Tournament information | |
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Dates | 29 September – 7 October 2001 |
Venue | Telewest Arena |
City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £666,800 |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–6 |
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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]