Tournament Summary
- Mark Williams became only the third Welsh snooker player to win the world title after Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths and the first since 1979. Trailing 7–13 against fellow countryman Matthew Stevens in the final, Williams recorded a comeback to defeat Stevens 18–16 and win the title.
- Joe Swail returned to the top 16 in the snooker world rankings after reaching the semi-final against Matthew Stevens.
- Swail's place in the last 16 ended Steve Davis' run in the elite top 16 – he had been in since 1980 including holding the world number one spot from 1983 to 1990. Davis lost 11–13 to John Higgins in the second round. He later returned to the top 16 in 2003/2004.
- Higgins made a record of 485 unanswered points in his quarter-final match against Anthony Hamilton.
- John Newton refereed his first and only World final and retired from refereeing after the match.
- The pre-tournament favourite Stephen Hendry, was eliminated in the first round by Crucible debutant Stuart Bingham (10–7).
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