2003 UK Championship

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Travis Perkins UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–30 November 2003 (2003-11-18 – 2003-11-30)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£615,000
Winner's share£84,500
Highest break Ali Carter (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–8
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The 2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 November 2003 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.[1] The event was broadcast on the BBC between 22 and 30 November 2003 and was the third ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.[2] This marked the first event of three consecutive events sponsored by building merchant Travis Perkins.[3]

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien.

Matthew Stevens won his first ranking title when by defeating five times UK champion Stephen Hendry 10–8. In the final Hendry failed a 147 attempt, when he missed the yellow while on 120. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Ali Carter.

Tournament summary[]

Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw[]

[1][2][4]

  Last 48
Best of 17 frames 		Last 32
Best of 17 frames 		Last 16
Best of 17 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                                                         
29 England Mark Selby 8     1 Wales Mark Williams 7  
33 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9     33 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9  
  33 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 7  
  15 England Jimmy White 9  
25 Scotland Drew Henry 9 15 England Jimmy White 9
39 England Michael Holt 7     25 Scotland Drew Henry 5  
  15 England Jimmy White 9  
  40 England Nigel Bond 3  
24 Malta Tony Drago 9     16 England Joe Perry 9  
78 England Rory McLeod 8     24 Malta Tony Drago 6  
  16 England Joe Perry 8
  40 England Nigel Bond 9  
21 England Robert Milkins 4 6 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 7
40 England Nigel Bond 9     40 England Nigel Bond 9  
  15 England Jimmy White 7  
  9 Wales Matthew Stevens 9  
31 Wales Anthony Davies 8     8 England Paul Hunter 9  
41 Scotland Stephen Maguire 9     41 Scotland Stephen Maguire 7  
  8 England Paul Hunter 9
  22 England Mark King 8  
22 England Mark King 9 12 England David Gray 8
91 Canada Alain Robidoux 4     22 England Mark King 9  
  8 England Paul Hunter 3
  9 Wales Matthew Stevens 9  
27 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4     9 Wales Matthew Stevens 9  
38 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 9     38 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 7  
  9 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
  34 Thailand James Wattana 6  
32 Finland Robin Hull 2 4 Scotland John Higgins 4
34 Thailand James Wattana 9     34 Thailand James Wattana 9  
9 Wales Matthew Stevens 10
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 8
26 England Ian McCulloch 9     3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
47 England Stuart Pettman 4     26 England Ian McCulloch 3  
  3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
  10 Scotland Alan McManus 5  
28 Wales Dominic Dale 9 10 Scotland Alan McManus 9
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 3     28 Wales Dominic Dale 7  
  3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
  14 Australia Quinten Hann 3  
18 Scotland Chris Small 9     14 Australia Quinten Hann 9  
62 England Andy Hicks 6     18 Scotland Chris Small 8  
  14 Australia Quinten Hann 9
  7 England Peter Ebdon 6  
20 England Anthony Hamilton 7 7 England Peter Ebdon 9
43 England Stuart Bingham 9     43 England Stuart Bingham 2  
  3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
  2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9  
23 England Dave Harold 9     5 England Stephen Lee 9  
35 England Mark Davis 6     23 England Dave Harold 5  
  5 England Stephen Lee 6
  36 England Barry Pinches 9  
19 Hong Kong Marco Fu 1 13 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
36 England Barry Pinches 9     36 England Barry Pinches 9  
  36 England Barry Pinches 3
  2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9  
17 England Ali Carter 9     11 England Steve Davis 6  
61 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 3     17 England Ali Carter 9  
  17 England Ali Carter 8
  2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9  
30 England John Parrott 9 2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
42 England Barry Hawkins 8     30 England John Parrott 5  

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 30 November 2003.[2]
Matthew Stevens (9)
 Wales 		10–8 Stephen Hendry (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 0–79 (68), 0–100 (100), 30–57, 46–77 (65), 71–40 (66), 81–5 (50), 137–0 (137), 99–1 (99)
Evening: 76–0 (76), 11–107 (67), 0–94 (93), 0–101 (101), 78–27 (61), 63–61 (Hendry 61), 80–22, 63–59, 0–120 (120), 69–54 (Hendry 53)
137 Highest break 120
1 Century breaks 3
6 50+ breaks 9

Century breaks[]

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Televised stage centuries[]

Qualifying stage centuries[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "UK Championship results". BBC Sport. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Travis Perkins UK Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  4. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  5. ^ "2003 UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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