2001 Welsh Open (snooker)

Regal Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	24–28 January 2001
Venue	Cardiff International Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,200
Winner's share	£62,000
Highest break	Alan McManus (140)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Paul Hunter
Score	9–2
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The 2001 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–28 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 9–2 in the final to win his fourth ranking title.

Tournament summary

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 draw

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter Final Best of 9 frames					Semi Final Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	John Higgins	5
	21	Chris Small	1
						1	John Higgins	5
						12	Peter Ebdon	3
	12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Noppadon Noppachorn	1
											1	John Higgins	1
											5	Stephen Lee	5
	9	Fergal O'Brien	5
	53	Gary Ponting	4
						9	Fergal O'Brien	3
						5	Stephen Lee	5
	5	Stephen Lee	5
	40	Anthony Davies	3
																5	Stephen Lee	3
																14	Paul Hunter	6
	6	Matthew Stevens	4
	31	Joe Perry	5
						31	Joe Perry	4
						14	Paul Hunter	5
	14	Paul Hunter	5
		Nick Walker	0
											14	Paul Hunter	5
											16	Joe Swail	2
	16	Joe Swail	5
	33	Jamie Burnett	3
						16	Joe Swail	5
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	19	Graeme Dott	3
																					14	Paul Hunter	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	9
	3	Stephen Hendry	5
	52	David Gray	3
						3	Stephen Hendry	5
						15	Marco Fu	3
	15	Marco Fu	5
		Wayne Brown	1
											3	Stephen Hendry	3
											7	Ken Doherty	5
	11	Anthony Hamilton	3
	32	Quinten Hann	5
						32	Quinten Hann	3
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	7	Ken Doherty	5
	20	Dominic Dale	3
																7	Ken Doherty	6
																2	Mark Williams	3
	8	Alan McManus	5
	62	Michael Holt	0
						8	Alan McManus	5
						29	Drew Henry	3
	10	John Parrott	3
	29	Drew Henry	5
											8	Alan McManus	4
											2	Mark Williams	5
	13	Dave Harold	3
	22	Mark King	5
						22	Mark King	1
						2	Mark Williams	5
	2	Mark Williams	5
	23	Nigel Bond	3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Graham Harding. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 28 January 2001.[1]
Paul Hunter (14)  England	2–9	Ken Doherty (7)  Ireland
Afternoon: 1–63, 76–1 (68), 23–77 (71), 59–0, 56–62 (52), 5–57, 51–73, 13–129 (125) Evening: 44–72, 8–99 (56), 36–85 (69)
68	Highest break	125
0	Century breaks	1
1	50+ breaks	5

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