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2002–03 snooker season

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FieldValue
duration
tournaments19 (8 ranking events)
UKWAL Mark Williams
MastersWAL Mark Williams
WorldChampsWAL Mark Williams
previous[2001–02](2001-02-snooker-season)
next[2003–04](2003-04-snooker-season)

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

World Snooker Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
24 Sep29 SepSCO[Scottish Masters](2002-scottish-masters)Thistle HotelsGlasgowENG Ronnie O'SullivanSCO John Higgins9–4
5 Oct13 OctENG[LG Cup](2002-lg-cup-snooker)Guild HallPrestonScotland Chris SmallScotland Alan McManus9–5
21 Oct31 OctENG[Benson & Hedges Championship](2003-masters-snooker-qualifying)Towers Snooker ClubMansfieldEngland Mark DavisCyprus Mehmet Husnu9–6
9 Nov17 NovENG[British Open](2002-british-open-snooker)Telford International CentreTelfordEngland Paul HunterEngland Ian McCulloch9–4
2 Dec15 DecENG[UK Championship](2002-uk-championship)Barbican CentreYorkWales Mark WilliamsIreland Ken Doherty10–9
22 Jan26 JanWAL[Welsh Open](2003-welsh-open-snooker)Cardiff International ArenaCardiffScotland Stephen HendryWales Mark Williams9–5
2 Feb9 FebENG[Masters](2003-masters-snooker)Wembley Conference CentreLondonWales Mark WilliamsScotland Stephen Hendry10–4
11 Mar16 MarENG[European Open](2003-european-open-snooker)Palace HotelTorquayEngland Ronnie O'SullivanScotland Stephen Hendry9–6
25 Mar30 MarIRL[Irish Masters](2003-irish-masters)Citywest HotelDublinEngland Ronnie O'SullivanScotland John Higgins10–9
5 Apr13 AprSCO[Scottish Open](2003-scottish-open-snooker)Royal Highland CentreEdinburghEngland David GrayEngland Mark Selby9–7
19 Apr5 MayENG[World Snooker Championship](2003-world-snooker-championship)Crucible TheatreSheffieldWales Mark WilliamsIreland Ken Doherty18–16
11 Jan11 MayENG[Premier League](2003-premier-league-snooker)Crowtree Leisure CentreSunderlandHong Kong Marco FuWales Mark Williams9–5
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
2 Nov7 NovWALChallenge Tour 1Towers Snooker ClubMansfieldENG Chris MellingENG Tom Ford6–2
15 Feb20 FebENGChallenge Tour 2Jesters Snooker ClubSwindonENG Adrian RosaENG Stuart Mann6–5
15 Mar20 MarWALChallenge Tour 3Jesters Snooker ClubSwindonENG Michael RhodesENG Luke Simmonds6–5
16 May22 MayWALChallenge Tour 4Pontin'sPrestatynNOR Kurt MaflinENG James Leadbetter6–2

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
1 Oct8 OctKORAsian GamesDongju College GymnasiumBusanCHN Ding JunhuiTHA Supoj Saenla3–1
20 Feb22 FebNIR[Irish Open](2003-irish-open)Millennium ForumDerryNIR Joe SwailIRL Fergal O'Brien10–3
19 Feb23 FebTHA[Thailand Masters](2003-thailand-masters)Rajamangala National StadiumBangkokTHA Noppadon NoppachornTHA Rom Surin5–4

Official rankings

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.

No.PlayerPoints 2000/01Points 2001/02Total
1ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan253992462550024
2WAL Mark Williams217352505046785
3ENG Peter Ebdon207772387544652
4SCO John Higgins220342230044334
5IRL Ken Doherty220792140043479
6SCO Stephen Hendry174782465042128
7ENG Stephen Lee139442572539669
8WAL Matthew Stevens148791800032879
9ENG Paul Hunter158091550031309
10ENG Jimmy White120091692528934
11ENG Mark King118951553727432
12SCO Graeme Dott113971576227159
13ENG Joe Perry92691770026969
14AUS Quinten Hann113951483726232
15SCO Alan McManus121901355025740
16NIR Joe Swail121171276224879

Notes

References

References

  1. "Regal Scottish Masters 2002". Snooker.org.
  2. "LG Cup 2002". Snooker.org.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  4. "British Open 2002". Snooker.org.
  5. "PowerHouse UK Championship 2002". Snooker.org.
  6. "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org.
  7. "Benson & Hedges Masters 2003". Snooker.org.
  8. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". [[Eurosport.
  9. "European Open 2003". Snooker.org.
  10. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". [[Eurosport.
  11. "Citywest Irish Masters 2003". Snooker.org.
  12. "Regal Scottish Open 2003". Snooker.org.
  13. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". [[Eurosport.
  14. "Embassy World Championship 2003". Snooker.org.
  15. "2002 Premier League Snooker Results". [[Matchroom Sport]].
  16. "WSA Challenge Tour 1". Global Snooker Centre.
  17. "WSA Challenge Tour 2". Global Snooker Centre.
  18. "WSA Challenge Tour 3". Global Snooker Centre.
  19. "WSA Challenge Tour 4". Global Snooker Centre.
  20. "2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 284".
  21. "Swail lifts Irish crown". BBC.
  22. Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  23. "Noppadon wins Masters crown, goes No. 1". thailandsnooker.com.
  24. Turner, Chris. "World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05)". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  25. "Embassy World Rankings 2002/2003". Snooker.org.
  26. Hayton, Eric. (2004). "The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker". Rose Villa Publications.
  27. "Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
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