The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8âÂÂ16 November 2003 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry, including a 135), which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: ã52,000<br /> Runner-up: ã26,000<br /> Semi-final: ã13,000<br /> Quarter-final: ã9,500<br /> Last 16: ã7,450<br /> Last 32: ã5,600<br /> Last 48: ã3,900<br /> Last 64: ã2,750
Last 80: ã1,750<br /> Last 96: ã1,100
Stage one highest break: ã1,800<br /> Stage two highest break: ã5,000
Stage one maximum break: ã5,000<br /> Stage two maximum break: ã20,000
Total: ã450,000
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.
Best of 9 frames