2001 British Open

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.

2001 Stan James British Open
Tournament information
Dates29 September – 7 October 2001 (2001-09-29 2001-10-07)
VenueTelewest Arena
CityNewcastle-upon-Tyne
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£666,800
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score9–6
2000
2002

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.

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