2003 Welsh Open (snooker)

2003 Regal Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates22–26 January 2003 (2003-01-22 – 2003-01-26)
VenueCardiff International Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score9–5
2002
2004

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]

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.

Tournament summary

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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

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

Main draw

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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
               
1 England Paul Hunter 5
53 England Mark Selby 1
1 England Paul Hunter 5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 1
11 England Mark King 2
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 5
1 England Paul Hunter 5
6 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
16 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
56 England Barry Pinches 3
16 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
6 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
6 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
25 England Steve Davis 2
1 England Paul Hunter 2
4 Wales Mark Williams 6
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
31 England Ali Carter 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 1
39 Finland Robin Hull 5
12 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
39 Finland Robin Hull 5
39 Finland Robin Hull 4
4 Wales Mark Williams 5
13 England Joe Perry 5
51 England Barry Hawkins 2
13 England Joe Perry 2
4 Wales Mark Williams 5
4 Wales Mark Williams 5
19 England David Gray 2
4 Wales Mark Williams 5
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
17 England Anthony Hamilton 4
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
28 Malta Tony Drago 4
9 Wales Matthew Stevens 1
28 Malta Tony Drago 5
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
14 Australia Quinten Hann 2
27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
8 England Stephen Lee 0
8 England Stephen Lee 5
21 England Dave Harold 3
27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
20 Wales Dominic Dale 1
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
15 Scotland Alan McManus 4
15 Scotland Alan McManus 5
44 Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Rod Lawler 2
10 England Jimmy White 2
England Rod Lawler 5
England Rod Lawler 5
35 England Michael Holt 3
2 England Peter Ebdon 2
35 England Michael Holt 5

Final

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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

Qualifying

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Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

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Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Round 5
Best of 9 frames
Wales David John5England Mark Selby5England Jonathan Birch0Scotland Drew Henry3
England Justin Astley4Wales David John4England Mark Selby5England Mark Selby5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5England Dave Finbow2Northern Ireland Terry Murphy3Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Mark Gray3Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5
England Munraj Pal5England Barry Pinches5Scotland Billy Snaddon4England Nigel Bond4
England Paul Davison2England Munraj Pal2England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches5
Australia Johl Younger3England Nick Walker3England Robert Milkins5England Steve Davis5
England Craig Butler5England Craig Butler5England Craig Butler4England Robert Milkins3
England Jamie Cope5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Ali Carter5
Wales Peter Roscoe2England Jamie Cope3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3Scotland Marcus Campbell3
England Adrian Gunnell5England Stuart Pettman5Finland Robin Hull5Scotland Chris Small3
England Peter Lines4England Adrian Gunnell1England Stuart Pettman2Finland Robin Hull5
England Jason Ferguson5England Barry Hawkins5England Alfie Burden4England John Parrott1
England Stephen Kershaw2England Jason Ferguson3England Barry Hawkins5England Barry Hawkins5
England Matthew Couch5England Jimmy Michie5England David Roe3England David Gray5
China Pang Weiguo1England Matthew Couch3England Jimmy Michie5England Jimmy Michie3
Wales Lee Walker4England Bradley Jones0England Mark Davis5England Anthony Hamilton5
England Luke Fisher5England Luke Fisher5England Luke Fisher0England Mark Davis0
England Tony Jones5Wales Darren Morgan4England Brian Morgan5Malta Tony Drago5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince2England Tony Jones5England Tony Jones3England Brian Morgan4
England Jason Weston4Belgium Bjorn Haneveer2England Gary Wilkinson5Hong Kong Marco Fu5
Wales Paul Davies 5Wales Paul Davies5Wales Paul Davies2England Gary Wilkinson3
Wales Ryan Day4England Stuart Bingham3Pakistan Shokat Ali5England Dave Harold5
England Sean Storey5England Sean Storey5England Sean Storey1Pakistan Shokat Ali2
England Lee Spick5England Andy Hicks5England Ian McCulloch5Wales Dominic Dale5
Iceland Kristján Helgason4England Lee Spick3England Andy Hicks1England Ian McCulloch4
Scotland Euan Henderson4England Mike Dunn5Scotland Jamie Burnett5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge1
England Simon Bedford5England Simon Bedford2England Mike Dunn2Scotland Jamie Burnett5
England Rod Lawler5Scotland Stephen Maguire4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace4Thailand James Wattana2
England Andrew Norman4England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5
England Rory McLeod3England Nick Dyson5England Michael Holt5Wales Anthony Davies2
England Ricky Walden5England Ricky Walden4England Nick Dyson2England Michael Holt5

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.