2001–02 snooker season explained

Tournaments:21 (9 ranking events)
Uk: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters: Paul Hunter
Worldchamps: Peter Ebdon
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Next:2002–03

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

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
11 Aug19 AugChampions CupBrighton CentreBrighton John Higgins Mark Williams7–4[1]
18 Sep23 SepScottish MastersThistle HotelsGlasgow John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan9–6[2]
29 Sep7 OctTelewest Arena John Higgins Graeme Dott9–6[3]
LG CupGuild Hall Stephen Lee Peter Ebdon9–4[4]
4 Nov15 NovBenson & Hedges ChampionshipTowers Snooker ClubMansfield Ryan Day Hugh Abernethy9–5[5]
23 Nov1 Dec MaltaEuropean OpenMediterranean Conference Centre Stephen Hendry Joe Perry9–2[6]
3 Dec16 DecUK ChampionshipBarbican CentreYork Ronnie O'Sullivan Ken Doherty10–1[7]
23 Jan27 JanWelsh OpenCardiff International ArenaCardiff Paul Hunter Ken Doherty9–7[8] [9]
3 Feb10 FebMastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Mark Williams10–9[10] [11]
24 Feb3 Mar ChinaChina OpenInternational Gymnastics Centre Mark Williams Anthony Hamilton9–8[12] [13]
4 Mar10 Mar ThailandThailand MastersMerchant Court Hotel Mark Williams Stephen Lee9–4[14]
19 Mar24 Mar IrelandIrish MastersCitywest Hotel John Higgins Peter Ebdon10–3[15] [16]
6 Apr14 AprScottish OpenA.E.C.C.Aberdeen Stephen Lee David Gray9–2[17] [18]
20 Apr6 MayCrucible TheatreSheffield Peter Ebdon Stephen Hendry[19]
5 Jan12 MayPremier LeagueRothes HallsGlenrothes Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins9–4[20]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
8 Oct14 OctChallenge Tour 1Harrogate James Reynolds Steve Judd6–5[21] [22]
3 Dec9 DecChallenge Tour 2Jesters Snooker ClubSwindon Leo Fernandez Ryan Day6–3
7 Jan13 JanChallenge Tour 3Manhattan Club and Snooker CentreHarrogate Lee Spick Joe Delaney6–3
4 Mar10 MarChallenge Tour 4Jesters Snooker ClubSwindon David Gilbert Ryan Day6–3

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
22 Aug26 Aug JapanWorld GamesSelion PlazaAkita Bjorn Haneveer Marlon Manalo4–3[23] [24]
31 Oct4 Nov AustriaAustrian OpenSnooker Cafe Pot BlackWels Stefan Mazrocis Lee Richardson5–3[25] [26]
Casino LinzLinz

Official rankings

See 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.[27] [28] [29] [30]

No.Ch.width=165 Playerwidth=80 Points 1999/00width=80 Points 2000/01width=80 Total
1 Mark Williams31655 21735 53390
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan20200 25399 45599
3 John Higgins21690 22034 43724
4 Ken Doherty16260 22079 38339
5 Stephen Hendry18125 17478 35603
6 Matthew Stevens18005 14879 32884
7 Peter Ebdon11885 20777 32662
8 Stephen Lee15980 13944 29924
9 Paul Hunter10075 15809 25884
10 Joe Swail12755 12117 24872
11 Jimmy White11575 12009 23584
12 Alan McManus9750 12190 21940
13 Mark King9980 11895 21875
14 Graeme Dott10367 11397 21764
15 Dave Harold11852 9578 21430
16 Fergal O'Brien11035 10096 21131

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champions Cup 2001. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Regal Scottish Masters 2001. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Stan James British Open 2001. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  4. Web site: LG Cup 2001. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Turner. Chris. Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 24 November 2011.
  6. Web site: European Open 2011. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  7. Web site: UK Championship 2001. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Regal Welsh Open 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  9. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title. Eurosport UK. 3 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141449/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27012010/58/week-jan-24-30-hunter-first-ranking-title.html. live. 16 January 2014.
  10. Web site: Benson & Hedges Masters 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  11. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: White becomes Brown. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918231307/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08022010/58/week-white-becomes-brown.html. 18 September 2012. live.
  12. Web site: China Open 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055737/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01032010/58/week-british-success-whirlwind.html. 7 August 2011. live.
  14. Web site: Singha Thailand Masters 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  15. Web site: Citywest Irish Masters 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  16. Web site: On this Week: Irish hat-trick success. Eurosport UK. 2 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920080152/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22032010/58/week-irish-hat-trick-success.html. live. 20 September 2012.
  17. Web site: Regal Scottish Open 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  18. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: First world title for Reardon. Eurosport UK. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023205744/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12042010/58/week-first-world-title-reardon.html. live. 23 October 2013.
  19. Web site: Embassy World Championship 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  20. Web site: 2002 Premier League Snooker Results. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 24 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016233158/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2002_results.htm. 16 October 2012. dead.
  21. Web site: 2001/2002 Challenge Tour Calendar. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20020504034532/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/calendar_challenge.htm. 4 May 2002.
  22. Web site: WPBSA Secondary Professional Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200859/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html. 28 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 8 May 2010.
  23. Web site: Billiards/Snooker/Men/. World Games 2001 Akita. 21 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20020319022044/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0130.html. 19 March 2002.
  24. Web site: Snooker Results (Men). Sports123.com. 23 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222050119/http://sports123.com/snk/results/mwg-2001.html. 22 February 2009.
  25. Web site: Snooker in Austria. Global Snooker. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107093441/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-international-europe-austria-main.asp. 2011-11-07. dead.
  26. Web site: ASO 2001. 1. Union Wels BC. 31 January 2022. German. https://archive.today/20130614130122/http://www.snooker-wels.at/ASOArchiv/Web/2001.pdf. 2013-06-14. dead.
  27. Web site: Turner. Chris. World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05). https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html. 13 March 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 27 April 2011.
  28. Web site: Embassy World Rankings 2001/2002. Snooker.org. 28 October 2011.
  29. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
  30. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the 2001 Embassy World Championship. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20010803103000/http://worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/world.asp. 3 August 2001.

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