2002 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament the snooker tournament the video game World Championship Snooker 2002 (video game) May 2020 November 2012 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship File:Embassy_World_Snooker_2000-02_logo.png 2002 04 20 2002 05 6 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £1,615,770 £260,000 Matthew Stevens WAL (145) Peter Ebdon ENG Stephen Hendry SCO 18–17 2001 2003 The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the final ranking event of the 2001–02 snooker season. This was the 26th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, marking the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the event at this venue. The championship was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time winner Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final. Ebdon defeated Matthew Stevens 17–16 in the semi-finals, and Hendry defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–13 to reach the final. This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final. There were 65 century breaks during the tournament. The highest break of the tournament was by Stevens, who achieved 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament, equalled by Mark Williams in 2022. A total prize fund of £1,615,770 was awarded at the event, the winner receiving £260,000 Overview The World Snooker Championship is the official world championship of the game of professional snooker, organised by World Snooker.World Snooker Championship to stay in UK Matchroom Sport 19 January 2015 4 October 2019 http://www.matchroomsport.com/news/world-snooker-championship-stay-uk/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190416164401/http://www.matchroomsport.com/news/world-snooker-championship-stay-uk/ 16 April 2019 live Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Billiard and Snooker Heritage Collection 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 the sport was popular in the British Isles. In the modern era it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.modernera The "modern era" of snooker is understood to have started in 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format. John Higgins eyes more crucible titles https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html The Daily Telegraph 5 May 2009 13 April 2020 registration "the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event." https://web.archive.org/web/20100430020307/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html 30 April 2010 liveWilson Bill 24 April 2015 Snooker looks to cue up more big breaks in China https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 BBC News 9 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200305033819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 5 March 2020 liveAgence France-Presse 17 March 2018 Snooker world champion, Hongkonger Ng On-yee aims to change image of male-dominated game https://hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ Hong Kong Free Press 9 May 2020 The championship featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a single elimination format, each played over several frames. The 32 competitors in the main tournament were selected using a combination of the top players in the world snooker rankings and a pre-tournament qualification stage.Crucible Draw And Format worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 9 April 2019 17 April 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ 17 April 2018 live Joe Davis won the first World Championship in 1927, the final match being held in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.History of Snooker – a Timeline https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ wpbsa World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190418140049/https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ 18 April 2019 live Since 1977, the event has been held in the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 The championship was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/19/snooker.gdnsport31 Snooker: World championship finds new sponsors 19 January 2006 the Guardian 22 October 2021 Format The championship was held from 20 April and 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre, the 26th consecutive year that the tournament was held at the venue. It was the ninth and last ranking event of the 2001–02 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour. The 2001/2002 Season snooker.org 30 May 2020 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120305044519/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/ 5 March 2012 liveEmbassy World Championship 2002 snooker.org 31 May 2020 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wc2002_res.shtml https://archive.today/20121228073144/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wc2002_res.shtml 28 December 2012 liveCalendar BBC 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/statistics/976509.stm 15 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200915220403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/statistics/976509.stm live There were 120 entrants from the tour, and the competition's main draw had 32 participants. Following a seven-round amateur qualifying tournament, a six-round knockout qualifying competition was held at the Manhattan Club, Harrogate, the Telford International Centre and the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This qualifying tournament produced the 16 qualifying players who progressed into the main draw to play the top 16 seeds. The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. As defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan was seeded first for the event with world number one Mark Williams seeded second; the remaining seeds were allocated based on the players' world ranking positions. Matches in the first round of the main draw were played as best-of-19-frames. The number of frames needed to win a match increased to being the best-of-25 in the second round and quarter-finals, and best-of-33 in the semi-finals; the final match was played as best-of-35-frames. Prize fund The tournament featured a prize fund of £1,615,770 with the winner receiving £260,000 and bonuses for completing a maximum break. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 130 Winner: £260,000 Runner-up: £152,000 Semi-final: £76,000 Quarter-final: £38,000 Last 16: £21,000 Last 32: £14,500 Last 48: £11,000 Last 64: £6,825 Last 80: £5,500 Last 96: £4,150 Last 128: £1,185 Qualification highest break: £2,250 Main stage highest break: £20,000 Qualification maximum break: £5,000 Main stage maximum break: £147,000 Total: £1,615,770 Tournament summary First round thumb|alt=Dominic Dale lining up for a shot|Dominic Dale (pictured in 2011) deliberately snapped his cue after his 2–10 defeat to Jimmy White. The first round was played as the best-of-19 frames matches, held over two sessions. The defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's opening match against Drew Henry was delayed for 25 minutes due to a problem with the scoreboard. The first six frame frames were shared, but from 3–3 O'Sullivan won six in a row to lead 9–3, and won the match at 10–5.O'Sullivan eases through BBC 20 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941542.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20030404174601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941542.stm 4 April 2003 live Quinten Hann became the first Australian player to reach the second round since Eddie Charlton in 1989. Hann, a WEPF World Eightball Championship winner, had smashed the pack of reds open when breaking off in the sixth frame, from which Paul Hunter made a 77 break and took the frame. An uncommon shot, commentator Dennis Taylor described it as "bordering on ungentlemanly conduct". Hunter was 6–3 ahead after their first session, but Hann won the match 10–9.Hann shocks Hunter BBC 23 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947335.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20030203012633/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947335.stm 3 February 2003 live Seven-time winner Stephen Hendry recorded a break of 130 in frame three of his match with Shaun Murphy and led 6–3 at the end of their first session. He won the last frame with a break of 111 as he completed a 10–4 victory.Yates Phil Desperate Dale sees red as White prevails The Times 41 24 April 2002Yates Phil White sees red over the black The Times 45 26 April 2002 Stuart Bingham narrowly missed out on a maximum break during his match against Ken Doherty, failing to pot the pink ball. Doherty later won the match 10–8.Snooker: Bingham falls short in maximum chase https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A84975437/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=03eaf79a Birmingham Post Gale OneFile: News 22 April 2002 18 August 2021 subscription 24Doherty edges through BBC 22 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944989.stm James Wattana won only one frame of his match against John Higgins. Higgins made breaks of 109, 136 and 116 in winning 10–1. Higgins speeds to victory BBC 25 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949607.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20021223125200/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949607.stm 23 December 2002 live Peter Ebdon led Michael Judge 5–4 at the end of their first session then took five frames in a row to win 10–4. Ebdon in a hurry BBC 22 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944864.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20030203134527/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944864.stm 3 February 2003 live Dominic Dale, who had been ill with food poisoning in the days before his match with Jimmy White, accused White of making a push shot,Yates Phil White left becalmed as Hendry marches on The Times 38 23 April 2002 pretended to go to sleep in his chair during the final frame, and after losing 2–10, snapped his own cue stick and threw it out of his dressing-room window. White streaks into round two BBC 23 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947250.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20061225044446/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947250.stm 25 December 2006 live Distraught Dale in pieces Chowdhury, Saj 24 April 2002 BBC 15 July 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1948518.stm This match and the contest between Hunter and Hann which were being played simultaneously, were interrupted by a streaker wearing a Sven-Göran Eriksson mask.Streaking 'Sven' blazes a trail BBC 23 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947488.stm Second round thumb|upright=0.8|alt=Ronnie O'Sullivan lining up for a shot|Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2011) won his second-round match with a session to spare. The second round featured matches played as the best-of-25 frames held over up to three sessions. O'Sullivan defeated Robert Milkins 13–2 in only two sessions. When the third session was scheduled to be played O'Sullivan visited a chiropractor. O'Sullivan breezes past Milkins BBC 26 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953693.stm O'Sullivan said "I've got an imbalance in my body and I find it hard to walk, among other things." Hann smashed the pack of reds on the break-off shot four times during his 3–13 loss to Stephen Lee. Lee commented after the match "I don't know why Quinten [Hann] plays like that... perhaps he actually wants to go home early?" Qualifier Anthony Davies trailed 2–6 after the first session, and won just one frame in the second session as he was defeated 3–13 by Hendry.Hendry eases past Davies BBC 28 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956854.stm 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170623/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956854.stm live Doherty won eight frames in a row to go from 3–7 behind to 11–7 ahead against Mark King. King forced the match to a decider, which was won by Doherty 13–12.Doherty edges past King BBC 27 April 2002 31 May 2020 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955148.stm 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170623/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955148.stm dead Higgins notched up five century breaks and defeated Dott 13–2.Chowdury Saj 29 April 2002 Higgins wipes out Dott http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1957522.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170625/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1957522.stm 14 October 2021 31 May 2020 BBC Ebdon and Joe Perry shared the frames in their first session and tied 4–4. Ebdon won seven of the next eight frames to lead 11–5 after the second session, and later won 13–7. Ebdon through to quarters BBC 27 April 2002 31 May 2020 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955541.stm 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170625/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955541.stm dead White played Matthew Stevens and lost 3–13 with a session to spare.Stevens dumps out White BBC 26 April 2002 31 May 2020 https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953012.stm 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170625/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953012.stm live In the eighth and final frame in the first session, White had missed a pot on the black ball, and as the cue ball returned towards him, hit it with such force that both balls were both forced off the table. He issued an apology before resuming play the following day.Yates Phil Nervous Davies makes it easy for Hendry The Times 28 29 April 2002 World number one Mark Williams was defeated 9–13 by world number 19 Anthony Hamilton. Hamilton had been defeated by Williams in the final of the China Open earlier in the season, despite being ahead by three frames. He commented that he had been "shaking like a leaf" in making his match winning break but that the previous match spurred him to victory.30 April 2002 'Shaking' Hamilton sets up Ebdon tie https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/apr/30/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2002 Everton, Clive live 8 October 2021 the Guardian 8 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211008130633/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/apr/30/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2002 Williams commented that, despite being ranked number one in the world, his performances were not good enough: "I'm sick with the way I performed. I don't enjoy playing that bad but I seem to play like that fairly often. I don't know what it is."Hamilton stuns Williams BBC 29 April 2002 31 May 2020 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1958168.stm Chowdhury, Saj 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170625/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1958168.stm dead Quarter-finals thumb|upright=0.85|alt=Matthew Stevens playing a shot|Matthew Stevens (pictured in 2012) reached his third semi-final in a row with a 13–7 win over John Higgins. The quarter-finals were played as best-of-25 frames matches, held over three sessions. During his second session match again Lee, O'Sullivan missed a shot on the blue ball, throwing his cue stick in the air in frustration. He was unable to catch it, damaging the table, which had to be fixed before the next session. With the scores tied at 10-10, O'Sullivan made breaks of 83, 102 and 113 to win the match 13–10. Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty were tied after the first session, Hendry winning four frames in a row to lead 8–4, but Doherty won the next four to tie at 8–8. With the match also tied at 12-12, Hendry made a break of 91 to win 13–12. Post-match, Hendry commented: "Ken and I always have brilliant matches, but this one was special". John Higgins, who had only conceded three frames in his previous two matches, trailed 0–3 to Stevens in the quarter-finals. Higgins won four frames in a row, before Stevens tied the match at 4–4 in the first session. Stevens made the highest break of the championship, a 145 in frame 11, and held a four frame lead after the second session. Stevens won three of the next four frames to win 13–7 and reach his third successive semi-final. Ebdon reached the semi-finals for the second time, as he beat Hamilton 13–6.Yates Phil Hendry fails to maximise his opportunity The Times 41 1 May 2002 Ebdon commented that he preferred the longer frame matches and cited his physical condition as having prepared him well for the match.Ebdon breezes through to semi-finals Irish Examiner 1 May 2002 8 October 2021 https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30048569.html 8 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211008130210/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30048569.html live Semi-finals thumb|alt=Stephen Hendry playing a shot|Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2003) defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–13 to reach his ninth World Championship final. The semi-finals were played as best-of-33 frames matches, held over four sessions between 3 and 4 May. Before the match between O'Sullivan and Hendry, O'Sullivan made comments due to a dispute from their last meeting at the tournament, where Hendry accused O'Sullivan of playing a deliberate miss. He commented "the most satisfying thing for me to send Stephen Hendry back home to Scotland", and that "there is not a lot of respect there at all". He also made comments about Hendry's manager Ian Doyle, who was a previous manager to O'Sullivan.Ronnie's way with words BBC 2 May 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1963155.stm 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1963155.stm live John Dee for the Daily Telegraph commented that O'Sullivan had "blown hot and cold" during interviews, and the comments surprised him. Putting Ronnie in context BBC 2 May 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1964282.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20051125155833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1964282.stm 25 November 2005 live Chowdhury, Saj O'Sullivan experienced the Crucible curse as he lost 13–17 to Hendry. O'Sullivan had started the match with a break of 115 in the opening frame and led 5–3 at the end of the first session. In the second session, Hendry moved into a 9–7 lead, with breaks of 125, 122 and 124. The third session ended with the players tied at 12–12. In the final session Hendry took a 16–12 lead and went on to win 17–13. In the other semi-final, Ebdon led Stevens 5–3 after the first session and then 9–7 after the second. It was all square after the third, at 12–12. Stevens moved within one frame of victory at 16–14. In frame 31, leading by 33 points, with 35 points remaining, Stevens lost position, and Ebdon cleared the table to win the frame. Ebdon made a 138 in the penultimate frame and won a deciding frame with a break of 55 to win the match 17–16.Yates Phil Hendry has cause for regret on two counts The Times 32 4 May 2002 0140-0460 After the match, Ebdon commented that he "can't believe he won", and that he felt "sorry" for Stevens, because he knew "how he feels right now". Final thumb|upright=0.9|alt=Peter Ebdon playing a shot|Peter Ebdon (pictured in 2010) won his only world title, defeating Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final. The final held between Ebdon and Hendry was played as a best-of-35 frames match over four sessions on 5 and 6 May. Ebdon (seeded seventh) and Hendry (fifth) had also competed in the 1996 final, Hendry winning 18–12 to gain his sixth world title. Over eight million viewers watched the 2002 final in the expectation of Hendry winning his eighth world title; many commentators also favoured Hendry to win the event again. The final was refereed by John Williams, his tenth final.http://www.skysports.com/interactive/top_tens_story/0,25722,12284_6091752,00.html Top 10 Crucible finals Sky Sports 2010 19 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121021004705/http://www.skysports.com/interactive/top_tens_story/0%2C25722%2C12284_6091752%2C00.html 21 October 2012 Ebdon took the first four frames of the match to lead 4–0 at the first mid-session interval, but Hendry pulled back the next four frames to end the first session tied at 4–4. By the end of the second session, Ebdon was again four frames ahead at 10–6, and then took the first frame of the third session to lead 11–6, but Hendry fought back and levelled the score at 12–12 by the end of the third session. Hendry made a strong start to the final session, taking the lead for the first time with breaks of 63, 55 and 38, to put him 14–12 ahead. Ebdon won the next two frames to draw level at 14–14, after Hendry missed a relatively simple red in the 28th frame. Hendry then compiled a break of 58 in frame 29, to lead 15–14, but Ebdon took three of the next four frames with breaks of 73, 111 and 85 to move ahead 17–16. Poised to win the championship, Ebdon was 52–27 up in frame 34 when he missed a straight pot on the black on its spot, allowing Hendry to clear the colours and level the match at 17–17. This was the second time that Hendry had been taken to a deciding frame in the World Championship final, having also done so in 1994 when he defeated White 18–17. Hendry was the first to score in the decider, just seven points, before Ebdon compiled a break of 59. Then, with just four reds remaining on the table, Hendry potted the cue ball while attempting to play a snooker, giving Ebdon his chance to take the frame and win the match 18–17. With his win, Ebdon received a cheque for £260,000 and moved up to third place in the end-of-season world rankings (behind O'Sullivan and Williams). In a post-match interview, he said "It's what I have been working for and dreaming about for the last 17 years... I wasn't ready to win it six years ago, but I've improved as a player and as a person". Hendry ultimately blamed his defeat on nerves and poor concentration, but also conceded that Ebdon was a stronger player than he had been in their previous world final encounter in 1996. This was Hendry's last appearance in a World Championship final, and he reached his last ranking final four years later at the 2006 UK Championship, where he again lost to Ebdon.https://www.eurosport.co.uk/all-sports/snookers-greatest-has-gone-too-soon_sto4706796/story.shtml Snooker's greatest has gone too soon Desmond Kane Eurosport 2 May 2012 30 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191230084801/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/all-sports/snookers-greatest-has-gone-too-soon_sto4706796/story.shtml 30 December 2019 live The Guardians Sean Ingle described the final as "one of the sporting highlights of the year." Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks. Players in bold denote match winners: numbered First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 20 AprilChowdhury Saj O'Sullivan eases through https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941542.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 20 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306041744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941542.stm 6 March 2016 live England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 10 Scotland Drew Henry 5 24 AprilChowdhury Saj White ready for Stevens challenge https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949596.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 24 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306063942/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949596.stm 6 March 2016 live Ireland Fergal O'Brien (16) 8 England Robert Milkins 10 23 AprilHann shocks Hunter https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947335.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 23 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217143850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947335.stm 17 February 2015 live England Paul Hunter (9) 9 Australia Quinten Hann 10 22 & 23 AprilLee overcomes stubborn Small https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1946959.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 23 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1946959.stm 6 March 2016 live England Stephen Lee (8) 10 Scotland Chris Small 7 21 & 22 AprilHendry eases into second round https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1943567.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 22 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310055130/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1943567.stm 10 March 2016 live Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) 10 England Shaun Murphy 4 24 & 25 AprilDavies wins lengthy battle https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1951744.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 25 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1951744.stm 5 March 2016 live Scotland Alan McManus (12) 7 Wales Anthony Davies 10 20 & 21 AprilKing's sweet revenge https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942106.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 21 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217152736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942106.stm 17 February 2015 live England Mark King (13) 10 England David Gray 5 21 & 22 AprilDoherty edges through https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944989.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 22 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080351/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944989.stm 6 March 2016 live Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 10 England Stuart Bingham 8 24 & 25 AprilChowdhury Saj Wattana's fall from grace https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1951861.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 25 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054845/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1951861.stm 6 March 2016 live Scotland John Higgins (3) 10 Thailand James Wattana 1 20 & 21 AprilSad time for Dott https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942471.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 21 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942471.stm 6 March 2016 live Scotland Graeme Dott (14) 10 Finland Robin Hull 6 22 & 23 AprilWhite streaks into round two https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947250.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 23 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190519/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1947250.stm 7 August 2018 live England Jimmy White (11) 10 Wales Dominic Dale 2 20 & 21 AprilStevens douses Dunn fire https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941039.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 21 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217142603/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1941039.stm 17 February 2015 live Wales Matthew Stevens (6) 10 England Mike Dunn 6 22 AprilEbdon in a hurry https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944864.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 22 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306115918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1944864.stm 6 March 2016 live England Peter Ebdon (7) 10 Ireland Michael Judge 4 20 & 21 AprilSwail bows out https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942513.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 21 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217142601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1942513.stm 17 February 2015 live Northern Ireland Joe Swail (10) 6 England Joe Perry 10 23 & 24 AprilHamilton denies Harold https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1948488.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 24 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20090109181544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1948488.stm 9 January 2009 live England Dave Harold (15) 6 England Anthony Hamilton 10 23 & 24 AprilWilliams stumbles to victory https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949425.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 24 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306135008/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1949425.stm 6 March 2016 live Wales Mark Williams (2) 10 England John Parrott 7 25 & 26 AprilO'Sullivan breezes past Milkins https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953693.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 26 April 2002 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170626/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953693.stm live England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13 England Robert Milkins 2 28 & 29 AprilLee leaves Hann trailing https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956893.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 29 April 2002 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170627/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956893.stm live Australia Quinten Hann 3 England Stephen Lee (8) 13 27 & 28 AprilHendry eases past Davies https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956854.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 28 April 2002 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170627/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956854.stm live Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) 13 Wales Anthony Davies 3 26 & 27 AprilDoherty edges past King http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955148.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 27 April 2002 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170627/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955148.stm dead England Mark King (13) 12 Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 13 28 & 29 AprilHiggins wipes out Dott https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1957522.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 29 April 2002 14 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170628/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1957522.stm live Scotland John Higgins (3) 13 Scotland Graeme Dott (14) 2 25 & 26 AprilStevens dumps out White http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953012.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20220102050930/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1953012.stm dead 2 January 2022 BBC Sport 24 March 2011 26 April 2002 England Jimmy White (11) 3 Wales Matthew Stevens (6) 13 26 & 27 AprilEbdon through to quarters http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955541.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20200325231546/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1955541.stm dead 25 March 2020 BBC Sport 24 March 2011 27 April 2002 England Peter Ebdon (7) 13 England Joe Perry 7 27, 28 & 29 AprilChowdhury Saj Hamilton stuns Williams https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1958168.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 29 April 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20030325155218/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1958168.stm 25 March 2003 live England Anthony Hamilton 13 Wales Mark Williams (2) 9 30 April & 1 MayO'Sullivan edges past Lee https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1960117.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 1 May 2002 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13 England Stephen Lee (8) 10 30 April & 1 May Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) 13 Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 12 30 April & 1 May Scotland John Higgins (3) 7 Wales Matthew Stevens (6) 13 30 April & 1 May England Peter Ebdon (7) 13 England Anthony Hamilton 6 2, 3 & 4 MayHendry storms past O'Sullivan http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1964539.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 4 May 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020927002127/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1964539.stm 27 September 2002 dead England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13 Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) 17 2, 3 & 4 MayBrave Ebdon sinks Stevens https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1965134.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 4 May 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20021116193924/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1965134.stm 16 November 2002 live Wales Matthew Stevens (6) 16 England Peter Ebdon (7) 17 5 & 6 May Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) 17 England Peter Ebdon (7) 18 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 5 & 6 May.Ebdon wins Crucible thriller https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1969709.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 Saj Chowdhury 18 February 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807062552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1969709.stm 7 August 2010 live Referee: John Williams.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143 Stephen Hendry (5) 17–18 Peter Ebdon (7) 0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72 Century breaks: 8(Hendry 4, Ebdon 4) Highest break by Hendry: 126 Highest break by Ebdon: 134 0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72 England Peter Ebdon wins the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames Qualifying Following amateur pre-qualifying, seven rounds of qualifying were played at the Manhattan Club, Harrogate. After Harrogate there were a further five rounds of qualifying at Telford International Centre. The final qualifying round was held at Newport on 16 and 17 March 2002. Willie Thorne, in his 27th world championship, lost in the seventh round of amateur pre-qualifying to Stephen Croft. Thorne was the only entrant in the qualifiers to have played at the first Crucible finals in 1977. Three-times semi-finalist Tony Knowles lost 3–5 to Rob James in the third round. During her fifth-round defeat, Kelly Fisher became the first female player to compile a century break at the World Championship, making a 106. Amateur pre-qualifying Round 7 (Best of 9 frames) ENG Darren Clarke 5–2 ENG Craig Harrison WAL Ryan Day 5–3 ENG Karl Broughton ENG Shailesh Jogia 5–0 ENG Shaun Mellish WAL James Reynolds 5–1 ENG Malcolm Bilclough ENG Jason Weston 5–1 WAL Tony Chappel ENG Lee Spick 5–2 ENG John Whitty ENG Martin Gould 5–2 ENG David Gilbert ENG Stephen Croft 5–3 ENG Willie Thorne Round 1 The first round of qualifying took place in Telford as best-of-19 frames matches. Best of 19 frames ENG Darren Clarke 10–9 ENG Brian Salmon WAL Ryan Day 10–5 ENG Ryan Michael ENG Shailesh Jogia 10–3 ENG Wayne Cooper WAL James Reynolds 10–9 AUS Neil Robertson ENG Jason Weston 10–1 WAL Edward Davies ENG Lee Spick 10–5 THA Atthasit Mahitthi ENG Craig Butler 10–7 ENG Martin Gould ENG Stephen Croft 10–9 ENG Sunit Vaswani Round 2 There were 32 players eliminated in the second round of qualifying. 1986 Champion Joe Johnson was 4–1 ahead of Ricky Walden but then lost a contact lens and, with impaired vision, ended the first session 4–5 behind. He went on to win 10–5. Last 128 (best of 19 frames) ENG Paul Wykes 10–4 ENG Darren Clarke ENG Matthew Street 10–9 ENG Troy Shaw ENG Barry Hawkins 10–8 ENG Luke Fisher ENG Nick Pearce 10–8 THA Noppadol Sangnil WAL Ryan Day 10–3 THA Phaitoon Phonbun ENG Joe Johnson 10–5 ENG Ricky Walden ENG Andrew Higginson 10–5 ENG Adrian Rosa ENG Nick Walker 10–0 CAN Levi Meiller NIR Jason Prince 10–7 ENG Chris Melling ENG Wayne Brown 10–6 ENG Shailesh Jogia WAL James Reynolds 10–9 ENG Tony Jones ENG Jeff Cundy 10–7 NOR Kurt Maflin ENG Paul Davison 10–6 SCO Hugh Abernethy ENG Antony Bolsover w/o–w/d BEL Steve Lemmens SCO Martin Dziewialtowski 10–9 THA Kwan Poomjang ENG Andrew Norman 10–5 THA Noppadon Noppachorn ENG Jason Wallace 10–6 CAN Alain Robidoux ENG Jason Weston 10–8 ENG Mark Gray ENG Stephen Kershaw 10–8 ENG Sean Storey ENG Lee Spick 10–7 WAL Philip Williams ENG Matthew Couch 10–1 NZL Chris McBreen ISL Kristjan Helgason 10–7 ENG Surinder Gill FIN Robin Hull 10–2 ENG Craig Butler ENG Neal Foulds 10–4 MLT Alex Borg ENG Mike Dunn 10–2 ENG Stephen Croft IRL David McDonnell 10–4 ENG Ian Hurdman ENG Mark Selby 10–9 ENG Tom Ford BEL Bjorn Haneveer 10–5 WAL Ian Sargeant ENG Shaun Murphy 10–5 SCO Euan Henderson ENG Adrian Gunnell 10–6 ENG Rory McLeod ENG Barry Pinches 10–3 ENG Eddie Barker ENG Luke Simmonds 10–6 ENG John Read Round 3–6 There were 16 players eliminated in each of rounds 3 to 6 of qualifying. Johnson experienced problems with his vision, as he had in the previous round, and retired from his third round match against Ryan Day when 1–5 behind. The final qualifying round saw John Parrott progress to the Crucible stage for the 19th consecutive year; six-times former champion Steve Davis failed to reach the Crucible for only the second time in 24 seasons. Murphy, ranked 169th and aged 19, was both the lowest-ranked and youngest player to reach the final stages in 2002. Round 3 (last 96)(Best of 19 frames) Round 4 (last 80)(Best of 19 frames) Round 5 (last 64) Embassy World Championship: Qualifying: Round 5 (Telford) Snooker Scene 35 Everton's News Agency March 2002(Best of 19 frames) Final qualifying round (last 48)(Best of 19 frames) ISL Kristján Helgason 10–9 ENG Matthew Couch ISL Kristján Helgason 10–5 ENG Rod LawlerENG Stuart Bingham 10–7 ISL Kristján Helgason ENG Stuart Bingham 10–6 ENG Nigel Bond ENG Paul Wykes 10–5 ENG Matthew Street ENG Paul Wykes 10–4 ENG Peter Lines ENG Paul Wykes 10–8 ENG Bradley Jones WAL Dominic Dale 10–5 ENG Paul Wykes WAL Ryan Day 5–1 ENG Joe Johnson (Johnson retired) WAL Ryan Day 10–8 ENG Mark Davis SCO Marcus Campbell 10–9 WAL Ryan DayWAL Anthony Davies 10–9 SCO Marcus Campbell ENG Mike Dunn 10–8 IRL David McDonnell ENG Mike Dunn 10–2 WAL Lee Walker ENG Mike Dunn 10–5 ENG David Finbow ENG Mike Dunn 10–9 SCO Billy Snaddon ENG Mark Selby 10–8 BEL Bjorn Haneveer ENG Mark Selby 10–6 ENG Jason Ferguson ENG Mark Selby 10–6 ENG Alfie Burden ENG David Gray 10–7 ENG Mark Selby ENG Jason Weston 10–2 ENG Jason Wallace ENG Ali Carter 10–4 ENG Jason Weston WAL Darren Morgan 10–7 ENG Ali Carter ENG Anthony Hamilton 10–7 WAL Darren Morgan WAL James Reynolds 10–6 ENG Jeff Cundy NIR Gerard Greene 10–7 WAL James Reynolds ENG Michael Holt 10–7 NIR Gerard Greene AUS Quinten Hann 10–6 ENG Michael Holt NIR Jason Prince 10–9 ENG Wayne Brown ENG David Roe 10–2 NIR Jason Prince ENG David Roe 10–3 ENG Jimmy Michie SCO Drew Henry 10–5 ENG David Roe FIN Robin Hull 10–1 ENG Neal Foulds FIN Robin Hull 10–5 ENG Gary Ponting FIN Robin Hull 10–6 ENG Gary Wilkinson FIN Robin Hull 10–8 ENG Steve Davis ENG Barry Hawkins 10–5 ENG Nick Pearce ENG Stuart Pettman 10–6 ENG Barry Hawkins ENG Stuart Pettman 10–5 ENG Brian Morgan IRL Michael Judge 10–9 ENG Stuart Pettman ENG Anthony Bolsover 10–3 ENG Paul DavisonENG Robert Milkins 10–7 ENG Anthony Bolsover ENG Robert Milkins 10–3 ENG Andy Hicks ENG Robert Milkins 10–8 MLT Tony Drago ENG Shaun Murphy 10–5 ENG Adrian Gunnell ENG Shaun Murphy 10–7 ENG Nick Dyson ENG Shaun Murphy 10–5 SCO Jamie Burnett ENG Shaun Murphy 10–4 HKG Marco Fu ENG Nick Walker 10–6 ENG Andrew Higginson ENG Jonathan Birch 10–7 ENG Nick Walker PAK Shokat Ali 10–6 ENG Jonathan Birch ENG John Parrott 10–9 PAK Shokat Ali ENG Barry Pinches 10–5 Luke Simmonds ENG Barry Pinches 10–7 SCO Stephen Maguire NIR Terry Murphy 10–9 ENG Barry Pinches ENG Joe Perry 10–9 NIR Terry Murphy ENG Stephen Kershaw 10–7 ENG Lee Spick WAL Paul Davies 10–5 ENG Stephen Kershaw WAL Paul Davies 10–5 NIR Patrick Wallace SCO Chris Small 10–7 WAL Paul DaviesENG Andrew Norman 10–7 SCO Martin Dziewialtowski ENG Andrew Norman 10–6 ENG Steve James ENG Ian McCulloch 10–3 ENG Andrew Norman THA James Wattana 10–7 ENG Ian McCulloch Century breaks There were 68 century breaks in the main stages of the event, which was at the time a record total. It was equalled in 2007 and superseded in 2009.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 150 The highest break of the tournament was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins. Hendry's 16 century breaks made during the tournament bettered the previous record total of 14 set by John Higgins in 1998.Turner Chris Various Snooker Results http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html 10 February 2013 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 11 May 2012January 13 down the years: A legend makes his first mark http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/28.html ESPN 23 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130122210925/http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/28.html 22 January 2013 live 145, 135, 113, 105, 105, 105, 101 Matthew Stevens 141, 134, 132, 130, 126, 126, 125, 124, 122, 116, 113, 113, 111, 108, 104, 100 Stephen Hendry 138, 134, 127, 111, 108, 103, 102, 101, 100, 100 Peter Ebdon 136, 124, 116, 112, 109, 107, 105, 101 John Higgins 136, 119 Stephen Lee 135, 101 Dave Harold 134, 109 Stuart Bingham 134, 109, 100 Joe Perry 134 Alan McManus 132, 129, 115, 115, 113, 110, 110, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan 120, 117, 106, 105 Ken Doherty 109, 106 Anthony Hamilton 107 Drew Henry 102 Michael Judge 101 Paul Hunter Notes References The Rise Of China worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 26 February 2018 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 live Peter Ebdon: Embassy world champion Snooker Scene 5–29 Everton's News Agency June 2002 Lee leaves Hann trailing BBC 31 May 2020 https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1956893.stm https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557783.stm 2002: Ebdon wins pulsating final 7 April 2004 BBC Sport 30 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20040515051256/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557783.stm 15 May 2004 live O'Sullivan edges past Lee BBC 1 May 2002 31 May 2020 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1960117.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20220102054749/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1960117.stm dead 2 January 2022 O'Sullivan lashes out at Hendry BBC 2 May 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1963454.stm Brave Ebdon sinks Stevens BBC 4 May 2002 31 May 2020 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1965134.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20170810001149/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1965134.stm 10 August 2017 live Chowdhury, Saj https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1969709.stm Ebdon wins Crucible thriller 18 February 2003 Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 31 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20060209125812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1969709.stm 9 February 2006 live https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/07/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2002 A night on the sofa with Peter Ebdon Sean Ingle 7 May 2002 the Guardian 31 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20151013085000/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/07/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2002 13 October 2015 live https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/08/comment.worldsnookerchampionship2002 Cometh the hour, came the man Clive Everton 8 May 2002 the Guardian 31 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927132356/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/08/comment.worldsnookerchampionship2002 27 September 2015 live Snooker: Ebdon and the trophy he tried to throw away https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-ebdon-and-the-trophy-he-tried-to-throw-away-9252975.html Nick Harris 8 May 2002 the Independent 9 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050556/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-ebdon-and-the-trophy-he-tried-to-throw-away-9252975.html 10 May 2018 live Ebdon edges through after thriller https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/05/snooker.theobserver the Guardian 5 May 2002 9 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180509221258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/05/snooker.theobserver 9 May 2018 live World Snooker results and reports https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1959667.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 6 May 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20110127091211/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1959667.stm 27 January 2011 live Hendry wins thriller https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1959438.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 1 May 2002 Stevens overpowers Higgins http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1961524.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20200531210442/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1961524.stm dead 31 May 2020 BBC Sport 24 March 2011 1 May 2002 Ebdon advances to semi-finals https://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1960116.stm BBC Sport 24 March 2011 1 May 2002 To Sheffield via Harrogate, Telford and Newport Snooker Scene 31 Everton's News Agency March 2002 Embassy World Championship: Qualifying: Rounds 5–7 (Harrogate) Snooker Scene 31 Everton's News Agency March 2002 Embassy World Championship: Qualifying: Rounds 1–2 (Telford) Snooker Scene 33 Everton's News Agency March 2002 Embassy World Championship: Qualifying: Rounds 3–4 (Telford) Snooker Scene 34 Everton's News Agency March 2002 Parrott qualifies for Crucible but Davis out Snooker Scene 28–29 Everton's News Agency April 2002 Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml snooker.org 5 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 54–55 History of the World Snooker Championship http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306123,00.html worldsnooker.com 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110315202302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2306123%2C00.html 15 March 2011 live 2002 2002 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield Category:April 2002 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:May 2002 sports events in the United Kingdom