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
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
Highest break	Ali Carter (143)
Final
Champion	Matthew Stevens
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	10–8
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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.

Main draw

[1][2][4]

	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
	29	Mark Selby	8			1	Mark Williams	7
	33	Fergal O'Brien	9			33	Fergal O'Brien	9
											33	Fergal O'Brien	7
											15	Jimmy White	9
	25	Drew Henry	9	15	Jimmy White	9
	39	Michael Holt	7			25	Drew Henry	5
																15	Jimmy White	9
															40	Nigel Bond	3
	24	Tony Drago	9			16	Joe Perry	9
	78	Rory McLeod	8			24	Tony Drago	6
											16	Joe Perry	8
											40	Nigel Bond	9
	21	Robert Milkins	4	6	Ken Doherty	7
	40	Nigel Bond	9			40	Nigel Bond	9
																					15	Jimmy White	7
																					9	Matthew Stevens	9
	31	Anthony Davies	8			8	Paul Hunter	9
	41	Stephen Maguire	9			41	Stephen Maguire	7
											8	Paul Hunter	9
											22	Mark King	8
	22	Mark King	9	12	David Gray	8
	91	Alain Robidoux	4			22	Mark King	9
																8	Paul Hunter	3
															9	Matthew Stevens	9
	27	Joe Swail	4			9	Matthew Stevens	9
	38	Gerard Greene	9			38	Gerard Greene	7
											9	Matthew Stevens	9
											34	James Wattana	6
	32	Robin Hull	2	4	John Higgins	4
	34	James Wattana	9			34	James Wattana	9
																										9	Matthew Stevens	10
																										2	Stephen Hendry	8
	26	Ian McCulloch	9			3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	47	Stuart Pettman	4			26	Ian McCulloch	3
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
											10	Alan McManus	5
	28	Dominic Dale	9	10	Alan McManus	9
		Joe Delaney	3			28	Dominic Dale	7
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
															14	Quinten Hann	3
	18	Chris Small	9			14	Quinten Hann	9
	62	Andy Hicks	6			18	Chris Small	8
											14	Quinten Hann	9
											7	Peter Ebdon	6
	20	Anthony Hamilton	7	7	Peter Ebdon	9
	43	Stuart Bingham	9			43	Stuart Bingham	2
																					3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
																					2	Stephen Hendry	9
	23	Dave Harold	9			5	Stephen Lee	9
	35	Mark Davis	6			23	Dave Harold	5
											5	Stephen Lee	6
											36	Barry Pinches	9
	19	Marco Fu	1	13	Graeme Dott	6
	36	Barry Pinches	9			36	Barry Pinches	9
																36	Barry Pinches	3
															2	Stephen Hendry	9
	17	Ali Carter	9			11	Steve Davis	6
	61	Bjorn Haneveer	3			17	Ali Carter	9
											17	Ali Carter	8
											2	Stephen Hendry	9
	30	John Parrott	9	2	Stephen Hendry	9
	42	Barry Hawkins	8			30	John Parrott	5

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

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

143 Ali Carter 140, 138, 137, 134, 126, 125, 121, 115, 109, 104, 103, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 137, 104, 101 Matthew Stevens 136 Joe Perry 135, 112 Dominic Dale 135, 111 Stephen Lee 132, 129, 119, 105, 104, 100 Paul Hunter 132, 113 Jimmy White 128, 120, 118, 109, 107, 105, 103, 101, 100 Stephen Hendry 128, 102 Quinten Hann

121, 104 Peter Ebdon 119, 112, 106 Alan McManus 116, 101 Steve Davis 104 Ian McCulloch 103 Nigel Bond 103 Gerard Greene 103 Mark Williams 100 John Higgins 100 Fergal O'Brien

Qualifying stage centuries

143, 129, 112 Stuart Bingham 140, 126, 119 Barry Pinches 139, 135, 100 Tom Ford 138 Michael Wild 137 Stephen Maguire 135 Michael Holt 132, 113, 108, 104, 102 Rory McLeod 132 Gerard Greene 129 Steve Mifsud 127, 115, 115, 111 Ryan Day 127 Scott MacKenzie 124, 120, 110, 102 Nigel Bond 123 Jamie Cope 121, 106 Munraj Pal 121 Martin Gould 121 Bjorn Haneveer

120, 118 Mark Davis 120 Andrew Norman 118 Atthasit Mahitthi 117, 108, 107, 102 Neil Robertson 117 Nick Dyson 115 Gary Thomson 114 Robin Hull 110 Craig Butler 107 Paul Wykes 105, 101 Adrian Rosa 105 Mike Dunn 104, 100 Anthony Hamilton 104 Simon Bedford 104 Liu Song 102 Chris Melling 102 Shaun Murphy

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". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
5. "2003 UK Championship - Centuries". Cuetracker. Retrieved 16 April 2017.