2003 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2003 Scottish Open (officially the 2003 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 April 2003 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2002/2003 season.

2003 Regal Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates5–13 April 2003 (2003-04-05 2003-04-13)
VenueRoyal Highland Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£597,200
Winner's share£82,500
Highest break Ali Carter (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion David Gray (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score9–7
2002
2004

David Gray won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final. This was Gray's only ranking final victory, and was Selby's first appearance in a ranking final. The defending champion, Stephen Lee, was defeated in the quarter-finals by John Higgins.

This was the final tournament held under the Scottish Open name, being re-branded the following season as the Players Championship before being discontinued. The tournament would be revived under the Scottish Open name in 2016.

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