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2003 European Open (snooker)

The 2003 European Open was a professional snooker tournament and the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2002/2003 season, following the Welsh Open. It was held from 11 to 16 March 2003 at the Palace Hotel in Torquay, England.[3] This marked the first and only time when any of the editions of this tournament was not held outside the British Isles. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 12th ranking title by defeating Stephen Hendry 9–6 in the final.[2] O'Sullivan went on to win back-to-back ranking titles – his next coming at the 2003 Irish Masters, just two weeks later, where he triumphed over John Higgins in a deciding frame.

2003 European Open
Tournament information
Dates11–16 March 2003 (2003-03-11 – 2003-03-16)
VenuePalace Hotel
CityTorquay
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000[1]
Winner's share£44,000[1]
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (142)[2]
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score9–6
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Tournament summary

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Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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

Main draw

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[3]

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
               
1   Stephen Hendry 5
  Dave Harold 3
1   Stephen Hendry 5
12   Graeme Dott 4
12   Graeme Dott 5
  Tony Drago 3
1   Stephen Hendry 5
5   John Higgins 2
10   Jimmy White 3
  Gerard Greene 5
  Gerard Greene 4
5   John Higgins 5
5   John Higgins 5
  Barry Pinches 1
1   Stephen Hendry 6
4   Mark Williams 3
6   Ken Doherty 5
  David Gray 1
6   Ken Doherty 3
9   Paul Hunter 5
9   Paul Hunter 5
  Robin Hull 2
9   Paul Hunter 2
4   Mark Williams 5
15   Alan McManus 1
  Bjorn Haneveer 5
  Bjorn Haneveer 1
4   Mark Williams 5
4   Mark Williams 5
  Steve Davis 1
1   Stephen Hendry 6
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Michael Holt 3
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Dave Finbow 3
13   Joe Perry 4
  Dave Finbow 5
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
7   Stephen Lee 2
14   Quinten Hann 5
  Jamie Burnett 4
14   Quinten Hann 3
7   Stephen Lee 5
7   Stephen Lee 5
  Robert Milkins 4
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
2   Peter Ebdon 3
8   Matthew Stevens 5
  Ian McCulloch 1
8   Matthew Stevens 3
11   Mark King 5
11   Mark King 5
  David Roe 3
11   Mark King 4
2   Peter Ebdon 5
16   Joe Swail 5
  Mark Davis 4
16   Joe Swail 2
2   Peter Ebdon 5
2   Peter Ebdon 5
  Marco Fu 2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Palace Hotel, Torquay, England, 16 March 2003.
Stephen Hendry (1)
  Scotland 		6–9 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
  England
Afternoon: 0–140 (140), 100–11, 101–7 (101), 0–76 (76), 5–65 (52), 3–131 (126), 8–76 (76), 88–33 (88)
Evening: 0–142 (142), 97–25 (53), 123–1 (117), 0–77 (77), 72–37 (72), 50–79 (Hendry 50), 0–79 (79)
117 Highest break 142
2 Century breaks 3
6 50+ breaks 8

Qualifying

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Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

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Round 2
Best of 9 frames		Round 3
Best of 9 frames		Round 4
Best of 9 frames		Round 5
Best of 9 frames
  Craig Butler5  Stuart Pettman5  Jonathan Birch5  Dave Harold5
  Simon Bedford4  Craig Butler2  Stuart Pettman4  Jonathan Birch4
  Sean Storey5  Andy Hicks2  Marcus Campbell5  Tony Drago5
  Jason Prince0  Sean Storey5  Sean Storey3  Marcus Campbell2
  Phaitoon Phonbun3  Gerard Greene5  Terry Murphy0  Dominic Dale1
  Adrian Gunnell5  Adrian Gunnell4  Gerard Greene5  Gerard Greene5
  Jason Ferguson5  Barry Pinches5  Alfie Burden3  John Parrott0
  Stephen Kershaw4  Jason Ferguson4  Barry Pinches5  Barry Pinches5
  Kristján Helgason5  Nick Walker5  Shokat Ali4  David Gray5
  John Read4  Kristján Helgason1  Nick Walker5  Nick Walker2
  Andrew Higginson5  Bradley Jones4  Robin Hull5  James Wattana2
  Andrew Norman1  Andrew Higginson5  Andrew Higginson1  Robin Hull5
  Paul Wykes4  Bjorn Haneveer5  Billy Snaddon3  Nigel Bond4
  Martin Dziewialtowski5  Martin Dziewialtowski1  Bjorn Haneveer5  Bjorn Haneveer5
  Matthew Couch5  Jimmy Michie2  Patrick Wallace4  Steve Davis5
  Paul Davies3  Matthew Couch5  Matthew Couch5  Matthew Couch2
  David John4  Mike Dunn5  Michael Holt5  Drew Henry4
  Jin Long5  Jin Long1  Mike Dunn1  Michael Holt5
  Bob Chaperon2  Dave Finbow5  Gary Wilkinson2  Anthony Hamilton4
  Stefan Mazrocis5  Stefan Mazrocis3  Dave Finbow5  Dave Finbow5
  Shaun Murphy4  Stephen Maguire5  Jamie Burnett5  Fergal O'Brien4
  Luke Fisher5  Luke Fisher1  Stephen Maguire2  Jamie Burnett5
  David McLellan3  Barry Hawkins5  Robert Milkins5  Michael Judge0
  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler3  Barry Hawkins4  Robert Milkins5
  Troy Shaw1  Nick Dyson5  Ian McCulloch5  Anthony Davies4
  Alain Robidoux5  Alain Robidoux4  Nick Dyson0  Ian McCulloch5
  Antony Bolsover4  Mark Selby3  David Roe5  Chris Small3
  Munraj Pal5  Munraj Pal5  Munraj Pal1  David Roe5
  Kwan Poomjang5  Stuart Bingham4  Mark Davis5  Ali Carter4
  Matthew Selt2  Kwan Poomjang5  Kwan Poomjang0  Mark Davis5
  Wayne Brown3  Darren Morgan5  Brian Morgan2  Marco Fu5
  Nick Pearce5  Nick Pearce2  Darren Morgan5  Darren Morgan3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "European Open 2003 Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "O'Sullivan triumphs in Torquay". BBC Sport. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "European Open 2003". snooker.org. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2003 European Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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