World Snooker Championship 2003

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The 2003 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between 19 April and 5 May 2003 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Peter Ebdon looked to defend his world title which he won in 2002, but the final winner was Mark Williams, beating Ken Doherty by 18 frames to 16 in the final.

Ken Doherty recorded one of the greatest snooker comebacks of all time in his semi-final victory over Paul Hunter when he came from from 15-9 behind, after the 3rd session, to win 17-16 in the 4th and final session.

[edit] Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 33 frames
	Peter Ebdon	10
	Gerard Greene	3
					Peter Ebdon	13
					Tony Drago	5
	Tony Drago	10
	Joe Swail	8
									Peter Ebdon	12
									Paul Hunter	13
	Paul Hunter	10
	Ali Carter	5
					Paul Hunter	13
					Matthew Stevens	6
	Matthew Stevens	10
	Chris Small	3
													Paul Hunter	16
													Ken Doherty	17
	Ken Doherty	10
	Shaun Murphy	9
					Ken Doherty	13
					Graeme Dott	12
	Graeme Dott	10
	Robert Milkins	4
									Ken Doherty	13
									John Higgins	8
	Sean Storey	10
	Joe Perry	4
					Sean Storey	7
					John Higgins	13
	John Higgins	10
	Ian McCulloch	7
	Mark Williams	10
	Stuart Pettman	2
					Mark Williams	13
					Quinten Hann	2
	Quinten Hann	10
	John Parrott	5
									Mark Williams	13
									Stephen Hendry	7
	Drew Henry	10
	Mark King	5
					Drew Henry	11
					Stephen Hendry	13
	Stephen Hendry	10
	Gary Wilkinson	7
													Mark Williams	17
													Stephen Lee	8
	Stephen Lee	10
	Steve Davis	6
					Stephen Lee	13
					Jimmy White	11
	Jimmy White	10
	James Wattana	6
									Stephen Lee	13
									Marco Fu	7
	Alan McManus	10
	Nigel Bond	7
					Alan McManus	7
					Marco Fu	13
	Marco Fu	10
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 4 May and 5 May. Referee: Jan Verhaas
Mark Williams	18 - 16	Ken Doherty
frame by frame	Match stats	frame by frame
Mark Williams wins 2003 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] High Break

147 (Ronnie O'Sullivan)

[edit] Trivia

• With his first round 147 against Marco Fu, Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first person to score two maximum breaks at the Crucible. He also became the first to actually lose the match.
• Mark Williams came back from 0-2 down to win his second round match against Quinten Hann 13-2. Scoring 13 frames in a row remains the record for most frames won in a row in a single match.
• Ken Doherty played the full 19 frames in the first round, the full 25 in the second round, 21 in the quarter final, the full 33 in the semi final and 34 in the final, to finish at a record 132 frames, just 5 short of the maximum 137.

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