2003_Welsh_Open_(snooker)
2003 Welsh Open (snooker)
Snooker tournament
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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–26 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 break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 9–5 |
← 2002 2004 → | |
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.
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.
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 |
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 26 January 2003.[3] | ||
| Mark Williams (4) Wales |
5–9 | Stephen Hendry (7) 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) | ||
| 87 | Highest break | 140 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Round 1
Best of 9 frames
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Round 2–5
- 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
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- "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.
- "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- "2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.