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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24β28 January 2001 (2001-01-24 β 2001-01-28) |
Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
City | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | Β£440,200 |
Winner's share | Β£62,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9β2 |
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Snooker tournament
The 2001 Welsh Open (officially the 2001 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 January 2001 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
John Higgins was the "defending champion." But he lost his quarter-final match against Stephen Lee.
Ken Doherty defeated Paul Hunter 9β2 in the final to win his fourth ranking title.
Tournament summaryβ»
Defending champion John Higgins 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 drawβ»
Finalβ»
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Graham Harding. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 28 January 2001. | ||
Paul Hunter (14)![]() |
2β9 | Ken Doherty (7)![]() |
Afternoon: 1β63, 76β1 (68), 23β77 (71), 59β0, 56β62 (52), 5β57, 51β73, 13β129 (125) Evening: 44β72, 8β99 (56), 36β85 (69) | ||
68 | Highest break | 125 |
0 | Century breaks | 1 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Regal Welsh Open 2001". snooker.org. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.