2003 UK Championship

The 2003 UK Championship (officially the 2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 November 2003 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.^[1] The event was broadcast on the BBC between 22 and 30 November 2003 and was the third ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.^[2] This marked the first event of three consecutive events sponsored by building merchant Travis Perkins.^[3]

2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	18–30 November 2003 (2003-11-18 – 2003-11-30)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£615,000
Winner's share	£84,500
Highest break	Ali Carter (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score	10–8
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Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien.

Matthew Stevens won his first ranking title when by defeating five times UK champion Stephen Hendry 10–8. In the final Hendry failed a 147 attempt, when he missed the yellow while on 120. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Ali Carter.

Tournament summary

Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. 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:^[4]

Winner: £84,500 Final: £43,000 Semi-final: £21,700 Quarter-final: £11,900 Last 16: £9,800 Last 32: £7,850 Last 48: £4,400 Last 64: £3,200

Last 80: £2,250 Last 96: £1,600 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage two highest break: £7,500 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £25,000 Total: £615,000

Main draw

^[1][2][5]

	Last 48 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
						1	Mark Williams	7
	29	Mark Selby	8			33	Fergal O'Brien	9
											33	Fergal O'Brien	7
	33	Fergal O'Brien	9
											15	Jimmy White	9
						15	Jimmy White	9
	25	Drew Henry	9			25	Drew Henry	5
																15	Jimmy White	9
	39	Michael Holt	7
																40	Nigel Bond	3
						16	Joe Perry	9
	24	Tony Drago	9			24	Tony Drago	6
											16	Joe Perry	8
	78	Rory McLeod	8
											40	Nigel Bond	9
						6	Ken Doherty	7
	21	Robert Milkins	4			40	Nigel Bond	9
																					15	Jimmy White	7
	40	Nigel Bond	9
																					9	Matthew Stevens	9
						8	Paul Hunter	9
	31	Anthony Davies	8			41	Stephen Maguire	7
											8	Paul Hunter	9
	41	Stephen Maguire	9
											22	Mark King	8
						12	David Gray	8
	22	Mark King	9			22	Mark King	9
																8	Paul Hunter	3
	91	Alain Robidoux	4
																9	Matthew Stevens	9
						9	Matthew Stevens	9
	27	Joe Swail	4			38	Gerard Greene	7
											9	Matthew Stevens	9
	38	Gerard Greene	9
											34	James Wattana	6
						4	John Higgins	4
	32	Robin Hull	2			34	James Wattana	9
																										9	Matthew Stevens	10
	34	James Wattana	9
																										2	Stephen Hendry	8
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	26	Ian McCulloch	9			26	Ian McCulloch	3
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	47	Stuart Pettman	4
											10	Alan McManus	5
						10	Alan McManus	9
	28	Dominic Dale	9			28	Dominic Dale	7
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
		Joe Delaney	3
																14	Quinten Hann	3
						14	Quinten Hann	9
	18	Chris Small	9			18	Chris Small	8
											14	Quinten Hann	9
	62	Andy Hicks	6
											7	Peter Ebdon	6
						7	Peter Ebdon	9
	20	Anthony Hamilton	7			43	Stuart Bingham	2
																					3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	43	Stuart Bingham	9
																					2	Stephen Hendry	9
						5	Stephen Lee	9
	23	Dave Harold	9			23	Dave Harold	5
											5	Stephen Lee	6
	35	Mark Davis	6
											36	Barry Pinches	9
						13	Graeme Dott	6
	19	Marco Fu	1			36	Barry Pinches	9
																36	Barry Pinches	3
	36	Barry Pinches	9
																2	Stephen Hendry	9
						11	Steve Davis	6
	17	Ali Carter	9			17	Ali Carter	9
											17	Ali Carter	8
	61	Bjorn Haneveer	3
											2	Stephen Hendry	9
						2	Stephen Hendry	9
	30	John Parrott	9			30	John Parrott	5
	42	Barry Hawkins	8

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Barbican Centre, York, England, 30 November 2003.[2]
Matthew Stevens (9)  Wales	10–8	Stephen Hendry (2)  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–79 (68), 0–100 (100), 30–57, 46–77 (65), 71–40 (66), 81–5 (50), 137–0 (137), 99–1 (99) Evening: 76–0 (76), 11–107 (67), 0–94 (93), 0–101 (101), 78–27 (61), 63–61 (Hendry 61), 80–22, 63–59, 0–120 (120), 69–54 (Hendry 53)
137	Highest break	120
1	Century breaks	3
6	50+ breaks	9

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 14 and 23 October 2003.^[6]

Round 1

Best of 17 frames

Andrew Higginson 9–5 Stuart Mann Luke Fisher 4–9 Gary Thomson Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Carlo Giagnacovo Paul Wykes 9–8 Garry Hardiman Rory McLeod 9–2 Michael Wild Colm Gilcreest 8–9 Steve Mifsud Atthasit Mahitthi 9–4 Ian Sargeant Martin Dziewialtowski 9–3 Andy Neck Peter Lines 5–9 Tom Ford Johl Younger 4–9 Kurt Maflin Tony Jones 9–8 Chris Melling Terry Murphy 3–9 Alain Robidoux Ryan Day 9–4 Steven Bennie Matthew Couch 9–3 Ian Preece Leo Fernandez 9–7 Darryn Walker Ricky Walden 9–2 Martin Gould

Jason Ferguson 9–4 James Leadbetter Kwan Poomjang 9–5 Mehmet Husnu Munraj Pal 7–9 Joe Delaney Jason Prince 7–9 Paul Sweeny Lee Walker 8–9 Adrian Rosa Wayne Brown 5–9 Philip Williams Jamie Cope 9–6 Joe Meara Bradley Jones 3–9 Ding Junhui Simon Bedford 7–9 Liu Song Billy Snaddon 8–9 Stephen Croft Adrian Gunnell 6–9 Neil Robertson Craig Butler 9–6 Scott MacKenzie David Gilbert 9–8 Ian Brumby Andrew Norman 9–6 Supoj Saenla Kristján Helgason w/d–w/o Michael Rhodes Paul Davies 9–3 Luke Simmonds

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 17 frames				Round 3 Best of 17 frames				Round 4 Best of 17 frames
	Andrew Higginson	9			Patrick Wallace	4			Fergal O'Brien	9
	Gary Thomson	7			Andrew Higginson	9			Andrew Higginson	6
	Carlo Giagnacovo	9			Dave Finbow	9			Michael Holt	9
	Paul Wykes	7			Carlo Giagnacovo	8			Dave Finbow	1
	Rory McLeod	9			Mike Dunn	6			Michael Judge	2
	Steve Mifsud	1			Rory McLeod	9			Rory McLeod	9
	Atthasit Mahitthi	9			Rod Lawler	5			Nigel Bond	9
	Martin Dziewialtowski	5			Atthasit Mahitthi	9			Atthasit Mahitthi	2
	Tom Ford	9			Shaun Murphy	7			Stephen Maguire	9
	Kurt Maflin	5			Tom Ford	9			Tom Ford	6
	Tony Jones	8			David Roe	6			Gary Wilkinson	5
	Alain Robidoux	9			Alain Robidoux	9			Alain Robidoux	9
	Ryan Day	9			Sean Storey	4			Gerard Greene	9
	Matthew Couch	5			Ryan Day	9			Ryan Day	6
	Leo Fernandez	5			Marcus Campbell	9			James Wattana	9
	Ricky Walden	9			Ricky Walden	8			Marcus Campbell	3
	Jason Ferguson	2			Nick Dyson	9			Stuart Pettman	9
	Kwan Poomjang	9			Kwan Poomjang	7			Nick Dyson	4
	Joe Delaney	9			Alfie Burden	3			Jamie Burnett	6
	Paul Sweeny	7			Joe Delaney	9			Joe Delaney	9
	Adrian Rosa	5			Andy Hicks	9			Jonathan Birch	2
	Philip Williams	9			Philip Williams	7			Andy Hicks	9
	Jamie Cope	9			Jimmy Michie	7			Stuart Bingham	9
	Ding Junhui	7			Jamie Cope	9			Jamie Cope	6
	Liu Song	9			Darren Morgan	8			Mark Davis	9
	Stephen Croft	6			Liu Song	9			Liu Song	4
	Neil Robertson	9			Shokat Ali	7			Barry Pinches	9
	Craig Butler	4			Neil Robertson	9			Neil Robertson	5
	David Gilbert	6			Bjorn Haneveer	9			Brian Morgan	4
	Andrew Norman	9			Andrew Norman	8			Bjorn Haneveer	9
	Michael Rhodes	8			Nick Walker	3			Barry Hawkins	9
	Paul Davies	9			Paul Davies	9			Paul Davies	5

Century breaks

^[6]

Televised stage centuries

143 – Ali Carter 140, 138, 137, 134, 126, 125, 121, 115, 109, 104, 103, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 137, 104, 101 – Matthew Stevens 136 – Joe Perry 135, 112 – Dominic Dale 135, 111 – Stephen Lee 132, 129, 119, 105, 104, 100 – Paul Hunter 132, 113 – Jimmy White 128, 120, 118, 109, 107, 105, 103, 101, 100 – Stephen Hendry 128, 102 – Quinten Hann

121, 104 – Peter Ebdon 119, 112, 106 – Alan McManus 116, 101 – Steve Davis 104 – Ian McCulloch 103 – Nigel Bond 103 – Gerard Greene 103 – Mark Williams 100 – John Higgins 100 – Fergal O'Brien

Qualifying stage centuries

143, 129, 112 – Stuart Bingham 140, 126, 119 – Barry Pinches 139, 135, 100 – Tom Ford 138 – Michael Wild 137 – Stephen Maguire 135 – Michael Holt 132, 113, 108, 104, 102 – Rory McLeod 132 – Gerard Greene 129 – Steve Mifsud 127, 115, 115, 111 – Ryan Day 127 – Scott MacKenzie 124, 120, 110, 102 – Nigel Bond 123 – Jamie Cope 121, 106 – Munraj Pal 121 – Martin Gould 121 – Bjorn Haneveer

120, 118 – Mark Davis 120 – Andrew Norman 118 – Atthasit Mahitthi 117, 108, 107, 102 – Neil Robertson 117 – Nick Dyson 115 – Gary Thomson 114 – Robin Hull 110 – Craig Butler 107 – Paul Wykes 105, 101 – Adrian Rosa 105 – Mike Dunn 104, 100 – Anthony Hamilton 104 – Simon Bedford 104 – Liu Song 102 – Chris Melling 102 – Shaun Murphy