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2003 LG Cup (snooker)

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LG Cup
Tournament information
Dates4–12 October 2003 (2003-10-04 – 2003-10-12)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£597,200[1]
Winner's share£82,500[1]
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (147)[2]
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–5
2002
2004

The 2003 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 12 October 2003 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Mark Williams won the 15th ranking title of his career by defeating John Higgins 9–5 in the final. In the 11th frame of the final, Higgins made his 3rd maximum in professional competition.[2]

Chris Small came into the tournament as defending champion, however he lost 5–3 to John Parrott in the quarter-finals.

Tournament summary

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Defending champion Chris Small was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

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[3][4][5]

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
1Scotland Chris Small5
21England Robert Milkins2England Stuart Pettman4
1Scotland Chris Small5
47England Stuart Pettman5
9England Paul Hunter3
9England Paul Hunter5
29England Mark Selby243England Stuart Bingham1
1Scotland Chris Small3
43England Stuart Bingham5
30England John Parrott5
15Australia Quinten Hann1
24Malta Tony Drago4Wales Lee Walker5
Wales Lee Walker3
Wales Lee Walker5
30England John Parrott5
6England Stephen Lee4
30England John Parrott530England John Parrott5
30England John Parrott2
35England Mark Davis3
5Scotland John Higgins6
5Scotland John Higgins5
20England Anthony Hamilton259England Alfie Burden0
5Scotland John Higgins5
59England Alfie Burden5
64England Shaun Murphy2
12England Steve Davis4
26England Ian McCulloch264England Shaun Murphy5
5Scotland John Higgins5
64England Shaun Murphy5
10Wales Matthew Stevens2
10Wales Matthew Stevens5
17England Joe Perry517England Joe Perry1
10Wales Matthew Stevens5
37Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan0
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
23England Dave Harold523England Dave Harold0
5Scotland John Higgins5
57England David Roe3
2Wales Mark Williams9
3Scotland Stephen Hendry3
27Northern Ireland Joe Swail339England Michael Holt5
39England Michael Holt5
39England Michael Holt5
19Hong Kong Marco Fu4
13England David Gray4
19Hong Kong Marco Fu519Hong Kong Marco Fu5
39England Michael Holt3
England Simon Bedford0
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
16England Jimmy White5
31Wales Anthony Davies0Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
16England Jimmy White4
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
28Wales Dominic Dale038Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
38Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
2Wales Mark Williams6
8England Peter Ebdon4
22England Mark King342England Barry Hawkins5
42England Barry Hawkins3
42England Barry Hawkins'5
18England Ali Carter5
14Scotland Graeme Dott3
18England Ali Carter518England Ali Carter5
18England Ali Carter3
58England Mike Dunn4
2Wales Mark Williams5
11Scotland Alan McManus1
25Scotland Drew Henry334Thailand James Wattana5
34Thailand James Wattana3
34Thailand James Wattana5
2Wales Mark Williams5
2Wales Mark Williams5
32Finland Robin Hull532Finland Robin Hull2
36England Barry Pinches2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Lawrie Annandale.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 October 2003.[3]
John Higgins (5)
 Scotland
5–9 Mark Williams (2)
 Wales
Afternoon: 23–74 (74), 0–83 (83), 32–96 (65), 142–0 (142), 46–41, 0–127 (127), 84–33 (84), 33–70
Evening: 39–53, 91–8 (91), 147–0 (147), 0–78 (78), 42–68, 64–69 (Williams 51)
147 Highest break 127
2 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place between 4 and 18 September 2003 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[4]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Paul Wykes5England Dave Finbow1England Stuart Pettman5
England Luke Simmonds4England Paul Wykes5England Paul Wykes4
England Darryn Walker5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Stuart Bingham5
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy4England Darryn Walker3Scotland Marcus Campbell3
Thailand Supoj Saenla0England Sean Storey1England Jonathan Birch1
Wales Lee Walker5Wales Lee Walker5Wales Lee Walker5
China Ding Junhui5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5England Mark Davis5
Wales Paul Davies2China Ding Junhui2Belgium Bjorn Haneveer1
England Craig Butler5England Alfie Burden5England Nigel Bond2
England Stephen Croft4England Craig Butler3England Alfie Burden5
Scotland Scott MacKenzie4England Shaun Murphy5England Brian Morgan4
Thailand Kwan Poomjang5Thailand Kwan Poomjang4England Shaun Murphy5
England Peter Lines3Pakistan Shokat Ali2Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
England Rory McLeod5England Rory McLeod5England Rory McLeod4
Australia Johl Younger1England David Roe5Scotland Jamie Burnett0
England Ricky Walden5England Ricky Walden2England David Roe5
England Michael Rhodes1England Nick Dyson1England Michael Holt5
England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman4
England Simon Bedford5England Andy Hicks2England Gary Wilkinson1
Northern Ireland Jason Prince4England Simon Bedford5England Simon Bedford5
England Bradley Jones2Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Ian Brumby5England Ian Brumby3Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5
Norway Kurt Maflin5England Jimmy Michie5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
England Martin Gould3Norway Kurt Maflin1England Jimmy Michie4
Scotland Billy Snaddon5Wales Darren Morgan2England Barry Hawkins5
England Luke Fisher2Scotland Billy Snaddon5Scotland Billy Snaddon2
Wales Ryan Day3England Mike Dunn5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Adrian Rosa5England Adrian Rosa4England Mike Dunn5
England Adrian Gunnell5England Nick Walker2Thailand James Wattana5
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi4England Adrian Gunnell5England Adrian Gunnell2
Wales Ian Sargeant5England Rod Lawler2England Barry Pinches5
England Tom Ford3Wales Ian Sargeant5Wales Ian Sargeant3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "LG Cup Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wizard magic can't stop Williams". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "LG Cup 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "2003 LG Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
  5. ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.