2002 World Snooker Championship

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates 20 April–6 May 2002
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £1,615,770
Winner's share £260,000
Highest break Wales Matthew Stevens (145)
Final
Champion England Peter Ebdon
Runner-up Scotland Stephen Hendry
Score 18–17
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2003 →

The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 13 frames to 17 against Stephen Hendry and became another first time champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title.

Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time World Champion Hendry 18–17 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

This event also marked the final time that Stephen Hendry appeared in a World Championship final.

Tournament summary

  • Stuart Bingham narrowly missed out on a maximum break during his first-round match against Ken Doherty, making it to the final pink.[1]
  • Stephen Hendry reached his record ninth World Championship final and beat the eight set by Steve Davis in the 1980s. Hendry also took the record for century breaks in a world championship, as his 16 bettered John Higgins's total of 14 in 1998.[2]
  • This was Hendry's last appearance in a World final. Hendry’s defeat effectively signalled the start of his decline as a major force in the game.
  • Davis himself failed to qualify for the Championship for the second year in a row, losing to Finland's Robin Hull 8–10 at Newport.[3]
  • John Williams refereed his tenth World final. He retired from the game soon afterwards.[4]
  • Ebdon's victory made him the first man to win both his semi-final and final in deciding frames. In the semi-final, down 14-16 to Matthew Stevens, Ebdon cleared up under pressure, after Stevens ran out of position needing just one more red to win the frame and the match. Ebdon then followed with breaks of 138 and 55 to win the match 17-16.[5] In the final against Hendry, leading 17-16, Ebdon missed a straightforward black in frame 34, allowing Hendry to level the match; Ebdon eventually won after a break of 59 in the deciding frame.[6]
  • This year's championship saw future world champion Shaun Murphy make his debut, Murphy lost 4-10 to Hendry in the first round.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7][8]

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[7][9][10]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
20 April[11]            
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  10
25 & 26 April[12]
 Scotland Drew Henry  5  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
24 April[13]
   England Robert Milkins  2  
 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien (16)  8
30 April & 1 May[14]
 England Robert Milkins  10  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
23 April[15]
   England Stephen Lee (8)  10  
 England Paul Hunter (9)  9
28 & 29 April[16]
 Australia Quinten Hann  10  
 Australia Quinten Hann  3
22 & 23 April[17]
   England Stephen Lee (8)  13  
 England Stephen Lee (8)  10
2, 3 & 4 May[18]
 Scotland Chris Small  7  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
21 & 22 April[19]
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (5)  17
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (5)  10
27 & 28 April[20]
 England Shaun Murphy  4  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (5)  13
24 & 25 April[21]
   Wales Anthony Davies  3  
 Scotland Alan McManus (12)  7
30 April & 1 May[22]
 Wales Anthony Davies  10  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (5)  13
20 & 21 April[23]
   Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4)  12  
 England Mark King (13)  10
26 & 27 April[24]
 England David Gray  5  
 England Mark King (13)  12
21 & 22 April[25]
   Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4)  13  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4)  10
 England Stuart Bingham  8  
24 & 25 April[26]            
 Scotland John Higgins (3)  10
28 & 29 April[27]
 Thailand James Wattana  1  
 Scotland John Higgins (3)  13
20 & 21 April[28]
   Scotland Graeme Dott (14)  2  
 Scotland Graeme Dott (14)  10
30 April & 1 May[29]
 Finland Robin Hull  6  
 Scotland John Higgins (3)  7
22 & 23 April[30]
   Wales Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
 England Jimmy White (11)  10
25 & 26 April[31]
 Wales Dominic Dale  2  
 England Jimmy White (11)  3
20 & 21 April[32]
   Wales Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
 Wales Matthew Stevens (6)  10
2, 3 & 4 May[33]
 England Mike Dunn  6  
 Wales Matthew Stevens (6)  16
22 April[34]
   England Peter Ebdon (7)  17
 England Peter Ebdon (7)  10
26 & 27 April[35]
 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge  4  
 England Peter Ebdon (7)  13
20 & 21 April[36]
   England Joe Perry  7  
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (10)  6
30 April & 1 May[37]
 England Joe Perry  10  
 England Peter Ebdon (7)  13
23 & 24 April[38]
   England Anthony Hamilton  6  
 England Dave Harold (15)  6
27, 28 & 29 April[39]
 England Anthony Hamilton  10  
 England Anthony Hamilton  13
23 & 24 April[40]
   Wales Mark Williams (2)  9  
 Wales Mark Williams (2)  10
 England John Parrott  7  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 5 & 6 May.[41] Referee: John Williams.[42]
Stephen Hendry (5)
 Scotland		 17–18 Peter Ebdon (7)
 England
0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72 Century breaks: 8 (Hendry 4, Ebdon 4)

Highest break by Hendry: 126
Highest break by Ebdon: 134

 0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72
England Peter Ebdon wins the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

The qualifying matches were held between 20 February and 4 March 2001 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Round 1

Best of 19 frames
China Hasimu Tuerxun10–3Germany Lasse Münstermann
England Tom Ford10–2Thailand Charoen Phorat
England Ricky Walden10–5Republic of Ireland David McDonnell
England Shailesh Jogia10–9England Shaun Murphy
Canada Bob Chaperon10–6England Ian Hurdman
England Darryn Walker10–3England Eddie Barker
England Lee Spick10–7England Michael Rhodes
Australia Neil Robertson10–7England Paul Davison

Round 1–2

Round 1
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 2
(Best of 19 frames)
Iceland Kristjan Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill Iceland Kristjan Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill
Iceland Kristjan Helgason 10–7 England Surinder Gill England Matthew Couch 10–1 New Zealand Chris McBreen
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Paul Wykes 10–4 England Darren Clarke
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Matthew Street 10–9 England Troy Shaw
Wales Ryan Day 10–3 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun Wales Ryan Day 10–3 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby England Joe Johnson 10–5 England Ricky Walden
England Nick Dyson 10–7 England Ian Brumby Republic of Ireland David McDonnell 10–4 England Ian Hurdman
England Mike Dunn 10–2 England Stephen Croft England Mike Dunn 10–2 England Stephen Croft
England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford
England Mark Selby 10–9 England Tom Ford Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–5 Wales Ian Sargeant
England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray
England Jason Weston 10–8 England Mark Gray England Jason Wallace 10–6 Canada Alain Robidoux
Sweden Farhan Mirza 10–8 England Craig Roper Wales James Reynolds 10–9 England Tony Jones
Sweden Farhan Mirza 10–8 England Craig Roper England Jeff Cundy 10–7 Norway Kurt Maflin
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden Northern Ireland Jason Prince 10–7 England Chris Melling
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden England Wayne Brown 10–6 England Joe Jogia
Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–3 England Troy Shaw Finland Robin Hull 10–2 England Craig Butler
England Jeff Cundy 10–6 England Ricky Walden England Neal Foulds 10–4 Malta Alex Borg
England Sean Storey 10–6 England Wayne Saidler England Barry Hawkins 10–8 England Luke Fisher
England Sean Storey 10–6 England Wayne Saidler England Robert Milkins 10–8 England Robert Milkins
England Barry Hawkins w/o–w/d Wales Mark Bennett England Barry Hawkins 10–5 England Nick Pearce
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–8 England Anthony Bolsover England Anthony Bolsover W/O Belgium Steve Lemmens
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–8 England Anthony Bolsover England Paul Davison 10–6 Scotland Hugh Abernethy
England Munraj Pal 10–2 Scotland Alan Burnett England Shaun Murphy 10–5 Scotland Euan Henderson
England Munraj Pal 10–2 Scotland Alan Burnetmct England Adrian Gunnell 10–6 England Rory McLeod
Scotland Paul McPhillips 10–7 England Shailesh Jogia England Nick Walker 10–0 Canada Levi Meiller
Scotland Paul McPhillips 10–7 England Shailesh Jogia England Andrew Higginson 10–5 England Adrian Rosa
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Wales Richard King England Barry Pinches 10–3 England Eddie Barker
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Wales Richard King England Luke Simmonds 10–6 England John Read
England Craig Butler 10–9 Wales Ryan Day England Stephen Kershaw 10–8 England Sean Storey
England Craig Butler 10–9 Wales Ryan Day England Lee Spick 10–7 Wales Phllip Williams
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu England Andrew Norman 10–5 Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 10–9 Thailand Kwan Poomjang

Round 3–6

[7]

Round 3
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 4
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 5
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 6
(Best of 19 frames)
Iceland Kristjan Helgason 10–9 England Matthew Couch Iceland Kristjan Helgason 10–5 England Rod Lawler England Stuart Bingham 10–7 Iceland Kristjan Helgason England Stuart Bingham 10–6 England Nigel Bond
England Paul Wykes 10–5 England Matthew Street England Paul Wykes 10–4 England Peter Lines England Paul Wykes 10–8 England Bradley Jones Wales Dominic Dale 10–5 England Paul Wykes
Wales Ryan Day 10–1 England Joe Johnson Wales Ryan Day 10–8 England Mark Davis Scotland Marcus Campbell 10–9 Wales Ryan Day Wales Anthony Davies 10–9 Scotland Marcus Campbell
England Mike Dunn 10–8 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell England Mike Dunn 10–2 Wales Lee Walker England Mike Dunn 10–5 England Dave Finbow England Mike Dunn 10–9 Scotland Billy Snaddon
England Mark Selby 10–8 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer England Mark Selby 10–6 England Jason Ferguson England Mark Selby 10–6 England Alfie Burden England David Gray 10–7 England Mark Selby
England Jason Weston 10–2 England Jason Wallace England Ali Carter 10–4 England Jason Weston Wales Darren Morgan 10–7 England Ali Carter England Anthony Hamilton 10–7 Wales Darren Morgan
Wales James Reynolds 10–6 England Jeff Cundy Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 10–7 Wales James Reynolds England Michael Holt 10–7 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene Australia Quinten Hann 10–6 England Michael Holt
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 10–9 England Wayne Brown England David Roe 10–2 Northern Ireland Jason Prince England David Roe 10–3 England Jimmy Michie Scotland Drew Henry 10–5 England David Roe
Finland Robin Hull 10–1 England Neal Foulds Finland Robin Hull 10–5 England Gary Pointing Finland Robin Hull 10–6 England Gary Wilkinson Finland Robin Hull 10–8 England Steve Davis
England Barry Hawkins 10–8 England Robert Milkins England Stuart Pettman 10–6 England Barry Hawkins England Stuart Pettman 10–5 England Brian Morgan Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10–9 England Stuart Pettman
England Anthony Bolsover 10–3 England Paul Davison England Robert Milkins 10–7 England Anthony Bolsover England Robert Milkins 10–3 England Andy Hicks England Robert Milkins 10–8 Malta Tony Drago
England Shaun Murphy 10–5 England Adrian Gunnell England Shaun Murphy 10–7 England Nick Dyson England Shaun Murphy 10–5 Scotland Jamie Burnett England Shaun Murphy 10–4 Hong Kong Marco Fu
England Nick Walker 10–6 England Andrew Higginson England Jonathan Birch 10–7 England Nick Walker Pakistan Shokat Ali 10–6 England Jonathan Birch England John Parrott 10–9 Pakistan Shokat Ali
England Barry Pinches 10–5 Luke Simmonds England Barry Pinches 10–7 Scotland Stephen Maguire Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 10–9 England Barry Pinches England Joe Perry 10–9 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy
England Stephen Kershaw 10–7 England Lee Spick Wales Paul Davies 10–5 England Stephen Kershaw Wales Paul Davies 10–5 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace Scotland Chris Small 10–7 Wales Paul Davies
England Andrew Norman 10–7 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski England Andrew Norman 10–6 England Steve James England Ian McCulloch 10–3 England Andrew Norman Thailand James Wattana 10–7 England Ian McCulloch

Century breaks

There were 68 century breaks in this World Championship, a record which was equalled in 2007 and superseded in 2009.[43][44] The highest break of the tournament was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins.[7] This was just the second time that the highest break of the tournament was 145, after Doug Mountjoy's in 1981.[43] Hendry made 16 century breaks during the tournament, the record for most centuries at a ranking event.[2][45]

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