2002 LG Cup (snooker)
The 2002 LG Cup was a professional snooker tournament held from 5 to 13 October 2002, at the Guild Hall, in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was the second year the event was known as the LG Cup and the 21st overall staging of the competition. Sponsored by the Korean multinational conglomerate LG, the tournament was the first of eight World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2002–03 snooker season and was televised in the United Kingdom on the BBC.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–13 October 2002 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £597,200 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
| Highest break | Stephen Lee (ENG) (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Chris Small (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Alan McManus (SCO) |
| Score | 9–5 |
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Chris Small, who has the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis, was a 150/1 outsider when he won the tournament by defeating fellow Scot Alan McManus nine frames to five (9–5) in the final. It was Small's only major ranking tournament title of his career as he retired from his disease three years later. In the semi-finals Small beat Jimmy Michie 6–2 and McManus defeated Steve Davis 6–2. Stephen Lee compiled the tournament's highest break of a 141 total clearance in his second round match against Ryan Day. The tournament preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open.