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. __TOC__
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 7 October 2001. John Higgins 9–6 Graeme Dott Afternoon: 48–78 (78), 57–81, 80–0 (79), 11–62, 62–38, 138–0 (90), 97–16 (61), 68–6Evening: 93–6 (93), 0–100 (100), 45–70, 126–1 (112), 71–43, 14–75, 52–40 112 Highest break 100 1 Century breaks 1 5 50+ breaks 2
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