The 2002 British Open was the 2002 edition of the British Open professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 9–17 November 2002 at the Telford International Arena, Telford, England.

[1] Paul Hunter won the tournament by defeating Ian McCulloch nine frames to four in the final.

The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by McCulloch in the quarter-final.

The players each wore a red and blue shirt [2] [3][4]