2002 Welsh Open (snooker)

the Darts tournament of the same name Welsh Open (darts) 2002 Regal Welsh Open 2002 01 23 2002 01 27 y Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Wales WPBSA Ranking event £597,200 £82,500 Paul Hunter ENG (141) Paul Hunter ENG Ken Doherty IRL 9–7 2001 2003 The 2002 Welsh Open (officially the 2002 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 27 January 2002 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Paul Hunter defeated Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final to win his second ranking title. The final was a repeat of the previous year's tournament in which Ken Doherty defeated Paul Hunter 9–2. Tournament summary Defending champion Ken Doherty was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Main draw Regal Welsh Open 2002 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wo2002_res.shtml Snooker.org 3 January 20112002 Welsh Open Results http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=174 Snooker Database 13 March 2013 9 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409235314/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=174 deadWelsh Open http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071817/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 13 March 2013 Round 1 Best of 9 frames Last 16 Best of 9 frames Quarter Final Best of 9 frames Semi Final Best of 11 frames Final Best of 17 frames 1 IRL Ken Doherty 5 32 THA James Wattana 2 12 SCO Alan McManus 0 27 ENG Joe Perry 5 16 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 41 SCO Marcus Campbell 2 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 31 WAL Anthony Davies 1 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 21 ENG Steve Davis 1 11 ENG Jimmy White 5 29 MLT Tony Drago 4 13 ENG Mark King 5 64 ENG Rod Lawler 2 4 SCO John Higgins 5 61 ENG Ali Carter 0 3 WAL Mark Williams 5 ENG Barry Pinches 3 14 SCO Graeme Dott 5 ENG Rory McLeod 3 10 NIR Joe Swail 5 95 ENG Mark Selby 1 8 ENG Stephen Lee 4 33 ENG Brian Morgan 5 7 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 24 SCO Chris Small 2 15 ENG Dave Harold 3 36 SCO Jamie Burnett 5 9 ENG Paul Hunter 5 38 ENG Alfie Burden 3 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 48 ENG Ian McCulloch 4 1 IRL Ken Doherty 5 27 ENG Joe Perry 0 16 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 0 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 11 ENG Jimmy White 1 13 ENG Mark King 3 4 SCO John Higgins 5 3 WAL Mark Williams 1 14 SCO Graeme Dott 5 10 NIR Joe Swail 5 33 ENG Brian Morgan 0 7 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 36 SCO Jamie Burnett 0 9 ENG Paul Hunter 5 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 1 IRL Ken Doherty 5 16 IRL Fergal O'Brien 3 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 4 SCO John Higgins 2 14 SCO Graeme Dott 5 10 NIR Joe Swail 0 7 ENG Peter Ebdon 4 9 ENG Paul Hunter 5 1 IRL Ken Doherty 6 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 4 14 SCO Graeme Dott 3 9 ENG Paul Hunter 6 1 IRL Ken Doherty 7 9 ENG Paul Hunter 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 27 January 2002. Ken Doherty (1) 7–9 Paul Hunter (9)Afternoon: 115–0 (75), 14–68, 15–72 (72), 29–67, 5–63 (62), 0–141 (141), 65–21 (56), 66–62 (Doherty 59)Evening: 0–89, 68–54 (Hunter 54), 19–68, 89–31 (52), 70–29, 0–68, 87–63, 24–77 (76) 75 Highest break 141 0 Century breaks 1 4 50+ breaks 5 References 2002 Welsh Open Open (snooker) Welsh Open, 2002