2001 LG Cup (snooker)

The 2001 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 21 October 2001 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The highest break of the tournament was 147 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals. Stephen Lee defeated Peter Ebdon 9–4 in the final to win his second ranking title.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament was as follows:

• Winner: £82,500
• Runner-up: £42,500
• Semi-finalists: £21,250
• Quarter-finalists: £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
• Highest break: £7,500
• Highest break (non-televised): £1,800
• Main stage maximum break: £27,500
• Total: £617,200

Tournament summary

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

Main draw

Final

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