2002 Scottish Masters
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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Regal Scottish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|2002|09|24|2002|09|29|df=y}}
|venue=Thistle Hotel
|location=Glasgow
|country=Scotland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=£205,000
|winners_share=£65,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Stephen Lee|ENG}} (139)
|winner={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}
|score=9–4
|previous=2001
|next=Last
}}
The 2002 Scottish Masters (known as the 2002 Regal Scottish Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 to 29 September. It was the final edition of the tournament, as it later lost its sponsorship by the cigarette brand Regal. It was the first of two invitational World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) competitions in the 2002–03 season. The host broadcaster was BBC Scotland.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, a former world champion, won the tournament, defeating the defending champion John Higgins 9–4 in the final. It was the third time that O'Sullivan had won the Scottish Masters in his career, and he was awarded £65,000 from a prize fund pool of £205,000. In the semi-finals O'Sullivan defeated world number six Stephen Hendry 6–3 and Higgins beat Stephen Lee 6–4; Lee made the tournament's highest break of 139 in his loss.
Overview
The Scottish Masters was an invitational professional snooker tournament first contested in 1981.{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html|title=Scottish Masters|last=Turner|first=Chris|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155901/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|access-date=7 May 2012}} The 2002 competition was the first of two World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) invitational events of the 2002–03 season, the other being the 2003 Masters.{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/sm2002_res.shtml|title=Regal Scottish Masters|publisher=snooker.org|access-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202062455/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/sm2002_res.shtml|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=live}} It was held at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 to 29 September and featured a 12-player main draw.{{Cite web |last=Dee |first=John |date=16 September 2002 |title=Higgins Gives Regal Opponents Something To Chew Over! |url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/799.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021231002716/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/799.htm |archive-date=31 December 2002 |access-date=9 February 2002 |publisher=Embassy Snooker}} Sponsored by the cigarette brand Regal, it had a prize fund of £205,000; the host broadcaster was BBC Scotland. The 2002 competition was the last due to the loss of tobacco sponsorship.
The world top eight players were invited to the main draw and were seeded according to their final positions in the world rankings. The tournament's defending champion John Higgins was the first seed. Four competitors were given wild cards to enter the tournament:{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2135669.stm|title=Hendry eyes revenge|date=18 September 2002|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002053933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2135669.stm|archive-date=2 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} they were the 2002 Masters and Welsh Open champion Paul Hunter, Mark King,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/drago-to-play-bond-in-qualifying-tournament.168898|title=Drago to play Bond in qualifying tournament|date=16 August 2002|work=The Times of Malta|access-date=9 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208213916/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/drago-to-play-bond-in-qualifying-tournament.168898|archive-date=8 February 2020}} Jimmy White, and the champion of the 16-player Scottish Masters qualifying tournament and world number 22 Drew Henry.{{cite news|title=Drew pockets big ticket|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A90971231/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=1ef63d49|work=Glasgow Times|date=2 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|page=50|via=Gale OneFile: News|url-access=subscription}} The maximum number of {{Cuegloss|frame|frames}} in a match increased from nine in the first round to eleven in the quarter and semi-finals; the final was played to the best-of-17 frames.{{cite web|title=Regal Scottish Masters Snooker|url=http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/invitational/regalmasters02.htm|publisher=World of Snooker|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030727061757/http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/invitational/regalmasters02.htm|archive-date=27 July 2003|url-status=dead}}
Before the tournament, Higgins stated that his four-month break from competing would assist his ardour and interest in the game: "I've moved house twice, got married and become a dad for the first time, so it's been hectic. But now things are almost back to normal. Winning the Masters was a monkey off my back because I'd lost four or five finals in Scotland. So I can't wait to get started and hopefully kick off the season with a win."{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2278350.stm|title=Higgins fresh but worried|date=24 September 2002|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020925223159/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2278350.stm|archive-date=25 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}}
Tournament summary
=Round 1=
The first round was played from 24 to 25 September and entailed best-of-nine-frame matches.{{cite web|title=Regal Masters|url=http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/trn/sched/regmast02oop.php|publisher=110Sport|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020812151019/http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/trn/sched/regmast02oop.php|archive-date=12 August 2002|url-status=dead}} Stephen Lee, the 2002 Snooker Writers' Association Player of the Year and provisional world number one,{{Cite web|url=http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/regalmasters2002/articleshow.asp?articleID=1039&category=69|title=Ageless White Still A Winner|date=25 September 2002|publisher=World Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019224022/http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/regalmasters2002/articleshow.asp?articleID=1039&category=69|archive-date=19 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} made a {{Cuegloss|break}} of 76, a 72 {{Cuegloss|clearance}} and runs of 41, 40, 36 and 30 in defeating Scotland's Drew Henry 5–1.{{Cite news|last=Arnott|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-lees-hard-summer-pays-off-178060.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-lees-hard-summer-pays-off-178060.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Snooker: Lee's hard summer pays off|date=25 September 2002|work=The Independent|access-date=9 February 2020|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} Henry won the fourth frame 60–37 but losing a 58–0 lead in the fifth due to a {{Cuegloss|kick}} on a {{Cuegloss|red ball}}. Lee said he was pleased with the result after heavy practise over the interval.{{Cite news|last=McHenry|first=Bruce|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A92010948/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=993e8e4a|title=Henry fears for his future after early Masters exit|date=25 September 2002|work=The Scotsman|access-date=9 February 2020|page=26|via=Gale OneFile: News|url-access=subscription}} World number ten and the tournament's oldest player White won 5–4 over former world champion Ken Doherty.{{Cite news|last=Yates|first=Phil|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A92062708/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=b1a807b0.|title=White extends his time in Glasgow; Snooker|date=25 September 2002|work=The Times|access-date=9 February 2002|page=42|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}} Trailing 2–1, Doherty compiled a century break of 112 to tie the match in frame four. He took the lead with breaks of 44 and 39 for scores of 3–2 and 4–3. White compiled breaks of 36 and 38 to force a final frame, which he won 67–40.{{Cite web|url=http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05906.php|title=White Just Happy with the Win|last=Weir|first=Stewart|date=25 September 2002|publisher=110Sport|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021112031721/http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05906.php|archive-date=12 November 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}}
World number nine Hunter won 5–3 against the 1999 Scottish Masters champion Matthew Stevens. Hunter led 3–0 with breaks of 101, 72 and 64 before Stevens made reply breaks of 66 and 77. The match was tied after six frames before Hunter won the next two to secure a quarter-final berth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/805.htm|title=Hunter Topples Welshman Stevens|last=Dee|first=John|date=25 September 2002|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017005339/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/805.htm|archive-date=17 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} Hunter stated that he shook "like a leaf" for much of the game and Stevens said "things didn't go too well for me in this game." Breaks of 84, 82, 58, 47 and 39 allowed the world number six Stephen Hendry to whitewash King 5–0 in 90 minutes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/806.htm|title=Hendry Outplays King|last=Dee|first=John|date=26 September 2002|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017005235/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/806.htm|archive-date=17 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} Afterwards he said: "The first three or four frames were pretty good. It was a bit scrappy towards the end but getting the result was the main thing."{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2281774.stm|title=No hangover for Hendry|date=25 September 2002|publisher=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002000741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2281774.stm|archive-date=2 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} He said he would not think of his next match against world champion Peter Ebdon as seeking revenge for his loss to him in the final of the 2002 world championship.
=Quarter-finals=
The four quarter-finals took place from 26 to 27 September as the best-of-11 frames. Ronnie O'Sullivan, a former world champion, defeated Hunter 6–3 to qualify for the semi-finals. He made two breaks of 58 and 59 to lead 3–0 before Hunter compiled reply breaks of 68 and 51 to make it 3–2. Hunter was later 4–3 behind until he failed to pot several red balls and O'Sullivan won the match.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2284080.stm|title=Higgins and O'Sullivan through|date=26 September 2002|publisher=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814050048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2284080.stm|archive-date=14 August 2003|access-date=9 February 2020}} After the match, O'Sullivan criticised Hendry and his manager Ian Doyle as wanting to take control of snooker's commercial rights from the WPBSA to benefit themselves, something Doyle denied.{{Cite news|last=Whebell|first=Charles|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/3035190/Snooker-OSullivan-goes-on-the-attack.html|title=Snooker: O'Sullivan goes on the attack|date=27 September 2002|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=9 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229040414/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/3035190/Snooker-OSullivan-goes-on-the-attack.html|archive-date=29 February 2016}} John Higgins overcame a challenge from White to win 6–4. He started with a 2–0 lead only to trail 4–2 after White made breaks of 81, 74 and 46. Higgins compiled a 133 clearance in the seventh frame and finished the match with breaks of 55 and 95. He called it "a topsy-turvy game" and said he had thought he would be unchallenged after White's poor early performance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/809.htm|title=Higgins Storms Past White To Reach Semi-finals|last=Dee|first=John|date=27 September 2002|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024010311/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/809.htm|archive-date=24 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}}
Lee took 103 minutes to whitewash Mark Williams 6–0 with breaks of 43, 46, 70, 122, 51 and 73; he accumulated more aggregate points than his opponent, 519–99.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2285643.stm|title=Lee whitewashes Williams|date=27 September 2002|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002001050/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2285643.stm|archive-date=2 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/810.htm|title=Lee Sends Williams Crashing Out Of Regal|last=Dee|first=John|date=27 September 2002|publisher=Embassy Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024011009/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/810.htm|archive-date=24 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} It was Williams' first career whitewash since he lost 5–0 to Doherty at the 1999 tournament. Lee had won against Williams for the first time in his three years playing in the tournament. Williams said he had "made it too easy" for Lee because he had left balls near the {{Cuegloss|pocket|pockets}}. Hendry avenged his loss to Ebdon by defeating his opponent 6–4 in the last quarter-final match. He produced a 136 {{Cuegloss|total clearance}} to hold a 4–2 lead and later compiled a break of 87 to win the match. After the game, Hendry said that neither he nor Ebdon were at their best form because there were a large number of errors during the match.{{Cite news|last=Everton|first=Clive|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A92177987/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=864d6fd2|title=Snooker: Hendry edges past Ebdon in dull reverse of epic final|date=28 September 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 February 2020|page=18|author-link=Clive Everton|via=Gale General OneFile|url-access=subscription}}
=Semi-finals=
File:Ronnie O’Sullivan at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-06 07.jpg (pictured in 2015) won the Scottish Masters for the third time.]]
Both semi-finals were held to the best-of-11 frames on 28 September. Higgins defeated Lee 6–4 with breaks of 89, 77, 72, 60 and 50 to earn the first berth in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05913.php|title=Higgins Keeps Double Hopes Alive|last=Weir|first=Stewart|date=28 September 2002|publisher=110Sport|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021015010909/http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05913.php|archive-date=15 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} Ahead 5–3, Higgins lost the ninth frame to Lee before he won the match after Lee potted a red and the {{Cuegloss|pink ball}} simultaneously with a break of 51.{{Cite web|url=http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/regalmasters2002/articleshow.asp?articleID=1046&category=69|title=It's Wizard v Rocket – Again|date=29 September 2002|publisher=World Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202133442/http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/regalmasters2002/articleshow.asp?articleID=1046&category=69|archive-date=2 December 2002|access-date=9 February 2020}} Lee had compiled the tournament's highest break of 139 to overtake Hendry's 136 from the previous day.
The other semi-final saw Hendry and O'Sullivan play each other. O'Sullivan took a 2–0 lead from breaks of 75 and 73 within ¼ hour. After Hendry missed a red while on a break of 65, O'Sullivan made a 69 clearance to further increase his lead by one frame. Hendry claimed three successive frames to tie the match before O'Sullivan made breaks of 76, 136 and 62 to win 6–3 and the second berth in the final.
=Final=
The final between Higgins and O'Sullivan on 29 September was contested over two {{Cuegloss|session|sessions}} as a best-of-17 frames match. O'Sullivan led 5–1 by compiling breaks of 51, 79, 52, 65 and 43 with the solitary reply from Higgins being a 100 break in frame four. Higgins reduced his deficit to 5–4 with breaks of 48, 49 and 59.{{cite web|last=Weir|first=Stewart|title=Ronnie Takes Regal Masters Crown – And Wants More|url=http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05917.php|publisher=110Sport|date=30 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021015011227/http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05917.php|archive-date=15 October 2002|url-status=dead}} O'Sullivan then produced breaks of 43, 112, 52 and 91 to claim four frames in a row within 43 minutes and win the tournament with a 9–4 victory.{{cite news|last=Yates|first=Phil|title=O'Sullivan sees off Higgins with clinical closing burst; Snooker|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A92252863/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=2d8acfa9|work=The Times|date=30 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|page=15|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}} It was O'Sullivan's third Scottish Masters tournament win after his victories in 1998 and 2000, and equalled a record Hendry had held. He had won his eighth competition in Scotland, his 26th from 34 finals; he earned £65,000 in prize money. Higgins was runner-up for the 15th time in his career from 39 finals, and earned £32,000. Lee won £5,000 for producing the tournament's highest break of 139 in the semi-finals.{{Cite news|last=Everton|first=Clive|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/sep/30/snooker.cliveeverton|title=O'Sullivan dethrones Higgins|date=30 September 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909202437/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/sep/30/snooker.cliveeverton|archive-date=9 September 2014}}
O'Sullivan said he had been focused on improving his form by using the golfer Tiger Woods as an example. "He's shown the way to be professional and how hard work pays off."{{cite web|last=Dee|first=John|title=O'Sullivan's Regal Title Again|url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/814.htm|publisher=Embassy Snooker|date=29 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021008072440/http://www.embassysnooker.com/news/814.htm|archive-date=8 October 2002|url-status=dead}} He had gone into the tournament feeling confident because he had accumulated high breaks against his fellow players in practice. He stated he wanted to win approximately 50 to 60 championships to keep him motivated before his retirement and knew that reaching the level of Steve Davis and Hendry would be difficult.{{cite news|last=McHenry|first=Bruce|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A92217856/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=a41d361b|title=O'Sullivan rockets to revenge win over Higgins|date=30 September 2002|work=The Scotsman|access-date=9 February 2020|page=10|via=Gale OneFile: News|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|title=Rocket clinches Regal Masters|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2287307.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 September 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021015014402/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2287307.stm|archive-date=15 October 2002|url-status=dead}} Higgins commented that O'Sullivan deserved to win the tournament, and admitted to have not taken advantage of his opportunities: "Even when I got back to 5–4 I couldn't put any pressure on him. I did well in these invitation events last season and not in the ranking tournaments so it would be nice if I can change that around."
Main draw
Numbers given to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top eight players in the tournament. Players in bold denote match winners.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02RegMas.htm|title=2002 Regal Masters – 24–29 September, Thistle Hotel Glasgow|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030104010204/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02RegMas.htm|archive-date=4 January 2003|access-date=9 February 2020}}
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Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 16 players at Spencer's Leisure, Stirling from 27 August to 1 September.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02RegMasQuals.htm|title=2002 Regal Masters Qualifiers- 27 August – 1 September, Spencer's Leisure, Stirling|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030304095750/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/02RegMasQuals.htm|archive-date=4 March 2003|access-date=9 February 2020}}{{cite web|last=Weir|first=Stewart|title=2002 Regal Masters Has Quality Throughout|url=http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05793.php|publisher=110Sport|date=31 July 2002|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804161223/http://www.110sport.com/snooker/cont/art/na05793.php|archive-date=4 August 2002|url-status=dead}} The 16-player tournament included the likes of Graeme Dott, the 2001 British Open runner-up, and the 1995 world championship runner-up Nigel Bond. Drew Henry won the tournament and earned the final wild card spot for the Scottish Masters by defeating Dominic Dale, Robin Hull, Joe Swail and Ali Carter over four rounds. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/invitational/rmqualifying.htm|title=Regal Scottish Masters Snooker Qualifying Event|publisher=World of Snooker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030727062054/http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/invitational/rmqualifying.htm|archive-date=27 July 2003|access-date=9 February 2020}}
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| RD1-score01=1
| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|Robin Hull|FIN}}
| RD1-score02=5
| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|Dominic Dale|WAL}}
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Drew Henry|SCO}}
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Joe Swail|NIR}}
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Anthony Davies|WAL}}
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Alan McManus|SCO}}
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Chris Small|SCO}}
| RD1-score08=0
| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Tony Drago|MLT}}
| RD1-score09=1
| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Nigel Bond|ENG}}
| RD1-score10=5
| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}
| RD1-score11=4
| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Michael Judge|IRL}}
| RD1-score12=5
| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|David Gray|ENG}}
| RD1-score13=5
| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}
| RD1-score14=4
| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}
| RD1-score15=3
| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}
| RD1-score16=5
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull
| RD2-score01=3
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD2-score05=2
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge
| RD2-score06=5
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gray
| RD2-score07=4
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD2-score08=5
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail
| RD3-score02=4
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Judge
| RD3-score03=0
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD3-score04=5
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry
| RD4-score01=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD4-score02=3
}}
Century breaks
=Qualifying stage centuries=
Two century breaks were made by two different players during the qualifying tournament.
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- 141 {{ndash}} Ali Carter
- 109 {{ndash}} Nigel Bond
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=Televised stage centuries=
The main stage of the 2002 Scottish Masters yielded eight century breaks by six different players. The highest was a 139 by Stephen Lee in his semi-final match against John Higgins, which earned him £5,000.
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- 139, 122 {{ndash}} Stephen Lee
- 136, 112 {{ndash}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 136 {{ndash}} Stephen Hendry
- 133, 100 {{ndash}} John Higgins
- 112 {{ndash}} Ken Doherty
- 101 {{ndash}} Paul Hunter
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References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Scottish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 2002/2003}}