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2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates20 April–6 May 2002
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,615,770
Winner's share£260,000
Highest breakWales Matthew Stevens (145)
Final
ChampionEngland Peter Ebdon
Runner-upScotland Stephen Hendry
Score18–17
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The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the final ranking event of the 2001–02 snooker season. This was the 26th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, marking the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the event at this venue.

Peter Ebdon won his first world title by defeating seven-time winner Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final. Ebdon defeated Matthew Stevens 17–16 in the semi-finals, while Hendry defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–13 to reach the final. This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final.

There was a total of 65 century breaks made during the tournament. The highest of the tournament was made by Stevens, who made a 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made a total of 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament. The championships were sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Tournament summary

  • Steve Davis failed to qualify for the World Championship for the second year in a row, losing to Finland's Robin Hull 8–10 in the last round of qualifying at the Newport Centre.[1]
  • Future world champion Shaun Murphy made his Crucible debut at this year's championship, losing 4–10 to Stephen Hendry in the first round.
  • Stuart Bingham narrowly missed out on a maximum break during his first-round match against Ken Doherty, making it to the final pink.[2]
  • World number one Mark Williams was defeated 9–13 by world number 19 Anthony Hamilton in the second round of the competition.[3]
  • Stephen Hendry reached his ninth World Championship final, beating the record of eight appearances in the final set by Steve Davis in the 1980s.
  • Referee John Williams presided over his tenth World Championship final. He retired from the game soon afterwards.[4]
  • Ebdon's victory made him the first player to win both his semi-final and the final in deciding frames. In the semi-final, down 14–16 to Matthew Stevens, Ebdon cleared up under pressure, after Stevens ran out of position needing just one more red to win the frame and the match. Ebdon then followed with breaks of 138 and 55 to win the match 17–16.[5]
  • Hendry took the record for century breaks in a World Championship, as his 16 centuries bettered the previous record total of 14 set by John Higgins in 1998.[6]

Final

The final between Peter Ebdon (seventh in the world rankings) and Stephen Hendry (ranked fifth) was a repeat of the 1996 World Championship final where Hendry had defeated Ebdon 18–12 to gain his sixth world title.[5] Over eight million viewers watched the 2002 final in the expectation of Hendry winning his eighth world title.[3][7]

Ebdon took the first four frames of the match to lead 4–0 at the first mid-session interval, but Hendry pulled back the next four frames to end the first session tied at 4–4. By the end of the second session, Ebdon was again four frames ahead at 10–6, but Hendry fought back and levelled the score at the end of the third session, 12–12.[7][8]

Hendry made a strong start to the final session, taking the lead for the first time with breaks of 63, 55 and 38, to put him 14–12 ahead. Ebdon won the next two frames to draw level at 14–14, after Hendry missed a relatively simple red in the 28th frame. Hendry then compiled a break of 58 in frame 29, to lead 15–14, but Ebdon took three of the next four frames with breaks of 73, 111 and 85 to move ahead 17–16.[7][8]

Poised to win the championship, Ebdon was 52–27 up in frame 34 when he missed a straight pot on the black on its spot, allowing Hendry to clear the colours and level the match at 17–17.[3][9] This was the second time that Hendry had been taken to a deciding frame in the World Championship final[7] (his first being in 1995 when he defeated Jimmy White in the 35th frame).[10] Hendry was the first to score in the decider, just seven points, before Ebdon compiled a break of 59.[3][7] Then with just four reds remaining on the table,[9] Hendry potted the cue ball while attempting to play a snooker, giving Ebdon his chance to take the frame and win the match 18–17.[3][10]

With his win, Ebdon received a cheque for £260,000 and moved up to third place in the end-of-season world rankings (behind Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams).[9][10] In a post-match interview, he said "It's what I have been working for and dreaming about for the last 17 years... I wasn't ready to win it six years ago, but I've improved as a player and as a person".[9] The Guardian's Sean Ingle described the final as "one of the sporting highlights of the year."[8]

Many commentators had been expecting Hendry to take his eighth world title.[8] He ultimately blamed his defeat on nerves and poor concentration, but also conceded that Ebdon was a stronger player than he had been in their previous world final encounter in 1996.[10] This was Hendry's last appearance in a World Championship final. His defeat effectively signalled the start of his decline as a major force in the game of snooker; he reached his last ranking final four years later at the 2006 UK Championship, where he again lost to Peter Ebdon.[11]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[12][13]

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[12][14][15] Template:World Snooker Championship Rounds

Qualifying

The qualifying matches were held between 20 February and 4 March 2001 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Pre-qualifying

Best of 19 frames
China Hasimu Tuerxun 10–3 Germany Lasse Münstermann
England Tom Ford 10–2 Thailand Charoen Phorat
England Ricky Walden 10–5 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell
England Shailesh Jogia 10–9 England Shaun Murphy
Canada Bob Chaperon 10–6 England Ian Hurdman
England Darryn Walker 10–3 England Eddie Barker
England Lee Spick 10–7 England Michael Rhodes
Australia Neil Robertson 10–7 England Paul Davison

Round 1–2

Round 1
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 2
(Best of 19 frames)
Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill
Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill England Matthew Couch 10–1 New Zealand Chris McBreen
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Paul Wykes 10–4 England Darren Clarke
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Matthew Street 10–9 England Troy Shaw
Wales Ryan Day 10–3 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun Wales Ryan Day 10–3 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Joe Johnson 10–5 England Ricky Walden
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby Republic of Ireland David McDonnell 10–4 England Ian Hurdman
England Mike Dunn 10–2 England Stephen Croft England Mike Dunn 10–2 England Stephen Croft
England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford
England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–5 Wales Ian Sargeant
England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray
England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray England Jason Wallace 10–6 Canada Alain Robidoux
Sweden Farhan Mirza 10–8 England Craig Roper Wales James Reynolds 10–9 England Tony Jones
Sweden Farhan Mirza 10–8 England Craig Roper England Jeff Cundy 10–7 Norway Kurt Maflin
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden Northern Ireland Jason Prince 10–7 England Chris Melling
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden England Wayne Brown 10–6 England Joe Jogia
Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–3 England Troy Shaw Finland Robin Hull 10–2 England Craig Butler
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden England Neal Foulds 10–4 Malta Alex Borg
England Sean Storey 10–6 England Wayne Saidler England Barry Hawkins 10–8 England Luke Fisher
England Sean Storey 10–6 England Wayne Saidler
England Barry Hawkins w/o–w/d Wales Mark Bennett England Barry Hawkins 10–5 England Nick Pearce
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–8 England Anthony Bolsover England Anthony Bolsover W/O Belgium Steve Lemmens
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–8 England Anthony Bolsover England Paul Davison 10–6 Scotland Hugh Abernethy
England Munraj Pal 10–2 Scotland Alan Burnett England Shaun Murphy 10–5 Scotland Euan Henderson
England Munraj Pal 10–2 Scotland Alan Burnetmct England Adrian Gunnell 10–6 England Rory McLeod
Scotland Paul McPhillips 10–7 England Shailesh Jogia England Nick Walker 10–0 Canada Levi Meiller
Scotland Paul McPhillips 10–7 England Shailesh Jogia England Andrew Higginson 10–5 England Adrian Rosa
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Wales Richard King England Barry Pinches 10–3 England Eddie Barker
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Wales Richard King England Luke Simmonds 10–6 England John Read
England Craig Butler 10–9 Wales Ryan Day England Stephen Kershaw 10–8 England Sean Storey
England Craig Butler 10–9 Wales Ryan Day England Lee Spick 10–7 Wales Phllip Williams
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu England Andrew Norman 10–5 Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 10–9 Thailand Kwan Poomjang

Round 3–6

[12]

Round 3
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 4
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 5
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 6
(Best of 19 frames)
Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–9 England Matthew Couch Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–5 England Rod Lawler England Stuart Bingham 10–7 Iceland Kristján Helgason England Stuart Bingham 10–6 England Nigel Bond
England Paul Wykes 10–5 England Matthew Street England Paul Wykes 10–4 England Peter Lines England Paul Wykes 10–8 England Bradley Jones Wales Dominic Dale 10–5 England Paul Wykes
Wales Ryan Day 10–1 England Joe Johnson Wales Ryan Day 10–8 England Mark Davis Scotland Marcus Campbell 10–9 Wales Ryan Day Wales Anthony Davies 10–9 Scotland Marcus Campbell
England Mike Dunn 10–8 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell England Mike Dunn 10–2 Wales Lee Walker England Mike Dunn 10–5 England Dave Finbow England Mike Dunn 10–9 Scotland Billy Snaddon
England Mark Selby 10–8 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer England Mark Selby 10–6 England Jason Ferguson England Mark Selby 10–6 England Alfie Burden England David Gray 10–7 England Mark Selby
England Jason Weston 10–2 England Jason Wallace England Ali Carter 10–4 England Jason Weston Wales Darren Morgan 10–7 England Ali Carter England Anthony Hamilton 10–7 Wales Darren Morgan
Wales James Reynolds 10–6 England Jeff Cundy Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 10–7 Wales James Reynolds England Michael Holt 10–7 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene Australia Quinten Hann 10–6 England Michael Holt
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 10–9 England Wayne Brown England David Roe 10–2 Northern Ireland Jason Prince England David Roe 10–3 England Jimmy Michie Scotland Drew Henry 10–5 England David Roe
Finland Robin Hull 10–1 England Neal Foulds Finland Robin Hull 10–5 England Gary Ponting Finland Robin Hull 10–6 England Gary Wilkinson Finland Robin Hull 10–8 England Steve Davis
England Barry Hawkins 10–8 England Robert Milkins England Stuart Pettman 10–6 England Barry Hawkins England Stuart Pettman 10–5 England Brian Morgan Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10–9 England Stuart Pettman
England Anthony Bolsover 10–3 England Paul Davison England Robert Milkins 10–7 England Anthony Bolsover England Robert Milkins 10–3 England Andy Hicks England Robert Milkins 10–8 Malta Tony Drago
England Shaun Murphy 10–5 England Adrian Gunnell England Shaun Murphy 10–7 England Nick Dyson England Shaun Murphy 10–5 Scotland Jamie Burnett England Shaun Murphy 10–4 Hong Kong Marco Fu
England Nick Walker 10–6 England Andrew Higginson England Jonathan Birch 10–7 England Nick Walker Pakistan Shokat Ali 10–6 England Jonathan Birch England John Parrott 10–9 Pakistan Shokat Ali
England Barry Pinches 10–5 Luke Simmonds England Barry Pinches 10–7 Scotland Stephen Maguire Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 10–9 England Barry Pinches England Joe Perry 10–9 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy
England Stephen Kershaw 10–7 England Lee Spick Wales Paul Davies 10–5 England Stephen Kershaw Wales Paul Davies 10–5 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace Scotland Chris Small 10–7 Wales Paul Davies
England Andrew Norman 10–7 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski England Andrew Norman 10–6 England Steve James England Ian McCulloch 10–3 England Andrew Norman Thailand James Wattana 10–7 England Ian McCulloch

Century breaks

There were 68 century breaks in the main stages of the event, which was at the time a record total. It was equalled in 2007 and superseded in 2009.[16][17] The highest break of the tournament was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins.[12] This was just the second time that the highest break of the tournament was 145, after Doug Mountjoy's in 1981.[16] Hendry made 16 century breaks during the tournament, the record for most centuries at a ranking event.[6][18]

References

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