| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–17 November 2002 (2002-11-09 – 2002-11-17) |
| Venue | Telford International Arena |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Paul Hunter (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ian McCulloch (ENG) |
| Score | 9–4 |
| ← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.
Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final. The players each wore a red and blue shirt
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded Telford International Arena, Telford, England. 17 November 2002. | ||
| Paul Hunter England
|
9–4 | Ian McCulloch England
|
| Afternoon: 69–18, 61–48, 65–47, 0–99 (99), 110–0 (110), 0–84 (70), 91–31 (90), 70–0 Evening: 107–0 (93), 0–135 (135), 72–41 (58), 0–79 (79), 75–0 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 135 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
References
- Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 180.
- "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "British Open 2002". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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