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2003 British Open
Tournament information
Dates8–16 November 2003 (2003-11-08 – 2003-11-16)
VenueBrighton Centre
CityBrighton
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£52,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–6
2002
2004

The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry, including a 135), which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.

Prize fund

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

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
1England Paul Hunter5
23England Dave Harold164England Shaun Murphy2
1England Paul Hunter5
64England Shaun Murphy5
12England David Gray3
12England David Gray5
18Scotland Chris Small355England Nick Dyson2
1England Paul Hunter3
55England Nick Dyson5
6England Stephen Lee5
15England Jimmy White2
24Malta Tony Drago524Malta Tony Drago5
24Malta Tony Drago0
40England Nigel Bond2
6England Stephen Lee5
6England Stephen Lee5
19Hong Kong Marco Fu519Hong Kong Marco Fu2
6England Stephen Lee2
42England Barry Hawkins4
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty2
17England Ali Carter150Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
50Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
50Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
27Northern Ireland Joe Swail1
11England Steve Davis3
27Northern Ireland Joe Swail527Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
50Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
43England Stuart Bingham1
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
14Australia Quinten Hann5
30England John Parrott462England Andy Hicks3
14Australia Quinten Hann1
62England Andy Hicks5
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
29England Mark Selby341Scotland Stephen Maguire3
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
41Scotland Stephen Maguire5
3Scotland Stephen Hendry9
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
28Wales Dominic Dale528Wales Dominic Dale2
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2
16England Joe Perry0
16England Joe Perry5
26England Ian McCulloch3England Tom Ford1
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
England Tom Ford5
5Scotland John Higgins4
10Scotland Alan McManus4
21England Robert Milkins335England Mark Davis5
35England Mark Davis2
35England Mark Davis5
5Scotland John Higgins5
5Scotland John Higgins5
32Finland Robin Hull137Republic of Ireland Michael Judge1
3Scotland Stephen Hendry6
37Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
9Wales Matthew Stevens3
8England Peter Ebdon5
25Scotland Drew Henry3England Ricky Walden2
8England Peter Ebdon3
England Ricky Walden5
9Wales Matthew Stevens5
9Wales Matthew Stevens5
22England Mark King522England Mark King1
9Wales Matthew Stevens5
36England Barry Pinches0
2Wales Mark Williams1
13Scotland Graeme Dott4
31Wales Anthony Davies233Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
33Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
33Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
2Wales Mark Williams5
2Wales Mark Williams5
20England Anthony Hamilton239England Michael Holt2
39England Michael Holt5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. 16 November 2003.[3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England
6–9 Stephen Hendry (3)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 103–29 (62), 78–37 (61), 2–59, 0–135 (135), 106–0 (106), 104–0 (100), 0–135 (121), 109–0 (109)
Evening: 28–84 (61), 4–89 (50), 0–135 (135), 56–78 (56, 78), 0–95 (95), 70–5 (64), 12–72
109 Highest break 135
3 Century breaks 3
7 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.[2]

Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4

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Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Thailand Kwan Poomjang3England Shaun Murphy5England Gary Wilkinson4
England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman2England Shaun Murphy5
England Wayne Brown3England Nick Dyson5Scotland Jamie Burnett2
Wales Ryan Day5Wales Ryan Day1England Nick Dyson5
England Paul Wykes5England David Roe5England Nigel Bond5
Australia Steve Mifsud4England Paul Wykes3England David Roe0
Scotland Billy Snaddon5England Dave Finbow1England Barry Hawkins5
England Luke Fisher4Scotland Billy Snaddon5Scotland Billy Snaddon0
England Andrew Higginson5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Australia Neil Robertson1England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson1
England Craig Butler5England Sean Storey3England Stuart Bingham5
Wales Philip Williams1England Craig Butler5England Craig Butler1
Scotland Gary Thomson5England Andy Hicks5England Stuart Pettman3
Wales Paul Davies2Scotland Gary Thomson4England Andy Hicks5
England Michael Wild5England Mike Dunn5Scotland Stephen Maguire5
England Munraj Pal3England Michael Wild4England Mike Dunn2
Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5England Jonathan Birch0[n 1]
England Bradley Jones0Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski0Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5
England Michael Rhodes1England Alfie Burden1England Brian Morgan2
England Tom Ford5England Tom Ford5England Tom Ford5
England Rory McLeod3Pakistan Shokat Ali4England Mark Davis5
Australia Johl Younger5Australia Johl Younger5Australia Johl Younger0
England Jamie Cope4England Nick Walker5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
England Matthew Couch5England Matthew Couch3England Nick Walker1
England Ricky Walden5Wales Darren Morgan1Thailand James Wattana3
England Darryn Walker1England Ricky Walden5England Ricky Walden5
England Adrian Gunnell5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Barry Pinches5
Canada Alain Robidoux1England Adrian Gunnell0Scotland Marcus Campbell2
England Peter Lines3England Rod Lawler4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi5Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi5Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi4
England Adrian Rosa5England Jimmy Michie1England Michael Holt5
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest3England Adrian Rosa5England Adrian Rosa4
  1. ^ Birch conceded the match at 0–3 down.

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. ^ "2003 British Open – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 May 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "2003 British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
  3. ^ a b "British Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2014.