2002 LG Cup (snooker)

LG Cup

Tournament information
Dates	5–13 October 2002
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Final
Champion	Chris Small
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	9–5
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The 2002 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5 and 13 October 2002 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Chris Small won his only ranking title by defeating Alan McManus 9–5 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

Winner: £82,500 Runner-up: £42,500 Semi-final: £21,250 Quarter-final: £11,700 Last 16: £9,600 Last 32: £7,800 Last 48: £4,000 Last 64: £3,150

Last 80: £2,150 Last 96: £1,450 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage two highest break: £7,500 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £597,200

Main draw

^[2][3]

	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-Finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	31	Ali Carter	3			1	Stephen Lee	5
		Ryan Day	5				Ryan Day	4
											1	Stephen Lee	4
											15	Alan McManus	5
	18	John Parrott	1	15	Alan McManus	5
		Shokat Ali	5				Shokat Ali	0
																15	Alan McManus	5
															19	David Gray	3
	30	Nigel Bond	5			16	Joe Swail	3
		Brian Morgan	1			30	Nigel Bond	5
											30	Nigel Bond	4
											19	David Gray	5
	19	David Gray	5	8	Matthew Stevens	1
		Atthasit Mahitthi	1			19	David Gray	5
																					15	Alan McManus	6
																					25	Steve Davis	4
	28	Tony Drago	5			7	Stephen Hendry	5
		Gary Wilkinson	3			28	Tony Drago	1
											7	Stephen Hendry	3
											9	Paul Hunter	5
	32	James Wattana	5	9	Paul Hunter	5
		Robin Hull	4			32	James Wattana	3
																9	Paul Hunter	4
															25	Steve Davis	5
	25	Steve Davis	5			10	Jimmy White	4
		Jamie Burnett	4			25	Steve Davis	5
											25	Steve Davis	5
											3	Mark Williams	1
	24	Michael Judge	5	4	Mark Williams	5
		Dave Finbow	0			24	Michael Judge	3
																										15	Alan McManus	5
																										29	Chris Small	9
	17	Anthony Hamilton	5			3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Ian McCulloch	4			17	Anthony Hamilton	2
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
												Michael Holt	3
	22	Drew Henry	3	14	Quinten Hann	4
		Michael Holt	5				Michael Holt	5
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
															29	Chris Small	5
	29	Chris Small	5			13	Joe Perry	2
		Mark Davis	2			29	Chris Small	5
											29	Chris Small	5
											5	John Higgins	1
	26	Anthony Davies	5	5	John Higgins	5
		Marcus Campbell	0			26	Anthony Davies	0
																					29	Chris Small	6
																						Jimmy Michie	2
	21	Dave Harold	4			6	Ken Doherty	3
		Patrick Wallace	5				Patrick Wallace	5
												Patrick Wallace	4
												Jimmy Michie	5
	27	Marco Fu	2	11	Mark King	2
		Jimmy Michie	5				Jimmy Michie	5
																	Jimmy Michie	5
																Gerard Greene	4
	20	Dominic Dale	3			12	Graeme Dott	1
		Gerard Greene	5				Gerard Greene	5
												Gerard Greene	5
												Fergal O'Brien	4
	23	Fergal O'Brien	5	2	Peter Ebdon	4
		Nick Dyson	3			23	Fergal O'Brien	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames Guild Hall, Preston, England, 13 October 2002.[2]
Alan McManus (15)  Scotland	5–9	Chris Small (29)  Scotland
Afternoon: 30–81, 94–34, 68–19 (62), 78–15 (73), 6–75 (51), 75–24 (62), 0–69 (69), 52–54 Evening: 0–94 (62), 0–75, 58–55, 48–76, 31–65 (65), 28–63
73	Highest break	69
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	4

Qualifying

^[3]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Ryan Day 5–3 Matthew Selt Alain Robidoux 5–3 Hugh Abernethy Peter Lines 5–4 Lee Spick Rod Lawler 5–3 Peter Roscoe John Read 3–5 Johl Younger Antony Bolsover 2–5 Jamie Cope Paul Wykes 5–3 Jin Long Jason Ferguson 0–5 Atthasit Mahitthi Paul Davies 4–5 David Gilbert Tony Jones 4–5 Colm Gilcreest Joe Johnson 3–5 Bob Chaperon Stephen Kershaw 2–5 Kwan Poomjang Shaun Murphy 5–2 Matthew Farrant Luke Fisher 4–5 Stefan Mazrocis Paul Davison 5–4 Justin Astley Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Mark Gray

Kristján Helgason 5–1 Mario Wehrman Jeff Cundy 3–5 Pang Weiguo Craig Butler 2–5 Jimmy Robertson Andrew Norman 4–5 Jason Weston Martin Dziewialtowski 5–0 Nick Pearce Andrew Higginson 3–5 David John Troy Shaw 2–5 Simon Bedford Jason Prince 4–5 David McLellan Matthew Couch 4–5 Munraj Pal Wayne Brown 5–4 Ricky Walden Neal Foulds 0–5 Leo Fernandez Rory McLeod 5–4 Darren Clarke Euan Henderson 5–3 Manan Chandra Sean Storey 5–1 Eddie Manning Lee Walker 5–1 James Reynolds Adrian Gunnell 5–0 David Donovan

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Round 3 Best of 9 frames			Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Ryan Day	5		Bjorn Haneveer	3		Jonathan Birch	4
	Alain Robidoux	4		Ryan Day	5		Ryan Day	5
	Peter Lines	2		Andy Hicks	1		Shokat Ali	5
	Rod Lawler	5		Rod Lawler	5		Rod Lawler	2
	Johl Younger	2		Stuart Pettman	4		Brian Morgan	5
	Jamie Cope	5		Jamie Cope	5		Jamie Cope	4
	Paul Wykes	1		Nick Walker	4		Terry Murphy	2
	Atthasit Mahitthi	5		Atthasit Mahitthi	5		Atthasit Mahitthi	5
	David Gilbert	3		Bradley Jones	1		Gary Wilkinson	5
	Colm Gilcreest	5		Colm Gilcreest	5		Colm Gilcreest	3
	Bob Chaperon	2		Stephen Maguire	2		Robin Hull	5
	Kwan Poomjang	5		Kwan Poomjang	5		Kwan Poomjang	2
	Shaun Murphy	2		Barry Pinches	5		Jamie Burnett	5
	Stefan Mazrocis	5		Stefan Mazrocis	3		Barry Pinches	4
	Paul Davison	5		Dave Finbow	5		David Roe	4
	Phaitoon Phonbun	3		Paul Davison	4		Dave Finbow	5
	Kristján Helgason	5		Stuart Bingham	5		Ian McCulloch	5
	Pang Weiguo	2		Kristján Helgason	1		Stuart Bingham	4
	Jimmy Robertson	1		Mike Dunn	5		Michael Holt	5
	Jason Weston	5		Jason Weston	3		Mike Dunn	2
	Martin Dziewialtowski	5		Barry Hawkins	4		Mark Davis	5
	David John	2		Martin Dziewialtowski	5		Martin Dziewialtowski	3
	Simon Bedford	1		Mark Selby	4		Marcus Campbell	5
	David McLellan	5		David McLellan	5		David McLellan	3
	Munraj Pal	2		Darren Morgan	5		Patrick Wallace	5
	Wayne Brown	5		Wayne Brown	3		Darren Morgan	4
	Leo Fernandez	5		Jimmy Michie	5		Billy Snaddon	3
	Rory McLeod	4		Leo Fernandez	2		Jimmy Michie	5
	Euan Henderson	2		Gerard Greene	5		Robert Milkins	4
	Sean Storey	5		Sean Storey	4		Gerard Greene	5
	Lee Walker	3		Nick Dyson	5		Alfie Burden	1
	Adrian Gunnell	5		Adrian Gunnell	2		Nick Dyson	5

References

1. "Prize Money (Main Tour 2002/2003)". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
2. "LG Cup 2002". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
3. "2002 LG Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006.