2002 Welsh Open (snooker)

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

The 2002 Welsh Open (officially the 2002 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 27 January 2002 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

2002 Regal Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	23–27 January 2002 (2002-01-23 – 2002-01-27)
Venue	Cardiff International Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200
Winner's share	£82,500
Highest break	Paul Hunter (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion	Paul Hunter (ENG)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score	9–7
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Paul Hunter defeated Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final to win his second ranking title. The final was a repeat of the previous year's tournament in which Ken Doherty defeated Paul Hunter 9–2.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Ken Doherty was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

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	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter Final Best of 9 frames					Semi Final Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Ken Doherty	5
	32	James Wattana	2
						1	Ken Doherty	5
						27	Joe Perry	0
	12	Alan McManus	0
	27	Joe Perry	5
											1	Ken Doherty	5
											16	Fergal O'Brien	3
	16	Fergal O'Brien	5
	41	Marcus Campbell	2
						16	Fergal O'Brien	5
						6	Matthew Stevens	0
	6	Matthew Stevens	5
	31	Anthony Davies	1
																1	Ken Doherty	6
																5	Stephen Hendry	4
	5	Stephen Hendry	5
	21	Steve Davis	1
						5	Stephen Hendry	5
						11	Jimmy White	1
	11	Jimmy White	5
	29	Tony Drago	4
											5	Stephen Hendry	5
											4	John Higgins	2
	13	Mark King	5
	64	Rod Lawler	2
						13	Mark King	3
						4	John Higgins	5
	4	John Higgins	5
	61	Ali Carter	0
																					1	Ken Doherty	7
																					9	Paul Hunter	9
	3	Mark Williams	5
		Barry Pinches	3
						3	Mark Williams	1
						14	Graeme Dott	5
	14	Graeme Dott	5
		Rory McLeod	3
											14	Graeme Dott	5
											10	Joe Swail	0
	10	Joe Swail	5
	95	Mark Selby	1
						10	Joe Swail	5
						33	Brian Morgan	0
	8	Stephen Lee	4
	33	Brian Morgan	5
																14	Graeme Dott	3
																9	Paul Hunter	6
	7	Peter Ebdon	5
	24	Chris Small	2
						7	Peter Ebdon	5
						36	Jamie Burnett	0
	15	Dave Harold	3
	36	Jamie Burnett	5
											7	Peter Ebdon	4
											9	Paul Hunter	5
	9	Paul Hunter	5
	38	Alfie Burden	3
						9	Paul Hunter	5
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	48	Ian McCulloch	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 27 January 2002.[1]
Ken Doherty (1)  Ireland	7–9	Paul Hunter (9)  England
Afternoon: 115–0 (75), 14–68, 15–72 (72), 29–67, 5–63 (62), 0–141 (141), 65–21 (56), 66–62 (Doherty 59) Evening: 0–89, 68–54 (Hunter 54), 19–68, 89–31 (52), 70–29, 0–68, 87–63, 24–77 (76)
75	Highest break	141
0	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	5