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2003 Welsh Open (snooker)

Field	Value
tournament_name	2003 Regal Welsh Open
dates
venue	Cardiff International Arena
location	Cardiff
country	Wales
organisation	WPBSA
format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200
winners_share	£82,500
highest_break	Stephen Hendry (140)
winner	Stephen Hendry
runner_up	Mark Williams
score	9–5
previous	2002
next	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.

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

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

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £82,500

Runner-up: £42,500

Semi-final: £21,250

Quarter-final: £11,700

Last 16: £9,600

Last 32: £7,800

Last 48: £4,000

Last 64: £3,150 Last 80: £2,150

Last 96: £1,450

Stage one highest break: £1,800

Stage two highest break: £7,500

Stage one maximum break: £5,000

Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Total: £597,200

Main draw

Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Paul Hunter | RD1-score01=5 | RD1-seed02=53 | RD1-team02=ENG Mark Selby | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03=11 | RD1-team03=ENG Mark King | RD1-score03=2 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD1-score04= 5 | RD1-seed05=16 | RD1-team05= NIR Joe Swail | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06=56 | RD1-team06=ENG Barry Pinches | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07=6 | RD1-team07=IRL Ken Doherty | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=25 | RD1-team08=ENG Steve Davis | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=SCO John Higgins | RD1-score09=5 | RD1-seed10=31 | RD1-team10=ENG Ali Carter | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11=SCO Graeme Dott | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12=39 | RD1-team12=FIN Robin Hull | RD1-score12=5 | RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=ENG Joe Perry | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14=51 | RD1-team14=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team15=WAL Mark Williams | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-seed16=19 | RD1-team16=ENG David Gray | RD1-score16=2 | RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD1-score17=5 | RD1-seed18=17 | RD1-team18=ENG Anthony Hamilton | RD1-score18=4 | RD1-seed19=9 | RD1-team19=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD1-score19=1 | RD1-seed20=28 | RD1-team20=MLT Tony Drago | RD1-score20=5 | RD1-seed21=14 | RD1-team21=AUS Quinten Hann | RD1-score21=2 | RD1-seed22=27 | RD1-team22=HKG Marco Fu | RD1-score22=5 | RD1-seed23=8 | RD1-team23=ENG Stephen Lee | RD1-score23=5 | RD1-seed24=21 | RD1-team24=ENG Dave Harold | RD1-score24=3 | RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD1-score25=5 | RD1-seed26=20 | RD1-team26=WAL Dominic Dale | RD1-score26=1 | RD1-seed27=15 | RD1-team27=SCO Alan McManus | RD1-score27=5 | RD1-seed28=44 | RD1-team28=SCO Jamie Burnett | RD1-score28=3 | RD1-seed29=10 | RD1-team29=ENG Jimmy White | RD1-score29=2 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Rod Lawler | RD1-score30=5 | RD1-seed31=2 | RD1-team31=ENG Peter Ebdon | RD1-score31=2 | RD1-seed32=35 | RD1-team32=ENG Michael Holt | RD1-score32=5 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Paul Hunter | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD2-score02=1 | RD2-seed03=16 | RD2-team03=NIR Joe Swail | RD2-score03=4 | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-team04=IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score04=5 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=SCO John Higgins | RD2-score05=1 | RD2-seed06=39 | RD2-team06=FIN Robin Hull | RD2-score06=5 | RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=ENG Joe Perry | RD2-score07=2 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=WAL Mark Williams | RD2-score08=5 | RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD2-score09=5 | RD2-seed10=28 | RD2-team10=MLT Tony Drago | RD2-score10=4 | RD2-seed11=27 | RD2-team11=HKG Marco Fu | RD2-score11=5 | RD2-seed12=8 | RD2-team12=ENG Stephen Lee | RD2-score12=0 | RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD2-score13=5 | RD2-seed14=15 | RD2-team14=SCO Alan McManus | RD2-score14=4 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score15=5 | RD2-seed16=35 | RD2-team16=ENG Michael Holt | RD2-score16=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Paul Hunter | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-team02=IRL Ken Doherty | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03=39 | RD3-team03=FIN Robin Hull | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=WAL Mark Williams | RD3-score04=5 | RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD3-score05=3 | RD3-seed06=27 | RD3-team06=HKG Marco Fu | RD3-score06=5 | RD3-seed07=7 | RD3-team07=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD3-score07= 5 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=ENG Rod Lawler | RD3-score08=2 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Paul Hunter | RD4-score01=2 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=WAL Mark Williams | RD4-score02=6 | RD4-seed03=27 | RD4-team03=HKG Marco Fu | RD4-score03=4 | RD4-seed04=7 | RD4-team04=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD4-score04=6 | RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=WAL Mark Williams | RD5-score01=5 | RD5-seed02=7 | RD5-team02=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD5-score02=9

Final

4	50+ breaks	8

Qualifying

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

ENG Wayne Brown	1–5	CHN Pang Weiguo

ENG Antony Bolsover	4–5	ENG Ricky Walden

Round 2–5

| team-width=200 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames | RD1-team01 =WAL David John | RD1-score01 =5 | RD1-team02 =ENG Justin Astley | RD1-score02 =4 | RD1-team03 =IRL Leo Fernandez | RD1-score03 =5 | RD1-team04 =ENG Mark Gray | RD1-score04 =3 | RD1-team05 =ENG Munraj Pal | RD1-score05 =5 | RD1-team06 =ENG Paul Davison | RD1-score06 =2 | RD1-team07 =AUS Johl Younger | RD1-score07 =3 | RD1-team08 =ENG Craig Butler | RD1-score08 =5 | RD1-team09 =ENG Jamie Cope | RD1-score09 =5 | RD1-team10 =WAL Peter Roscoe | RD1-score10 =2 | RD1-team11 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD1-score11 =5 | RD1-team12 =ENG Peter Lines | RD1-score12 =4 | RD1-team13 =ENG Jason Ferguson | RD1-score13 =5 | RD1-team14 =ENG Stephen Kershaw | RD1-score14 =2 | RD1-team15 =ENG Matthew Couch | RD1-score15 =5 | RD1-team16 =CHN Pang Weiguo | RD1-score16 =1 | RD1-team17 =WAL Lee Walker | RD1-score17 =4 | RD1-team18 =ENG Luke Fisher | RD1-score18 =5 | RD1-team19 =ENG Tony Jones | RD1-score19 =5 | RD1-team20 =NIR Jason Prince | RD1-score20 =2 | RD1-team21 =ENG Jason Weston | RD1-score21 =4 | RD1-team22 =WAL **Paul Davies ** | RD1-score22 =5 | RD1-team23 =WAL Ryan Day | RD1-score23 =4 | RD1-team24 =ENG Sean Storey | RD1-score24 =5 | RD1-team25 =ENG Lee Spick | RD1-score25 =5 | RD1-team26 =Iceland Kristján Helgason | RD1-score26 =4 | RD1-team27 =SCO Euan Henderson | RD1-score27 =4 | RD1-team28 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD1-score28 =5 | RD1-team29 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD1-score29 =5 | RD1-team30 =ENG Andrew Norman | RD1-score30 =4 | RD1-team31 =ENG Rory McLeod | RD1-score31 =3 | RD1-team32 =ENG Ricky Walden | RD1-score32 =5 | RD2-team01 =ENG Mark Selby | RD2-score01 =5 | RD2-team02 =WAL David John | RD2-score02 =4 | RD2-team03 =ENG Dave Finbow | RD2-score03 =2 | RD2-team04 =IRL Leo Fernandez | RD2-score04 =5 | RD2-team05 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD2-score05 =5 | RD2-team06 =ENG Munraj Pal | RD2-score06 =2 | RD2-team07 =ENG Nick Walker | RD2-score07 =3 | RD2-team08 =ENG Craig Butler | RD2-score08 =5 | RD2-team09 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD2-score09 =5 | RD2-team10 =ENG Jamie Cope | RD2-score10 =3 | RD2-team11 =ENG Stuart Pettman | RD2-score11 =5 | RD2-team12 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD2-score12 =1 | RD2-team13 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD2-score13 =5 | RD2-team14 =ENG Jason Ferguson | RD2-score14 =3 | RD2-team15 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD2-score15 =5 | RD2-team16 =ENG Matthew Couch | RD2-score16 =3 | RD2-team17 =ENG Bradley Jones | RD2-score17 =0 | RD2-team18 =ENG Luke Fisher | RD2-score18 =5 | RD2-team19 =WAL Darren Morgan | RD2-score19 =4 | RD2-team20 =ENG Tony Jones | RD2-score20 =5 | RD2-team21 =BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD2-score21 =2 | RD2-team22 =WAL Paul Davies | RD2-score22 =5 | RD2-team23 =ENG Stuart Bingham | RD2-score23 =3 | RD2-team24 =ENG Sean Storey | RD2-score24 =5 | RD2-team25 =ENG Andy Hicks | RD2-score25 =5 | RD2-team26 =ENG Lee Spick | RD2-score26 =3 | RD2-team27 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD2-score27 =5 | RD2-team28 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD2-score28 =2 | RD2-team29 =SCO Stephen Maguire | RD2-score29 =4 | RD2-team30 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score30 =5 | RD2-team31 =ENG Nick Dyson | RD2-score31 =5 | RD2-team32 =ENG Ricky Walden | RD2-score32 =4 | RD3-team01 =ENG Jonathan Birch | RD3-score01 =0 | RD3-team02 =ENG Mark Selby | RD3-score02 =5 | RD3-team03 =NIR Terry Murphy | RD3-score03 =3 | RD3-team04 =IRL Leo Fernandez | RD3-score04 =5 | RD3-team05 =SCO Billy Snaddon | RD3-score05 =4 | RD3-team06 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD3-score06 =5 | RD3-team07 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD3-score07 =5 | RD3-team08 =ENG Craig Butler | RD3-score08 =4 | RD3-team09 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD3-score09 =5 | RD3-team10 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD3-score10 =3 | RD3-team11 =FIN Robin Hull | RD3-score11 =5 | RD3-team12 =ENG Stuart Pettman | RD3-score12 =2 | RD3-team13 =ENG Alfie Burden | RD3-score13 =4 | RD3-team14 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD3-score14 =5 | RD3-team15 =ENG David Roe | RD3-score15 =3 | RD3-team16 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD3-score16 =5 | RD3-team17 =ENG Mark Davis | RD3-score17 =5 | RD3-team18 =ENG Luke Fisher | RD3-score18 =0 | RD3-team19 =ENG Brian Morgan | RD3-score19 =5 | RD3-team20 =ENG Tony Jones | RD3-score20 =3 | RD3-team21 =ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD3-score21 =5 | RD3-team22 =WAL Paul Davies | RD3-score22 =2 | RD3-team23 =PAK Shokat Ali | RD3-score23 =5 | RD3-team24 =ENG Sean Storey | RD3-score24 =1 | RD3-team25 =ENG Ian McCulloch | RD3-score25 =5 | RD3-team26 =ENG Andy Hicks | RD3-score26 =1 | RD3-team27 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD3-score27 =5 | RD3-team28 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD3-score28 =2 | RD3-team29 =NIR Patrick Wallace | RD3-score29 =4 | RD3-team30 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD3-score30 =5 | RD3-team31 =ENG Michael Holt | RD3-score31 =5 | RD3-team32 =ENG Nick Dyson | RD3-score32 =2 | RD4-team01 =SCO Drew Henry | RD4-score01 =3 | RD4-team02 =ENG Mark Selby | RD4-score02 =5 | RD4-team03 =IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD4-score03 =1 | RD4-team04 =IRL Leo Fernandez | RD4-score04 =5 | RD4-team05 =ENG Nigel Bond | RD4-score05 =4 | RD4-team06 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD4-score06 =5 | RD4-team07 =ENG Steve Davis | RD4-score07 =5 | RD4-team08 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD4-score08 =3 | RD4-team09 =ENG Ali Carter | RD4-score09 =5 | RD4-team10 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD4-score10 =3 | RD4-team11 =SCO Chris Small | RD4-score11 =3 | RD4-team12 =FIN Robin Hull | RD4-score12 =5 | RD4-team13 =ENG John Parrott | RD4-score13 =1 | RD4-team14 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD4-score14 =5 | RD4-team15 =ENG David Gray | RD4-score15 =5 | RD4-team16 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD4-score16 =3 | RD4-team17 =ENG Anthony Hamilton | RD4-score17 =5 | RD4-team18 =ENG Mark Davis | RD4-score18 =0 | RD4-team19 =MLT Tony Drago | RD4-score19 =5 | RD4-team20 =ENG Brian Morgan | RD4-score20 =4 | RD4-team21 =HKG Marco Fu | RD4-score21 =5 | RD4-team22 =ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD4-score22 =3 | RD4-team23 =ENG Dave Harold | RD4-score23 =5 | RD4-team24 =PAK Shokat Ali | RD4-score24 =2 | RD4-team25 =WAL Dominic Dale | RD4-score25 =5 | RD4-team26 =ENG Ian McCulloch | RD4-score26 =4 | RD4-team27 =IRL Michael Judge | RD4-score27 =1 | RD4-team28 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD4-score28 =5 | RD4-team29 =THA James Wattana | RD4-score29 =2 | RD4-team30 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD4-score30 =5 | RD4-team31 =WAL Anthony Davies | RD4-score31 =2 | RD4-team32 =ENG Michael Holt | RD4-score32 =5

Century breaks

140, 127, 124, 113, 108, 104 Stephen Hendry
139 Robin Hull
133 Leo Fernandez
132 Ali Carter
128 Michael Holt
127 John Higgins
120 Anthony Hamilton
116, 100 Mark Williams
110 Paul Hunter
109, 104 Ronnie O'Sullivan
109 Alan McManus
101, 101 Marco Fu

References

References

Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
"Prize Money (Main Tour 2002/2003)". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
"Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org.
"2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre.

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