| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 3–10 February 2002 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £695,000 |
| Winner's share | £190,000 |
| Highest break | 138 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Paul Hunter |
| Runner-up | Mark Williams |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 2002 Benson and Hedges Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 3 and 10 February 2002 at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, England.
Paul Hunter won his second Masters title beating Mark Williams in another final frame decider. In the match Williams had led 5–0 before Hunter made it 5–5. Then both players played all the way before Hunter lead 9–8. Williams then made a frame winning break to turn into another decider. Hunter them made a break of 65 to become only the third player to retain the title after Cliff Thorburn and Stephen Hendry.[1] The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Contents |
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Fergal O'Brien | 6–5 | Steve Davis |
| WC2 | Ryan Day | 6–3 | Dave Harold |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 9 February | ||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 10 February | ||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mark King | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 9 February | ||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Swail | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 10 February 2002.[2] |
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| Paul Hunter England |
10–9 | Mark Williams Wales |
| Afternoon: 1–84 (79), 51–64, 6–83, 53–64, 79–82, 74–56 (56 Williams), 107–7 (69), 67–56 (56 Williams) Evening: 88–8 (61), 59–56, 20–61 (53), 70–5 (57), 39–65, 85–6 (84), 71–34, 4–65, 65–37, 0–73 (72), 65–10 (65) |
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| 84 | Highest break | 79 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Ryan Day won the qualifying tournament, known as the 2001 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.[4] Shaun Murphy made his first and to date only maximum break.[5]
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