2002 British Open

The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.^[1]

2002 British Open

Tournament information
Dates	9–17 November 2002 (2002-11-09 – 2002-11-17)
Venue	Telford International Arena
City	Telford
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Final
Champion	Paul Hunter (ENG)
Runner-up	Ian McCulloch (ENG)
Score	9–4
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Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final. The players each wore a red and blue shirt ^[2]

Main draw

^[3][4]

	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						John Higgins		5
	Steve Davis		5			Steve Davis		2
											John Higgins		5
	Gerard Greene		3
											Fergal O'Brien		1
						Mark King		3
	Fergal O'Brien		5			Fergal O'Brien		5
																John Higgins		2
	Jonathan Birch		1
																Ian McCulloch		5
						Graeme Dott		3
	Ian McCulloch		5			Ian McCulloch		5
											Stephen Maguire		4
	James Wattana		3
											Ian McCulloch		5
						Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Maguire		5			Stephen Maguire		5
																					Ian McCulloch		6
	Anthony Davies		3
																					Mark Williams		3
						Stephen Hendry		4
	Ali Carter		5			Ali Carter		5
											Ali Carter		5
	Mark Davis		3
											John Parrott		1
						Joe Perry		1
	John Parrott		5			John Parrott		5
																Ali Carter		1
	Barry Pinches		0
																Mark Williams		5
						Joe Swail		2
	Jimmy Michie		5			Jimmy Michie		5
											Jimmy Michie		1
	Drew Henry		2
											Mark Williams		5
						Mark Williams		5
	David Gray		5			David Gray		3
																										Ian McCulloch		4
	Robert Milkins		3
																										Paul Hunter		9
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Dominic Dale		5			Dominic Dale		1
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Bjorn Haneveer		3
											Paul Hunter		5
						Paul Hunter		5
	Kristján Helgason		5			Kristján Helgason		3
																Paul Hunter		5
	Dave Harold		0
																Anthony Hamilton		1
						Jimmy White		4
	Anthony Hamilton		5			Anthony Hamilton		5
											Anthony Hamilton		5
	Sean Storey		1
											Matthew Stevens		2
						Matthew Stevens		5
	Marco Fu		5			Marco Fu		2
																					Paul Hunter		6
	Euan Henderson		3
																					Chris Small		3
						Ken Doherty		4
	Chris Small		5			Chris Small		5
											Chris Small		5
	Peter Lines		0
											Brian Morgan		3
						Quinten Hann		2
	Brian Morgan		5			Brian Morgan		5
																Chris Small		5
	Nigel Bond		2
																Alan McManus		4
						Alan McManus		5
	Michael Judge		5			Michael Judge		3
											Alan McManus		5
	Nick Walker		2
											Peter Ebdon		3
						Peter Ebdon		5
	Tony Drago		5			Tony Drago		3
	Ricky Walden		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002.[3]
Paul Hunter  England	9–4	Ian McCulloch  England
Afternoon: 69–18, 61–48, 65–47, 0–99 (99), 110–0 (110), 0–84 (70), 91–31 (90), 70–0 Evening: 107–0 (93), 0–135 (135), 72–41 (58), 0–79 (79), 75–0
110	Highest break	135
1	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	4