2001 European Open (snooker)

June 2021 2001 European Open 2001 11 23 2001 12 1 y Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Malta WPBSA Ranking event £250,000 £44,000 Stephen Hendry SCO Joe Perry ENG 9–2 1999 2003 The 2001 European Open was a professional snooker tournament and the third of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 2001/2002 season, following the LG Cup and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 23 November to 1 December 2001 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta – the same place as the 1997 edition of the tournament. Stephen Hendry captured his 33rd ranking title by defeating Joe Perry 9–2 in the final. This was Hendry's third European Open title, equaling John Parrott as the most successful player in the history of the tournament. Perry reached his first ranking final, but he would have to wait another 13 years for a second which would come at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Tournament summary World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Main draw Players in bold denote match winners.European Open 2001 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/eo2001_res.shtml snooker.org 20 June 2021 Last 32 Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 SCO Stephen Maguire 3 15 ENG Dave Harold 4 THA James Wattana 5 14 SCO Graeme Dott 5 ENG Robert Milkins 0 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 ENG Ian McCulloch 1 8 ENG Stephen Lee 5 ENG Alfie Burden 4 13 ENG Mark King 4 IRL Michael Judge 5 12 SCO Alan McManus 5 ENG Craig Butler 0 4 IRL Ken Doherty 5 AUS Quinten Hann 1 3 SCO John Higgins 5 SCO Jamie Burnett 1 11 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG David Gray 1 10 NIR Joe Swail 3 ENG Joe Perry 5 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 WAL Anthony Davies 3 7 ENG Peter Ebdon 1 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 9 ENG Paul Hunter 2 ENG Nigel Bond 5 16 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Mark Davis 2 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 WAL Dominic Dale 2 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 THA James Wattana 1 14 SCO Graeme Dott 0 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 8 ENG Stephen Lee 5 IRL Michael Judge 1 12 SCO Alan McManus 3 4 IRL Ken Doherty 5 3 SCO John Higgins 1 11 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Joe Perry 5 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 2 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 ENG Nigel Bond 4 16 IRL Fergal O'Brien 2 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 8 ENG Stephen Lee 4 4 IRL Ken Doherty 5 11 ENG Jimmy White 3 ENG Joe Perry 5 SCO Billy Snaddon 2 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 6 4 IRL Ken Doherty 4 ENG Joe Perry 6 2 WAL Mark Williams 2 5 SCO Stephen Hendry 9 ENG Joe Perry 2 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michael Montalto.Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 1 December 2001. Stephen Hendry (5) 9–2 Joe PerryAfternoon: 124–4 (124), 5–118 (118), 93–1 (88), 117–0 (73), 28–84, 130–8 (130), 81–0 (53), 90–30 (50)Evening: 69–22, 86–33 (82), 66–27 130 Highest break 118 2 Century breaks 1 7 50+ breaks 1 Century breaks May 2020 References 2001 European Open European Open European Open European Open Category:Snooker in Malta