2002–03 snooker season

2002–03 snooker seasonDetails

Duration| 27 August 2002 – 22 May 2003 (2002-08-27 – 2003-05-22)
Tournaments| 19 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship|  Mark Williams
Masters|  Mark Williams
World Championship|  Mark Williams

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The 2002–03 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 27 August 2002 and 22 May 2003. Due to a legal ban, this was the final season to have events sponsored by tobacco companies (apart from Embassy, who would continue to sponsor the World Championship for another two years). The following table outlines the results for the ranking events and the invitational events. Mark Williams won all three triple crown events (UK Championship, Masters, World Championship) - the last player to do so in a single season.

## Calendar[edit]

Date[n 1] |  | Rank  | Tournament name  | Venue  | City  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score[1][2] | References

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09–24  | 09–29  |  SCO | NR  | Scottish Masters | Thistle Hotels | Glasgow |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |  John Higgins | 9–4  | [3]
10–01  | 10–08  |  KOR | P/A  | Asian Games | Dongju College Gymnasium | Busan |  Ding Junhui |  Supoj Saenla | 3–1  | [4]
10–05 | 10–13 |  ENG | WR  | LG Cup | Guild Hall | Preston |  Chris Small |  Alan McManus | 9–5  | [5]
10–21  | 10–31  |  ENG | NR  | Benson & Hedges Championship | Towers Snooker Club | Mansfield |  Mark Davis |  Mehmet Husnu | 9–6  | [6]
11–02  | 11–07  |  WAL | CT  | Challenge Tour 1  | Towers Snooker Club | Mansfield |  Chris Melling |  Tom Ford | 6–2  | [7]
11–09  | 11–17  |  ENG | WR  | British Open | Telford International Centre | Telford |  Paul Hunter |  Ian McCulloch | 9–4  | [8]
12–02  | 12–15  |  ENG | WR  | UK Championship | Barbican Centre | York |  Mark Williams |  Ken Doherty | 10–9  | [9]
01–22  | 01–26  |  WAL | WR  | Welsh Open | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff |  Stephen Hendry |  Mark Williams | 9–5  | [10]
02–02  | 02–09  |  ENG | NR  | Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London  |  Mark Williams |  Stephen Hendry | 10–4  | [11][12]
02–15  | 02–20  |  ENG | CT  | Challenge Tour 2  | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon |  Adrian Rosa |  Stuart Mann | 6–5  | [13]
02–20  | 02–22  |  NIR | NR  | Irish Open | Millennium Forum | Derry |  Joe Swail |  Fergal O'Brien | 10–3  | [14]
02–19  | 02–23  |  THA | NR  | Thailand Masters | Rajamangala National Stadium | Bangkok |  Noppadon Noppachorn |  Rom Surin | 5–4  | [15][16]
03–11  | 03–16  |  ENG | WR  | European Open | Palace Hotel | Torquay |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |  Stephen Hendry | 9–6  | [17][18]
03–15  | 03–20  |  WAL | CT  | Challenge Tour 3  | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon |  Michael Rhodes |  Luke Simmonds | 6–5  | [19]
03–25  | 03–30  |  IRL | WR  | Irish Masters | Citywest Hotel | Dublin |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |  John Higgins | 10–9  | [20]
04–05  | 04–13  |  SCO | WR  | Scottish Open | Royal Highland Centre | Edinburgh |  David Gray |  Mark Selby | 9–7  | [21][22]
04–19  | 05–05  |  ENG | WR  | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield |  Mark Williams |  Ken Doherty | 18–16  | [23]
01–11  | 05–11  |  ENG | NR  | Premier League | Crowtree Leisure Centre | Sunderland |  Marco Fu |  Mark Williams | 9–5  | [24]
05–16  | 05–22  |  WAL | CT  | Challenge Tour 4  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Kurt Maflin |  James Leadbetter | 6–2  | [25]
WR = World ranking event

CT = Challenge Tour event
NR = Non-ranking event
P/A = Pro-am event

## Official rankings[edit]

Main article: Snooker world rankings 2002/2003

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[26][27][28][29]

No.  | Player  | Points 2000/01  | Points 2001/02  | Total

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1 |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 25399 | 24625 | 50024
2 |  Mark Williams | 21735 | 25050 | 46785
3 |  Peter Ebdon | 20777 | 23875 | 44652
4 |  John Higgins | 22034 | 22300 | 44334
5 |  Ken Doherty | 22079 | 21400 | 43479
6 |  Stephen Hendry | 17478 | 24650 | 42128
7 |  Stephen Lee | 13944 | 25725 | 39669
8 |  Matthew Stevens | 14879 | 18000 | 32879
9 |  Paul Hunter | 15809 | 15500 | 31309
10 |  Jimmy White | 12009 | 16925 | 28934
11 |  Mark King | 11895 | 15537 | 27432
12 |  Graeme Dott | 11397 | 15762 | 27159
13 |  Joe Perry | 9269 | 17700 | 26969
14 |  Quinten Hann | 11395 | 14837 | 26232
15 |  Alan McManus | 12190 | 13550 | 25740
16 |  Joe Swail | 12117 | 12762 | 24879

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Dates use the month day format

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The 2002/2003 Season". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
2. ^ "For The Record 2002–3". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
3. ^ "Regal Scottish Masters 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
4. ^ "2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 284" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
5. ^ "LG Cup 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
6. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
7. ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 1". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006.
8. ^ "British Open 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
9. ^ "PowerHouse UK Championship 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
10. ^ "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
11. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
12. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
13. ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 2". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
14. ^ "Swail lifts Irish crown". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
15. ^ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
16. ^ "Noppadon wins Masters crown, goes No. 1". thailandsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
17. ^ "European Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
18. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
19. ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 3". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.
20. ^ "Citywest Irish Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
21. ^ "Regal Scottish Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
22. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
23. ^ "Embassy World Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
24. ^ "2002 Premier League Snooker Results". premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
25. ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 4". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
26. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05)". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
27. ^ "Embassy World Rankings 2002/2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
28. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
29. ^ "Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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