2001–02 snooker season

The 2001–02 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 11 August 2001 and 12 May 2002. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

2001–02 snooker season

Details
Duration	11 August 2001 – 12 May 2002 (2001-08-11 – 2002-05-12)
Tournaments	21 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters	Paul Hunter
World Championship	Peter Ebdon
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
11 Aug	19 Aug	ENG	Champions Cup	Brighton Centre	Brighton	John Higgins	Mark Williams	7–4	[1]
18 Sep	23 Sep	SCO	Scottish Masters	Thistle Hotels	Glasgow	John Higgins	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–6	[2]
29 Sep	7 Oct	ENG	British Open	Telewest Arena	Newcastle	John Higgins	Graeme Dott	9–6	[3]
13 Oct	21 Oct	ENG	LG Cup	Guild Hall	Preston	Stephen Lee	Peter Ebdon	9–4	[4]
4 Nov	15 Nov	ENG	Benson & Hedges Championship	Towers Snooker Club	Mansfield	Ryan Day	Hugh Abernethy	9–5	[5][6]
23 Nov	1 Dec	MLT	European Open	Mediterranean Conference Centre	Valletta	Stephen Hendry	Joe Perry	9–2	[7]
3 Dec	16 Dec	ENG	UK Championship	Barbican Centre	York	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ken Doherty	10–1	[8]
23 Jan	27 Jan	WAL	Welsh Open	Cardiff International Arena	Cardiff	Paul Hunter	Ken Doherty	9–7	[9][10]
3 Feb	10 Feb	ENG	Masters	Wembley Conference Centre	London	Paul Hunter	Mark Williams	10–9	[11][12]
24 Feb	3 Mar	CHN	China Open	International Gymnastics Centre	Shanghai	Mark Williams	Anthony Hamilton	9–8	[13][14]
4 Mar	10 Mar	THA	Thailand Masters	Merchant Court Hotel	Bangkok	Mark Williams	Stephen Lee	9–4	[15]
19 Mar	24 Mar	IRL	Irish Masters	Citywest Hotel	Dublin	John Higgins	Peter Ebdon	10–3	[16][17]
6 Apr	14 Apr	SCO	Scottish Open	A.E.C.C.	Aberdeen	Stephen Lee	David Gray	9–2	[18][19]
20 Apr	6 May	ENG	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Peter Ebdon	Stephen Hendry	18–17	[20]
5 Jan	12 May	SCO	Premier League	Rothes Halls	Glenrothes	Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Higgins	9–4	[21]

Ranking event

Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
8 Oct	14 Oct	ENG	Challenge Tour 1	Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre	Harrogate	James Reynolds	Steve Judd	6–5	[5][22]
3 Dec	9 Dec	ENG	Challenge Tour 2	Jesters Snooker Club	Swindon	Leo Fernandez	Ryan Day	6–3	[5][22]
7 Jan	13 Jan	ENG	Challenge Tour 3	Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre	Harrogate	Lee Spick	Joe Delaney	6–3	[5][22]
4 Mar	10 Mar	ENG	Challenge Tour 4	Jesters Snooker Club	Swindon	David Gilbert	Ryan Day	6–3	[5][22]

Other events

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
22 Aug	26 Aug	JPN	World Games	Selion Plaza	Akita	Bjorn Haneveer	Marlon Manalo	4–3	[23][24]
31 Oct	4 Nov	AUT	Austrian Open	Snooker Cafe Pot Black	Wels	Stefan Mazrocis	Lee Richardson	5–3	[25][26]
				Casino Linz	Linz

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 2001/2002

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.^{[27][28][29][30]}

No.	Ch.	Player	Points 1999/00	Points 2000/01	Total
1		Mark Williams	31655	21735	53390
2		Ronnie O'Sullivan	20200	25399	45599
3		John Higgins	21690	22034	43724
4		Ken Doherty	16260	22079	38339
5		Stephen Hendry	18125	17478	35603
6		Matthew Stevens	18005	14879	32884
7		Peter Ebdon	11885	20777	32662
8		Stephen Lee	15980	13944	29924
9		Paul Hunter	10075	15809	25884
10		Joe Swail	12755	12117	24872
11		Jimmy White	11575	12009	23584
12		Alan McManus	9750	12190	21940
13		Mark King	9980	11895	21875
14		Graeme Dott	10367	11397	21764
15		Dave Harold	11852	9578	21430
16		Fergal O'Brien	11035	10096	21131

Notes