2003 UK Championship

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] This marked the first event of three consecutive events sponsored by building merchant Travis Perkins.[3]

Travis Perkins UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–30 November 2003 (2003-11-18 2003-11-30)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£615,000
Winner's share£84,500
Highest break Ali Carter (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–8
2002
2004

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien.

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.

Tournament summary

Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

Main draw

[1][2][5]

Last 48
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
1Wales Mark Williams7
29England Mark Selby833Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien9
33Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien7
33Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien9
15England Jimmy White9
15England Jimmy White9
25Scotland Drew Henry925Scotland Drew Henry5
15England Jimmy White9
39England Michael Holt7
40England Nigel Bond3
16England Joe Perry9
24Malta Tony Drago924Malta Tony Drago6
16England Joe Perry8
78England Rory McLeod8
40England Nigel Bond9
6Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty7
21England Robert Milkins440England Nigel Bond9
15England Jimmy White7
40England Nigel Bond9
9Wales Matthew Stevens9
8England Paul Hunter9
31Wales Anthony Davies841Scotland Stephen Maguire7
8England Paul Hunter9
41Scotland Stephen Maguire9
22England Mark King8
12England David Gray8
22England Mark King922England Mark King9
8England Paul Hunter3
91Canada Alain Robidoux4
9Wales Matthew Stevens9
9Wales Matthew Stevens9
27Northern Ireland Joe Swail438Northern Ireland Gerard Greene7
9Wales Matthew Stevens9
38Northern Ireland Gerard Greene9
34Thailand James Wattana6
4Scotland John Higgins4
32Finland Robin Hull234Thailand James Wattana9
9Wales Matthew Stevens10
34Thailand James Wattana9
2Scotland Stephen Hendry8
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
26England Ian McCulloch926England Ian McCulloch3
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
47England Stuart Pettman4
10Scotland Alan McManus5
10Scotland Alan McManus9
28Wales Dominic Dale928Wales Dominic Dale7
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney3
14Australia Quinten Hann3
14Australia Quinten Hann9
18Scotland Chris Small918Scotland Chris Small8
14Australia Quinten Hann9
62England Andy Hicks6
7England Peter Ebdon6
7England Peter Ebdon9
20England Anthony Hamilton743England Stuart Bingham2
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan4
43England Stuart Bingham9
2Scotland Stephen Hendry9
5England Stephen Lee9
23England Dave Harold923England Dave Harold5
5England Stephen Lee6
35England Mark Davis6
36England Barry Pinches9
13Scotland Graeme Dott6
19Hong Kong Marco Fu136England Barry Pinches9
36England Barry Pinches3
36England Barry Pinches9
2Scotland Stephen Hendry9
11England Steve Davis6
17England Ali Carter917England Ali Carter9
17England Ali Carter8
61Belgium Bjorn Haneveer3
2Scotland Stephen Hendry9
2Scotland Stephen Hendry9
30England John Parrott930England John Parrott5
42England Barry Hawkins8

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 30 November 2003.[2]
Matthew Stevens (9)
 Wales
10–8 Stephen Hendry (2)
 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 (Hendry 61), 80–22, 63–59, 0–120 (120), 69–54 (Hendry 53)
137 Highest break 120
1 Century breaks 3
6 50+ breaks 9

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 14 and 23 October 2003.[6]

Round 1

Best of 17 frames

Round 2–4

Round 2
Best of 17 frames
Round 3
Best of 17 frames
Round 4
Best of 17 frames
England Andrew Higginson9Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien9
Scotland Gary Thomson7England Andrew Higginson9England Andrew Higginson6
England Carlo Giagnacovo9England Dave Finbow9England Michael Holt9
England Paul Wykes7England Carlo Giagnacovo8England Dave Finbow1
England Rory McLeod9England Mike Dunn6Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2
Australia Steve Mifsud1England Rory McLeod9England Rory McLeod9
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi9England Rod Lawler5England Nigel Bond9
Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski5Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi9Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi2
England Tom Ford9England Shaun Murphy7Scotland Stephen Maguire9
Norway Kurt Maflin5England Tom Ford9England Tom Ford6
England Tony Jones8England David Roe6England Gary Wilkinson5
Canada Alain Robidoux9Canada Alain Robidoux9Canada Alain Robidoux9
Wales Ryan Day9England Sean Storey4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene9
England Matthew Couch5Wales Ryan Day9Wales Ryan Day6
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Scotland Marcus Campbell9Thailand James Wattana9
England Ricky Walden9England Ricky Walden8Scotland Marcus Campbell3
England Jason Ferguson2England Nick Dyson9England Stuart Pettman9
Thailand Kwan Poomjang9Thailand Kwan Poomjang7England Nick Dyson4
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney9England Alfie Burden3Scotland Jamie Burnett6
England Paul Sweeny7Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney9Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney9
England Adrian Rosa5England Andy Hicks9England Jonathan Birch2
Wales Philip Williams9Wales Philip Williams7England Andy Hicks9
England Jamie Cope9England Jimmy Michie7England Stuart Bingham9
China Ding Junhui7England Jamie Cope9England Jamie Cope6
China Liu Song9Wales Darren Morgan8England Mark Davis9
England Stephen Croft6China Liu Song9China Liu Song4
Australia Neil Robertson9Pakistan Shokat Ali7England Barry Pinches9
England Craig Butler4Australia Neil Robertson9Australia Neil Robertson5
England David Gilbert6Belgium Bjorn Haneveer9England Brian Morgan4
England Andrew Norman9England Andrew Norman8Belgium Bjorn Haneveer9
England Michael Rhodes8England Nick Walker3England Barry Hawkins9
Wales Paul Davies9Wales Paul Davies9Wales Paul Davies5

Century breaks

[6]

Televised stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

References

  1. "UK Championship results". BBC Sport. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. "Travis Perkins UK Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. "UK Championship Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. "2003 UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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