2002 Welsh Open (snooker)

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2002 Regal Welsh Open

|dates={{Start and end dates|2002|01|23|2002|01|27|df=y}}

|venue=Cardiff International Arena

|location=Cardiff

|country=Wales

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£597,200

|winners_share=£82,500

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Paul Hunter|ENG}} (141)

|winner={{flagathlete|Paul Hunter|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}

|score=9–7

|previous=2001

|next=2003

}}

The 2002 Welsh Open (officially the 2002 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 27 January 2002 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

Paul Hunter defeated Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final to win his second ranking title. The final was a repeat of the previous year's tournament in which Ken Doherty defeated Paul Hunter 9–2.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Ken Doherty was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

{{cite web|title=Regal Welsh Open 2002|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wo2002_res.shtml|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=3 January 2011}}{{cite web|title=2002 Welsh Open Results|url=http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=174|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=13 March 2013|archive-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409235314/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=174|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Welsh Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071817/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=13 March 2013}}

{{32TeamBracket

| RD1= Round 1
Best of 9 frames

| RD2= Last 16
Best of 9 frames

| RD3= Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames

| RD4= Semi Final
Best of 11 frames

| RD5= Final
Best of 17 frames

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD1-score01=5

| RD1-seed02=32

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=12

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus

| RD1-score03=0

| RD1-seed04=27

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD1-score04=5

| RD1-seed05=16

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien

| RD1-score05=5

| RD1-seed06=41

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} Marcus Campbell

| RD1-score06=2

| RD1-seed07=6

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-seed08=31

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|WAL}} Anthony Davies

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD1-score09=5

| RD1-seed10=21

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-seed11=11

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12=29

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD1-score12=4

| RD1-seed13=13

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

| RD1-score13=5

| RD1-seed14=64

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler

| RD1-score14=2

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD1-score15=5

| RD1-seed16=61

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD1-score16=0

| RD1-seed17=3

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD1-score17=5

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches

| RD1-score18=3

| RD1-seed19=14

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD1-score19=5

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod

| RD1-score20=3

| RD1-seed21=10

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD1-score21=5

| RD1-seed22=95

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD1-score22=1

| RD1-seed23=8

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee

| RD1-score23=4

| RD1-seed24=33

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Morgan

| RD1-score24=5

| RD1-seed25=7

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon

| RD1-score25=5

| RD1-seed26=24

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small

| RD1-score26=2

| RD1-seed27=15

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold

| RD1-score27=3

| RD1-seed28=36

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett

| RD1-score28=5

| RD1-seed29=9

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD1-score29=5

| RD1-seed30=38

| RD1-team30= {{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden

| RD1-score30=3

| RD1-seed31=2

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD1-score31=5

| RD1-seed32=48

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian McCulloch

| RD1-score32=4

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=27

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=16

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien

| RD2-score03=5

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD2-score05=5

| RD2-seed06=11

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=13

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

| RD2-score07=3

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score08=5

| RD2-seed09=3

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD2-score09=1

| RD2-seed10=14

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD2-score10=5

| RD2-seed11=10

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD2-score11=5

| RD2-seed12=33

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Morgan

| RD2-score12=0

| RD2-seed13=7

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon

| RD2-score13=5

| RD2-seed14=36

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett

| RD2-score14=0

| RD2-seed15=9

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD2-score15=5

| RD2-seed16=2

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD2-score16=4

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD3-score01=5

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien

| RD3-score02=3

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=4

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD3-score04=2

| RD3-seed05=14

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD3-score05=5

| RD3-seed06=10

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD3-score06=0

| RD3-seed07=7

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon

| RD3-score07=4

| RD3-seed08=9

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD3-score08=5

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD4-score01=6

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD4-score02=4

| RD4-seed03=14

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD4-score03=3

| RD4-seed04=9

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| RD4-score04=6

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

| RD5-score01=7

| RD5-seed02=9

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter

| 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. Referee: Paul Collier.
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 27 January 2002.

width="200" align="right" | Ken Doherty (1)
{{IRL}}

| width="100" align="center" | 7–9

| width="200" | Paul Hunter (9)
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" |Afternoon: 115–0 (75), 14–68, 15–72 (72), 29–67, 5–63 (62), 0–141 (141), 65–21 (56), 66–62 (Doherty 59)
Evening: 0–89, 68–54 (Hunter 54), 19–68, 89–31 (52), 70–29, 0–68, 87–63, 24–77 (76)

align="right" | 75

| align="center" | Highest break

| 141

align="right" | 0

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 1

align="right" | 4

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 5

References