Details | |
---|---|
Duration | 27 August 2002 – 22 May 2003 |
Tournaments | 19 (8 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
World Championship | ![]() |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
The 2002–03 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 27 August 2002 and 22 May 2003. Due to a legal ban, this was the final season to have events sponsored by tobacco companies (apart from Embassy, who would continue to sponsor the World Championship for another two years). The following table outlines the results for the ranking events and the invitational events. Mark Williams won all three triple crown events (UK Championship, Masters, World Championship) - the last player to do so in a single season.
Calendar
[edit]World Snooker Tour
[edit]Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
Challenge Tour
[edit]Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Nov | 7 Nov | ![]() |
Challenge Tour 1 | Towers Snooker Club | Mansfield | ![]() |
![]() |
6–2 | [16] |
15 Feb | 20 Feb | ![]() |
Challenge Tour 2 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | ![]() |
![]() |
6–5 | [17] |
15 Mar | 20 Mar | ![]() |
Challenge Tour 3 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | ![]() |
![]() |
6–5 | [18] |
16 May | 22 May | ![]() |
Challenge Tour 4 | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() |
![]() |
6–2 | [19] |
Other events
[edit]Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Oct | 8 Oct | ![]() |
Asian Games | Dongju College Gymnasium | Busan | ![]() |
![]() |
3–1 | [20] |
20 Feb | 22 Feb | ![]() |
Irish Open | Millennium Forum | Derry | ![]() |
![]() |
10–3 | [21] |
19 Feb | 23 Feb | ![]() |
Thailand Masters | Rajamangala National Stadium | Bangkok | ![]() |
![]() |
5–4 | [22][23] |
Official rankings
[edit]The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[24][25][26][27]
No. | Player | Points 2000/01 | Points 2001/02 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
25399 | 24625 | 50024 |
2 | ![]() |
21735 | 25050 | 46785 |
3 | ![]() |
20777 | 23875 | 44652 |
4 | ![]() |
22034 | 22300 | 44334 |
5 | ![]() |
22079 | 21400 | 43479 |
6 | ![]() |
17478 | 24650 | 42128 |
7 | ![]() |
13944 | 25725 | 39669 |
8 | ![]() |
14879 | 18000 | 32879 |
9 | ![]() |
15809 | 15500 | 31309 |
10 | ![]() |
12009 | 16925 | 28934 |
11 | ![]() |
11895 | 15537 | 27432 |
12 | ![]() |
11397 | 15762 | 27159 |
13 | ![]() |
9269 | 17700 | 26969 |
14 | ![]() |
11395 | 14837 | 26232 |
15 | ![]() |
12190 | 13550 | 25740 |
16 | ![]() |
12117 | 12762 | 24879 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Regal Scottish Masters 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "LG Cup 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "British Open 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "PowerHouse UK Championship 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "European Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Citywest Irish Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Regal Scottish Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Embassy World Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Snooker Results". premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 1". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006.
- ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 2". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
- ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 3". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.
- ^ "WSA Challenge Tour 4". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
- ^ "2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 284" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- ^ "Swail lifts Irish crown". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Noppadon wins Masters crown, goes No. 1". thailandsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05)". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Embassy World Rankings 2002/2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ^ "Embassy World Rankings issued after the Embassy World Championship 2002". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2013.