2003 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2003 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 to 26 January at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Paul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 2–6 against Mark Williams. Stephen Hendry defeated Williams 9–5 in the final to win the 34th ranking title of his career. Tournament summary. Defending champion Paul Hunter 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: 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 Qualifying. Round 1. Best of 9 frames