| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September – 7 October 2001 (2001-09-29 –2001-10-07) |
| Venue | Telewest Arena |
| City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £666,800 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The2001 British Open (officially the2001 Stan James British Open) was a professionalrankingsnooker tournament, that was held from 29 September–7 October 2001 at theTelewest Arena,Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeatingGraeme Dott nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion,Peter Ebdon, was defeated byMark King in the quarter-final.[1]
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:John Williams Telewest Arena,Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 7 October 2001.[2] | ||
| John Higgins Scotland | 9–6 | Graeme Dott Scotland |
| Afternoon: 48–78 (78), 57–81,80–0 (79), 11–62,62–38,138–0 (90),97–16 (61),68–6 Evening: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 |
