2003 UK Championship (snooker)

Travis Perkins UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	18–30 November 2003
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£615,000
Winner's share	£84,500
Final
Champion	Matthew Stevens
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	10–8
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The 2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 November 2003 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.^[1] The event was broadcast on the BBC between 22 and 30 November 2003 and was the third ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.^[2] The sponsor for this year's event was building merchant Travis Perkins, who also sponsored the championship in 2004 and 2005.^[3]

Matthew Stevens won his first ranking title when by defeating five times UK champion Stephen Hendry 10–8. In the final Hendry failed a 147 attempt, when he missed the yellow while on 120. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Ali Carter.

Main draw

^[1][2][4]

1st Round Best of 17 frames Fergal O'Brien 9–8 Mark Selby Drew Henry 9–7 Michael Holt Tony Drago 9–8 Rory McLeod Nigel Bond 9–4 Robert Milkins Stephen Maguire 9–8 Anthony Davies Mark King 9–4 Alain Robidoux Gerard Greene 9–4 Joe Swail James Wattana 9–2 Robin Hull Ian McCulloch 9–4 Stuart Pettman Dominic Dale 9–3 Joe Delaney Chris Small 9–6 Andy Hicks Stuart Bingham 9–7 Anthony Hamilton Dave Harold 9–6 Mark Davis Barry Pinches 9–1 Marco Fu Ali Carter 9–3 Bjorn Haneveer John Parrott 9–8 Barry Hawkins

2nd Round Best of 17 frames Fergal O'Brien 9–7 Mark Williams Jimmy White 9–5 Drew Henry Joe Perry 9–6 Tony Drago Nigel Bond 9–7 Ken Doherty Paul Hunter 9–7 Stephen Maguire Mark King 9–8 David Gray Matthew Stevens 9–7 Gerard Greene James Wattana 9–4 John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–3 Ian McCulloch Alan McManus 9–7 Dominic Dale Quinten Hann 9–8 Chris Small Peter Ebdon 9–2 Stuart Bingham Stephen Lee 9–5 Dave Harold Barry Pinches 9–6 Graeme Dott Ali Carter 9–6 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry 9–5 John Parrott

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Jimmy White	9
	Fergal O'Brien	7
					Jimmy White	9
					Nigel Bond	3
	Nigel Bond	9
	Joe Perry	8
									Jimmy White	7
									Matthew Stevens	9
	Paul Hunter	9
	Mark King	8
					Paul Hunter	3
					Matthew Stevens	9
	Matthew Stevens	9
	James Wattana	6
													Matthew Stevens	10
													Stephen Hendry	8
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Alan McManus	5
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
					Quinten Hann	3
	Quinten Hann	9
	Peter Ebdon	6
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
									Stephen Hendry	9
	Barry Pinches	9
	Stephen Lee	6
					Barry Pinches	3
					Stephen Hendry	9
	Stephen Hendry	9
	Ali Carter	8

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Barbican Centre, York, England, 30 November 2003[2]
Matthew Stevens  Wales	10–8	Stephen Hendry  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–79 (68), 0–100 (100), 30–57, 46–77 (65), 71–40 (66), 81–5 (50), 137–0 (137), 99–1 (99) Evening: 76–0 (76), 11–107 (67), 0–94 (93), 0–101 (101), 78–27 (61), 63–61 (61 Hendry), 80–22, 63–59, 0–120 (120), 69–54 (53 Hendry)
137	Highest break	120
1	Century breaks	3
6	50+ breaks	9

References

1. "UK Championship results". BBC Sport. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
2. "Travis Perkins UK Championship 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
3. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
4. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.