2003 British Open
The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8–16 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, 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.Main draw
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 21 and 25 September 2003.Best of 9 framesRound 2–4
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 145, 103 Ian McCulloch
- 138, 126, 110 Andy Hicks
- 138 Stephen Maguire
- 135, 130, 103 Adrian Rosa
- 134, 117 Ricky Walden
- 133 Fergal O'Brien
- 132 Stuart Bingham
- 132 Peter Lines
- 131 Kwan Poomjang
- 125 Darryn Walker
- 123, 112 Billy Snaddon
- 121 Barry Pinches
- 119 Gerard Greene
- 118, 109, 103 Tom Ford
- 117 Joe Swail
- 110, 107 Ryan Day
- 110, 104 Andrew Norman
- 106 Martin Dziewialtowski
- 106 Nick Dyson
- 105, 101 David Roe
- 104 Phil Williams
- 104 Wayne Brown
- 102 Ian Brumby
- 102 Craig Butler
- 102 Marco Fu
- 101 Andrew Higginson
- 101 Anthony Hamilton
Televised stage centuries
- 147, 135, 118 John Higgins
- 138 Michael Judge
- 135, 135, 134, 133, 121, 120 Stephen Hendry
- 130, 127 Ken Doherty
- 130 Jimmy White
- 123 Alan McManus
- 120 Stephen Lee
- 116, 100 Dominic Dale
- 115, 105 Quinten Hann
- 114 David Gray
- 112, 104 Paul Hunter
- 111, 109 Matthew Stevens
- 111, 104 Mark Williams
- 109, 106, 100, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 107 Gerard Greene
- 107 Graeme Dott
- 104 Michael Holt