2003 Welsh Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–26 January 2003 |
| Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
| City | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £597,200 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 9–5 |
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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]
Paul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 2–6 against Mark Williams.
Stephen Hendry defeated Williams 9–5 in the final to win 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]
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Winner: £82,500 |
Last 80: £2,150 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Total: £597,200 |
Main draw[]
Final[]
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 26 January 2003.[3] | ||
| Mark Williams (4) Wales
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5–9 | Stephen Hendry (7) Scotland
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| 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) | ||
| 87 | Highest break | 140 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Qualifying[]
Round 1[]
Best of 9 frames
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Round 2–5[]
Century breaks[]
- 140, 127, 124, 113, 108, 104 – Stephen Hendry
- 139 – Robin Hull
- 133 – Leo Fernandez
- 132 – Ali Carter
- 128 – Michael Holt
- 127 – John Higgins
- 120 – Anthony Hamilton
- 116, 100 – Mark Williams
- 110 – Paul Hunter
- 109, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 109 – Alan McManus
- 101, 101 – Marco Fu
References[]
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.
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- 2003 in snooker
- 2003 in Welsh sport
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