| Tournament Name: | China Open |
| Venue: | International Gymnastic Centre |
| Location: | Shanghai |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £450,000 |
| Winners Share: | £50,000 |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The 2002 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 24 February to 3 March 2002 at the International Gymnastic Centre in Shanghai, China. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2001–02 season.[1]
The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who was defeated 5–3 in the quarter-finals by Mark Selby. Mark Williams won in the final 9–8 against Anthony Hamilton.[2] __TOC__
| Final: Best of 17 frames. International Gymnastic Centre, Shanghai, China. 3 March 2002. | |||
| Mark Williams | 9–8 | Anthony Hamilton | |
| Afternoon: 2–60 (60), 92–1 (68), 5–69 (69), 63–52, 16–66, 5–113 (106), 73–16 (73), 40–72 Evening: 6–84 (84), 93–0 (93), 75–1, 0–93 (93), 0–71, 75–1, 60–14, 107–20 (107), 85–40 | |||
| 107 | Highest break | 106 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 | |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 | |