| Tournament name | 2002 British Open |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 November 2002 – 17 November 2002 |
| Venue | Telford International Arena |
| Location | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner | Paul Hunter (England) |
| Runner up | Ian McCulloch (England) |
| 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]
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002.[3] | ||
| 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 |
References
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 180.
- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "British Open 2002". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.