NEWS
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Webmaster is here to explain the situation happened here in British Open: Almost like Tennis tournament, Snooker tournaments normally hold qualifying rounds weeks ahead of the major competition. However, due to the event moved seven months earlier than the normal time, qualifying rounds cannot finished in time. That's why the players playing at the moment are not familiar. I believe the top player will come up in no more than three days. Please remember to come back. If you are interest with the qualifying rounds, take a look at the results below. - 9/Sep Ceefax - |
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Fergal O'Brien is in the unusual position of having to defend the title just
five months after winning it. He beat Anthony Hamilton 9-7 in a classic final back in April to scoop his first major championship. But the event has been moved forward to ease congestion later in the year, and it gets underway again on Wednesday. "My name has been engraved on the trophy as 1999 champion so hopefully I can win it again and they can just put 'times two'," O'Brien commented. - 7/Sep Ceefax - |
| Sunday : Final (19/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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Stephen Hendry won the British Open title by beating Peter Ebdon 9-5. This is
his 72nd major title. World champion even made a maximum 147 clearance in the seventh frame. It was the first-ever maximum to be achieved in a major ranking final and Hendry's sixth in major competitions. more... |
| Saturday : Semi Finals (18/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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Peter Ebdon reached his first major final in more than two years when he beat
Joe Swail 6-3 in the semi-finals. The world number 13 took a 3-0 lead but Swail clawed himself back to 5-3 before Ebdon cleared with a 129 break. He will meet Stephen Hendry in the final after the Scot edged out Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 in the other semi. Hendry came through a thrilling match with several large breaks and after O'Sullivan had clawed level at 5-5, hit 40 and 59 to take the decider. |
| Friday : Quarter Finals (17/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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Joe Swail made a great come back while 1-4 down to Alan McManus. Ronnie O'Sullivan showed his skill to shock John Higgins and looking to make a same result to his next challenger Stephen Hendry, who finished Stephen Lee by 5-2. Peter Ebdon regained his form to beat Steve Davis by 5-2. |
| Thursday : Fifth Rounds (16/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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Reigning champion Fergal O'Brien's battle came to an unhappy end while Steve
Davis ended Mark Williams' hope of reaching the final. Besides, Stephen Lee and John Higgins both gave another whitewash on their way to the quarter-final. Ronnie O'Sullivan could only find his gear while 4-2 down to Paul Hunter and finally clinched the next round place by 5-4. |
| Wednesday : Forth Rounds (15/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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All the forth-round match finished today. Ronnie O'Sullivan once again show
his power to give a whitewash. James Wattana gave John Parrott a surprise by beating him 5-3. Other leading players all safely through to the next round. |
| Tuesday : Third/Forth Rounds (14/Sep) *Highlight* | ||
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All leading contenders were safely over the opening hurdle. John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan both gave a whitewash to their opponent. Higgins meets Dominic Dale and is anxious for revenge after losing to the Welshman in the 1997 Grand Prix final at Bournemouth. Steve Davis made a big step to the next round by beating Chris Small 5-2. |
| Saturday (11/Sep) | ||
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Tournament is temporarily stopped because TV is re-rigging during weekend. |
Results
(If you would like to see any individual reports, please touch
the score line. Or try see the whole reports)
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Final ( best of 17 frames )
Semi Finals
Quarter Finals
Fifth Rounds
Forth Rounds
Third Rounds
Second Rounds
First Rounds
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| 5th-round (best of 9 frames) | Quarter-Finals (best of 9 frames) | Semi-Finals (best of 11 frames) | Final (best of 17 frames) | ||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien vs Joe Swail |
1 5 |
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| Joe Swail vs Alan McManus |
5 4 |
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| Alan McManus vs Ken Doherty |
5 2 |
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| Joe Swail vs Peter Ebdon |
3 6 |
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| James Wattana vs Peter Ebdon |
2 5 |
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| Peter Ebdon vs Steve Davis |
5 2 |
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| Steve Davis vs Mark J Williams |
5 2 |
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| Peter Ebdon vs Stephen Hendry |
5 9 |
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| John Higgins vs Mark King |
5 0 |
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| John Higgins vs Ronnie O'Sullivan |
1 5 |
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| Paul Hunter vs Ronnie O'Sullivan |
4 5 |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Stephen Hendry |
5 6 |
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| Stephen Lee vs Mark Davis |
5 0 |
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| Stephen Lee vs Stephen Hendry |
2 5 |
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| Nick Walker vs Stephen Hendry |
3 5 |
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147 Stephen Hendry 143 Peter Ebdon 141 Stephen Hednry 139 Anthony Davies 132 Stephen Hendry 133 Hugh Abernethy 129 Peter Ebdon 127 Ronnie O'Sullivan 119 Steve Davis 118 Stephen Henry 116 John Higgins 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan & Stephen Lee 111 Stephen Henry & Steve Davis 110 Mark J Williams 107 Ronnie O'Sullivan 105 Stephen Maguire & Alan McManus 104 Stephen Henry 103 Ronnie O'Sullivan 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan |
PRIZE
| Place | Points |
| Winner | 62,000 |
| Runner-up | 33,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 16,500 |
| Losing quater-finalists | 9,400 |
| Last 16 (losing fifth-round) | 4,800 |
| Last 32 (losing forth-round) | 2,775 |
| Last 64 (losing third-round) | 2,400 |
| Last 96 (losing second-round) | 1,350 |
| Last 128 (losing first-round) | 800 |
| 1 English Pound = | 1.62 American Dollars |
| Highest break | 5,000 |
| Maximum break | a Vauxhall Vectra 2.5 litre SRi, valued at £25,000. |
POINT
| Place | Points |
| Winner | 4,560 |
| Runner-up | 3,040 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2,025 |
| Losing quater-finalists | 1,520 |
| Last 16 (losing fifth-round) | 1,140 |
| Last 32 (losing forth-round) | 855 |
| (Seeds 1-32) | 480 |
| Last 64 (losing third-round) | 640 |
| (Seeds 33-64) | 360 |
| Last 96 (losing second-round) | 480 |
FORMER WINNERS
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 99/00 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 9-5 | Peter Ebdon (Eng) |
| 98/99 | Fergal O'Brien (Ire) | 9-7 | Anthony Hamilton (Eng) |
| 97/98 | John Higgins (Sco) | 9-8 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
| 96/97 | Mark J Williams (Wal) | 9-2 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
| 95/96 | Nigel Bond (Eng) | 9-8 | John Higgins (Sco) |
| 94/95 | John Higgins (Sco) | 9-6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 93/94 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) | 9-4 | James Wattana (Thai) |
| 92/93 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 10-2 | James Wattana (Thai) |
| 91/92 | Jimmy White (Eng) | 10-7 | James Wattana (Thai) |
| 90/91 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 10-9 | Gary Wilkinson (Eng) |
| 89/90 | Bob Chaperon (Can) | 10-8 | Alex Higgins (NI) |
| 88/89 | Tony Meo (Eng) | 13-6 | Dean Reynolds (Eng) |
| 87/88 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 13-2 | Mike Hallett (Eng) |
| 86/87 | Jimmy White (Eng) | 13-9 | Neal Foulds (Eng) |
| 85/86 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 12-7 | Willie Thorne (Eng) |
| 84/85 | Silvino Francisco (S. Africa) | 12-9 | Kirk Stevens (Can) |
| * This tournament existed as a ranking event since 1985. | |||
| Odds | Best 25 |
| 10/3 | John Higgins |
| 7/2 | Stephen Hendry |
| 9/2 | Mark J Williams |
| 7/1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 14/1 | Stephen Lee |
| 14/1 | Ken Doherty |
| 25/1 | Paul Hunter |
| 25/1 | John Parrott |
| 25/1 | Matthew Stevens |
| 40/1 | Peter Ebdon |
| 40/1 | Alan McManus |
| 50/1 | Chris Small |
| 50/1 | Steve Davis |
| 66/1 | Nigel Bond |
| 66/1 | Dave Harold |
| 66/1 | Jimmy White |
| 66/1 | Macro Fu |
| 66/1 | Mark King |
| 80/1 | Dominic Dale |
| 80/1 | James Wattana |
| 80/1 | Jamie Burnett |
| 80/1 | Graeme Dott |
| 80/1 | Tony Drago |
| 80/1 | Quinten Hann |
| 100/1 | Joe Swail |
| Source: William Hill | |