2002 World Snooker Championship facts for kids

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2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	20 April – 6 May 2002
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£1,615,770
Winner's share	£260,000
Highest break	Matthew Stevens (WAL) (145)
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score	18–17
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The 2002 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 20 April to 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the final ranking event of the 2001–02 snooker season. This was the 26th year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible.

Peter Ebdon won his first world title by beating Stephen Hendry 18–17 in the final.This was Hendry's ninth and last appearance in a World Championship final. There was a total of 65 century breaks made during the tournament. The highest was made by Stevens, who made a 145 in his quarter-final match. Hendry made a total of 16 centuries during the event, a record for any individual tournament. The championships were sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. A total prize fund of £1,615,770 was awarded at the event, with the winner receiving £260,000.

Prize fund

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

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks. Players in bold denote match winners:

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 33 frames

20 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

10

25 & 26 April

Drew Henry

5

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

13

24 April

Robert Milkins

2

Fergal O'Brien (16)

8

30 April & 1 May

Robert Milkins

10

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

13

23 April

Stephen Lee (8)

10

Paul Hunter (9)

9

28 & 29 April

Quinten Hann

10

Quinten Hann

3

22 & 23 April

Stephen Lee (8)

13

Stephen Lee (8)

10

2, 3 & 4 May

Chris Small

7

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

13

21 & 22 April

Stephen Hendry (5)

17

Stephen Hendry (5)

10

27 & 28 April

Shaun Murphy

4

Stephen Hendry (5)

13

24 & 25 April

Anthony Davies

3

Alan McManus (12)

7

30 April & 1 May

Anthony Davies

10

Stephen Hendry (5)

13

20 & 21 April

Ken Doherty (4)

12

Mark King (13)

10

26 & 27 April

David Gray

5

Mark King (13)

12

21 & 22 April

Ken Doherty (4)

13

Ken Doherty (4)

10

Stuart Bingham

8

24 & 25 April

John Higgins (3)

10

28 & 29 April

James Wattana

1

John Higgins (3)

13

20 & 21 April

Graeme Dott (14)

2

Graeme Dott (14)

10

30 April & 1 May

Robin Hull

6

John Higgins (3)

7

22 & 23 April

Matthew Stevens (6)

13

Jimmy White (11)

10

25 & 26 April

Dominic Dale

2

Jimmy White (11)

3

20 & 21 April

Matthew Stevens (6)

13

Matthew Stevens (6)

10

2, 3 & 4 May

Mike Dunn

6

Matthew Stevens (6)

16

22 April

Peter Ebdon (7)

17

Peter Ebdon (7)

10

26 & 27 April

Michael Judge

4

Peter Ebdon (7)

13

20 & 21 April

Joe Perry

7

Joe Swail (10)

6

30 April & 1 May

Joe Perry

10

Peter Ebdon (7)

13

23 & 24 April

Anthony Hamilton

6

Dave Harold (15)

6

27, 28 & 29 April

Anthony Hamilton

10

Anthony Hamilton

13

23 & 24 April

Mark Williams (2)

9

Mark Williams (2)

10

John Parrott

7

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 5 & 6 May. Referee: John Williams.
Stephen Hendry (5)  Scotland	17–18	Peter Ebdon (7)  England
0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72	Century breaks: 8 (Hendry 4, Ebdon 4) Highest break by Hendry: 126 Highest break by Ebdon: 134	0–94, 0–140, 13–73, 16–71, 126–0, 73–40, 119–4, 65–36, 0–134, 67–56, 9–68, 68–70, 14–77, 13–69, 70–4, 33–89, 32–69, 126–0, 108–0, 66–21, 89–36, 43–67, 110–0, 97–0, 127–1, 65–58, 22–103, 26–62, 74–30, 21–73, 0–111, 78–39, 4–85, 62–52, 14–72
Peter Ebdon wins the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

There were 68 century breaks at the event. The highest break was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins. Hendry made 16 century breaks during the tournament, the record for most centuries at a ranking event.

Images for kids

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  Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second round match with a session to spare.

See also

In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 2002 para niños