2003 British Open (snooker)

British Open
Tournament information
Dates 8–16 November 2003
Venue Brighton Centre
City Brighton
Country England
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Highest break 147
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score 9–6
2002
2004

The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.

Main draw

[1][2]

  Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                                                         
23  England Dave Harold 1     1  England Paul Hunter 5  
 England Shaun Murphy 5      England Shaun Murphy 2  
  1  England Paul Hunter 5  
  12  England David Gray 3  
18  Scotland Chris Small 3 12  England David Gray 5
 England Nick Dyson 5      England Nick Dyson 2  
  1  England Paul Hunter 3  
  6  England Stephen Lee 5  
24  Malta Tony Drago 5     15  England Jimmy White 2  
 England Nigel Bond 2     24  Malta Tony Drago 5  
  24  Malta Tony Drago 0
  6  England Stephen Lee 5  
19  Hong Kong Marco Fu 5 6  England Stephen Lee 5
 England Barry Hawkins 4     19  Hong Kong Marco Fu 2  
  6  England Stephen Lee 2  
  4  England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6  
17  England Ali Carter 1     7  Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2  
 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5      Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5  
   Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5
  27  Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1  
27  Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5 11  England Steve Davis 3
 England Stuart Bingham 1     27  Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5  
   Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
  4  England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
30  England John Parrott 4     14  Australia Quinten Hann 5  
 England Andy Hicks 5      England Andy Hicks 3  
  14  Australia Quinten Hann 1
  4  England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
29  England Mark Selby 3 4  England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5      Scotland Stephen Maguire 3  
4  England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
3  Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
28  Wales Dominic Dale 5     3  Scotland Stephen Hendry 5  
 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 2     28  Wales Dominic Dale 2  
  3  Scotland Stephen Hendry 5  
  16  England Joe Perry 0  
26  England Ian McCulloch 3 16  England Joe Perry 5
 England Tom Ford 5      England Tom Ford 1  
  3  Scotland Stephen Hendry 5  
  5  Scotland John Higgins 4  
21  England Robert Milkins 3     10  Scotland Alan McManus 4  
 England Mark Davis 5      England Mark Davis 5  
   England Mark Davis 2
  5  Scotland John Higgins 5  
32  Finland Robin Hull 1 5  Scotland John Higgins 5
 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5      Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 1  
  3  Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
  9  Wales Matthew Stevens 3  
25  Scotland Drew Henry 3     8  England Peter Ebdon 5  
 England Ricky Walden 5      England Ricky Walden 2  
  8  England Peter Ebdon 3
  9  Wales Matthew Stevens 5  
22  England Mark King 5 9  Wales Matthew Stevens 5
 England Barry Pinches 0     22  England Mark King 1  
  9  Wales Matthew Stevens 5
  2  Wales Mark Williams 1  
31  Wales Anthony Davies 2     13  Scotland Graeme Dott 4  
 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5      Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5  
   Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
  2  Wales Mark Williams 5  
20  England Anthony Hamilton 2 2  Wales Mark Williams 5
 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5      Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2  

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames.
Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. 16 November 2003.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England
6–9 Stephen Hendry (3)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 103–29 (62), 78–37 (61), 2–59, 0–135 (135), 106–0 (106), 104–0 (100), 0–135 (121), 109–0 (109)
Evening: 28–84 (61), 4–89 (50), 0–135 (135), 56–78 (56, 78), 0–95 (95), 70–5 (64), 12–72
109 Highest break 135
3 Century breaks 3
6 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.[1]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Thailand Kwan Poomjang 5–4 England Stephen Croft
England Andrew Norman 5–2 Wales Ian Sargeant
England Wayne Brown 5–1 England Chris Melling
Wales Ryan Day 5–3 Thailand Supoj Saenla
England Paul Wykes 5–2 Republic of Ireland Garry Hardiman
England Jason Ferguson 1–5 Australia Steve Mifsud
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5–4 England James Leadbetter
England Luke Fisher 5–2 China Ding Junhui
England Andrew Higginson 5–2 England Stuart Mann
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 1–5 Australia Neil Robertson
England Craig Butler 5–2 England Paul Sweeny
England Simon Bedford 3–5 Wales Philip Williams
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez w/d–w/o Scotland Gary Thomson
Wales Paul Davies 5–1 Norway Kurt Maflin
Iceland Kristjan Helgason 4–5 England Michael Wild
England Munraj Pal 5–4 England Carlo Giagnacovo

Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 5–2 Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney
England Bradley Jones 5–1 England Luke Simmonds
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 4–5 England Michael Rhodes
Wales Lee Walker 2–5 England Tom Ford
England Rory McLeod 5–3 England Andy Neck
Australia Johl Younger 5–1 England Steven Bennie
England Jamie Cope 5–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu
England Matthew Couch 5–4 China Liu Song
England Ricky Walden 5–0 England Martin Gould
England David Gilbert 4–5 England Darryn Walker
England Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Wales Ian Preece
England Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Canada Alain Robidoux
England Peter Lines 5–1 Scotland Scott MacKenzie
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5–2 England Ian Brumby
England Tony Jones 0–5 England Adrian Rosa
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 5–4 Northern Ireland Joe Meara

Round 2–4

  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
 Thailand Kwan Poomjang 3    England Shaun Murphy 5    England Gary Wilkinson 4
 England Andrew Norman 5    England Andrew Norman 2    England Shaun Murphy 5
 England Wayne Brown 3    England Nick Dyson 5    Scotland Jamie Burnett 2
 Wales Ryan Day 5    Wales Ryan Day 1    England Nick Dyson 5
 England Paul Wykes 5    England David Roe 5    England Nigel Bond 5
 Australia Steve Mifsud 4    England Paul Wykes 3    England David Roe 0
 Scotland Billy Snaddon 5    England Dave Finbow 1    England Barry Hawkins 5
 England Luke Fisher 4    Scotland Billy Snaddon 5    Scotland Billy Snaddon 0
 England Andrew Higginson 5    Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 3    Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5
 Australia Neil Robertson 1    England Andrew Higginson 5    England Andrew Higginson 1
 England Craig Butler 5    England Sean Storey 3    England Stuart Bingham 5
 Wales Philip Williams 1    England Craig Butler 5    England Craig Butler 1
 Scotland Gary Thomson 5    England Andy Hicks 5    England Stuart Pettman 3
 Wales Paul Davies 2    Scotland Gary Thomson 4    England Andy Hicks 5
 England Michael Wild 5    England Mike Dunn 5    Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
 England Munraj Pal 3    England Michael Wild 4    England Mike Dunn 2
 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 5    Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 5    England Jonathan Birch 0[n 1]
 England Bradley Jones 0    Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 0    Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 5
 England Michael Rhodes 1    England Alfie Burden 1    England Brian Morgan 2
 England Tom Ford 5    England Tom Ford 5    England Tom Ford 5
 England Rory McLeod 3    Pakistan Shokat Ali 4    England Mark Davis 5
 Australia Johl Younger 5    Australia Johl Younger 5    Australia Johl Younger 0
 England Jamie Cope 4    England Nick Walker 5    Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
 England Matthew Couch 5    England Matthew Couch 3    England Nick Walker 1
 England Ricky Walden 5    Wales Darren Morgan 1    Thailand James Wattana 3
 England Darryn Walker 1    England Ricky Walden 5    England Ricky Walden 5
 England Adrian Gunnell 5    Scotland Marcus Campbell 5    England Barry Pinches 5
 Canada Alain Robidoux 1    England Adrian Gunnell 0    Scotland Marcus Campbell 2
 England Peter Lines 3    England Rod Lawler 4    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5    Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5    Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 4
 England Adrian Rosa 5    England Jimmy Michie 1    England Michael Holt 5
 Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 3    England Adrian Rosa 5    England Adrian Rosa 4
  1. Birch conceded the match at 0–3 down.

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2003 British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
  2. 1 2 "British Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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