2001 British Open

The 2001 Stan James British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 29 September–7 October 2001 at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

British Open

Tournament information
Dates	29 September–7 October 2001
Venue	Telewest Arena
City	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£666,800
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Graeme Dott
Score	9–6
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John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Graeme Dott nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was defeated by Mark King in the quarter-final.[1]

Main draw

[2][3]

	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
		John Parrott	5				Peter Ebdon	5
		Peter Lines	3				John Parrott	4
												Peter Ebdon	5
												Andy Hicks	3
		Andy Hicks	5		Jimmy White	2
		Billy Snaddon	4				Andy Hicks	5
																	Peter Ebdon	0
																Mark King	5
		Dominic Dale	5				Mark King	5
		Euan Henderson	1				Dominic Dale	2
												Mark King	5
												Anthony Davies	0
		Anthony Davies	5		Stephen Hendry	1
		Neal Foulds	3				Anthony Davies	5
																						Mark King	0
																						John Higgins	6
		Ian McCulloch	5				Stephen Lee	5
		Anthony Hamilton	4				Ian McCulloch	2
												Stephen Lee	5
												Fergal O'Brien	2
		Steve Davis	5		Fergal O'Brien	5
		Sean Storey	3				Steve Davis	3
																	Stephen Lee	4
																John Higgins	5
		Drew Henry	5				Dave Harold	5
		David Roe	1				Drew Henry	2
												Dave Harold	2
												John Higgins	5
		David Gray	5		John Higgins	5
		Shokat Ali	3				David Gray	4
																											John Higgins	9
																											Graeme Dott	6
		Paul Davies	5				Mark Williams	5
		Michael Judge	3				Paul Davies	4
												Mark Williams	2
												Ali Carter	5
		Ali Carter	5		Paul Hunter	3
		James Wattana	0				Ali Carter	5
																	Ali Carter	3
																Graeme Dott	5
		Marco Fu	5				Graeme Dott	5
		Brian Morgan	0				Marco Fu	1
												Graeme Dott	5
												Joe Perry	4
		Joe Perry	5		Matthew Stevens	2
		Patrick Wallace	1				Joe Perry	5
																						Graeme Dott	6
																						Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
		Jonathan Birch	5				Ken Doherty	5
		Nigel Bond	1				Jonathan Birch	2
												Ken Doherty	4
												Alan McManus	5
		Quinten Hann	5		Alan McManus	5
		Alfie Burden	1				Quinten Hann	2
																	Alan McManus	1
																Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Robin Hull	5				Joe Swail	5
		Tony Drago	4				Robin Hull	1
												Joe Swail	4
												Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Gary Wilkinson	5		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Chris Small	3				Gary Wilkinson	0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 7 October 2001.[2]
John Higgins  Scotland	9–6	Graeme Dott  Scotland
Afternoon: 48–78 (78), 57–81, 80–0 (79), 11–62, 62–38, 138–0 (90), 97–16 (61), 68–6 Evening: 93–6 (93), 0–100 (100), 45–70, 126–1 (112), 71–43, 14–75, 52–40
112	Highest break	100
1	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	2

References

1. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "Stan James British Open 2001". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Retrieved 3 January 2018.