2003 British Open

British Open
Tournament information
Dates	8–16 November 2003
Venue	Brighton Centre
City	Brighton
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£470,000
Winner's share	£52,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry, including a 135), which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.

Main draw[]

^[1]^[2]

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

23	Dave Harold	1			1	Paul Hunter	5
64	Shaun Murphy	5			64	Shaun Murphy	2
								1	Paul Hunter	5

								12	David Gray	3
18	Chris Small	3	12	David Gray	5

55	Nick Dyson	5			55	Nick Dyson	2
											1	Paul Hunter	3

											6	Stephen Lee	5
24	Tony Drago	5			15	Jimmy White	2

40	Nigel Bond	2			24	Tony Drago	5
								24	Tony Drago	0

								6	Stephen Lee	5
19	Marco Fu	5	6	Stephen Lee	5

42	Barry Hawkins	4			19	Marco Fu	2
														6	Stephen Lee	2

														4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
17	Ali Carter	1			7	Ken Doherty	2

50	Gerard Greene	5			50	Gerard Greene	5
								50	Gerard Greene	5

								27	Joe Swail	1
27	Joe Swail	5	11	Steve Davis	3

43	Stuart Bingham	1			27	Joe Swail	5
											50	Gerard Greene	4

											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
30	John Parrott	4			14	Quinten Hann	5

62	Andy Hicks	5			62	Andy Hicks	3
								14	Quinten Hann	1

								4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
29	Mark Selby	3	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

41	Stephen Maguire	5			41	Stephen Maguire	3
																	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

																	3	Stephen Hendry	9
28	Dominic Dale	5			3	Stephen Hendry	5

	Patrick Wallace	2			28	Dominic Dale	2
								3	Stephen Hendry	5

								16	Joe Perry	0
26	Ian McCulloch	3	16	Joe Perry	5

	Tom Ford	5				Tom Ford	1
											3	Stephen Hendry	5

											5	John Higgins	4
21	Robert Milkins	3			10	Alan McManus	4

35	Mark Davis	5			35	Mark Davis	5
								35	Mark Davis	2

								5	John Higgins	5
32	Robin Hull	1	5	John Higgins	5

37	Michael Judge	5			37	Michael Judge	1
														3	Stephen Hendry	6

														9	Matthew Stevens	3
25	Drew Henry	3			8	Peter Ebdon	5

	Ricky Walden	5				Ricky Walden	2
								8	Peter Ebdon	3

								9	Matthew Stevens	5
22	Mark King	5	9	Matthew Stevens	5

36	Barry Pinches	0			22	Mark King	1
											9	Matthew Stevens	5

											2	Mark Williams	1
31	Anthony Davies	2			13	Graeme Dott	4

33	Fergal O'Brien	5			33	Fergal O'Brien	5
								33	Fergal O'Brien	2

								2	Mark Williams	5
20	Anthony Hamilton	2	2	Mark Williams	5

39	Michael Holt	5			39	Michael Holt	2

Final[]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. 16 November 2003.^[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) England	6–9	Stephen Hendry (3) Scotland
Afternoon: 103–29 (62), 78–37 (61), 2–59, 0–135 (135), 106–0 (106), 104–0 (100), 0–135 (121), 109–0 (109) Evening: 28–84 (61), 4–89 (50), 0–135 (135), 56–78 (56, 78), 0–95 (95), 70–5 (64), 12–72
109	Highest break	135
3	Century breaks	3
7	50+ breaks	7

Qualifying[]

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.^[1]

Round 1[]

Best of 9 frames

Kwan Poomjang	5–4
Andrew Norman	5–2
	5–1	Chris Melling
Ryan Day	5–3	Supoj Saenla
Paul Wykes	5–2
Jason Ferguson	1–5	Steve Mifsud
Billy Snaddon	5–4	James Leadbetter
	5–2	Ding Junhui
Andrew Higginson	5–2	Stuart Mann
Terry Murphy	1–5	Neil Robertson
Craig Butler	5–2
Simon Bedford	3–5	Philip Williams
Leo Fernandez	w/d–w/o	Gary Thomson
Paul Davies	5–1	Kurt Maflin
Kristján Helgason	4–5	Michael Wild
Munraj Pal	5–4

Martin Dziewialtowski	5–2	Joe Delaney
Bradley Jones	5–1	Luke Simmonds
Jason Prince	4–5
Lee Walker	2–5	Tom Ford
Rory McLeod	5–3
Johl Younger	5–1
Jamie Cope	5–4	Mehmet Husnu
Matthew Couch	5–4	Liu Song
Ricky Walden	5–0	Martin Gould
David Gilbert	4–5
Adrian Gunnell	5–3	Ian Preece
Joe Johnson	w/d–w/o	Alain Robidoux
Peter Lines	5–1	Scott MacKenzie
Atthasit Mahitthi	5–2	Ian Brumby
Tony Jones	0–5	Adrian Rosa
Colm Gilcreest	5–4	Joe Meara

Round 2–4[]

Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames

Kwan Poomjang	3	Shaun Murphy	5	Gary Wilkinson	4
Andrew Norman	5	Andrew Norman	2	Shaun Murphy	5

	3	Nick Dyson	5	Jamie Burnett	2
Ryan Day	5	Ryan Day	1	Nick Dyson	5

Paul Wykes	5	David Roe	5	Nigel Bond	5
Steve Mifsud	4	Paul Wykes	3	David Roe	0

Billy Snaddon	5	Dave Finbow	1	Barry Hawkins	5
	4	Billy Snaddon	5	Billy Snaddon	0

Andrew Higginson	5	Bjorn Haneveer	3	Gerard Greene	5
Neil Robertson	1	Andrew Higginson	5	Andrew Higginson	1

Craig Butler	5	Sean Storey	3	Stuart Bingham	5
Philip Williams	1	Craig Butler	5	Craig Butler	1

Gary Thomson	5	Andy Hicks	5	Stuart Pettman	3
Paul Davies	2	Gary Thomson	4	Andy Hicks	5

Michael Wild	5	Mike Dunn	5	Stephen Maguire	5
Munraj Pal	3	Michael Wild	4	Mike Dunn	2

Martin Dziewialtowski	5	Patrick Wallace	5	Jonathan Birch	0^{[n 1]}
Bradley Jones	0	Martin Dziewialtowski	0	Patrick Wallace	5

	1	Alfie Burden	1	Brian Morgan	2
Tom Ford	5	Tom Ford	5	Tom Ford	5

Rory McLeod	3	Shokat Ali	4	Mark Davis	5
Johl Younger	5	Johl Younger	5	Johl Younger	0

Jamie Cope	4	Nick Walker	5	Michael Judge	5
Matthew Couch	5	Matthew Couch	3	Nick Walker	1

Ricky Walden	5	Darren Morgan	1	James Wattana	3
	1	Ricky Walden	5	Ricky Walden	5

Adrian Gunnell	5	Marcus Campbell	5	Barry Pinches	5
Alain Robidoux	1	Adrian Gunnell	0	Marcus Campbell	2

Peter Lines	3	Rod Lawler	4	Fergal O'Brien	5
Atthasit Mahitthi	5	Atthasit Mahitthi	5	Atthasit Mahitthi	4

Adrian Rosa	5	Jimmy Michie	1	Michael Holt	5
Colm Gilcreest	3	Adrian Rosa	5	Adrian Rosa	4

^ Birch conceded the match at 0–3 down.

Century breaks[]

^[1]

Qualifying stage centuries[]

145, 103 – Ian McCulloch
138, 126, 110 – Andy Hicks
138 – Stephen Maguire
135, 130, 103 – Adrian Rosa
134, 117 – Ricky Walden
133 – Fergal O'Brien
132 – Stuart Bingham
132 – Peter Lines
131 – Kwan Poomjang
125 –
123, 112 – Billy Snaddon
121 – Barry Pinches
119 – Gerard Greene
118, 109, 103 – Tom Ford

117 – Joe Swail
110, 107 – Ryan Day
110, 104 – Andrew Norman
106 – Martin Dziewialtowski
106 – Nick Dyson
105, 101 – David Roe
104 – Phil Williams
104 –
102 – Ian Brumby
102 – Craig Butler
102 – Marco Fu
101 – Andrew Higginson
101 – Anthony Hamilton

Televised stage centuries[]

147, 135, 118 – John Higgins
138 – Michael Judge
135, 135, 134, 133, 121, 120 – Stephen Hendry
130, 127 – Ken Doherty
130 – Jimmy White
123 – Alan McManus
120 – Stephen Lee
116, 100 – Dominic Dale
115, 105 – Quinten Hann

114 – David Gray
112, 104 – Paul Hunter
111, 109 – Matthew Stevens
111, 104 – Mark Williams
109, 106, 100, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
107 – Gerard Greene
107 – Graeme Dott
104 – Michael Holt

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "2003 British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
^ ^a ^b "British Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[3] Birch conceded the match at 0–3 down.

[GSC-1] "2003 British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.

[Snooker.org-2] "British Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

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Tournament information
Dates	8–16 November 2003 (2003-11-08 – 2003-11-16)
Venue	Brighton Centre
City	Brighton
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£470,000
Winner's share	£52,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–6
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