2002 British Open

2002 British Open
Tournament information
Dates9–17 November 2002 (2002-11-09 – 2002-11-17)
VenueTelford International Arena
CityTelford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Final
Champion Paul Hunter (ENG)
Runner-up Ian McCulloch (ENG)
Score9–4
2001
2003

The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.[1]

Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final. The players each wore a red and blue shirt [2]

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
Scotland John Higgins5
England Steve Davis5England Steve Davis2
Scotland John Higgins5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Mark King3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Scotland John Higgins2
England Jonathan Birch1
England Ian McCulloch5
Scotland Graeme Dott3
England Ian McCulloch5England Ian McCulloch5
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Thailand James Wattana3
England Ian McCulloch5
England Stephen Lee3
Scotland Stephen Maguire5Scotland Stephen Maguire5
England Ian McCulloch6
Wales Anthony Davies3
Wales Mark Williams3
Scotland Stephen Hendry4
England Ali Carter5England Ali Carter5
England Ali Carter5
England Mark Davis3
England John Parrott1
England Joe Perry1
England John Parrott5England John Parrott5
England Ali Carter1
England Barry Pinches0
Wales Mark Williams5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
England Jimmy Michie5England Jimmy Michie5
England Jimmy Michie1
Scotland Drew Henry2
Wales Mark Williams5
Wales Mark Williams5
England David Gray5England David Gray3
England Ian McCulloch4
England Robert Milkins3
England Paul Hunter9
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Wales Dominic Dale5Wales Dominic Dale1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer3
England Paul Hunter5
England Paul Hunter5
Iceland Kristján Helgason5Iceland Kristján Helgason3
England Paul Hunter5
England Dave Harold0
England Anthony Hamilton1
England Jimmy White4
England Anthony Hamilton5England Anthony Hamilton5
England Anthony Hamilton5
England Sean Storey1
Wales Matthew Stevens2
Wales Matthew Stevens5
Hong Kong Marco Fu5Hong Kong Marco Fu2
England Paul Hunter6
Scotland Euan Henderson3
Scotland Chris Small3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
Scotland Chris Small5Scotland Chris Small5
Scotland Chris Small5
England Peter Lines0
England Brian Morgan3
Australia Quinten Hann2
England Brian Morgan5England Brian Morgan5
Scotland Chris Small5
England Nigel Bond2
Scotland Alan McManus4
Scotland Alan McManus5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3
Scotland Alan McManus5
England Nick Walker2
England Peter Ebdon3
England Peter Ebdon5
Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago3
England Ricky Walden2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded
Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002.[3]
Paul Hunter
 England
9–4 Ian McCulloch
 England
Afternoon: 69–18, 61–48, 65–47, 0–99 (99), 110–0 (110), 0–84 (70), 91–31 (90), 70–0
Evening: 107–0 (93), 0–135 (135), 72–41 (58), 0–79 (79), 75–0
110 Highest break 135
1 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 4

References

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  1. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 180.
  2. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "British Open 2002". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.