| Tournament Name: | 2002 British Open |
| Venue: | Telford International Arena |
| Location: | Telford |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Score: | 9–4 |
| Previous: | 2001 |
| Next: | 2003 |
The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.[1] Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final. The players each wore a red and blue shirt [2] __TOC__
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002. | |||
| Paul Hunter | 9–4 | Ian McCulloch | |
| Afternoon: 69–18, 61–48, 65–47, 0–99 (99), 110–0 (110), 0–84 (70), 91–31 (90), 70–0 Evening: 107–0 (93), 0–135 (135), 72–41 (58), 0–79 (79), 75–0 | |||
| 110 | Highest break | 135 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 | |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 4 | |