew Higginson	4			Barry Hawkins	3
	Paul Davison	0			Dave Finbow	1			Jamie Burnett	4
	Rory McLeod	5			Rory McLeod	5			Rory McLeod	5
	Ryan Day	5			Barry Pinches	1			Mark Davis	3
	Hugh Abernethy	2			Ryan Day	5			Ryan Day	5
	David John	4			Stephen Maguire	5			Gary Wilkinson	3
	Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	1			Stephen Maguire	5
	Adrian Gunnell	2			Bjorn Haneveer	3			Brian Morgan	3
	David Gilbert	5			David Gilbert	5			David Gilbert	5
	Munraj Pal	2			Nick Walker	5			Alfie Burden	5
	Simon Bedford	5			Simon Bedford	3			Nick Walker	4
	Lee Walker	5			Gerard Greene	4			Michael Holt	5
	Lee Spick	4			Lee Walker	5			Lee Walker	2
	Shaun Murphy	5			Darren Morgan	1			Jonathan Birch	2
	Kwan Poomjang	3			Shaun Murphy	5			Shaun Murphy	5
	John Read	5			Mike Dunn	5			Patrick Wallace	5
	Jason Prince	2			John Read	2			Mike Dunn	3
	Paul Wykes	0			Jimmy Michie	0			Robin Hull	1
	Sean Storey	5			Sean Storey	5			Sean Storey	5
	Phaitoon Phonbun	3			Stuart Pettman	3			Marcus Campbell	4
	Wayne Brown	5			Wayne Brown	5			Wayne Brown	5
	Kristján Helgason	5			Bradley Jones	2			David Roe	0
	Darren Clarke	2			Kristján Helgason	5			Kristján Helgason	5
	Johl Younger	2			Mark Selby	5			Shokat Ali	4
	Antony Bolsover	5			Antony Bolsover	0			Mark Selby	5
	Mark Gray	5			Stuart Bingham	5			Billy Snaddon	4
	Martin Dziewialtowski	4			Mark Gray	2			Stuart Bingham	5
	Nick Pearce	3			Nick Dyson	5			Terry Murphy	1
	Troy Shaw	5			Troy Shaw	1			Nick Dyson	5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

141 – Stuart Bingham 138 – Shaun Murphy 136 – Rory McLeod 135 – Michael Holt 133 – Lee Spick 128, 113 – Kristjan Helgason 121 – David Gray 120 – Bradley Jones 120 – Wayne Brown

119 – Johl Younger 119 – Tony Drago 117 – David Gilbert 115 – Adrian Gunnell 114 – Ian McCulloch 112, 104, 101 – Ryan Day 110 – Robin Hull 108, 100 – Mark Gray 103 – Nick Walker

Televised stage centuries

142, 116 – Ali Carter 136, 120, 102, 101, 100 – Stephen Hendry 134, 100 – Mark Selby 131, 124 – Ken Doherty 128, 102 – John Higgins

117 – Mark King 101 – Matthew Stevens 101 – Ian McCulloch 101 – Quinten Hann 101 – Anthony Hamilton

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