2003 LG Cup (snooker)

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.

LG Cup

Tournament information
Dates	4–12 October 2003
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£617,200
Winner's share	£82,500
Highest break	John Higgins (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams
Runner-up	John Higgins
Score	9–5
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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, John Higgins made his 3rd maximum in professional competition.

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

Tournament summary

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.

Main draw

[1][2][3]

	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
	21	Robert Milkins	2			1	Chris Small	5
	47	Stuart Pettman	5				Stuart Pettman	4
											1	Chris Small	5
											9	Paul Hunter	3
	29	Mark Selby	2	9	Paul Hunter	5
	43	Stuart Bingham	5			43	Stuart Bingham	1
																1	Chris Small	3
															30	John Parrott	5
	24	Tony Drago	4			15	Quinten Hann	1
		Lee Walker	5				Lee Walker	5
												Lee Walker	3
											30	John Parrott	5
	30	John Parrott	5	6	Stephen Lee	4
	35	Mark Davis	3			30	John Parrott	5
																					30	John Parrott	2
																					5	John Higgins	6
	20	Anthony Hamilton	2			5	John Higgins	5
	59	Alfie Burden	5			59	Alfie Burden	0
											5	John Higgins	5
											64	Shaun Murphy	2
	26	Ian McCulloch	2	12	Steve Davis	4
	64	Shaun Murphy	5			64	Shaun Murphy	5
																5	John Higgins	5
															10	Matthew Stevens	2
	17	Joe Perry	5			10	Matthew Stevens	5
	37	Michael Judge	3			17	Joe Perry	1
											10	Matthew Stevens	5
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
	23	Dave Harold	5	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	57	David Roe	3			23	Dave Harold	0
																										5	John Higgins	5
																										2	Mark Williams	9
	27	Joe Swail	3			3	Stephen Hendry	3
	39	Michael Holt	5			39	Michael Holt	5
											39	Michael Holt	5
											19	Marco Fu	4
	19	Marco Fu	5	13	David Gray	4
		Simon Bedford	0			19	Marco Fu	5
																39	Michael Holt	3
															7	Ken Doherty	5
	31	Anthony Davies	0			16	Jimmy White	5
		Patrick Wallace	5				Patrick Wallace	3
											16	Jimmy White	4
											7	Ken Doherty	5
	28	Dominic Dale	0	7	Ken Doherty	5
	38	Gerard Greene	5			38	Gerard Greene	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	3
																					2	Mark Williams	6
	22	Mark King	3			8	Peter Ebdon	4
	42	Barry Hawkins	'5			42	Barry Hawkins	5
											42	Barry Hawkins	3
											18	Ali Carter	5
	18	Ali Carter	5	14	Graeme Dott	3
	58	Mike Dunn	4			18	Ali Carter	5
																18	Ali Carter	3
															2	Mark Williams	5
	25	Drew Henry	3			11	Alan McManus	1
	34	James Wattana	5			34	James Wattana	5
											34	James Wattana	3
											2	Mark Williams	5
	32	Robin Hull	5	2	Mark Williams	5
	36	Barry Pinches	2			32	Robin Hull	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Lawrie Annandale. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 October 2003.[1]
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

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 4 and 18 September 2003 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[2]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Paul Wykes 5–4 Mehmet Husnu Tony Jones 2–5 Luke Simmonds David Gilbert 4–5 Darryn Walker Terry Murphy w/o–w/d Liu Song Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Supoj Saenla Lee Walker 5–4 Steve Mifsud Colm Gilcreest 2–5 Ding Junhui Paul Davies 5–0 Gary Thomson Craig Butler 5–4 Chris Melling Leo Fernandez 0–5 Stephen Croft Munraj Pal 4–5 Scott MacKenzie Kwan Poomjang 5–3 Alain Robidoux Peter Lines 5–2 Steven Bennie Rory McLeod 5–2 Carlo Giagnacovo Johl Younger 5–2 Michael Wild Ricky Walden 5–3 Phil Williams

Jason Ferguson 1–5 Michael Rhodes Andrew Norman 5–1 Ian Preece Simon Bedford 5–1 Joe Meara Jason Prince 5–4 Garry Hardiman Bradley Jones 5–4 James Leadbetter Kristján Helgason 4–5 Ian Brumby Wayne Brown 0–5 Kurt Maflin Andrew Higginson 3–5 Martin Gould Billy Snaddon 5–4 Stuart Mann Luke Fisher 5–3 Joe Delaney Ryan Day 5–3 Neil Robertson Martin Dziewialtowski 4–5 Adrian Rosa Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Paul Sweeny Atthasit Mahitthi 5–4 Andy Neck Jamie Cope 4–5 Ian Sargeant Matthew Couch 4–5 Tom Ford

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Round 3 Best of 9 frames			Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Paul Wykes	5		Dave Finbow	1		Stuart Pettman	5
	Luke Simmonds	4		Paul Wykes	5		Paul Wykes	4
	Darryn Walker	5		Marcus Campbell	5		Stuart Bingham	5
	Terry Murphy	4		Darryn Walker	3		Marcus Campbell	3
	Supoj Saenla	0		Sean Storey	1		Jonathan Birch	1
	Lee Walker	5		Lee Walker	5		Lee Walker	5
	Ding Junhui	5		Bjorn Haneveer	5		Mark Davis	5
	Paul Davies	2		Ding Junhui	2		Bjorn Haneveer	1
	Craig Butler	5		Alfie Burden	5		Nigel Bond	2
	Stephen Croft	4		Craig Butler	3		Alfie Burden	5
	Scott MacKenzie	4		Shaun Murphy	5		Brian Morgan	4
	Kwan Poomjang	5		Kwan Poomjang	4		Shaun Murphy	5
	Peter Lines	3		Shokat Ali	2		Michael Judge	5
	Rory McLeod	5		Rory McLeod	5		Rory McLeod	4
	Johl Younger	1		David Roe	5		Jamie Burnett	0
	Ricky Walden	5		Ricky Walden	2		David Roe	5
	Michael Rhodes	1		Nick Dyson	1		Michael Holt	5
	Andrew Norman	5		Andrew Norman	5		Andrew Norman	4
	Simon Bedford	5		Andy Hicks	2		Gary Wilkinson	1
	Jason Prince	4		Simon Bedford	5		Simon Bedford	5
	Bradley Jones	2		Patrick Wallace	5		Stephen Maguire	4
	Ian Brumby	5		Ian Brumby	3		Patrick Wallace	5
	Kurt Maflin	5		Jimmy Michie	5		Gerard Greene	5
	Martin Gould	3		Kurt Maflin	1		Jimmy Michie	4
	Billy Snaddon	5		Darren Morgan	2		Barry Hawkins	5
	Luke Fisher	2		Billy Snaddon	5		Billy Snaddon	2
	Ryan Day	3		Mike Dunn	5		Fergal O'Brien	4
	Adrian Rosa	5		Adrian Rosa	4		Mike Dunn	5
	Adrian Gunnell	5		Nick Walker	2		James Wattana	5
	Atthasit Mahitthi	4		Adrian Gunnell	5		Adrian Gunnell	2
	Ian Sargeant	5		Rod Lawler	2		Barry Pinches	5
	Tom Ford	3		Ian Sargeant	5		Ian Sargeant	3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

136, 102 Brian Morgan 133 Ian Brumby 128, 116 Ding Junhui 123 Patrick Wallace 118 Bradley Jones 117, 111 Adrian Rosa 115 Martin Dziewialtowski 115 Stephen Maguire 114, 100 Kwan Poomjang 114 Johl Younger 112 Darryn Walker

108, 104 Atthasit Mahitthi 108 Michael Judge 107 Ricky Walden 106 Mark Davis 105 Bjorn Haneveer 104 Andrew Norman 102 Barry Hawkins 101 Jamie Cope 101 Rory McLeod 100 Billy Snaddon 100 Stuart Pettman

Televised stage centuries

147, 142, 104 John Higgins 140, 109, 100 Ken Doherty 137 John Parrott 127 Mark Williams 122, 102 Stephen Lee 111, 110 Ali Carter 107 Robin Hull

104 Marco Fu 103 Peter Ebdon 102 Gerard Greene 102 Joe Perry 101 Michael Holt 101 Stephen Hendry 100 Jimmy White

References

1. "LG Cup 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
2. "2003 LG Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
3. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.