2002 Welsh Open (snooker)
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–27 January 2002 | 
| Venue | Cardiff International Arena | 
| City | Cardiff | 
| Country | Wales | 
| Organisation | WPBSA | 
| Format | Ranking event | 
| Total prize fund | £597,200 | 
| Winner's share | £82,500 | 
| Highest break | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–7 | 
← 2001  2003 →   | |
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
    
Final
    
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 27 January 2002.[1]  | ||
| Ken Doherty (1) | 
7–9 | Paul Hunter (9) | 
| 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)  | ||
| 75 | Highest break | 141 | 
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 | 
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 | 
References
    
- "Regal Welsh Open 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
 - "2002 Welsh Open Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
 - "Welsh Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
 
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