2002 China Open (snooker)
Snooker tournament
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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.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 February – 3 March 2002 |
| Venue | International Gymnastic Centre |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £450,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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.[2]
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 5–2 |  Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| WC2 | Nick Walker (ENG) | 5–3 | Cai Jianzhong (CHN) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. International Gymnastic Centre, Shanghai, China. 3 March 2002.[1] | ||
| Mark Williams Wales |
9–8 | Anthony Hamilton England |
| 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 | ||
| 107 | Highest break | 106 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |