2002 World Snooker Championship 2002 World Snooker Championship The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 2002 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 13 frames to 17 against Stephen Hendry and became another first time champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title. Peter Ebdon won his only world title by defeating seven-time World Champion Hendry 18–17
United States National Snooker Championship United States National Snooker Championship The United States National Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition played in the USA and is the highest ranking amateur event in the USA. The competition was established in 1991 and was won by Tom Kollins, who currently holds the record for most championship wins, having won the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Both the winner and runner-up are automatically selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship. The championship is currently held by New York's Ahmed Aly Elsayed, who won his fourth title at the