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2003 British Open
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The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry, including a 135), which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £52,000 |
Last 80: £1,750 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Total: £450,000 |
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. 16 November 2003.[3] | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)![]() |
6–9 | Stephen Hendry (3)![]() |
Afternoon: 103–29 (62), 78–37 (61), 2–59, 0–135 (135), 106–0 (106), 104–0 (100), 0–135 (121), 109–0 (109) Evening: 28–84 (61), 4–89 (50), 0–135 (135), 56–78 (56, 78), 0–95 (95), 70–5 (64), 12–72 | ||
109 | Highest break | 135 |
3 | Century breaks | 3 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.[2]
Round 1
Best of 9 frames
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Round 2–4
- Birch conceded the match at 0–3 down.
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
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