Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1–15 December 2002 |
Venue | Barbican Centre |
City | York |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £746,900 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (142) |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Runner-up | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
Score | 10–9 |
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The 2002 UK Championship (officially the 2002 PowerHouse UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 1 December 2002 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 7 and 15 December 2002. The sponsor for this year's event was Powerhouse.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Drew Henry.
Mark Williams won his second UK title in a classic 10–9 victory against Ken Doherty, who had reached his second UK final in a row. The highest break of the tournament was 142 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.