2001 Champions Cup
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The 2001 Champions Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament held at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, from 11 to 19 August. It was the seventh and final edition of the eight-player Champions Cup, and was the first of four World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) invitational events of the 2001–02 season following the 2001 World Snooker Championship. It preceded the season's second invitational tournament, the 2001 Scottish Masters.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11–19 August 2001 (2001-08-11 – 2001-08-19) |
Venue | Brighton Centre |
City | Brighton |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £200,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | Peter Ebdon (ENG) (130) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Score | 7–4 |
← 2000 |
John Higgins, the world number three, won the tournament, defeating two-time Champions Cup runner-up Mark Williams seven frames to four (7–4) in the final. It was the first and only Champions Cup success in the career of Higgins. In the semi-finals, Higgins defeated Ken Doherty, the 1997 world champion, 5–2 and Williams won against the 2001 Scottish Open victor Peter Ebdon by the same scoreline. Ebdon made the highest break of 130 in the third frame of his group match over Ronnie O'Sullivan, the 2001 world champion.