2003 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–30 November 2003 |
| Venue | Barbican Centre |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £615,000 |
| Winner's share | £84,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Matthew Stevens |
| Runner-up |
 Stephen Hendry |
| Score | 10–8 |
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← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 November 2003 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.[1] The event was broadcast on the BBC between 22 and 30 November 2003 and was the third ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.[2] The sponsor for this year's event was building merchant Travis Perkins, who also sponsored the championship in 2004 and 2005.[3]
Matthew Stevens won his first ranking title when by defeating five times UK champion Stephen Hendry 10–8. In the final Hendry failed a 147 attempt, when he missed the yellow while on 120. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Ali Carter.
Main draw
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1st Round Best of 17 frames
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2nd Round Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
 Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Fergal O'Brien |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Perry |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Mark King |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens |
9 | |||||||||||||
 James Wattana |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Quinten Hann |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Quinten Hann |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter |
8 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Barbican Centre, York, England, 30 November 2003[2] | ||
| Matthew Stevens Wales |
10–8 | Stephen Hendry Scotland |
| Afternoon: 0–79 (68), 0–100 (100), 30–57, 46–77 (65), 71–40 (66), 81–5 (50), 137–0 (137), 99–1 (99) Evening: 76–0 (76), 11–107 (67), 0–94 (93), 0–101 (101), 78–27 (61), 63–61 (61 Hendry), 80–22, 63–59, 0–120 (120), 69–54 (53 Hendry) | ||
| 137 | Highest break | 120 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
References
- 1 2 "UK Championship results". BBC Sport. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Travis Perkins UK Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.