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2001–02 snooker season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| duration | |
| tournaments | 21 (9 ranking events) |
| UK | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Masters | ENG Paul Hunter |
| WorldChamps | ENG Peter Ebdon |
| previous | [2000–01](2000-01-snooker-season) |
| next | [2002–03](2002-03-snooker-season) |
The 2001–02 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 11 August 2001 and 12 May 2002. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.
Calendar
World Snooker Tour
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | 19 Aug | ENG | [Champions Cup](2001-champions-cup) | Brighton Centre | Brighton | Scotland John Higgins | Wales Mark Williams | 7–4 | |||||||||
| 18 Sep | 23 Sep | SCO | [Scottish Masters](2001-scottish-masters) | Thistle Hotels | Glasgow | SCO John Higgins | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–6 | |||||||||
| 29 Sep | 7 Oct | ENG | [British Open](2001-british-open-snooker) | Telewest Arena | Newcastle | Scotland John Higgins | Scotland Graeme Dott | 9–6 | |||||||||
| 13 Oct | 21 Oct | ENG | [LG Cup](2001-lg-cup-snooker) | Guild Hall | Preston | England Stephen Lee | England Peter Ebdon | 9–4 | |||||||||
| 4 Nov | 15 Nov | ENG | [Benson & Hedges Championship](2002-masters-snooker-qualifying) | Towers Snooker Club | Mansfield | Wales Ryan Day | Scotland Hugh Abernethy | 9–5 | last=Turner | first=Chris | title=Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament | url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html | archive-date=16 February 2012 | work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk | publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive | access-date=24 November 2011}} |
| 23 Nov | 1 Dec | MLT | [European Open](2001-european-open-snooker) | Mediterranean Conference Centre | Valletta | Scotland Stephen Hendry | England Joe Perry | 9–2 | |||||||||
| 3 Dec | 16 Dec | ENG | [UK Championship](2001-uk-championship) | Barbican Centre | York | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ireland Ken Doherty | 10–1 | |||||||||
| 23 Jan | 27 Jan | WAL | [Welsh Open](2002-welsh-open-snooker) | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | England Paul Hunter | Ireland Ken Doherty | 9–7 | |||||||||
| 3 Feb | 10 Feb | ENG | [Masters](2002-masters-snooker) | Wembley Conference Centre | London | England Paul Hunter | Wales Mark Williams | 10–9 | |||||||||
| 24 Feb | 3 Mar | CHN | [China Open](2002-china-open-snooker) | International Gymnastics Centre | Shanghai | Wales Mark Williams | England Anthony Hamilton | 9–8 | |||||||||
| 4 Mar | 10 Mar | THA | [Thailand Masters](2002-thailand-masters) | Merchant Court Hotel | Bangkok | Wales Mark Williams | England Stephen Lee | 9–4 | |||||||||
| 19 Mar | 24 Mar | IRL | [Irish Masters](2002-irish-masters) | Citywest Hotel | Dublin | Scotland John Higgins | England Peter Ebdon | 10–3 | |||||||||
| 6 Apr | 14 Apr | SCO | [Scottish Open](2002-scottish-open-snooker) | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | England Stephen Lee | England David Gray | 9–2 | |||||||||
| 20 Apr | 6 May | ENG | [World Snooker Championship](2002-world-snooker-championship) | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | England Peter Ebdon | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 18–17 | |||||||||
| 5 Jan | 12 May | SCO | [Premier League](2002-premier-league-snooker) | Rothes Halls | Glenrothes | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | Scotland John Higgins | 9–4 |
| Non-ranking event |
|---|
Challenge Tour
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | 14 Oct | ENG | Challenge Tour 1 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | WAL James Reynolds | ENG Steve Judd | 6–5 | title=2001/2002 Challenge Tour Calendar | url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/calendar_challenge.htm | publisher=Global Snooker Centre | access-date=28 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020504034532/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/calendar_challenge.htm | archive-date=4 May 2002}} |
| 3 Dec | 9 Dec | ENG | Challenge Tour 2 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | IRL Leo Fernandez | WAL Ryan Day | 6–3 | ||||||
| 7 Jan | 13 Jan | ENG | Challenge Tour 3 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | ENG Lee Spick | IRL Joe Delaney | 6–3 | ||||||
| 4 Mar | 10 Mar | ENG | Challenge Tour 4 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | ENG David Gilbert | WAL Ryan Day | 6–3 |
Other events
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | 26 Aug | JPN | World Games | Selion Plaza | Akita | BEL Bjorn Haneveer | PHI Marlon Manalo | 4–3 | |
| 31 Oct | 4 Nov | AUT | Austrian Open | Snooker Cafe Pot Black | Wels | NED Stefan Mazrocis | ENG Lee Richardson | 5–3 | |
| Casino Linz | Linz |
Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2001/2002
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.
| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 1999/00 | Points 2000/01 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Mark Williams | 31655 | 21735 | 53390 | |
| 2 | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20200 | 25399 | 45599 | |
| 3 | SCO John Higgins | 21690 | 22034 | 43724 | |
| 4 | IRL Ken Doherty | 16260 | 22079 | 38339 | |
| 5 | SCO Stephen Hendry | 18125 | 17478 | 35603 | |
| 6 | WAL Matthew Stevens | 18005 | 14879 | 32884 | |
| 7 | ENG Peter Ebdon | 11885 | 20777 | 32662 | |
| 8 | ENG Stephen Lee | 15980 | 13944 | 29924 | |
| 9 | ENG Paul Hunter | 10075 | 15809 | 25884 | |
| 10 | NIR Joe Swail | 12755 | 12117 | 24872 | |
| 11 | ENG Jimmy White | 11575 | 12009 | 23584 | |
| 12 | SCO Alan McManus | 9750 | 12190 | 21940 | |
| 13 | ENG Mark King | 9980 | 11895 | 21875 | |
| 14 | SCO Graeme Dott | 10367 | 11397 | 21764 | |
| 15 | ENG Dave Harold | 11852 | 9578 | 21430 | |
| 16 | IRL Fergal O'Brien | 11035 | 10096 | 21131 |
Notes
References
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