2003 British Open


The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players, which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £52,000

Runner-up: £26,000

Semi-final: £13,000

Quarter-final: £9,500

Last 16: £7,450

Last 32: £5,600

Last 48: £3,900

Last 64: £2,750
Last 80: £1,750

Last 96: £1,100
Stage one highest break: £1,800

Stage two highest break: £5,000
Stage one maximum break: £5,000

Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £450,000

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries