2003 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2003 Regal Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates22–26 January 2003 (2003-01-22 2003-01-26)
Venue Cardiff International Arena
City Cardiff
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £597,200
Winner's share£82,500
Highest breakFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (140)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
Score9–5
2002
2004

The 2003 Welsh Open (officially the 2003 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 to 26 January at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. [1]

Contents

Paul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 2–6 against Mark Williams. Williams in turn lost to Stephen Hendry 9–5 in the final. Hendry won his third Welsh Open title and the 34th ranking title of his career.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Paul Hunter was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [2]

Main draw

[3] [4]

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 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
53 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 1
1 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 1
11 Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5
1 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 2
16 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
56 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 3
16 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 4
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
1 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 2
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
31 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 4
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
39 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 3
39 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
39 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 4
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
13 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
51 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 2
13 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 2
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
19 Flag of England.svg David Gray 2
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
17 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
28 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 4
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 1
28 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
27 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 2
27 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
27 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 0
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
21 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 3
27 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 4
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 6
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
44 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
10 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5
35 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 2
35 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 26 January 2003. [3]
Mark Williams (4)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
5–9 Stephen Hendry (7)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon:64–0 (62), 0–127 (127), 26–90 (89), 0–140 (140), 25–83 (64), 59–49, 0–104 (104), 0–108 (108)
Evening:87–0 (87), 65–1 (54), 51–61, 62–0 (50), 31–79 (79), 0–91 (91)
87Highest break140
0Century breaks4
450+ breaks8

Qualifying

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Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Round 5
Best of 9 frames
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David John 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 0 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 3
Flag of England.svg Justin Astley 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David John 4 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5 Flag of England.svg Dave Finbow 2 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 3 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Gray 3 Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5
Flag of England.svg Munraj Pal 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 4 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 2 Flag of England.svg Munraj Pal 2 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johl Younger3 Flag of England.svg Nick Walker 3 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 5 Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 5 Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 4 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Roscoe 2 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 3 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 3
Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 3
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 2 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 4 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 1
Flag of England.svg Stephen Kershaw 2 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 3 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Flag of England.svg David Roe 3 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Weiguo 1 Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 3 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 4 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 0 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of England.svg Luke Fisher 5 Flag of England.svg Luke Fisher 5 Flag of England.svg Luke Fisher 0 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 0
Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 4 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 2 Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 5 Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 3 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 4
Flag of England.svg Jason Weston 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 2 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 2 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 5 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 5 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 2
Flag of England.svg Lee Spick 5 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 5 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
Flag of Iceland.svg Kristján Helgason 4 Flag of England.svg Lee Spick 3 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 1 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Henderson 4 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 1
Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 5 Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 2 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 2
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 4 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 3 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 2
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 4 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 2 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5

Century breaks

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References

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  2. "Prize Money (Main Tour 2002/2003)". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.