2002 World Snooker Championship
The 2002 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It 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 year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 20 April – 6 May 2002 |
Venue | Crucible Theatre |
City | Sheffield |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £1,615,770 |
Winner's share | £260,000 |
Highest break | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (145) |
Final | |
Champion | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
Runner-up | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
Score | 18–17 |
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Peter Ebdon won his first world title by beating Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final.This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final. There was a total of 65 century breaks made during the tournament. The highest was made by Stevens, who made a 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made a total of 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament. The championships were sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. A total prize fund of £1,615,770 was awarded at the event, with the winner receiving £260,000.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]
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Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks.[1][3][4] Players in bold denote match winners:
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 5 & 6 May.[35] Referee: John Williams.[36] | ||
Stephen Hendry (5) Scotland |
17–18 | Peter Ebdon (7) England |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
Century breaks
There were 68 century breaks at the event.[37][38] The highest break was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins.[1] Hendry made 16 century breaks during the tournament, the record for most centuries at a ranking event.[39][40]
- 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
2002 World Snooker Championship Media
Dominic Dale snapped his cue after his loss to Jimmy White.
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second round match with a session to spare.
Matthew Stevens reached his third semi-final in a row with a 13–7 win over John Higgins.
Stephen Hendry defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach his ninth final.
Peter Ebdon won his only world championship, defeating Hendry 18–17.
References
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- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
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