2002–03 snooker season

none 2002 08 27 2003 05 22 y 19 (8 ranking events) WAL Mark Williams WAL Mark Williams WAL Mark Williams 2001–02 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 Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 24 Sep 29 Sep SCO Scottish Masters Thistle Hotels Glasgow ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan SCO John Higgins 9–4 Regal Scottish Masters 2002 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/sm2002_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 5 Oct 13 Oct ENG LG Cup Guild Hall Preston Scotland Chris Small Scotland Alan McManus 9–5 LG Cup 2002 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/lgcup2002_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 21 Oct 31 Oct ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Towers Snooker Club Mansfield England Mark Davis Cyprus 1960 Mehmet Husnu 9–6 Turner Chris Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html 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 9 Nov 17 Nov ENG British Open Telford International Centre Telford England Paul Hunter England Ian McCulloch 9–4 British Open 2002 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/bo2002_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 2 Dec 15 Dec ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York Wales Mark Williams Ireland Ken Doherty 10–9 PowerHouse UK Championship 2002 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/uk2002_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 22 Jan 26 Jan WAL Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 9–5 Regal Welsh Open 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/wo2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 2 Feb 9 Feb ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–4 Benson & Hedges Masters 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/bm2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: White becomes Brown http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08022010/58/week-white-becomes-brown.html 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 11 Mar 16 Mar ENG European Open Palace Hotel Torquay England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 European Open 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/eo2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html 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 25 Mar 30 Mar IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 10–9 Citywest Irish Masters 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/im2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 5 Apr 13 Apr SCO Scottish Open Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh England David Gray England Mark Selby 9–7 Regal Scottish Open 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/so2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: First world title for Reardon http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12042010/58/week-first-world-title-reardon.html 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 19 Apr 5 May ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Wales Mark Williams Ireland Ken Doherty 18–16 Embassy World Championship 2003 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/wc2003_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 11 Jan 11 May ENG Premier League Crowtree Leisure Centre Sunderland Hong Kong Marco Fu Wales Mark Williams 9–5 2002 Premier League Snooker Results http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2002_results.htm 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 Ranking event Non-ranking event Challenge Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 2 Nov 7 Nov WAL Challenge Tour 1 Towers Snooker Club Mansfield ENG Chris Melling ENG Tom Ford 6–2 WSA Challenge Tour 1 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT1.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20061016042129/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT1.htm 16 October 2006 15 Feb 20 Feb ENG Challenge Tour 2 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon ENG Adrian Rosa ENG Stuart Mann 6–5 WSA Challenge Tour 2 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT2.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20060905220857/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT2.htm 5 September 2006 15 Mar 20 Mar WAL Challenge Tour 3 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon ENG Michael Rhodes ENG Luke Simmonds 6–5 WSA Challenge Tour 3 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT3.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20061017150139/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02CT3.htm 17 October 2006 16 May 22 May WAL Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn NOR Kurt Maflin ENG James Leadbetter 6–2 WSA Challenge Tour 4 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02ct4.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20060905180822/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02ct4.htm 5 September 2006 Other events Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 1 Oct 8 Oct KOR 1997 Asian Games Dongju College Gymnasium Busan CHN Ding Junhui THA Supoj Saenla 3–1 2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 284 http://www.busan.go.kr/data/01_cityhall/05/result.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003505/http://www.busan.go.kr/data/01_cityhall/05/result.pdf dead 5 October 2013 9 January 2008 20 Feb 22 Feb NIR Irish Open Millennium Forum Derry NIR Joe Swail IRL Fergal O'Brien 10–3 Swail lifts Irish crown https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2791171.stm BBC 31 October 2020 19 Feb 23 Feb THA Thailand Masters Rajamangala National Stadium Bangkok THA Noppadon Noppachorn THA Rom Surin 5–4 Turner Chris Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html 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 2022Noppadon wins Masters crown, goes No. 1 thailandsnooker.com http://thailandsnooker.com/news.php?id1=24 19 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030402140220/http://thailandsnooker.com/news.php?id1=24 2 April 2003 Official rankings 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.Turner Chris World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05) http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html 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 2011Embassy World Rankings 2002/2003 http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0203/rk_20022003.shtml Snooker.org 28 October 2011Hayton Eric The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 0-9548549-0-X 119–123Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002 http://worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/world.asp 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 No. Player Points 2000/01 Points 2001/02 Total 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 25399 24625 50024 2 WAL Mark Williams 21735 25050 46785 3 ENG Peter Ebdon 20777 23875 44652 4 SCO John Higgins 22034 22300 44334 5 IRL Ken Doherty 22079 21400 43479 6 SCO Stephen Hendry 17478 24650 42128 7 ENG Stephen Lee 13944 25725 39669 8 WAL Matthew Stevens 14879 18000 32879 9 ENG Paul Hunter 15809 15500 31309 10 ENG Jimmy White 12009 16925 28934 11 ENG Mark King 11895 15537 27432 12 SCO Graeme Dott 11397 15762 27159 13 ENG Joe Perry 9269 17700 26969 14 AUS Quinten Hann 11395 14837 26232 15 SCO Alan McManus 12190 13550 25740 16 NIR Joe Swail 12117 12762 24879 Notes n References 2 External links 2002 Season 2003 Season 2002