# 2001–02 snooker season

The 2001–02 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 11 August 2001 and 12 May 2002. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

## Calendar
### World Snooker Tour

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 11 Aug | 19 Aug | ENG | Champions Cup | Brighton Centre | Brighton | John Higgins | Mark Williams | 7–4 |
| 18 Sep | 23 Sep | SCO | Scottish Masters | Thistle Hotels | Glasgow | John Higgins | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–6 |
| 29 Sep | 7 Oct | ENG | British Open | Telewest Arena | Newcastle | John Higgins | Graeme Dott | 9–6 |
| 13 Oct | 21 Oct | ENG | LG Cup | Guild Hall | Preston | Stephen Lee | Peter Ebdon | 9–4 |
| 4 Nov | 15 Nov | ENG | Benson & Hedges Championship | Towers Snooker Club | Mansfield | Ryan Day | Hugh Abernethy | 9–5 |
| 23 Nov | 1 Dec | MLT | European Open | Mediterranean Conference Centre | Valletta | Stephen Hendry | Joe Perry | 9–2 |
| 3 Dec | 16 Dec | ENG | UK Championship | Barbican Centre | York | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ken Doherty | 10–1 |
| 23 Jan | 27 Jan | WAL | Welsh Open | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | Paul Hunter | Ken Doherty | 9–7 |
| 3 Feb | 10 Feb | ENG | Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London | Paul Hunter | Mark Williams | 10–9 |
| 24 Feb | 3 Mar | CHN | China Open | International Gymnastics Centre | Shanghai | Mark Williams | Anthony Hamilton | 9–8 |
| 4 Mar | 10 Mar | THA | Thailand Masters | Merchant Court Hotel | Bangkok | Mark Williams | Stephen Lee | 9–4 |
| 19 Mar | 24 Mar | IRL | Irish Masters | Citywest Hotel | Dublin | John Higgins | Peter Ebdon | 10–3 |
| 6 Apr | 14 Apr | SCO | Scottish Open | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | Stephen Lee | David Gray | 9–2 |
| 20 Apr | 6 May | ENG | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | Peter Ebdon | Stephen Hendry | 18–17 |
| 5 Jan | 12 May | SCO | Premier League | Rothes Halls | Glenrothes | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Higgins | 9–4 |
* Ranking event
* Non-ranking event

### Challenge Tour

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 8 Oct | 14 Oct | ENG | Challenge Tour 1 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | James Reynolds | Steve Judd | 6–5 |
| 3 Dec | 9 Dec | ENG | Challenge Tour 2 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | Leo Fernandez | Ryan Day | 6–3 |
| 7 Jan | 13 Jan | ENG | Challenge Tour 3 | Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre | Harrogate | Lee Spick | Joe Delaney | 6–3 |
| 4 Mar | 10 Mar | ENG | Challenge Tour 4 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | David Gilbert | Ryan Day | 6–3 |

### Other events

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 22 Aug | 26 Aug | JPN | World Games | Selion Plaza | Akita | Bjorn Haneveer | Marlon Manalo | 4–3 |
| 31 Oct | 4 Nov | AUT | Austrian Open | Snooker Cafe Pot Black | Wels | Stefan Mazrocis | Lee Richardson | 5–3 |
| 31 Oct | 4 Nov | AUT | Austrian Open | Casino Linz | Linz | Stefan Mazrocis | Lee Richardson | 5–3 |

## Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Player | Points 1999/00 | Points 2000/01 | Total |
| 1 | Mark Williams | 31655 | 21735 | 53390 |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20200 | 25399 | 45599 |
| 3 | John Higgins | 21690 | 22034 | 43724 |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | 16260 | 22079 | 38339 |
| 5 | Stephen Hendry | 18125 | 17478 | 35603 |
| 6 | Matthew Stevens | 18005 | 14879 | 32884 |
| 7 | Peter Ebdon | 11885 | 20777 | 32662 |
| 8 | Stephen Lee | 15980 | 13944 | 29924 |
| 9 | Paul Hunter | 10075 | 15809 | 25884 |
| 10 | Joe Swail | 12755 | 12117 | 24872 |
| 11 | Jimmy White | 11575 | 12009 | 23584 |
| 12 | Alan McManus | 9750 | 12190 | 21940 |
| 13 | Mark King | 9980 | 11895 | 21875 |
| 14 | Graeme Dott | 10367 | 11397 | 21764 |
| 15 | Dave Harold | 11852 | 9578 | 21430 |
| 16 | Fergal O'Brien | 11035 | 10096 | 21131 |