# 2002 UK Championship

The 2002 UK Championship (officially the 2002 PowerHouse UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 1 December 2002 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 7 and 15 December 2002. The sponsor for this year's event was Powerhouse.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Drew Henry.
Mark Williams won his second UK title in a classic 10–9 victory against Ken Doherty, who had reached his second UK final in a row. The highest break of the tournament was 142 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.

## Tournament summary

2001 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Main draw

| Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | John Parrott | 5 | 70 | Adrian Gunnell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | John Parrott | 5 | 70 | Adrian Gunnell | 2 | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Adrian Gunnell | 9 | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Adrian Gunnell | 9 | | | | 27 | Marco Fu | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 7 | 27 | Marco Fu | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Marco Fu | 9 | 27 | Marco Fu | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Marco Fu | 9 | 27 | Marco Fu | 9 | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | |
| 63 | Gerard Greene | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | |
| 63 | Gerard Greene | 7 | | | | | | | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | |
| 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Stuart Bingham | 7 | | | | 22 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Stuart Bingham | 7 | | | | 7 | Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Stephen Lee | 9 | 7 | Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Anthony Hamilton | 8 | 53 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Anthony Hamilton | 8 | 53 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | Drew Henry | 5 | | |
| 53 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Drew Henry | 5 | | |
| 53 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | |
| | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | |
| 23 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | 52 | Stephen Maguire | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | 52 | Stephen Maguire | 7 | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | 9 | Paul Hunter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Paul Hunter | 9 | 9 | Paul Hunter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | David Gray | 9 | 19 | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | David Gray | 9 | 19 | David Gray | 1 | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | | | | |
| 37 | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 | | | | | |
| 37 | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark King | 7 | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | |
| 25 | Steve Davis | 9 | 25 | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Steve Davis | 9 | 25 | Steve Davis | 9 | 25 | Steve Davis | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Paul Wykes | 2 | | | | 25 | Steve Davis | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Paul Wykes | 2 | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 9 | 4 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Ali Carter | 9 | 31 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Ali Carter | 9 | 31 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 |
| 64 | Nick Walker | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Doherty | 9 |
| 64 | Nick Walker | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 10 |
| | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 10 |
| 26 | Anthony Davies | 9 | 26 | Anthony Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Anthony Davies | 9 | 26 | Anthony Davies | 2 | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Nick Dyson | 3 | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Nick Dyson | 3 | | | | 29 | Chris Small | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Joe Perry | 7 | 29 | Chris Small | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Chris Small | 9 | 29 | Chris Small | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Chris Small | 9 | 29 | Chris Small | 9 | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Leo Fernandez | 8 | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Leo Fernandez | 8 | | | | | | | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 9 | | | | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | | | |
| 32 | James Wattana | 3 | 114 | Kwan Poomjang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | James Wattana | 3 | 114 | Kwan Poomjang | 8 | 12 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Kwan Poomjang | 9 | | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Kwan Poomjang | 9 | | | | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | 20 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | 20 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | |
| 67 | Euan Henderson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | |
| 67 | Euan Henderson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Matthew Stevens | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | |
| 24 | Michael Judge | 5 | 56 | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Michael Judge | 5 | 56 | Barry Pinches | 4 | 8 | Matthew Stevens | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Barry Pinches | 9 | | | | 8 | Matthew Stevens | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Barry Pinches | 9 | | | | 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Joe Swail | 1 | 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Nigel Bond | 8 | 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Nigel Bond | 8 | 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | 33 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | | | | 33 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Robert Milkins | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Alan McManus | 9 | | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Tony Drago | 9 | 28 | Tony Drago | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Tony Drago | 9 | 28 | Tony Drago | 7 | 15 | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | David Roe | 8 | | | | 15 | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | David Roe | 8 | | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Dave Harold | 9 | 21 | Dave Harold | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Ian McCulloch | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Stuart Bennett. Barbican Centre, York, England, 15 December 2002. :
| Ken Doherty (5) Ireland | 9–10 | Mark Williams (3) Wales |
| Afternoon: 41–68 (56), 78–8 (55), 0–86 (86), 87–28 (55), 68–66, 45–70, 9–65 (65), 63–76 Evening: 62–15 (56), 69–43 (62), 65–29, 0–128 (119), 43–47, 79–1, 0–74 (74), 0–78 (78), 58–14, 79–0 (79), 35–91 (70) |||
| 79 | Highest break | 119 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 7 |