| Tournament name | 2001 Stan James British Open |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September 2001 – 7 October 2001 |
| Venue | Telewest Arena |
| Location | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £666,800 |
| Winner | John Higgins (Scotland) |
| Runner up | Graeme Dott (Scotland) |
| Score | 9–6 |
| Previous | 2000 |
| Next | 2002 |
The 2001 British Open (officially the 2001 Stan James British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 29 September–7 October 2001 at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Graeme Dott nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was defeated by Mark King in the quarter-final.[1]
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 7 October 2001.[2] | ||
| John Higgins | 9–6 | Graeme Dott |
| Afternoon: 48–78 (78), 57–81, 80–0 (79), 11–62, 62–38, 138–0 (90), 97–16 (61), 68–6 Evening: 93–6 (93), 0–100 (100), 45–70, 126–1 (112), 71–43, 14–75, 52–40 | ||
| 112 | Highest break | 100 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References
- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Stan James British Open 2001". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 January 2018.