The 2001 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 21 October 2001 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The highest break of the tournament was 147 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals. Stephen Lee defeated Peter Ebdon 9–4 in the final to win his second ranking title.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for the tournament was as follows:
Winner: £82,500 Runner-up: £42,500 Semi-finalists: £21,250 Quarter-finalists: £11,700 Last 16: £9,600 Last 32: £7,800 Last 48: £4,000 Last 64: £3,150 Last 80: £2,150 Last 96: £1,450 Highest break: £7,500 Highest break (non-televised): £1,800 Main stage maximum break: £27,500 Total: £617,200
Tournament summary
Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.Guild Hall, Preston, England, 21 October 2001. Stephen Lee (8) 9–4 Peter Ebdon (7) Afternoon: 99–17, 84–54 (76), 69–13, 1–62, 52–55, 26–62 (60), 75–0 (74), 85–0 Evening: 55–83 (78), 70–9 (70), 66–12, 61–21 (52), 72–4 (71) 76 Highest break 78 0 Century breaks 0 5 50+ breaks 2
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