Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 19 Apr - 5 May 2003;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Peter Ebdon (a);
Notes: See also results (135)
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| played on 4 and 5 May | ||||||||||
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Mark J Williams (a) | 18 | - | 16 |  |
Ken Doherty (a) |
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 Doherty trailed 2-10. Having won the UK Championship and the Masters earlier in the season, Williams held all three Triple Crown titles simultaneously (the third player after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry). The win allowed him to become world #1 again, the only player to regain the position so far (beside Ray Reardon). With three of his matches going to a deciding frame, Doherty played 132 frames in the tournament, a record for the modern era. | ||
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37-60, 55-82, 97-0(76), 29-73, 86(62)-30, 82(52)-12, 30-77, 75(75)-56(56) Referee: Jan Verhaas |
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| Semifinals | ||||||||||
| played between 1 and 3 May | ||||||||||
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Ken Doherty (a) | 17 | - | 16 |  |
Paul Hunter (a) |
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Doherty trailed Hunter 9-15. | ||
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Mark J Williams (a) | 17 | - | 8 | |
Stephen Lee (a) |
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| Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| played on 29 and 30 April | ||||||||||
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Paul Hunter (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) |
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Ken Doherty (a) | 13 | - | 8 |  |
John Higgins (a) |
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Doherty won the first ten frames, before Higgins took the next seven. | ||
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Mark J Williams (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Stephen Hendry (a) |
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Stephen Lee (a) | 13 | - | 7 |  |
Marco Fu (a) |
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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| played from 24 to 28 April | ||||||||||
| 1 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) | 13 | - | 5 |  |
Tony Drago (a) |
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| 2 | |
Paul Hunter (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Matthew Stevens (a) |
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Hunter compiled the 750th century at the Crucible in frame four. | |
| 3 | |
Ken Doherty (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
Graeme Dott (a) |
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Doherty was 2�7 behind. | |
| 4 | |
John Higgins (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Sean Storey (a) | |||
| 5 | |
Mark J Williams (a) | 13 | - | 2 |  |
Quinten Hann (a) |
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Williams winning 13 in a row is a record for a single match in the modern era of snooker. | |
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Stephen Hendry (a) | 13 | - | 10 | |
Drew Henry (a) | |||
| 7 | |
Stephen Lee (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
Jimmy White (a) |
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| 8 | |
Marco Fu (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Alan McManus (a) |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| played from 19 to 24 April | ||||||||||
| 1 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) | 10 | - | 3 |  |
Gerard Greene (a) |
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Ebdon thanked stronger contact lenses for his ability to stay in the match. | |
| 2 | |
Tony Drago (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Joe Swail (a) | |||
| 3 | |
Paul Hunter (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Ali Carter (a) |
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| 4 | |
Matthew Stevens (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Chris Small (a) | |||
| 5 | |
Ken Doherty (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Shaun Murphy (a) |
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decided on the final black | |
| 6 | |
Graeme Dott (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Robert Milkins (a) |
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| 7 | |
Sean Storey (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Joe Perry (a) | |||
| 8 | |
John Higgins (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Ian McCulloch (a) |
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| 9 | |
Mark J Williams (a) | 10 | - | 2 | |
Stuart Pettman (a) | |||
| 10 | |
Quinten Hann (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
John Parrott (a) | |||
| 11 | |
Drew Henry (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Mark King (a) |
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| 12 | |
Stephen Hendry (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Gary Wilkinson (a) |
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Hendry became the first player to compile 100 century breaks at the Crucible. | |
| 13 | |
Stephen Lee (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Steve Davis (a) |
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| 14 | |
Jimmy White (a) | 10 | - | 6 |  |
James Wattana (a) |
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| 15 | |
Alan McManus (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Nigel Bond (a) |
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| 16 | |
Marco Fu (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) |
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O'Sullivan's maximum break made him the first player to have scored two 147s at the crucible. It was the fifth maximum compiled at the world championships and the first since O'Sullivan at the 1997 World Championship. | |
World Championship Qualifiers
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 21-31 Jan 2003;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
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Notes: See also results (104)
