2003 LG Cup (snooker)

The 2003 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 12 October 2003 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

LG Cup

Tournament information
Dates	4–12 October 2003 (2003-10-04 – 2003-10-12)
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200[1]
Winner's share	£82,500[1]
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (147)[2]
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	9–5
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Mark Williams won the 15th ranking title of his career by defeating John Higgins 9–5 in the final. In the 11th frame of the final, Higgins made his 3rd maximum in professional competition.^[2]

Chris Small came into the tournament as defending champion, however he lost 5–3 to John Parrott in the quarter-finals.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Chris Small was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

Winner: £82,500 Final: £42,500 Semi-final: £21,500 Quarter-final: £11,800 Last 16: £9,700 Last 32: £7,600 Last 48: £4,200 Last 64: £3,100

Last 80: £2,200 Last 96: £1,500 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage two highest break: £5,000 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £597,200

Main draw

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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

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Lawrie Annandale. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 October 2003.[3]
John Higgins (5)  Scotland	5–9	Mark Williams (2)  Wales
Afternoon: 23–74 (74), 0–83 (83), 32–96 (65), 142–0 (142), 46–41, 0–127 (127), 84–33 (84), 33–70 Evening: 39–53, 91–8 (91), 147–0 (147), 0–78 (78), 42–68, 64–69 (Williams 51)
147	Highest break	127
2	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 4 and 18 September 2003 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.^[4]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Paul Wykes 5–4 Mehmet Husnu Tony Jones 2–5 Luke Simmonds David Gilbert 4–5 Darryn Walker Terry Murphy w/o–w/d Liu Song Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Supoj Saenla Lee Walker 5–4 Steve Mifsud Colm Gilcreest 2–5 Ding Junhui Paul Davies 5–0 Gary Thomson Craig Butler 5–4 Chris Melling Leo Fernandez 0–5 Stephen Croft Munraj Pal 4–5 Scott MacKenzie Kwan Poomjang 5–3 Alain Robidoux Peter Lines 5–2 Steven Bennie Rory McLeod 5–2 Carlo Giagnacovo Johl Younger 5–2 Michael Wild Ricky Walden 5–3 Phil Williams

Jason Ferguson 1–5 Michael Rhodes Andrew Norman 5–1 Ian Preece Simon Bedford 5–1 Joe Meara Jason Prince 5–4 Garry Hardiman Bradley Jones 5–4 James Leadbetter Kristján Helgason 4–5 Ian Brumby Wayne Brown 0–5 Kurt Maflin Andrew Higginson 3–5 Martin Gould Billy Snaddon 5–4 Stuart Mann Luke Fisher 5–3 Joe Delaney Ryan Day 5–3 Neil Robertson Martin Dziewialtowski 4–5 Adrian Rosa Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Paul Sweeny Atthasit Mahitthi 5–4 Andy Neck Jamie Cope 4–5 Ian Sargeant Matthew Couch 4–5 Tom Ford

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Paul Wykes		5			Dave Finbow		1			Stuart Pettman		5
	Luke Simmonds		4			Paul Wykes		5			Paul Wykes		4
	Darryn Walker		5			Marcus Campbell		5			Stuart Bingham		5
	Terry Murphy		4			Darryn Walker		3			Marcus Campbell		3
	Supoj Saenla		0			Sean Storey		1			Jonathan Birch		1
	Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		5
	Ding Junhui		5			Bjorn Haneveer		5			Mark Davis		5
	Paul Davies		2			Ding Junhui		2			Bjorn Haneveer		1
	Craig Butler		5			Alfie Burden		5			Nigel Bond		2
	Stephen Croft		4			Craig Butler		3			Alfie Burden		5
	Scott MacKenzie		4			Shaun Murphy		5			Brian Morgan		4
	Kwan Poomjang		5			Kwan Poomjang		4			Shaun Murphy		5
	Peter Lines		3			Shokat Ali		2			Michael Judge		5
	Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		4
	Johl Younger		1			David Roe		5			Jamie Burnett		0
	Ricky Walden		5			Ricky Walden		2			David Roe		5
	Michael Rhodes		1			Nick Dyson		1			Michael Holt		5
	Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		4
	Simon Bedford		5			Andy Hicks		2			Gary Wilkinson		1
	Jason Prince		4			Simon Bedford		5			Simon Bedford		5
	Bradley Jones		2			Patrick Wallace		5			Stephen Maguire		4
	Ian Brumby		5			Ian Brumby		3			Patrick Wallace		5
	Kurt Maflin		5			Jimmy Michie		5			Gerard Greene		5
	Martin Gould		3			Kurt Maflin		1			Jimmy Michie		4
	Billy Snaddon		5			Darren Morgan		2			Barry Hawkins		5
	Luke Fisher		2			Billy Snaddon		5			Billy Snaddon		2
	Ryan Day		3			Mike Dunn		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Adrian Rosa		5			Adrian Rosa		4			Mike Dunn		5
	Adrian Gunnell		5			Nick Walker		2			James Wattana		5
	Atthasit Mahitthi		4			Adrian Gunnell		5			Adrian Gunnell		2
	Ian Sargeant		5			Rod Lawler		2			Barry Pinches		5
	Tom Ford		3			Ian Sargeant		5			Ian Sargeant		3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

136, 102 – Brian Morgan 133 – Ian Brumby 128, 116 – Ding Junhui 123 – Patrick Wallace 118 – Bradley Jones 117, 111 – Adrian Rosa 115 – Martin Dziewialtowski 115 – Stephen Maguire 114, 100 – Kwan Poomjang 114 – Johl Younger 112 – Darryn Walker

108, 104 – Atthasit Mahitthi 108 – Michael Judge 107 – Ricky Walden 106 – Mark Davis 105 – Bjorn Haneveer 104 – Andrew Norman 102 – Barry Hawkins 101 – Jamie Cope 101 – Rory McLeod 100 – Billy Snaddon 100 – Stuart Pettman

Televised stage centuries

147, 142, 104 – John Higgins 140, 109, 100 – Ken Doherty 137 – John Parrott 127 – Mark Williams 122, 102 – Stephen Lee 111, 110 – Ali Carter 107 – Robin Hull

104 – Marco Fu 103 – Peter Ebdon 102 – Gerard Greene 102 – Joe Perry 101 – Michael Holt 101 – Stephen Hendry 100 – Jimmy White