2001 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2001 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 January 2001 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).
Regal Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates24–28 January 2001 (2001-01-24 – 2001-01-28)
VenueCardiff International Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,200
Winner's share£62,000
Highest break Alan McManus (SCO) (140)
Final
Champion Ken Doherty (IRL)
Runner-up Paul Hunter (ENG)
Score9–2
← 2000
2002 →

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost his quarter-final match against Stephen Lee.

Ken Doherty defeated Paul Hunter 9–2 in the final to win his fourth ranking title.

Tournament summary

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw
Round 1
Best of 9 frames 		Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames 		Semi Final
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 John Higgins 5
21 Chris Small 1
1 John Higgins 5
12 Peter Ebdon 3
12 Peter Ebdon 5
Noppadon Noppachorn 1
1 John Higgins 1
5 Stephen Lee 5
9 Fergal O'Brien 5
53 Gary Ponting 4
9 Fergal O'Brien 3
5 Stephen Lee 5
5 Stephen Lee 5
40 Anthony Davies 3
5 Stephen Lee 3
14 Paul Hunter 6
6 Matthew Stevens 4
31 Joe Perry 5
31 Joe Perry 4
14 Paul Hunter 5
14 Paul Hunter 5
Nick Walker 0
14 Paul Hunter 5
16 Joe Swail 2
16 Joe Swail 5
33 Jamie Burnett 3
16 Joe Swail 5
4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
19 Graeme Dott 3
14 Paul Hunter 2
7 Ken Doherty 9
3 Stephen Hendry 5
52 David Gray 3
3 Stephen Hendry 5
15 Marco Fu 3
15 Marco Fu 5
Wayne Brown 1
3 Stephen Hendry 3
7 Ken Doherty 5
11 Anthony Hamilton 3
32 Quinten Hann 5
32 Quinten Hann 3
7 Ken Doherty 5
7 Ken Doherty 5
20 Dominic Dale 3
7 Ken Doherty 6
2 Mark Williams 3
8 Alan McManus 5
62 Michael Holt 0
8 Alan McManus 5
29 Drew Henry 3
10 John Parrott 3
29 Drew Henry 5
8 Alan McManus 4
2 Mark Williams 5
13 Dave Harold 3
22 Mark King 5
22 Mark King 1
2 Mark Williams 5
2 Mark Williams 5
23 Nigel Bond 3

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Graham Harding.
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 28 January 2001.[1]
Paul Hunter (14)
 England		 2–9 Ken Doherty (7)
 Ireland
Afternoon: 1–63, 76–1 (68), 23–77 (71), 59–0, 56–62 (52), 5–57, 51–73, 13–129 (125)
Evening: 44–72, 8–99 (56), 36–85 (69)
68 Highest break 125
0 Century breaks 1
1 50+ breaks 5

References
  1. "Regal Welsh Open 2001". snooker.org. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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