The Wales Open Snooker Championship 2003 ( Welsh Open 2003 , also known as the Regal Welsh Open 2003 - by the name of the sponsor) is a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in Cardiff , Wales , from January 22 to 26, 2003 . The winner of the tournament was Stephen Hendry , who beat Mark Williams in the final with a score of 9: 5.
 Snooker tournaments |
| Wales Open |
| Cardiff , Wales |
| January 22 - 26, 2003 |
| Cardiff international arena |
| Prize Pool - GB £ 597,200 |
| Winner - £ 82,500 [1] |
| Top Break - 140 ( Stephen Hendry ) |
| Status - Rating |
| Champion |
| Champion 2002 - Paul Hunter |
| Champion 2003 - Stephen Hendry |
| Finalist - Mark Williams |
Content
High Break
- 140 - Stephen Hendry
- 142 - Michael Holt (Qualification) [2]
Results
Main Event
| 1/16 final Matches of 9 frames | 1/8 final Matches of 9 frames | Quarter finals Matches of 9 frames | Semifinals Matches of 11 frames | The final Match of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Paul hunter | five | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | one | Paul hunter | five | |||||||||||||||
| Mark King | 2 | Leo Fernandez | one | |||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez | five | Paul hunter | five | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Swale | five | Ken doherty | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches | 3 | Joe Swale | four | |||||||||||||||
| Ken doherty | five | Ken doherty | five | |||||||||||||||
| Steve davis | 2 | Paul hunter | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | five | Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Alistair Carter | four | John Higgins | one | |||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | Robin Hull | five | |||||||||||||||
| Robin Hull | five | Robin Hull | four | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry | five | Mark Williams | five | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins | 2 | Joe Perry | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | five | Mark Williams | five | |||||||||||||||
| David gray | 2 | Mark Williams | five | |||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | five | Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | four | Ronnie O'Sullivan | five | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | one | Tony drago | four | |||||||||||||||
| Tony drago | five | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Quinten Hann | 2 | Marco Fu | five | |||||||||||||||
| Marco Fu | five | Marco Fu | five | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | five | Stephen Lee | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Dave harold | 3 | Marco Fu | four | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | five | Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale | one | Stephen Hendry | five | |||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | five | Alan McManus | four | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett | 3 | Stephen Hendry | five | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmy white | 2 | Rod Lawler | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler | five | Rod Lawler | five | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | Michael Holt | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt | five | |||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Match of 17 frames Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff , Wales , January 26, 2003 . | ||
| Mark Williams (3) Wales | 5: 9 | Stephen Hendry (7) Scotland |
| Day session: 64 (62) -0, 0-127 , 26-90 (89), 0-140, 25-83 (64), 59-49, 0-104, 0-108 Evening session: 87 (87) -0, 65 (54) -1, 51-61, 62 (50) -0, 31-79 (79), 0-91 (91) | ||
| 87 | High break | 140 |
| 0 | Century Breaks | four |
| four | Breaks for 50 | four |
Notes
- ↑ Welsh Open Archived February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Season 2002/3 (link not available)