2002–03 snooker season
Details
Duration27 August 2002 – 22 May 2003 (2002-08-27 – 2003-05-22)
Tournaments19 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipWales Mark Williams
MastersWales Mark Williams
World ChampionshipWales Mark Williams

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

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
24 Sep 29 Sep  SCO Scottish Masters Thistle Hotels Glasgow England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–4 [1]
5 Oct 13 Oct  ENG LG Cup Guild Hall Preston Scotland Chris Small Scotland Alan McManus 9–5 [2]
21 Oct 31 Oct  ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Towers Snooker Club Mansfield England Mark Davis Cyprus Mehmet Husnu 9–6 [3]
9 Nov 17 Nov  ENG British Open Telford International Centre Telford England Paul Hunter England Ian McCulloch 9–4 [4]
2 Dec 15 Dec  ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York Wales Mark Williams Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 10–9 [5]
22 Jan 26 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 9–5 [6]
2 Feb 9 Feb  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–4 [7][8]
11 Mar 16 Mar  ENG European Open Palace Hotel Torquay England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 [9][10]
25 Mar 30 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 10–9 [11]
5 Apr 13 Apr  SCO Scottish Open Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh England David Gray England Mark Selby 9–7 [12][13]
19 Apr 5 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Wales Mark Williams Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 18–16 [14]
11 Jan 11 May  ENG Premier League Crowtree Leisure Centre Sunderland Hong Kong Marco Fu Wales Mark Williams 9–5 [15]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
2 Nov 7 Nov  WAL Challenge Tour 1 Towers Snooker Club Mansfield England Chris Melling England Tom Ford 6–2 [16]
15 Feb 20 Feb  ENG Challenge Tour 2 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Adrian Rosa England Stuart Mann 6–5 [17]
15 Mar 20 Mar  WAL Challenge Tour 3 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Michael Rhodes England Luke Simmonds 6–5 [18]
16 May 22 May  WAL Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn Norway Kurt Maflin England James Leadbetter 6–2 [19]

Other events

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
1 Oct 8 Oct  KOR Asian Games Dongju College Gymnasium Busan China Ding Junhui Thailand Supoj Saenla 3–1 [20]
20 Feb 22 Feb  NIR Irish Open Millennium Forum Derry Northern Ireland Joe Swail Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 10–3 [21]
19 Feb 23 Feb  THA Thailand Masters Rajamangala National Stadium Bangkok Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn Thailand Rom Surin 5–4 [22][23]

Official rankings

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.[24][25][26][27]

No. Player Points 2000/01 Points 2001/02 Total
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan 253992462550024
2Wales Mark Williams 217352505046785
3England Peter Ebdon 207772387544652
4Scotland John Higgins 220342230044334
5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 220792140043479
6Scotland Stephen Hendry 174782465042128
7England Stephen Lee 139442572539669
8Wales Matthew Stevens 148791800032879
9England Paul Hunter 158091550031309
10England Jimmy White 120091692528934
11England Mark King 118951553727432
12Scotland Graeme Dott 113971576227159
13England Joe Perry 92691770026969
14Australia Quinten Hann 113951483726232
15Scotland Alan McManus 121901355025740
16Northern Ireland Joe Swail 121171276224879

Notes

    References

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