2001–02 snooker season

The 2001–02 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 11 August 2001 and 12 May 2002. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

2001–02 snooker season
Details
Duration11 August 2001 – 12 May 2002
Tournaments20 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters Paul Hunter
World Championship Peter Ebdon

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1][2] References
08–11 08–19  ENG NR Champions Cup Brighton Centre Brighton John Higgins Mark Williams 7–4 [3]
08–22 08–26  JPN P/A World Games Selion Plaza Akita Bjorn Haneveer Marlon Manalo 4–3 [4][5]
09–18 09–23  SCO NR Scottish Masters Thistle Hotels Glasgow John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [6]
09–29 10–07  ENG WR British Open Telewest Arena Newcastle John Higgins Graeme Dott 9–6 [7]
10–08 10–14  ENG CT Challenge Tour 1 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate James Reynolds Steve Judd 6–5 [8][9]
10–13 10–21  ENG WR LG Cup Guild Hall Preston Stephen Lee Peter Ebdon 9–4 [10]
11–04 11–15  ENG NR Benson & Hedges Championship Towers Snooker Club Mansfield Ryan Day Hugh Abernethy 9–5 [8][11]
11–23 12–01  MLT WR European Open Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Stephen Hendry Joe Perry 9–2 [12]
12–03 12–09  ENG CT Challenge Tour 2 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon Leo Fernandez Ryan Day 6–3 [8][9]
12–03 12–16  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Ronnie O'Sullivan Ken Doherty 10–1 [13]
01–07 01–13  ENG CT Challenge Tour 3 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate Lee Spick Joe Delaney 6–3 [8][9]
01–23 01–27  WAL WR Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Paul Hunter Ken Doherty 9–7 [14][15]
02–03 02–10  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Paul Hunter Mark Williams 10–9 [16][17]
02–24 03–03  CHN WR China Open International Gymnastics Centre Shanghai Mark Williams Anthony Hamilton 9–8 [18][19]
03–04 03–10  ENG CT Challenge Tour 4 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon David Gilbert Ryan Day 6–3 [8][9]
03–04 03–10  THA WR Thailand Masters Merchant Court Hotel Bangkok Mark Williams Stephen Lee 9–4 [20]
03–19 03–24  IRL NR Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin John Higgins Peter Ebdon 10–3 [21][22]
04–06 04–14  SCO WR Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Stephen Lee David Gray 9–2 [23][24]
04–20 05–06  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Peter Ebdon Stephen Hendry 18–17 [25]
01–05 05–12  SCO NR Premier League Rothes Halls Glenrothes Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 9–4 [26]
WR = World ranking event
CT = Challenge Tour event
NR = Non-ranking event
P/A = Pro-am event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2001/2002

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[27][28][29][30]

No. Ch. Player Points 1999/00 Points 2000/01 Total
1 Mark Williams 316552173553390
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 202002539945599
3 John Higgins 216902203443724
4 Ken Doherty 162602207938339
5 Stephen Hendry 181251747835603
6 Matthew Stevens 180051487932884
7 Peter Ebdon 118852077732662
8 Stephen Lee 159801394429924
9 Paul Hunter 100751580925884
10 Joe Swail 127551211724872
11 Jimmy White 115751200923584
12 Alan McManus 97501219021940
13 Mark King 99801189521875
14 Graeme Dott 103671139721764
15 Dave Harold 11852957821430
16 Fergal O'Brien 110351009621131

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
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gollark: Parametrised over other relations!
gollark: Make it a separate trait!

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