2003 Welsh Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–26 January 2003 |
| Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
| City | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £597,200 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Final[edit]
| 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[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Best of 9 frames
Round 2–5[edit]
| Round 2 Best of 9 frames |
Round 3 Best of 9 frames |
Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
Round 5 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| David John
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5 |  Mark Selby
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5 | Jonathan Birch
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0 | Drew Henry
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3 | ||||
| Justin Astley
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4 | David John
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4 | Mark Selby
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5 | Mark Selby
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5 | ||||
 Leo Fernandez
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5 | Dave Finbow
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2 |  Terry Murphy
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3 | Fergal O'Brien
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1 | ||||
| Mark Gray
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3 | Leo Fernandez
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5 | Leo Fernandez
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5 | Leo Fernandez
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5 | ||||
| Munraj Pal
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5 | Barry Pinches
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5 | Billy Snaddon
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4 | Nigel Bond
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4 | ||||
| Paul Davison
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2 | Munraj Pal
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2 | Barry Pinches
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5 | Barry Pinches
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5 | ||||
 Johl Younger
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3 | Nick Walker
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3 | Robert Milkins
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5 | Steve Davis
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5 | ||||
| Craig Butler
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5 | Craig Butler
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5 | Craig Butler
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4 | Robert Milkins
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3 | ||||
| Jamie Cope
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5 | Gerard Greene
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5 | Marcus Campbell
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5 | Ali Carter
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5 | ||||
| Peter Roscoe
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2 | Jamie Cope
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3 | Gerard Greene
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3 | Marcus Campbell
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3 | ||||
| Adrian Gunnell
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5 | Stuart Pettman
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5 |  Robin Hull
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5 | Chris Small
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3 | ||||
| Peter Lines
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4 | Adrian Gunnell
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1 | Stuart Pettman
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2 | Robin Hull
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5 | ||||
| Jason Ferguson
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5 | Barry Hawkins
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5 | Alfie Burden
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4 | John Parrott
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1 | ||||
| Stephen Kershaw
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2 | Jason Ferguson
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3 | Barry Hawkins
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5 | Barry Hawkins
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5 | ||||
| Matthew Couch
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5 | Jimmy Michie
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5 | David Roe
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3 | David Gray
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5 | ||||
 Pang Weiguo
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1 | Matthew Couch
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3 | Jimmy Michie
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5 | Jimmy Michie
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3 | ||||
| Lee Walker
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4 | Bradley Jones
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0 | Mark Davis
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5 | Anthony Hamilton
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5 | ||||
| Luke Fisher
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5 | Luke Fisher
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5 | Luke Fisher
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0 | Mark Davis
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0 | ||||
| Tony Jones
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5 | Darren Morgan
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4 | Brian Morgan
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5 |  Tony Drago
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5 | ||||
| Jason Prince
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2 | Tony Jones
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5 | Tony Jones
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3 | Brian Morgan
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4 | ||||
| Jason Weston
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4 |  Bjorn Haneveer
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2 | Gary Wilkinson
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5 |  Marco Fu
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5 | ||||
| Paul Davies
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5 | Paul Davies
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5 | Paul Davies
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2 | Gary Wilkinson
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3 | ||||
| Ryan Day
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4 | Stuart Bingham
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3 |  Shokat Ali
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5 | Dave Harold
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5 | ||||
| Sean Storey
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5 | Sean Storey
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5 | Sean Storey
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1 | Shokat Ali
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2 | ||||
| Lee Spick
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5 | Andy Hicks
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5 | Ian McCulloch
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5 | Dominic Dale
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5 | ||||
 Kristján Helgason
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4 | Lee Spick
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3 | Andy Hicks
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1 | Ian McCulloch
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4 | ||||
| Euan Henderson
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4 | Mike Dunn
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5 | Jamie Burnett
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5 | Michael Judge
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1 | ||||
| Simon Bedford
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5 | Simon Bedford
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2 | Mike Dunn
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2 | Jamie Burnett
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5 | ||||
| Rod Lawler
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5 | Stephen Maguire
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4 | Patrick Wallace
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4 |  James Wattana
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2 | ||||
| Andrew Norman
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4 | Rod Lawler
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5 | Rod Lawler
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5 | Rod Lawler
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5 | ||||
| Rory McLeod
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3 | Nick Dyson
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5 | Michael Holt
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5 | Anthony Davies
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2 | ||||
| Ricky Walden
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5 | Ricky Walden
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4 | Nick Dyson
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2 | Michael Holt
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5 | ||||
Century breaks[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.