2002–03 snooker season explained

Tournaments:19 (8 ranking events)
Uk: Mark Williams
Masters: Mark Williams
Worldchamps: Mark Williams
Previous:2001–02
Next:2003–04

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 SepScottish MastersThistle HotelsGlasgow Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins9–4[1]
LG CupGuild Hall Chris Small9–5[2]
21 Oct31 OctBenson & Hedges ChampionshipTowers Snooker ClubMansfield Mark Davis Mehmet Husnu9–6[3]
9 Nov17 NovTelford International Centre Paul Hunter Ian McCulloch9–4[4]
2 Dec15 DecUK ChampionshipBarbican CentreYork10–9[5]
22 Jan26 JanWelsh OpenCardiff International ArenaCardiff9–5[6]
2 Feb9 FebMastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Mark Williams Stephen Hendry10–4[7] [8]
11 Mar16 MarEuropean OpenPalace Hotel Ronnie O'Sullivan9–6[9] [10]
25 Mar30 Mar IrelandIrish MastersCitywest Hotel Ronnie O'Sullivan10–9[11]
5 Apr13 AprScottish OpenRoyal Highland Centre David Gray Mark Selby9–7[12] [13]
19 Apr5 MayCrucible TheatreSheffield Mark Williams Ken Doherty[14]
11 Jan11 MayPremier LeagueCrowtree Leisure CentreSunderland Marco Fu Mark Williams9–5[15]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
2 Nov7 NovChallenge Tour 1Towers Snooker ClubMansfield Tom Ford6–2[16]
15 Feb20 FebChallenge Tour 2Jesters Snooker ClubSwindon Stuart Mann6–5[17]
15 Mar20 MarChallenge Tour 3Jesters Snooker ClubSwindon Michael Rhodes Luke Simmonds6–5[18]
16 May22 MayChallenge Tour 4Pontin'sPrestatyn James Leadbetter6–2[19]

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
1 Oct8 Oct Korea, Republic ofAsian GamesDongju College GymnasiumBusan Ding Junhui Supoj Saenla3–1[20]
20 Feb22 FebIrish OpenMillennium ForumDerry Fergal O'Brien10–3[21]
19 Feb23 Feb ThailandThailand MastersRajamangala National StadiumBangkok Noppadon Noppachorn Rom Surin5–4[22] [23]

Official rankings

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

No.width=165 Playerwidth=80 Points 2000/01width=80 Points 2001/02width=80 Total
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan25399 24625 50024
2 Mark Williams21735 25050 46785
3 Peter Ebdon20777 23875 44652
4 John Higgins22034 22300 44334
5 Ken Doherty22079 21400 43479
6 Stephen Hendry17478 24650 42128
7 Stephen Lee13944 25725 39669
8 Matthew Stevens14879 18000 32879
9 Paul Hunter15809 15500 31309
10 Jimmy White12009 16925 28934
11 Mark King11895 15537 27432
12 Graeme Dott11397 15762 27159
13 Joe Perry9269 17700 26969
14 Quinten Hann11395 14837 26232
15 Alan McManus12190 13550 25740
16 Joe Swail12117 12762 24879

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regal Scottish Masters 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  2. Web site: LG Cup 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: British Open 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  5. Web site: PowerHouse UK Championship 2002. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  6. Web site: Regal Welsh Open 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Benson & Hedges Masters 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: European Open 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  10. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911070744/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html. 11 September 2012. live.
  11. Web site: Citywest Irish Masters 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Regal Scottish Open 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: Embassy World Championship 2003. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  15. 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.
  16. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 1. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20061016042129/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT1.htm. 16 October 2006.
  17. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 2. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20060905220857/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT2.htm. 5 September 2006.
  18. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 3. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20061017150139/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT3.htm. 17 October 2006.
  19. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 4. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20060905180822/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02ct4.htm. 5 September 2006.
  20. Web site: 2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 284. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003505/http://www.busan.go.kr/data/01_cityhall/05/result.pdf. dead. 5 October 2013. 9 January 2008.
  21. Web site: Swail lifts Irish crown. BBC. 31 October 2020.
  22. Web site: Turner. Chris. Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155548/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 19 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Noppadon wins Masters crown, goes No. 1. thailandsnooker.com. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20030402140220/http://thailandsnooker.com/news.php?id1=24. 2 April 2003.
  24. 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.
  25. Web site: Embassy World Rankings 2002/2003. Snooker.org. 28 October 2011.
  26. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
  27. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20020604064647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/world.asp. 4 June 2002.

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