LG Cup

Tournament information
Dates	4–12 October 2003 (2003-10-04 – 2003-10-12)
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£597,200 [1]
Winner's share	£82,500 [1]
Highest break	John Higgins ( SCO) ( 147) [2]
Final
Champion	Mark Williams ( WAL)
Runner-up	John Higgins ( SCO)
Score	9–5
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The 2003 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 12 October 2003 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Mark Williams won the 15th ranking title of his career by defeating John Higgins 9–5 in the final. In the 11th frame of the final, Higgins made his 3rd maximum in professional competition. ^[2]

Chris Small came into the tournament as defending champion, however he lost 5–3 to John Parrott in the quarter-finals.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Chris Small was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[1]

Main draw

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	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						1	Chris Small	5
	21	Robert Milkins	2				Stuart Pettman	4
											1	Chris Small	5
	47	Stuart Pettman	5
											9	Paul Hunter	3
						9	Paul Hunter	5
	29	Mark Selby	2			43	Stuart Bingham	1
																1	Chris Small	3
	43	Stuart Bingham	5
																30	John Parrott	5
						15	Quinten Hann	1
	24	Tony Drago	4				Lee Walker	5
												Lee Walker	3
		Lee Walker	5
											30	John Parrott	5
						6	Stephen Lee	4
	30	John Parrott	5			30	John Parrott	5
																					30	John Parrott	2
	35	Mark Davis	3
																					5	John Higgins	6
						5	John Higgins	5
	20	Anthony Hamilton	2			59	Alfie Burden	0
											5	John Higgins	5
	59	Alfie Burden	5
											64	Shaun Murphy	2
						12	Steve Davis	4
	26	Ian McCulloch	2			64	Shaun Murphy	5
																5	John Higgins	5
	64	Shaun Murphy	5
																10	Matthew Stevens	2
						10	Matthew Stevens	5
	17	Joe Perry	5			17	Joe Perry	1
											10	Matthew Stevens	5
	37	Michael Judge	3
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	23	Dave Harold	5			23	Dave Harold	0
																										5	John Higgins	5
	57	David Roe	3
																										2	Mark Williams	9
						3	Stephen Hendry	3
	27	Joe Swail	3			39	Michael Holt	5
											39	Michael Holt	5
	39	Michael Holt	5
											19	Marco Fu	4
						13	David Gray	4
	19	Marco Fu	5			19	Marco Fu	5
																39	Michael Holt	3
		Simon Bedford	0
																7	Ken Doherty	5
						16	Jimmy White	5
	31	Anthony Davies	0				Patrick Wallace	3
											16	Jimmy White	4
		Patrick Wallace	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	28	Dominic Dale	0			38	Gerard Greene	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	3
	38	Gerard Greene	5
																					2	Mark Williams	6
						8	Peter Ebdon	4
	22	Mark King	3			42	Barry Hawkins	5
											42	Barry Hawkins	3
	42	Barry Hawkins	'5
											18	Ali Carter	5
						14	Graeme Dott	3
	18	Ali Carter	5			18	Ali Carter	5
																18	Ali Carter	3
	58	Mike Dunn	4
																2	Mark Williams	5
						11	Alan McManus	1
	25	Drew Henry	3			34	James Wattana	5
											34	James Wattana	3
	34	James Wattana	5
											2	Mark Williams	5
						2	Mark Williams	5
	32	Robin Hull	5			32	Robin Hull	2
	36	Barry Pinches	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Lawrie Annandale. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 October 2003. [3]
John Higgins (5)   Scotland	5–9	Mark Williams (2)   Wales
Afternoon: 23–74 (74), 0–83 (83), 32–96 (65), 142–0 (142), 46–41, 0–127 (127), 84–33 (84), 33–70 Evening: 39–53, 91–8 (91), 147–0 (147), 0–78 (78), 42–68, 64–69 (Williams 51)
147	Highest break	127
2	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 4 and 18 September 2003 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. ^[4]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Paul Wykes 5–4 Mehmet Husnu Tony Jones 2–5 Luke Simmonds David Gilbert 4–5 Darryn Walker Terry Murphy w/o–w/d Liu Song Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Supoj Saenla Lee Walker 5–4 Steve Mifsud Colm Gilcreest 2–5 Ding Junhui Paul Davies 5–0 Gary Thomson Craig Butler 5–4 Chris Melling Leo Fernandez 0–5 Stephen Croft Munraj Pal 4–5 Scott MacKenzie Kwan Poomjang 5–3 Alain Robidoux Peter Lines 5–2 Steven Bennie Rory McLeod 5–2 Carlo Giagnacovo Johl Younger 5–2 Michael Wild Ricky Walden 5–3 Phil Williams

Jason Ferguson 1–5 Michael Rhodes Andrew Norman 5–1 Ian Preece Simon Bedford 5–1 Joe Meara Jason Prince 5–4 Garry Hardiman Bradley Jones 5–4 James Leadbetter Kristján Helgason 4–5 Ian Brumby Wayne Brown 0–5 Kurt Maflin Andrew Higginson 3–5 Martin Gould Billy Snaddon 5–4 Stuart Mann Luke Fisher 5–3 Joe Delaney Ryan Day 5–3 Neil Robertson Martin Dziewialtowski 4–5 Adrian Rosa Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Paul Sweeny Atthasit Mahitthi 5–4 Andy Neck Jamie Cope 4–5 Ian Sargeant Matthew Couch 4–5 Tom Ford

Round 2–4

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Paul Wykes		5			Dave Finbow		1			Stuart Pettman		5
	Luke Simmonds		4			Paul Wykes		5			Paul Wykes		4
	Darryn Walker		5			Marcus Campbell		5			Stuart Bingham		5
	Terry Murphy		4			Darryn Walker		3			Marcus Campbell		3
	Supoj Saenla		0			Sean Storey		1			Jonathan Birch		1
	Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		5
	Ding Junhui		5			Bjorn Haneveer		5			Mark Davis		5
	Paul Davies		2			Ding Junhui		2			Bjorn Haneveer		1
	Craig Butler		5			Alfie Burden		5			Nigel Bond		2
	Stephen Croft		4			Craig Butler		3			Alfie Burden		5
	Scott MacKenzie		4			Shaun Murphy		5			Brian Morgan		4
	Kwan Poomjang		5			Kwan Poomjang		4			Shaun Murphy		5
	Peter Lines		3			Shokat Ali		2			Michael Judge		5
	Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		4
	Johl Younger		1			David Roe		5			Jamie Burnett		0
	Ricky Walden		5			Ricky Walden		2			David Roe		5
	Michael Rhodes		1			Nick Dyson		1			Michael Holt		5
	Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		4
	Simon Bedford		5			Andy Hicks		2			Gary Wilkinson		1
	Jason Prince		4			Simon Bedford		5			Simon Bedford		5
	Bradley Jones		2			Patrick Wallace		5			Stephen Maguire		4
	Ian Brumby		5			Ian Brumby		3			Patrick Wallace		5
	Kurt Maflin		5			Jimmy Michie		5			Gerard Greene		5
	Martin Gould		3			Kurt Maflin		1			Jimmy Michie		4
	Billy Snaddon		5			Darren Morgan		2			Barry Hawkins		5
	Luke Fisher		2			Billy Snaddon		5			Billy Snaddon		2
	Ryan Day		3			Mike Dunn		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Adrian Rosa		5			Adrian Rosa		4			Mike Dunn		5
	Adrian Gunnell		5			Nick Walker		2			James Wattana		5
	Atthasit Mahitthi		4			Adrian Gunnell		5			Adrian Gunnell		2
	Ian Sargeant		5			Rod Lawler		2			Barry Pinches		5
	Tom Ford		3			Ian Sargeant		5			Ian Sargeant		3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References