2002 UK Championship

2002 PowerHouse UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	1–15 December 2002 (2002-12-01 – 2002-12-15)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£746,900
Winner's share	£100,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score	10–9
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The 2002 UK Championship (officially the 2002 PowerHouse UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 1 December 2002 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 7 and 15 December 2002. The sponsor for this year's event was Powerhouse.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Drew Henry.

Mark Williams won his second UK title in a classic 10–9 victory against Ken Doherty, who had reached his second UK final in a row. The highest break of the tournament was 142 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Tournament summary

2001 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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

Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £54,000
Semi-final: £27,250
Quarter-final: £14,500
Last 16: £11,500
Last 32: £9,200
Last 48: £5,200
Last 64: £4,175

Last 80: £2,950
Last 96: £2,000

Stage one highest break: £2,000
Stage two highest break: £10,000

Stage one maximum break: £5,000
Stage two maximum break: £25,000

Total: £746,900

Main draw

	Last 48 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	18	John Parrott	5			70	Adrian Gunnell	2
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	70	Adrian Gunnell	9
											27	Marco Fu	7
						14	Quinten Hann	7
	27	Marco Fu	9			27	Marco Fu	9
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	63	Gerard Greene	7
																22	Drew Henry	9
						10	Jimmy White	4
	22	Drew Henry	9			22	Drew Henry	9
											22	Drew Henry	9
	57	Stuart Bingham	7
											7	Stephen Lee	8
						7	Stephen Lee	9
	17	Anthony Hamilton	8			53	Mark Selby	6
																					22	Drew Henry	5
	53	Mark Selby	9
																					5	Ken Doherty	9
						5	Ken Doherty	9
	23	Fergal O'Brien	4			52	Stephen Maguire	7
											5	Ken Doherty	9
	52	Stephen Maguire	9
											9	Paul Hunter	4
						9	Paul Hunter	9
	19	David Gray	9			19	David Gray	1
																5	Ken Doherty	9
	37	Mark Davis	7
																4	John Higgins	6
						11	Mark King	7
	25	Steve Davis	9			25	Steve Davis	9
											25	Steve Davis	7
	69	Paul Wykes	2
											4	John Higgins	9
						4	John Higgins	9
	31	Ali Carter	9			31	Ali Carter	5
																										5	Ken Doherty	9
	64	Nick Walker	4
																										3	Mark Williams	10
						3	Mark Williams	9
	26	Anthony Davies	9			26	Anthony Davies	2
											3	Mark Williams	9
	62	Nick Dyson	3
											29	Chris Small	3
						13	Joe Perry	7
	29	Chris Small	9			29	Chris Small	9
																3	Mark Williams	9
		Leo Fernandez	8
																6	Stephen Hendry	2
						12	Graeme Dott	9
	32	James Wattana	3			114	Kwan Poomjang	8
											12	Graeme Dott	6
	114	Kwan Poomjang	9
											6	Stephen Hendry	9
						6	Stephen Hendry	9
	20	Dominic Dale	9			20	Dominic Dale	4
																					3	Mark Williams	9
	67	Euan Henderson	6
																					2	Peter Ebdon	3
						8	Matthew Stevens	9
	24	Michael Judge	5			56	Barry Pinches	4
											8	Matthew Stevens	8
	56	Barry Pinches	9
											33	Robert Milkins	9
						16	Joe Swail	1
	30	Nigel Bond	8			33	Robert Milkins	9
																33	Robert Milkins	4
	33	Robert Milkins	9
																2	Peter Ebdon	9
						15	Alan McManus	9
	28	Tony Drago	9			28	Tony Drago	7
											15	Alan McManus	2
	48	David Roe	8
											2	Peter Ebdon	9
						2	Peter Ebdon	9
	21	Dave Harold	9			21	Dave Harold	7
	43	Ian McCulloch	6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Stuart Bennett. Barbican Centre, York, England, 15 December 2002.
Ken Doherty (5) Ireland	9–10	Mark Williams (3) Wales
Afternoon: 41–68 (56), 78–8 (55), 0–86 (86), 87–28 (55), 68–66, 45–70, 9–65 (65), 63–76 Evening: 62–15 (56), 69–43 (62), 65–29, 0–128 (119), 43–47, 79–1, 0–74 (74), 0–78 (78), 58–14, 79–0 (79), 35–91 (70)
79	Highest break	119
0	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	7