2003 LG Cup (snooker)

LG Cup
Tournament information
Dates	4–12 October 2003
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200
Winner's share	£82,500
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	9–5
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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

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

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

Winner: £82,500
Final: £42,500
Semi-final: £21,500
Quarter-final: £11,800
Last 16: £9,700
Last 32: £7,600
Last 48: £4,200
Last 64: £3,100

Last 80: £2,200
Last 96: £1,500
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: £597,200

Main draw

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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



			1	Chris Small	5

21	Robert Milkins	2		Stuart Pettman	4
						1	Chris Small	5
47	Stuart Pettman	5
						9	Paul Hunter	3
			9	Paul Hunter	5

29	Mark Selby	2	43	Stuart Bingham	1
									1	Chris Small	3
43	Stuart Bingham	5
									30	John Parrott	5
			15	Quinten Hann	1

24	Tony Drago	4		Lee Walker	5
							Lee Walker	3
	Lee Walker	5
						30	John Parrott	5
			6	Stephen Lee	4

30	John Parrott	5	30	John Parrott	5
												30	John Parrott	2
35	Mark Davis	3
												5	John Higgins	6
			5	John Higgins	5

20	Anthony Hamilton	2	59	Alfie Burden	0
						5	John Higgins	5
59	Alfie Burden	5
						64	Shaun Murphy	2
			12	Steve Davis	4

26	Ian McCulloch	2	64	Shaun Murphy	5
									5	John Higgins	5
64	Shaun Murphy	5
									10	Matthew Stevens	2
			10	Matthew Stevens	5

17	Joe Perry	5	17	Joe Perry	1
						10	Matthew Stevens	5
37	Michael Judge	3
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
			4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

23	Dave Harold	5	23	Dave Harold	0
															5	John Higgins	5
57	David Roe	3
															2	Mark Williams	9
			3	Stephen Hendry	3

27	Joe Swail	3	39	Michael Holt	5
						39	Michael Holt	5
39	Michael Holt	5
						19	Marco Fu	4
			13	David Gray	4

19	Marco Fu	5	19	Marco Fu	5
									39	Michael Holt	3
	Simon Bedford	0
									7	Ken Doherty	5
			16	Jimmy White	5

31	Anthony Davies	0		Patrick Wallace	3
						16	Jimmy White	4
	Patrick Wallace	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
			7	Ken Doherty	5

28	Dominic Dale	0	38	Gerard Greene	2
												7	Ken Doherty	3
38	Gerard Greene	5
												2	Mark Williams	6
			8	Peter Ebdon	4

22	Mark King	3	42	Barry Hawkins	5
						42	Barry Hawkins	3
42	Barry Hawkins	'5
						18	Ali Carter	5
			14	Graeme Dott	3

18	Ali Carter	5	18	Ali Carter	5
									18	Ali Carter	3
58	Mike Dunn	4
									2	Mark Williams	5
			11	Alan McManus	1

25	Drew Henry	3	34	James Wattana	5
						34	James Wattana	3
34	James Wattana	5
						2	Mark Williams	5
			2	Mark Williams	5

32	Robin Hull	5	32	Robin Hull	2

36	Barry Pinches	2

Final

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

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

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

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

[Prize-1] "LG Cup Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[Final-2] "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.

[Snooker.org-3] "LG Cup 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[GSC-4] "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.

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Tournament information
Dates	4–12 October 2003 (2003-10-04 – 2003-10-12)
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–5
← 2002 2004 →