2002 China Open (snooker)

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=China Open

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|2002|02|24|2002|03|3|df=y}}

|venue=International Gymnastic Centre

|location=Shanghai

|country=China

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£450,000

|winners_share=£50,000

|highest_break=

|winner={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}

|score=9–8

|previous=2000

|next=2005}}

The 2002 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 24 February to 3 March 2002 at the International Gymnastic Centre in Shanghai, China. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2001–02 season.{{cite web|title=China Open 2002|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/co2002_res.shtml|publisher=snooker.org|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who was defeated 5–3 in the quarter-finals by Mark Selby. Mark Williams won in the final 9–8 against Anthony Hamilton.{{cite web|title=Major Snooker Events in China|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155144/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 November 2017}}

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Main draw

{{cite web|title=China Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071519/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=16|publisher=Snooker Scene|archivedate=24 January 2013}}

{{32TeamBracket

| RD1=Last 32
Best of 9 frames

| RD2=Last 16
Best of 9 frames

| RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD5=Final
Best of 17 frames

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD1-score01=5

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD1-score02=4

| RD1-seed03=11

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD1-score03=5

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Dyson

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=10

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD1-score05=4

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD1-score06=5

| RD1-seed07=5

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Walker

| RD1-score08=2

| RD1-seed09=7

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann

| RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11=13

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

| RD1-score11=3

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton

| RD1-score12=5

| RD1-seed13=16

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien

| RD1-score13=4

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD1-score15=5

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD1-score16=1

| RD1-seed17=3

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD1-score17=5

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott

| RD1-score18=1

| RD1-seed19=15

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold

| RD1-score19=5

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis

| RD1-score20=0

| RD1-seed21=14

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD1-score21=3

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan

| RD1-score22=5

| RD1-seed23=6

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens

| RD1-score23=3

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| RD1-score24=5

| RD1-seed25=9

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD1-score25=5

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale

| RD1-score26=0

| RD1-seed27=8

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee

| RD1-score27=5

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian McCulloch

| RD1-score28=1

| RD1-seed29=12

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus

| RD1-score29=0

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD1-score30=5

| RD1-seed31=2

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD1-score31=5

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|WAL}} Anthony Davies

| RD1-score32=2

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=11

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD2-score03=5

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD2-score04=1

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Quinten Hann

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton

| RD2-score06=5

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD2-score08=5

| RD2-seed09=3

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score09=5

| RD2-seed10=15

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold

| RD2-score10=2

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan

| RD2-score11=5

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| RD2-score12=2

| RD2-seed13=9

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD2-score13=3

| RD2-seed14=8

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee

| RD2-score14=5

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD2-score15=2

| RD2-seed16=2

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD2-score16=5

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD3-score02=5

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=4

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD3-score04=4

| RD3-seed05=3

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD3-score05=5

| RD3-seed06=

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan

| RD3-score06=4

| RD3-seed07=8

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee

| RD3-score07=4

| RD3-seed08=2

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD3-score08=5

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton

| RD4-score02=6

| RD4-seed03=3

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD4-score03=2

| RD4-seed04=2

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD4-score04=6

| RD5-seed01=

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton

| RD5-score01=8

| RD5-seed02=2

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD5-score02=9

}}

Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 17 frames.
International Gymnastic Centre, Shanghai, China. 3 March 2002.

width="200" align="right" | Mark Williams
{{WAL}}

| width="100" align="center" | 9–8

| width="200" | Anthony Hamilton
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 2–60 (60), 92–1 (68), 5–69 (69), 63–52, 16–66, 5–113 (106), 73–16 (73), 40–72
Evening: 6–84 (84), 93–0 (93), 75–1, 0–93 (93), 0–71, 75–1, 60–14, 107–20 (107), 85–40

align="right" | 107

| align="center" | Highest break

| align="left" | 106

align="right" | 1

| align="center" | Century breaks

| align="left" | 1

align="right" | 4

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| align="left" | 5

References

2002

China Open

Open (snooker)

Category:Sports competitions in Shanghai