2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Qualifying
The Benson and Hedges Championship held at the Towers Snooker Club, Mansfield from 4 to 15 November 2001 determined a wild card qualifier for the Masters. Players ranked outside the top 16 in the world rankings were allowed to enter. Ryan Day qualified for the final with victories over Steven Bennie, Drew Henry, Paul Davies, Stuart Bingham, Ian McCulloch, Lee Walker and Sean Storey, where he played Hugh Abernethy, who defeated Ian Sargeant, Dominic Dale, Nick Dyson, Anthony Davies, Mark Gray and Shaun Murphy.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Qualifying
Day became the competition's first Welsh winner since 1995 when he beat Abernethy 9–5 to enter the Masters and won £5,000 prize money for winning. Murphy compiled a maximum break in frame two of his 5–2 Last 32 win over Adrian Rosa, the second of his career, the second of the season, the fourth in tournament history and the 44th overall. At 19 years and 3 months, Murphy was the second youngest player to achieve a maximum break in professional snooker.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
The first round, in which the two wild cards and those ranked 15th and 16th participated, took place from 3 to 4 February. Fergal O'Brien, the 2001 runner-up, overturned a 2–5 deficit to the sponsor's wild card selection Steve Davis and took the final four frames to win 6–5 with a match-high break of 97. Day, playing with a different cue stick afer leaving his old one on a train returning from an event in Glasgow, beat world number 15 Dave Harold 6–3 in his Masters debut following a clearance from the brown ball to the pink ball in frame seven.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Both of the first round winners played and those ranked 1st to 14 played in the second round held from 3 to 6 February. Paul Hunter, the reigning Masters winner, came from 2–3 behind the 2001 LG Cup victor Stephen Lee to win 6–3 with breaks of 101, 69 and 69; Lee accumulated 32 points in the last four frames. John Higgins, the 1999 Masters champion, lost the first two frames to fellow Scot Alan McManus but won the next four to lead 4–2.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
McManus went 5–4 ahead with breaks of 50 and 102 before Higgins' 78 break in frame ten forced a final frame decider. McManus won the final frame on the brown for a 6–5 victory after Higgins went in-off the brown trying to escape from a snooker. Higgins did not attend the compulsory press conference because he was upset with his form. 1984 Masters winner Jimmy White led Matthew Stevens 5–0 before the latter stopped a whitewash with a 73 break in frame six.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
White won frame seven and the match 6–1 with breaks of 32 and 36 overturning Stevens' 53–0 lead in that frame. O'Brien played two-time Masters runner-up Ken Doherty, with O'Brien leading 4–0 before Doherty won three frames in a row to be 4–3 behind. O'Brien claimed frames eight and nine to win 6–5.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Hendry took 138 minutes to whitewash Day 6–0 with breaks of 89, 60, 103, 91 and 84 and accumulated 572 points to Day's 120. Asked whether he was sympathetic to Day, Hendry replied, "Why? Marcus Campbell didn't feel sorry for me. You just want to destroy an opponent. That's how it's always been with me." World number 7 Peter Ebdon came from 1–4 behind world number 14 and tournament debutant Graeme Dott to produce breaks of 124 and 84 in claiming five frames in succession and winning 6–4 in 3 hours and 56 minutes.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
1998 Masters champion Mark Williams took 1 hour and 53 minutes to defeat world number 13 Mark King 6–1, including a clearance of 127 in the fourth frame and breaks of 58, 40 and 48; King stopped a whitewash by winning frame two on 55 break. O'Sullivan played Joe Swail in the last first round match. Tied at 1–1, O'Sullivan produced a break of 50 in frame three and a 138 total clearance in frame four to lead 3–1. Swail claimed the following two frames to tie at 3–3, including a 109 century break in frame six. O'Sullivan made breaks of 87, 77 and 108 to win the match 6–3, compiling 284 points to Swail's 11 in that time.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were held on 7 and 8 February. The first quarter-final was between McManus and O'Brien. Trailing 2–0, O'Brien won four frames in a row to lead McManus 4–2 as he had the match-high break of 59. McManus went on to win four frames in succession to win by 6–4 in a match lasting 4 hours and 12 minutes. Both players commented they had sub-par performances during the match. Ebdon and Hunter played the second quarter-final.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Hunter led 3–1 with a break of 54 and a century break of 105 in the fourth frame but the match was required to conclude with a final frame decider as both players shared the next five frames. A break of 80 from Hunter in the final frame gave him a 6–5 win. Hunter said he had the knowledge that he would play Ebdon for a long period of time, adding: "I played well to go 3–1 up and I scored well when I was in the balls all night. I knew he would come back at me but I just concentrated on playing the balls as they were."


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
O'Sullivan and White contested the third quarter-final. A crowd of 2,403 people observed the play, the record for a non-final Masters game. O'Sullivan led 3–1 with breaks of 51 and 50, extending it to 5–2 by winning three of the next four frames. White went 5–4 behind following errors in O'Sullivan's play; he came from 35 points behind the latter who went in-off on that score to compile a 72 clearance in frame ten and force a final frame decider.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
O'Sullivan led the final frame 49–19 but a missed safety shot on the red allowed White to achieve a clearance ending on the blue ball and win the match 6–5. O'Sullivan commented he was quite angry because he lost a game he felt he could have won, "It's disappointing. The wheels have come off though there is nothing wrong with my game, it's just something I have got to deal with mentally and it's not something I want to air in the press." The last quarter-final was played by Hendry and Williams. After five frames, Hendry was 3–2 ahead with breaks of 70 and 85 before Williams levelled at 3–3. Hendry retook the lead with a break of 79 in frame seven before Williams took the next three with breaks of 80 and 50 to win 6–4.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Both of the semi-finals occurred on 9 February. The first semi-final was contested by Hunter and McManus. Ahead 2–1, Hunter failed to pot the pink to win the fourth frame, allowing McManus to achieve a clearance from the 14th red to the black to tie at 2–2. McManus made breaks of 56 and 98 to go two frames ahead before Hunter took the next three frames to lead 5–4. The tenth frame was secured by McManus to require a final frame decider won by Hunter with a break of 36 for a 6–5 victory.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
It was McManus' 34th career semi-final and did not advance to the final of a competition for the first time since the 1999 Thailand Masters. Hunter said he was happy to qualify for the final because McManus was a decent participant. McManus said would not dwell over his defeat and wished Hunter the best of luck for the final.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
White and Williams played the other semi-final. A break of 78 won White the first frame while Williams took the next three with breaks on 51, 93 and 102 to go 3–1 ahead. White claimed frame five as Williams took the sixth and then the seventh on a clearance of 133 to be within one frame of victory. White won frames eight to ten to require a final frame decider. During the concluding frame, White undercut a red into the bottom pocket, allowing Williams to clinch the frame 70–24 and the match 6–5.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Williams said that White had recovered "really well" and the last frame put a plethora of pressure on both players but noted his form against Hunter had no meaning for the final. He commented on the crowd: "It was difficult to concentrate when someone in the crowd starts whistling while I'm trying to take a shot."


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
The final between Hunter and Williams was held over two sessions as the best-of-19 frames on 10 February. This was the first meeting between the two players since the 2001 Champions Cup earlier in the season and the final was their highest ranking match since the 2000 Grand Prix where Williams beat Hunter 5–3 in the quarter-finals. Williams had won all six matches against Hunter with a combined total of 30–9 in frames won. The referee for the final was Jan Verhaas of the Netherlands.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
Williams won the first frame with a break of 79 and the following three to go 4–0 ahead. In the fifth frame, which lasted 35 minutes, Hunter gave away 24 points in fouls to Williams' 20 before Williams won the frame 82–79 on a clearance from the green ball to the black. Williams broke down on a 56 break in frame six, allowing Hunter to win the frame on the pink. Hunter claimed the seventh frame with breaks of 32 and 69. The eighth frame saw Williams end on a 56 break after missing the 13th red by undercutting it to a top corner. This enabled Hunter to produce a 36 clearance completed on the pink to end the first session 5–3 behind.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
On resumption of the match, Hunter won the ninth frame with a break of 61 and the tenth to level at 5–5 when Williams left the black on the inside of the top-right corner pocket from poor contact. Frames 11 and 12 were shared for a 6–6 score at the mid-session interval. In frame 13, Hunter was 54–24 behind when he obtained two snookers before missing the blue ball to the top-left corner pocket, allowing Williams to claim the frame.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
Hunter returned the score to a tie with a 84 break in frame 14 and took the lead for the first time in the next following errors from Williams. A break of 45 from Williams again tied the final in frame 16, before Hunter took the 17th frame after the former got stuck in a snooker. Williams secured frame 18 on a break of 72 to force a final frame decider. In the concluding frame, Williams scored 10 points before Hunter's break of 65 secured him a 10–9 win.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
This was Hunter's second Masters victory in a row; he went on to win the tournament for a third and final time in 2004. He was third player in history after Cliff Thorburn and Hendry to successfully defend the Masters since it was first held in 1975, and the fifth to have won it for a second time. Hunter earned £190,000 prize money for winning the event; his earnings for the campaign increased to £324,600, moving him past Higgins for the lead of the seasonal money list.


2002 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
He commented on the victory: "I'm so happy to have won the match — especially to retain the title. Only Stephen Hendry and Cliff Thorburn have won it in successive years — so I'm up there with them." Williams said of his fifth loss in the final of a tournament extending back to the 2000 Grand Prix: "I feel sick because that was one I threw away. I know I got close but a defeat like that could well knock me back to square one. I've got to put it out of my mind, but that's going to be tough. The more finals you lose, the less confidence you have."


2002 Masters (snooker), Main draw, First round
Numbers given in brackets after players names show the competition's 15th and 16th seeds. Players in bold indicate match winners.


2002 Masters (snooker), Main draw, Main draw
Numbers to the left of players' names show the tournament's seeds. Players in bold denote match winners.


2002 Masters (snooker), Final
The bold text in the table indicates winning frame scores and the winning finalist. Breaks over 50 are displayed in brackets.


2002 Masters (snooker), Century breaks
There were 13 century breaks made by 9 different players over the course of the 2002 Masters. The highest break of the competition, a 138, was compiled by O'Sullivan in the fourth frame of his first round match with Swail, earning him £21,000 prize money and the Gold Medal award.


2002 Masters Tournament
The 2002 Masters Tournament was the 66th Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods won his third Masters, and second consecutive, with a score of 276 (−12), three strokes ahead of runner-up Retief Goosen. The course was lengthened by 285 yards (261 m) over the previous year. It was only the third successful defense of a Masters title, previously accomplished in 1966 by Jack Nicklaus and 1990 by Nick Faldo.


2002 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Charles Coody, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer (10,13,14,16,17), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,16,17), Mark O'Meara (3), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,11,14,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (2,3,4,5,14,16,17), Ian Woosnam (13), Fuzzy Zoeller


2002 Masters Tournament, Field
Paul Azinger (11,14,16,17), Ángel Cabrera (11,16,17), Mark Calcavecchia (12,14,16,17), Chris DiMarco (14,15,16,17), Brad Faxon (14,15,16,17), Jim Furyk (14,16,17), Toshimitsu Izawa (16,17), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13), Rocco Mediate (11,14,16,17), Phil Mickelson (11,12,14,16,17), Steve Stricker (14,16), Kirk Triplett (11,14,16,17)


2002 Masters Tournament, Field
Robert Allenby (16,17), Billy Andrade, José Cóceres (16,17), Joe Durant (16,17), Bob Estes (16,17), Sergio García (16,17), Scott Hoch (16,17), Jerry Kelly (17), Tom Lehman (16,17), Frank Lickliter (16), Shigeki Maruyama, Scott McCarron (17), Jesper Parnevik (16,17), Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry (16,17), Jeff Sluman, Kevin Sutherland (15,17), Scott Verplank (16,17), Mike Weir (16,17)


2002 Masters Tournament, Field
Stuart Appleby, Thomas Bjørn (17), Michael Campbell (17), Pádraig Harrington (17), Charles Howell III (17), Paul McGinley (17), Colin Montgomerie (17), Nick Price (17), Adam Scott, Toru Taniguchi, Lee Westwood (17)


2002 Masters Tournament, Field
All the amateurs except Tim Jackson were playing in their first Masters, as were Niclas Fasth, Charles Howell III, Jerry Kelly, Paul McGinley, Craig Perks, Adam Scott, Kevin Sutherland, and Toru Taniguchi.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Davis Love III, the 1997 PGA Championship winner, rolled out to the first round lead with a five-under 67. Sergio García who had little success prior to this year at the Masters, shot a four-under 68 to place him in a tie for second with Ángel Cabrera. 2001 U.S. Open champion, Retief Goosen, shot a three-under 69 to place him in a tie with Phil Mickelson and Pádraig Harrington for fourth. There was a massive eleven-way tie at -2 for seventh after the first round. Most notably in this group was two-time and defending Masters champion, Tiger Woods. This group saw two other Masters champions in Vijay Singh and José María Olazábal. Four others were in red figures at -1 with Greg Norman headlining that group.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, headlined the second round with a dominant, seven-under 65 to bolt up to the top of the leaderboard at −9. The Fijian was not the only impressive player on the day, as four players shot five-under 67s, including Retief Goosen who moved into second at −8 and Ernie Els who moved into third at −7. Three-time Masters champion, Nick Faldo, also was among those who posted a 67.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Tiger Woods headlined the five players tied for fourth at −5. Woods shot a three-under 69 to place him four strokes off the lead heading to the weekend. Also in this group was two-time champion José María Olazábal. Phil Mickelson was among the four players tied for ninth at −3. Because of the good deal of low scoring, the cut was set at +3, and Jim Furyk and David Duval headlined the list of notables to fail to make the weekend. Second round play was suspended due to weather and 38 golfers had to complete it Saturday morning.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Hoey (+4), Dickerson (+6), Hamilton (+10), Jackson (+10), Reavie (+16).


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
The defending champion, Tiger Woods, charged to a tie for the lead with a six-under 66 to move to -11. Woods, looking for his seventh major championship, was 6-0 going into the final round of a major championship with at least a share of the lead. South African Retief Goosen shot a three-under 69 to move from second place at the beginning of the day to a tie with Woods for the 54-hole lead. Vijay Singh shot a disappointing par 72 after his 65 in the second round to remain at -9 and in third place all by himself.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Phil Mickelson charged up the leaderboard with a four-under 68 into a tie for fourth with Ernie Els and Sergio García. José María Olazábal shot a one-under 71 to move to -6 and sole ownership of seventh place. Two Europeans (Pádraig Harrington, Thomas Bjørn) sat six shots behind the lead in a tie for eighth at -5. Because the second round had to be completed Saturday morning, third round play began with golfers teeing off from the 1st and 10th holes to ensure the round would be completed by night fall.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
For the first time since Nick Faldo in 1990, a defending Masters champion successfully defended his title. Tiger Woods captured his third green jacket and seventh overall major championship with a one-under 71 to complete his tournament at -12. This was only the third time in Masters history that a player won back-to-back titles (Jack Nicklaus 1965–66, Faldo 1989–90). Woods set yet another Masters record for the best score by a golfer defending his championship.


2002 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Woods was not threatened during the final round as his 54-hole co-leader, Retief Goosen, shot a two-over 74 to fall to -9 and a second-place finish. Phil Mickelson, José María Olazábal, and Pádraig Harrington all shot one-under 71s to finish third, fourth, and tied for fifth respectively. Ernie Els and Vijay Singh spoiled great first and second rounds with scores over par in the final round. Els shot a one-over 73 to tie for fifth, and Singh shot a four-over 76 to finish in seventh. Sergio García had his best Masters finish in eighth place at -4. Overall, the scoring was much more difficult during the final round than it was in the other three rounds. The only score below 70 was by Shigeki Maruyama, who shot a five-under 67 to finish -1 for the tournament and a tie for 14th place.


2002 Masters of Formula 3
The 2002 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the twelfth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 11 August 2002. It was won by Fabio Carbone, for Fortec Motorsport.


2002 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2002 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 19th time, from November 25 to November 27, 2002. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the Indiana Hoosiers. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Mike Davis.


2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Thursday, April 4, 2002 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2002. The game was the 25th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2002 game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. For the 25th game, McDonald's chose a prestigious venue: the Madison Square Garden. 2002 was also the inaugural year of the McDonald's Girls game. The East team was led by JJ Redick, who earned the MVP award by scoring 26 points, which included 5 3-point shots made.


2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2002 game
Other players who starred were Carmelo Anthony, who entertained the crowd with several dunks and scored 19 points; Rashad McCants, who scored 22 points; Bracey Wright, who recorded a double double with 16 points and 11 rebounds; and Chris Bosh, who had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Of the 24 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Two players declared their eligibility for the 2002 NBA Draft: DeAngelo Collins and Amar'e Stoudemire. Stoudemire was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, while Collins, who was by far the oldest player in the All-American game at almost 22 years of age, went undrafted and never played in the NBA, opting to play professionally overseas.


2002 McNeese State Cowboys football team
The 2002 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 76th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Navan O'Mahonys first year in this grade since 1956, after 45 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2001. Skryne and Trim were the only clubs to have operated at senior level for longer. This was also Syddan's first year in this grade since 1999, after 2 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2001.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Curraha were promoted after claiming the 2001 Meath Junior Football Championship title, their first year in the intermediate grade since being relegated in the late 1970s and their 3rd ever period at this level.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 27 October 2002, Ballivor claimed their 4th Intermediate championship title when they defeated Navan O'Mahonys 2-5 to 0-10.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Moynalvey were relegated after 3 years as an Intermediate club, since being relegated from the senior grade.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2001 championship season.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 2 top finishers in each Group will qualify for the semi finals. The teams that finish last in their groups will be relegated. In the event of two teams being level on points and only one qualification spot available, a playoff will be conducted to determine final placings.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
The two bottom finishers from the group stage qualify for the relegation final.


2002 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2002 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship
Dunshaughlin were the defending champions after they defeated Skryne in the previous years final, and on October 2002, they successfully defended their title with a 1-11 to 2-6 win over Trim to claim their 3rd Senior Championship title in a row and 3rd in all. Kenny McTigue raised the Keegan Cup while David Crimmins scooped the 'Man of the Match' award.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship
Blackhall Gaels were promoted after claiming the 2001 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their second Intermediate win.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship
Oldcastle were relegated after 15 years in the senior grade.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 22 December 2002, Dunshaughlin claimed their first Leinster SCFC title by defeating Mattock Rangers of Louth 0-13 to 0-7.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2001 championship season.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A,B,C and D. The 2 top finishers in each Group will qualify for the quarter finals. The team that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off. In the event of two teams being level on points and only one qualification spot available, a playoff will be played to determine final placings.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
In their Quarter-Final Playoff tie with Ballinlough, Blackhall Gaels had Anthony Moyles sent off controversially with a straight red card. Just five days later, Moyles lined out in the Quarter-Final against Dunshaughlin. He played despite being given a directive that he was ineligible to line out despite referee Dudley Farrell admitting that he sent the player off in the wrong.


2002 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
After losing the tie, Dunshaughlin lodged a successful appeal and progressed to the Semi-Finals at the expense of Blackhall. An objection to Leinster Council by the Kilcloon/Batterstown club was lost although the 24 weeks suspension, which was given to Meath county star Moyles, was lifted. When Blackhall Gaels club threatened to take their case to a higher court, the Meath County Board put a proposal to the two sides that the game be ’replayed.’ Both clubs sportingly agreed and the replay finally took place 42 days after the original fixture.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire
The 2002 Mecca girls' school fire occurred on 11 March 2002 at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and killed fifteen people, all young girls. Complaints were made that Saudi Arabia's "religious police", specifically the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, had prevented schoolgirls from leaving the burning building and hindered rescue workers because the students were not wearing modest clothing. The actions of the religious police were condemned both inside the country and internationally.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire
A Saudi government inquiry concluded that religious educational authorities were responsible for neglecting fire safety of the school, but rejected the accusation that the actions of religious police contributed to the deaths and that they stopped anyone from leaving because of modest clothing. In the aftermath, authority for administration of girls' schools was removed from an agency controlled by conservative clerics and placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
According to Saudi press reports, the blaze at Mecca Intermediate School No. 31 started at about 8am. The blaze began in a room on the top floor, apparently caused by an unattended cigarette.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
As a result of the fire and ensuing rush to escape, 15 young girls died, and more than 50 were injured. Nine of the dead girls were Saudis; the rest were from Chad, Egypt, Guinea, Niger, and Nigeria. The majority of the deaths occurred when a staircase collapsed as the girls fled the building. The residential property upon which the school was built was overcrowded with 800 pupils. In addition, the building may have lacked proper safety infrastructure and equipment, such as fire stairs and alarms.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
According to at least two reports, members of the CPVPV, also known as Mutaween, would not allow the girls to escape or to be saved from the fire because they were "not properly covered", and the mutaween did not want physical contact to take place between the girls and the civil defense forces for fear of sexual enticement, and variously that the girls were locked in by the police, or forced back into the building.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
Civil Defense stated that the fire had extinguished itself before they arrived on the scene. CPVPV officers did appear to object to Civil Defense workers going into the building—Human Rights Watch quoted a Civil Defense officer as saying,


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
"Whenever the girls got out through the main gate, these people forced them to return via another. Instead of extending a helping hand for the rescue work, they were using their hands to beat us."


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
The CPVPV denied the charges of beating or locking the gates but the incident and the accounts of witnesses were reported in Saudi newspapers such as the Saudi Gazette and Al-Iqtisaddiyya. The result was a very rare public criticism of the group.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, The fire
Also criticized was the General Presidency for Girls' Education (GPGE), which administers girls' schools in Saudi Arabia.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Reaction
The behavior of the religious police was widely criticized both inside the country and internationally. In a rare instance of public criticism of the organization, Saudi media accused them of hindering the attempts to save the girls. Hanny Megally, Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch, stated "women and girls may have died unnecessarily because of extreme interpretations of the Islamic dress code. State authorities with direct and indirect responsibility for this tragedy must be held accountable."


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Reaction
The West Wing episode "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" features a similar event in Medina which was based on the fire.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Inquiry
An inquiry was launched by the Saudi government in wake of the deaths. The investigation was led by Abdul Majeed, the governor of Mecca. The Interior Minister, Prince Nayef, promised that those responsible for the deaths would be held accountable. Nayef, at the time, stated that the deaths did not happen as a result of the fire, but rather the stampede caused by the panic. He acknowledged the presence of two mutaween and that they went there to prevent "mistreatment" of the girls. He said that they did not interfere with the rescue efforts and only arrived after everyone had left the building.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Inquiry
On March 25, the inquiry concluded that while the fire had been caused by a stray cigarette, the religious educational authorities responsible for the school had neglected the safety of the pupils. The inquiry found that the clerics had ignored warnings that overcrowding of the school could cause a fatal stampede. It also found that there was a lack of fire extinguishers and alarms in the building. Accordingly, the cleric in charge of the school was fired, and his office was merged with the Ministry of Education. The report dismissed allegations that the mutaween (of CPVPV) had prevented the girls from fleeing or made the death toll worse.


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Inquiry
Many newspapers welcomed the merger of the agency responsible for girls' education with the Ministry of Education. Previously, the agencies had been separate and girls' education had been in the hands of the religious establishment. The newspapers saw the merger as a step towards "reform".


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Aftermath
In the outrage over the deaths that followed, Crown Prince Abdullah removed girls' schools from the administration of the "General Presidency for Girls' Education"—an "autonomous government agency long controlled by conservative clerics"—and put it under the Ministry of Education, which already controlled boys' schools. In 1960, when girls' schools were first created in Saudi Arabia, they were put under the control of a separate administration dominated by conservatives as "a compromise to calm public opposition to allowing (not requiring) girls to attend western style school".


2002 Mecca girls' school fire, Similar incident
There was another similar incident in 2014; according to a report, a female student at a Saudi university died of heart attack after being denied access to advanced medical assistance because the paramedics were male. Senior members of the faculty reportedly prevented the paramedics from entering primarily because the student was not fully covered and they did not want to get into trouble for having men in close proximity to her. This caused many Saudis to vent their anger and question the University's policies. However the rector of the university denied this and said that they did all they could. Witnesses said that the medics were not called immediately and there was a delay in letting them in.


2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
The 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It was held on the same day as the 2002 federal election. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) led by Minister-President Harald Ringstorff retained its majority and continued in office.


2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Campaign and issues
The election was the first time that a "red-red" SPD–PDS government faced an election. It was held at the same day as the 2002 federal election, and the campaigns of the state parties were highly influenced by the issues in the federal politics.


2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


2002 Meistriliiga
The 2002 Meistriliiga was the 12th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their sixth title.


2002 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-off
Kuressaare won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted for the 2003 Meistriliiga. Lootus were relegated to the 2003 Esiliiga.


2002 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.


2002 Melbourne Cup
The 2002 Melbourne Cup was the 142nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 5 November 2002 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.


2002 Melbourne Cup
It was won by Media Puzzle, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Damien Oliver. A week before the race Damien's younger brother Jason, who was also a jockey was killed from serve head injuries suffered after a fall during a trail the day before at Belmont Park Racecourse in Perth.


2002 Melbourne Cup
Media Puzzle, Media Puzzle, Damien takes him to the lead with 200 meters to go and he's shot away. Media Puzzle three lengths in front. This is the one Damien's wanted, this is the one he is riding for Jason and Media Puzzle goes to the line to win the Melbourne Cup. Damien stands high in the irons, salutes the heavens, that's for Jason! It's Media Puzzle the winner of the Melbourne Cup.


2002 Melbourne Cup, Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.


2002 Melbourne Storm season
The 2002 Melbourne Storm season was the 5th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2002 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 10th place making it their lowest finishing position until 2010, when it was sentenced to finish that season last due to gross salary cap breaches. As of 2020, it is also the most recent time that the Storm missed the finals due to not winning enough games. It was Mark Murray's final season as coach of the club.


2002 Melbourne Storm season
In 2002 the Storm returned to Olympic Park. The club secured no big name player signings for the season as it kept under the NRL imposed salary cap.


2002 Melbourne Storm season
In an effort to reignite its floundering success the return to its smaller home ground was seen by players and supporters as a positive move. The club though continued to deliver hot and cold performances as the season progressed, leaving them on the fringe of the Top 8 (from only 14 competitors).


2002 Melbourne Storm season
The club suffered internal turmoil during the season, particularly when the captaincy was removed from Robbie Kearns and given to Rodney Howe. The Storm was also troubled over the renegotiation of club stalwart Richard Swain's contract - he reluctantly signed for Brisbane for 2003 when the Storm (citing salary cap issues) failed to make him an offer.


2002 Melbourne Storm season
The Storm's season again came down to needing to win its final round game to reach the semi-finals. In a repeat of 2001, Melbourne appeared to lack enthusiasm when it mattered and again lost a crucial match.


2002 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys
Melbourne's jerseys were again manufactured by Fila and unchanged from the designs worn in 2001. The player names on the backs of jerseys were dropped in favour of front of jersey advertiser Adecco. The one quirk of the season came in round 20 against Penrith Panthers as due to a jersey clash, Melbourne wore the 1999-2000 gold jersey, but were subsequently issued with a $3,000 breach notice as the jerseys were missing the Telstra Premiership logos.


2002 Melbourne Storm season, Ladder
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2002 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2002.


2002 Melbourne Storm season, Statistics
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2002 NRL season.


2002 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Team
Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Terry Matterson took over the coaching role with Mark Murray and Anthony Griffin making the move to Melbourne in 2001. Making the finals for the fifth straight season, Norths Devils finished fifth, and won through to the preliminary final of the 2002 Queensland Cup. Melbourne Storm rookie Cameron Smith won the Devils Player of the Year Award.


2002 Memorial Cup
The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18–26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League: the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively. The Kootenay Ice won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Victoriaville Tigres in the final.


2002 Memorial Cup, Winning team
Igor Agarunov, Bryan Bridges, B. J. Boxma, Nigel Dawes, Gerard Dicaire, Brennan Evans, Cole Fischer, Curtis Fransoo, Travis Featherstone, Richard Hamula, Chris LaValley, Dale Mahovsky, Steve Makway, Duncan Milroy, Shaun Norrie, Tomas Plihal, Kyle Sheen, Colin Sinclair, Jarret Stoll, Marek Svatos, Adam Taylor, Andy Thompson, Craig Weller. Coach: Ryan McGill


2002 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2002 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.


2002 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 2002 British Open Championships was held at the Lambs Squash Club with the later stages held at the National Squash Centre from 7–15 April 2002. Peter Nicol won the title defeating John White in the final.


2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 24th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place at the Kölner Stadtwald in Cologne, Germany. The event was held from August 31 – September 8, 2002.


2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Netherlands won the tournament by defeating Germany in the final.


2002 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters
The 2002 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the eighth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 14 to 16 June 2002, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2002 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Malaysia, Spain, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2002 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2002 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The 2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 22 to 25 August 2002, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The Netherlands won the tournament for the first time, finishing top of the ladder at the conclusion of the pool stage.


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Competition format
The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. Standings at the conclusion of the pool stage determined final placings.


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Awards
The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:


2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Hockey World Cup, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 February to 9 March 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
Germany won their first title after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Netherlands won the third place match by defeating South Korea 3–2 with a golden goal.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 5 previous editions) to 16 and each squad could consist of 18 players instead of the normal 16 after the FIH considered the hot and humid conditions in Malaysia.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup, Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Pakistan and England qualified as fourth and sixth team in final ranking at the 2000 Summer Olympics, completing the final line-up alongside the seven teams from the Qualifier.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup, Umpires
The International Hockey Federation appointed 20 umpires for this tournament:


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 300 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 February and 9 March 2002.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, New Zealand
The following players were named for the New Zealand team.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, South Africa
The following players were named for the South Africa team.


2002 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool B, South Korea
The following players were named for the South Korea team.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2003 competition.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship
The Championship division was contested from April 26 to May 11, 2002. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2003 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams where split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Gothenburg, Sweden. Slovakia won the gold medal game, defeating Russia 4–3. While Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for 2003.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group A
Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group B
Group B was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group B, Scores
Belarus and  Denmark are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while  China and  South Korea are relegated to Division II.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II
To integrate a new Division III being added for the 2003 Championships, the bottom team in each pool was relegated to the 2003 inaugural Division III competition.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Group A
Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Group B
Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Group B, Scores
Estonia and  Lithuania are promoted to Division I, while  Luxembourg and  Turkey are relegated to Division III.


2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II Qualification
In anticipation of a Division III being added for the 2003 Championships, a pseudo-Division III tournament was held in 2002, to determine two teams that would earn qualification (not "promotion") to Division II in 2003. This Division II Qualification tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.


2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth men's Floorball World Championships. It was held from 18–25 May 2002 in Finland. Sweden won the tournament for a fourth time after defeating Finland in the final.


2002 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2002 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2002 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Antwerp in Belgium from 6 December to 14 December 2002. David Palmer won his first World Open title, defeating John White in the final.


2002 Mercedes Cup
The 2002 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 15 July until 21 July 2002. Mikhail Youzhny won the singles title.


2002 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Singles
Mikhail Youzhny defeated  Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4


2002 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles
Joshua Eagle /  David Rikl defeated  David Adams /  Gastón Etlis 6–3, 6–4


2002 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Guillermo Cañas and Rainer Schüttler were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Cañas with Younes El Aynaoui and Schüttler with Mikhail Youzhny.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Schüttler and Youzhny lost in the first round to Juan Ignacio Carrasco and Álex López Morón.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Cañas and El Aynaoui lost in the quarterfinals to Nicolás Lapentti and Jeff Tarango.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Joshua Eagle and David Rikl won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against David Adams and Gastón Etlis.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Lars Burgsmüller.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles
Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Guillermo Cañas.


2002 Mercedes Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup
The 2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from July 22 through July 28, 2002. Second-seeded and defending champion Andre Agassi won the singles title.


2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup, Finals, Doubles
Sébastien Grosjean /  Nicolas Kiefer defeated  Justin Gimelstob /  Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–4


2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Sébastien Grosjean and Nicolas Kiefer.


2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles
Grosjean and Kiefer won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Justin Gimelstob and Michaël Llodra.


2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles
Andre Agassi was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Jan-Michael Gambill.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 2 May 2002. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. These elections were held under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of councillors to sixty from fifty-seven. Labour remained in overall control of the council with a reduced majority.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
Between the last election and the polling day, an unusual number of seat changes had occurred. At a by-election in West Barnes on 9 November 2000, the Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats. Of the 39 Labour councillors elected in 1998, one defected to the Green Party, three defected to independent Labour, one resigned from the party and one seat had become vacant in 2002. This meant that, on the eve of the election, Labour had 33 seats to the Conservatives' 13 and the Liberal Democrats had 2.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
The Labour Party maintained its overall majority control in the borough, but its majority was reduced to four seats. The Conservatives made significant gains and indeed polled a higher vote share than Labour, despite winning fewer seats. The Liberal Democrats failed to hold onto the newly-redrawn ward of West Barnes, losing their three seats in the ward to the Conservatives.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
The Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election, By-Elections
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony Giles.


2002 Merton London Borough Council election, By-Elections
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leslie D. Mutch.


2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 23–25, 2002. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Mike Sidoti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sidoti batted .417 with 5 RBI for the Tournament, including a 2–5, 3 RBI performance in the final.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 28th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival
Regal Films' Mano Po was the big winner in the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film receives a total of twelve awards including the major awards such as Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Garcia, Best Actress for Ara Mina, Best Supporting Actress for Kris Aquino, and Best Director for Joel Lamangan among others. The film is also the recipient of the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries
There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2003.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival, Ceremony Information
During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC on December 27, there were some controversies:


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival, Ceremony Information, Walking out of Dekada '70 cast
The cast of the film Dekada '70 walked out of the award ceremonies after Lualhati Bautista failed to win the Best Story and Best Screenplay awards. Even more controversial was the decision of the judges to name the first-timer Ara Mina the Best Actress for her role in Mano Po, beating multi-awarded Vilma Santos, who was in Dekada '70.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival, Ceremony Information, Inclusion of two films
The producers of the films Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut and Lastikman protested the non-inclusion of the two films as official entries, prompting the Metro Manila Film Festival committee to extend the annual event. Consequently, the committee extended the film screenings to seven days to accommodate two more films which did not make it to the entries.


2002 Metro Manila Film Festival, Ceremony Information, Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut issues
Speaking of the films, Chito Rono, director of Second Best Picture Dekada '70, was curious as to why was Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut named the Third Best Picture award if the officials disqualify it as an official entry. In the same way, the production team of Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo was also appalled to the decision of the jurors to give the Best Visual Effects award to Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut if they only use "mono", beating their use of the more advanced "Dolby Digital System".


2002 Metzer attack
On 10 November 2002 Israeli Kibbutz (community) Metzer was infiltrated by a Palestinian terrorist, Sirhan Sirhan, who murdered 5 residents.


2002 Metzer attack, Attack
Sirhan entered the Kibbutz of Metzer on November 10th and fatally shot 5 residents, including two children. Additionally, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claim to have been responsible for the attack.


2002 Metzer attack, Attack, Victims
The attacker murdered filmmaker Revital Ohayoun, 34, and her two young children (Matan, 5, and Noam, 4), who were killed in their beds. Additionally, Tirza Damari, 42, and Yitzhak Drori, 44, the kibbutz secretary, were shot while responding to the gunfire.


2002 Metzer attack, Attack, Perpetrator
Sirhan Sirhan (Arabic: سرحان سرحان, died 2003) was a Palestinian responsible for an attack on the Israeli Kibbutz (community) Metzer on November 10, 2002, in which he killed five Israeli civilians, including   He was reportedly a member of Tanzim, an armed wing of Fatah.


2002 Metzer attack, Attack, Perpetrator
Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.


2002 Metzer attack, Attack, Perpetrator
His house was demolished on December 19, 2002, by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On October 3, 2003, Sirhan was killed by Yamam, an IDF counter-terrorism unit, during an attempt to arrest him.


2002 Mexican Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Mexican Figure Skating Championships took place in Puebla. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior level. The results were used to choose the Mexican teams to the 2002 World Championships and the 2002 Four Continents Championships.


2002 Miami Dolphins season
The 2002 season was the Miami Dolphins' 33rd in the National Football League, their 37th overall and their third under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 11–5, winning only nine games. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996.


2002 Miami Dolphins season
In the off-season, the Dolphins acquired running back Ricky Williams from the New Orleans Saints. Despite the team not making the playoffs, he led the league with a career-high 16 rushing touchdowns. Williams made the Pro Bowl following the season, taking home the game's MVP honors. It was Williams' only Pro Bowl appearance of his career.


2002 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 77th season of football and 12th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and lost against The Ohio State Buckeyes, 31-24, in double overtime.


2002 Miami Hurricanes football team, Pre-season
Miami had just come off a national championship season. Many of the starters left for the NFL, but a few key players, including quarterback Ken Dorsey, wide receiver Andre Johnson, and linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D. J. Williams returned. Despite the loss of numerous starters, Miami was still ranked 1st in the preseason coaches poll.


2002 Miami Hurricanes football team, Depth chart
Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.


2002 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2002 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner. Despite finishing 7-5, the RedHawks did not receive a bowl bid.


2002 Miami RedHawks football team, Roster
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2002 Miami Sol season
The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd and final season for the Miami Sol. The team missed the playoffs for the second and final time in their history. The team later folded after the season due to financial issues.


2002 Michigan Attorney General election
The 2002 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jennifer Granholm chose not to seek re-election and instead successfully ran for governor. Republican nominee Mike Cox defeated Democratic nominee Gary Peters with 48.86% of the vote in a close race decided by less than 6,000 votes.


2002 Michigan House of Representatives election
The 2002 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2002, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 6, 2002.


2002 Michigan Indy 400
The 2002 Michigan Indy 400 was the eleventh round of the 2002 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on July 28, 2002 at the 2.00 mi Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. In what many consider to be one of the greatest finishes in IndyCar history, rookie Tomas Scheckter scored his first win in open-wheel competition after charging to the front in a race that saw an astonishing number of passes and lead changes in the closing laps of the race, including the first time a woman has ever led an IndyCar race on merit (Sarah Fisher). Team Cheever teammate Buddy Rice finished in second place in his IndyCar debut while team owner/driver Eddie Cheever crashed during the race. It would be the team's only win of the season and their last in open-wheel racing.


2002 Michigan Indy 400
The circumstances surrounding the first-ever IRL-sanctioned race at Michigan made for a dramatic and electric atmosphere: Scheckter, despite his quickness during the season, was more known for his recklessness, frequently crashed and cost Team Cheever several potential wins. Eddie Cheever was grooming Buddy Rice to take over Scheckter's seat in the #52, but due to contractual obligations he could not release Scheckter until the next race at Kentucky Speedway. Nevertheless, Cheever gave Rice the preferred equipment, spare parts, and pit crew for the race.


2002 Michigan Indy 400
Scheckter, now on a personal vendetta, dominated the race from pole position, led the most laps, but almost gave up the win after a poor late-race pit stop, falling back to 12th place, the last car on the lead lap. From there, he ferociously battled his way back to the front in an amazing display of raw speed and talent. Despite the win, Scheckter was still let go from Team Cheever after Kentucky.


2002 Michigan Indy 400
The prevalence of drafting allowed for the field to race in tight side-by-side packs, not unusual for NASCAR events but very unusual for open-wheel races. Drivers would often swap positions each lap in order to take advantage of the draft and gain ground on the next competitor. This became especially important during the last twenty-five lap sprint to the finish when multiple drivers jockeyed for position.


2002 Michigan Secretary of State election
The 2002 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Michigan Secretary of State for a four-year term. Incumbent Republican Candice Miller was term-limited and unable to seek a third term.


2002 Michigan Secretary of State election, Candidates, Republican Party
Former Kent County Clerk Terri Lynn Land won the party's nomination during the state convention.


2002 Michigan Secretary of State election, Candidates, Democratic Party
Lawyer Melvin "Butch" Hollowell won the party's nomination during the state convention.


2002 Michigan Senate election
The 2002 Michigan Senate elections were held November 5, 2002, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 6, 2002.


2002 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the third and final season for head coach Bobby Williams, who was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts.


2002 Michigan State Spartans football team
The Spartans were coming off a 7–5 season which ended with a victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs. However, the 2002 season turned out to be very different. The Spartans finished 4–8, their worst record since 1994, and second losing season out of the previous three. Michigan State also finished 2–6 in the Big Ten, their 3rd straight losing season in Big Ten play.


2002 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team was led by All-Americans Bennie Joppru and Marlin Jackson as well as team MVP B. J. Askew.


2002 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements
Michigan led the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks for all games (3.2 sacks per game), while Iowa led for conference games.


2002 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements
John Navarre set numerous single-season school records that he would break the following season: attempts (448), surpassing his own record of 385 the prior season; completions (248), surpassing Tom Brady's 1998 and 1999 totals of 214; yards (2905), Jim Harbaugh's 1986 record of 2729. He also broke the career pass attempts record (910), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 835 in 1992, which he would extend the following year and which Chad Henne would eventually break in 2007. On September 14, Navarre joined Grbac as the only Wolverines with two career 4-touchdown passing games.


2002 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements
On September 28, he tied Grbac with three such career outings and became the only Wolverine with two in the same season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-season yards per game record of 215.5 set in 1999 with a 223.5 average. He set the current single-season interception percentage record (1.56, minimum 100 attempts), surpassing Wally Gabler's 1965 record of 1.60. He also broke Harbaugh's 1986 single-season 200-yard game total of 8 with 9 and surpassed Brady's career total of 15 by posting his 18th in his junior year.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor John Engler, after serving three terms, was term-limited and was ineligible to run for a fourth term; his lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus, also a Republican, ran in his place. Jennifer Granholm, then Attorney General of Michigan, ran on the Democratic Party ticket. Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket, and Joseph M. Pilchak ran on the Constitution Party ticket.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election
Granholm won with 51% of the vote, followed by Posthumus' 47%, Campbell with 1%, and Pilchak with less than 1%. This made Granholm the first female Michigan governor and the first Democratic governor of Michigan in 12 years.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican primary
With incumbent Governor John Engler ineligible to seek re-election for a fourth term, Posthumus, Michigan's lieutenant governor, was considered the overwhelming favorite for the Republican nomination. Following his primary win, Posthumus selected state Sen. Loren Bennett as his running mate.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Jim Moody created a candidate committee and filed a Statement of Organization, but did not submit sufficient ballot-access petition signatures to be included on the 2002 primary ballot.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates, Eliminated in primary
The Democratic Party was a competitive, three-way race with between state Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, former Gov. James Blanchard (who was upset by Engler in 1990) and former House Minority Whip David Bonior.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates, Eliminated in primary
Granholm was accused in the 2002 Democratic primary of several allegations of cronyism while working as Wayne County Corporation Counsel. Her husband, Daniel Mulhern, had received several contracts for his leadership training company shortly after Granholm left her position as a Wayne County Corporation Counsel in 1998. He received nearly $300,000 worth of contracts, despite being the highest bidder for one of those contracts. Opponents criticized Granholm supporters for engaging in cronyism and giving contracts to her husband immediately after leaving county employment. Granholm and her supporters responded that no ethical violations occurred and that Mulhern had earned the contracts on his own merits.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates, Eliminated in primary
Granholm was the first woman ever nominated by a major party to be Michigan governor. Following her primary victory, Granholm chose state Sen. John Cherry as her running mate.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Minor parties, Candidates, Green Party
The Green Party of Michigan nominated Douglas Campbell. Campbell, a registered professional engineer and published Atheist from Ferndale, joined the Green party upon learning of its existence in 2000, and was the Wayne-Oakland-Macomb county campaign coordinator for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, 2000. During the 2002 campaign he claimed he was beaten, arrested and jailed (in Brighton, Michigan) for attempting to participate in a gubernatorial debate from which he was excluded, at the time being the only candidate who was not either a Republican or Democrat.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, Minor parties, Candidates, United States Taxpayers Party (Constitution Party)
Capac resident Joseph Pilchak was nominated by convention to be the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for Governor of Michigan. He was the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District in 2000. The Michigan US Taxpayers' Party is affiliated with the United States Constitution Party, but Michigan election law does not provide a mechanism for changing the name of a political party.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election campaign
Posthumus, who had been previous Governor Engler's Lieutenant Governor, ran his general election campaign promising to maintain the Engler legacy.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election campaign
Granholm promised change, running as a tough crime-fighter and consumer advocate. Granholm criticized the Engler administration for coming into office with a budget surplus and leaving with a deficit.


2002 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election campaign, Kilpatrick memo controversy
In the biggest event of the election, Posthumus released a memo from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asking for more appointments for blacks and jobs for Detroit contractors in a Granholm administration. Posthumus pointed to the memo as an example of Democratic Party corruption. Granholm, however, denied ever receiving the memo and said she wouldn't have agreed to it anyway. She said Posthumus was trying to be racially divisive.


2002 Micronesian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 27 August 2002. Voters were asked whether they approved of 14 separate amendments to the country's constitution. To be approved, the proposal required at least 75% of voters in at least three of the four states to vote in favour. Ultimately all 14 proposals were rejected, as none passed the 75% threshold in any state.


2002 Micronesian constitutional referendum, Background
The Micronesian constitution requires a referendum to be held every 10 years on convening a constitutional convention. Such a referendum had been held in 1999, with a majority in favour of a convention. A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected in 2001. It sat from 12 November until 26 December 2001 and proposed 14 constitutional amendments.


2002 Micronesian constitutional referendum, Background
On 8 March 2002 President Leo Falcam proposed holding a referendum on two proposals (electoral system and direct election of the president and vice president) on 27 August and the remaining eleven proposals to be held alongside the 2003 parliamentary elections. However, he changed the plans on 19 April so that all 14 proposals would be put to voters on the same day.


2002 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 2002. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament held at Warren E. Steller Field on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. This was the fourteenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. Third seed Kent State won their second consecutive and fourth overall tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The winner of each division claimed the top two seeds, while the next four finishers based on conference winning percentage only, regardless of division, participated in the tournament. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the fifth year of the six team tournament.


2002 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Brad Snyder won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Snyder played for Ball State.


2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3-5, 2002 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Valparaiso defeated IUPUI in the title game, 88–55, to win their seventh AMCU/Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament as the #13 seed in the East region.


2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.


2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Over the course of the season, the Blue Raiders were outscored by their opponents by a total of 297–332.


2002 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
The 21st Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 2002 version of the Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 26 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


2002 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2002 Milan Indoor
The 2002 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and ran from 28 January through 3 February 2002. Unseeded Davide Sanguinetti won the singles title.


2002 Milan Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Karsten Braasch /  Andrei Olhovskiy defeated  Julien Boutter /  Max Mirnyi 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]


2002 Milan Indoor – Doubles
Paul Haarhuis and Sjeng Schalken were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Julien Boutter and Max Mirnyi.


2002 Milan Indoor – Doubles
Karsten Braasch and Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] against Boutter and Mirnyi.


2002 Milan Indoor – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 against Davide Sanguinetti.


2002 Milan Indoor – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Milan–San Remo
The 2002 Milan–San Remo was the 93rd edition of the monument classic Milan–San Remo and was won by Italian Mario Cipollini of Acqua & Sapone-Acqua e Sapone–Cantina Tollo. The race was run on March 23, 2002 and the 287 kilometres (178 mi) were covered in 6 hours, 39 minutes and 29 seconds.


2002 Miller Lite 250
The 2002 Miller Lite 250 was the fourth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 2, 2002 at the Milwaukee Mile oval in West Allis, Wisconsin.


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships
The 2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and ran from July 8 through July 14, 2002. Taylor Dent won the singles title.


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Jürgen Melzer /  Alexander Popp 7–5, 6–3


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Jürgen Melzer and Alexander Popp.


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles
Neville Godwin was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jeff Morrison.


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles
Taylor Dent won in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 against James Blake.


2002 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Milton Keynes Council election
The 2002 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2002 Milton Keynes Council election, Background
Before the election Labour had 22 seats, compared to 20 for the Liberal Democrats and 8 for the Conservatives. However the council was a top target for the Liberal Democrats in the 2002 local elections.


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the National League Central with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses, their only 100 loss season to date.


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Regular season
On May 23, 2002, Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs in one game versus the Brewers. He also had one single and one double for a total of 19 total bases. The number broke the previous record of 18 total bases set by Joe Adcock.


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Regular season, All-Star Game
The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game resulted in a 7-7 tie. The next year home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league. The game is commonly referred to as a 'flop' by sports writers due to the lack of continuation of the game.


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Regular season, All-Star Game
The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2002. The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox.


2002 Mindanao earthquake
The 2002 Mindanao earthquake struck the Philippines at 05:16 Philippine Standard Time on March 6 (21:16 Coordinated Universal Time on March 5). The world's sixth most powerful earthquake of the year, it registered a magnitude of 7.5 and was a megathrust earthquake. It originated near the Cotabato Trench, a zone of deformation situated between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Sunda Plate, and occurred very near to the Philippines' strongest earthquake for the 20th century, the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake.


2002 Mindanao earthquake
The entire country is characterized by a high level of volcanic and seismic activity. The earthquake was responsible for 15 deaths and roughly 100 injuries. Up to 800 buildings were damaged as a result, many from a flood generated by landslides and falling debris. Like the 1918 event, a tsunami soon followed.


2002 Mindanao earthquake, Geology
The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the Cotobato Trench; the magnitude of this megathrust earthquake was 7.5, the sixth strongest of the year. It occurred in a zone of geologic deformation along the Sunda and Philippine Sea Plates, which converge at a rate of 6 centimeters (2 in) each year. The Philippines sits on several microplates between two convergent plates, the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Tectonic activity in the country includes both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


2002 Mindanao earthquake, Geology
Because of subduction of the Eurasian Plate to the west, volcanic activity occurs along the Manila Trench and the Sulu Trench, often of powerful caliber. 13 percent of recorded eruptions in the Philippines have been deadly, as the country is responsible for the world's most deaths in volcanic eruptions. Seismicity as well has been powerful: in the last 50 years, more than half of the country's major earthquakes have reached magnitude 7.0 or greater. The earliest known major shock was in 1976, killing some 8,000 people. The Mindanao event was the fourth of seven major events since 1975.


2002 Mindanao earthquake, Damage and casualties
Killing 15 and injuring roughly 100, the earthquake damaged as many as 800 buildings throughout the southern and central parts of Mindanao. It spawned landslides in South Cotabato Province which flowed through the crater lake on Mount Parker, creating a widespread flood. These large flows of water surged past homes – sweeping them away – and enveloped at least nine districts of the Province. It also created local tsunamis reaching a maximum height of 3 meters (10 ft) at Kiamba, Maitum and Palimbang. The earthquake was powerful enough to knock over concrete walls and fences. Sending debris raining down on people, the earthquake rocked homes and sent objects flying off of shelves. The earthquake was responsible for the destruction of a major road.


2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8-5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 376 to 319. The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.


2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Redshirt freshman defensive end Brandon Hall was shot and killed on September 1, 2002 in downtown Minneapolis after a fight that involved other teammates and other individuals. Hall's killer was convicted in his murder.


2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 83rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.


2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.


2002 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2002 WNBA season was the fourth for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx failed to emerge from their recent struggles, going dead last in the West.


2002 Minnesota Senate election
The 2002 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Senate of the 83rd and 84th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.


2002 Minnesota Senate election
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.


2002 Minnesota Twins season
After nearly folding as part of the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan, and coming out of a second-place finish in the AL Central with a pitching staff with only two players with an ERA under 4.00, the 2002 Minnesota Twins won their division and made it to the 2002 American League Championship Series (ALCS) with the youngest team in the league, and with a new manager, Ron Gardenhire. The Twins had a solid first half of the season (45–36), but had a better second half (49–31), which led them to being the division champions.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, New Alternate Logos
For the 2002 season, the Twins adopted a secondary logo based on those used from 1970 to 1986, with twins (one representing Minneapolis and the other St. Paul) shaking hands while standing by the river which separates the two cities. The logo also features the team's primary logo, replacing the "Win Twins!" baseball used in the 1976–1986 version.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, New Alternate Logos
The season also marked the revival of the "TC" cap logo, which had last been used as such in 1986.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
No player hit 30 home runs or drove in 100 RBIs, but many players enjoyed solid seasons. Torii Hunter and Jacque Jones hit 29 and 27 home runs, respectively, while designated hitter David Ortiz battled injuries and hit 20. Catcher A. J. Pierzynski had a good year for a catcher, hitting .300. First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz saw his average drop significantly from the prior year, from .306 to .261. Third baseman Corey Koskie had a subpar year offensively, shortstop Cristian Guzmán was average, and second baseman Luis Rivas was not strong. The Twins enjoyed solid production out of the right field spot, whether the position was manned by opening day starter Brian Buchanan, Dustan Mohr, Bobby Kielty, or Michael Cuddyer.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
The starting rotation resembled a tubercular ward. Brad Radke, Eric Milton, and Joe Mays suffered serious injuries, requiring Rick Reed to carry the starting rotation. He was able to fulfill this role, going 9-2 in the second half. For inexplicable reasons, manager Ron Gardenhire resisted putting Johan Santana into the starter role until he was forced to by injuries. Santana started only 14 games, but quickly established himself as a dominant starting pitcher, posting an 8-6 record, 2.99 ERA, and a team-leading 137 strikeouts. Kyle Lohse enjoyed his only solid year as a starter, going 13-8 with a 4.23 ERA.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
Matt Kinney also made 12 starts. Eddie Guardado excelled in his first full year as the team's closer, earning 45 saves, while J. C. Romero, LaTroy Hawkins, and Mike Jackson had strong years as set-up men. Tony Fiore had a bafflingly strong year out of the bullpen, going 10-3 with an ERA of 3.16.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense
A. J. Pierzynski was the team's all-star starting catcher, backed up by Tom Prince. Doug Mientkiewicz followed up his Gold Glove year with another superb year defensively. Unfortunately, his relatively weak hitting in 2002 may have prevented him from winning a second consecutive Gold Glove award, as it went to John Olerud. The rest of the infield was defensively solid, with Luis Rivas at second, Cristian Guzmán at short, and Corey Koskie at third. In the outfield, two-thirds of the "Soul Patrol" remained, with Jacque Jones in left and Torii Hunter in center.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense
(This would be Hunter's second consecutive Gold Glove year.) Right field was a question mark, with Brian Buchanan not lasting long after being the opening day right fielder. The void was filled for most of the season by the platoon of Dustan Mohr and Bobby Kielty, known collectively by fans as "Dusty Kielmohr". However, Dusty Kielmohr gave way to Michael Cuddyer for the post-season run.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Post Season
The Twins made it to the ALCS, beating the Oakland Athletics in the Divisional series. They then lost to the eventual World Series Champions, the Anaheim Angels.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Post Season, Divisional Series
The Twins won game one at Oakland before losing two straight including one at home. The Twins rebounded, and won the final two games to win the series and move on to face Anaheim in the ALCS.


2002 Minnesota Twins season, Post Season, ALCS
The Twins won the first game at home vs. the Angels, before losing the next four in a row, allowing the Angels to move on to the World Series, who won the Series in seven games against the San Francisco Giants.


2002 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2002 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 42nd in the National Football League, and the first under head coach Mike Tice. Tice was the third of the Vikings' six head coaches to be promoted from within the team's coaching ranks but the first to have actually played for the team.


2002 Minnesota Vikings season
The Vikings lost their opening game in Chicago 27–23 after surrendering a 20–10 halftime lead, and ended up going 0–4 before their bye week. Results improved after the bye, but they ultimately went 6–6 in their remaining games, including a three-game winning streak to end the season. They finished the season with a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.


2002 Minnesota Vikings season
Second-year running back Michael Bennett enjoyed a successful year, rushing for 1,296 yards, resulting in a Pro Bowl selection at the end of the season. After losing Cris Carter to retirement, Randy Moss had a career-high 106 receptions, but only had 7 touchdowns.


2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny. Due to personal reasons regarding the health of his spouse, incumbent Governor Jesse Ventura chose not to seek re-election. Pawlenty comfortably won the election, which was attributed in part to Moe's uninspired campaign, with Moe being dubbed a "cautious dullard" four years later by the City Pages.


2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2002 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.


2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SwAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Totten, the played their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Mississippi Valley State finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for third in the SWAC's East Division.


2002 Missouri Tigers football team
The 2002 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.


2002 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 1-4, 2002 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri at the conclusion of the 2001–2002 regular season. The Creighton Bluejays won their 7th MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.


2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 12th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted by the Missouri Valley Conference and won by Creighton.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival
The 2002 Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF) was the fourth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 29, 2002 at the Little Angels Arts Center.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival
Leading the nominees was BoA with three nominations. By the end of the ceremony, BoA was the only one to receive multiple awards, which is 2 out of her three nominations.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival, Background
The award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF) for the fourth consecutive year. It was also the fourth time for the event to take place at the Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea, while the grand awards (or daesang) were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. During its fourth year, however, Cha Tae-hyun was not able to host the event; Shin Dong-yup replaced him instead.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival, Background
The theme for the year's event was "Be the Reds! ", which was popularized during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. During the event, the young Yoo Seung-ho presented an award, while Japanese rock singer Hyde was the first Japanese to perform on the ceremony.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival, Selection process
During the initial screening, the committee selected the 'Best 27' in terms of ranks. Afterwards, both the professional juries and the fans chose their candidates from the nominees. Fans was able to vote online or through a number of downloads from the mobile system. The votes from the fans and the judges were then combined for the winners of each category.


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival, Multiple awards, Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):


2002 Mnet Music Video Festival, Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


2002 Molde FK season
The 2002 season was Molde's 27th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In Tippeligaen they finished in 2nd position, six points behind Rosenborg.


2002 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the Norwegian Cup. On 26 June 2002, Molde was defeated 0-1 at away ground by Hødd in the third round.


2002 Molde FK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2002 Moldovan protests
The 2002 Moldovan protests were a series of mass protests and growing street opposition demonstrations against the socialist regime and the opposition's ban in elections in Moldova. However, initial protests first began after the government banned Russian and Latin languages in Moldova, triggering strikes and popular demonstrations across Chișinău and other major cities nationwide. Protests also occurred in 2001, when angry pro-communist protests occurred. In 2002, 11 weeks of medical students, teachers and students protests have been occurring, with flags and banners waved by demonstrators, who waged occupations, bloodless disturbances and nonviolent boycotts. Peaceful rallies, picketing, roadblocks, lobbying and marches also took place on small lanes and massive roads. After months of opposition protests, the protests ceased after the government proposed it will withdraw the plan.


2002 Moldovan protests, Background
Moldovan protests of 2002 was anonymous and not only student-led, it was medically, it was part of the public and private sector and poor people to protest against communism, and coming to the press, journalists have taken to the streets to protest in demonstrations for press freedom over no coverage of the protests, but president Vladimir Voronin thought the opposite, and it was in the midst of a "war of words" with Romania.


2002 Mole Valley District Council election
Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.