2001 LG Cup (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–21 October 2001 (2001-10-12 – 2001-10-21) |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £597,200 |
Winner's share | £82,500 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–4 |
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Snooker tournament
The 2001 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 21 October 2001 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The highest break of the tournament was 147 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals. Stephen Lee defeated Peter Ebdon 9–4 in the final to win his second ranking title.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 21 October 2001.[1] | ||
Stephen Lee (8)![]() | 9–4 | Peter Ebdon (7)![]() |
Afternoon: 99–17, 84–54 (76), 69–13, 1–62, 52–55, 26–62 (60), 75–0 (74), 85–0 Evening: 55–83 (78), 70–9 (70), 66–12, 61–21 (52), 72–4 (71) | ||
76 | Highest break | 78 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "LG Cup 2001". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "2001 World Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.