Played at the Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club, 4th 5th & 6th October 2002 - Sponsored by Waikato Snooker & 8-Ball Club.
28 Players split into 7 Groups as follows:-
| GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | ||
| Wayne Carey | (Auckland) | Malcolm Cooke | (Wellington) |
| Peter Shelley | (England) | Paul Dunning | (England) |
| Gerry Wake | (Auckland) | Peter Hammington | (Waikato) |
| David Smith | (England) | Ross Exley | (Auckland) |
| GROUP 3 | GROUP 4 | ||
| Joe Ifa | (Waikato) | Tony Stephens | (Hawkes Bay) |
| Peter Stephens | (Hawkes Bay) | Byron Brook | (Hawkes Bay) |
| Chris Anderson | (Waikato) | Bill Andress | (England) |
| Paddy Tatley | (Whangarei) | Steve Gupwell | (Waikato) |
| GROUP 5 | GROUP 6 | ||
| Derek Gibb | (Wellington) | Ron Milicich | (Auckland) |
| Brendan Bateman | (Waikato) | Merv Stewart | (Whangarei) |
| Ian Hazelton | (Waikato) | David Weir | (Auckland) |
| Paul Wilson | (Waikato) | Kevin Crighton | (Waikato) |
| GROUP 7 | |||
| Darcy Boyce | (Waikato) | ||
| Ray Habgood | (North Harbour) | ||
| Bryce Good | (Auckland) | ||
| Colin Taylor | (Waikato) | ||
Group Matches consist of 2 hours play - top 2 in each Group along with 2 overall best 3rd places qualify for last 16. Losers in last 16 qualify for Flight Competition. Non-Qualifiers play in Plate Competition.
| Wayne Carey 68, 65, 53 | 556 | Peter Shelley 150, 67, 64 | 535 | ||
| Wayne Carey 52 | 643 | Gerry Wake | 256 | ||
| Wayne Carey 57 | 771 | David Smith | 206 | ||
| Peter Shelley 57, 137, 128, 133, 70, 72 | 971 | Gerry Wake | 233 | ||
| Peter Shelley 78, 51, 67, 79, 59 | 939 | David Smith | 301 | ||
| Gerry Wake | 384 | David Smith 59 | 527 |
| Malcolm Cooke 73, 53 | 358 | Paul Dunning 71, 89, 91 | 597 | ||
| Malcolm Cooke 61, 71 | 623 | Peter Hammington | 304 | ||
| Malcolm Cooke 53, 63 | 520 | Ross Exley | 230 | ||
| Paul Dunning 70, 105, 68 | 653 | Peter Hammington | 275 | ||
| Paul Dunning 74, 57, 58 | 669 | Ross Exley | 141 | ||
| Peter Hammington | 324 | Ross Exley | 233 |
| Joe Ifa 86, 80unf | 475 | Peter Stephens | 259 | ||
| Joe Ifa 72, 54 | 432 | Chris Anderson | 311 | ||
| Joe Ifa 86, 87 | 629 | Paddy Tatley | 151 | ||
| Peter Stephens | 346 | Chris Anderson | 399 | ||
| Peter Stephens | 312 | Paddy Tatley | 234 | ||
| Chris Anderson | 356 | Paddy Tatley | 296 |
| Tony Stephens 61, 70 | 472 | Byron Brook | 337 | ||
| Tony Stephens 87, 71, 66, 51 | 608 | Bill Andress | 327 | ||
| Tony Stephens 93, 61, 71 | 710 | Steve Gupwell | 281 | ||
| Byron Brook | 385 | Bill Andress 51, 72unf | 652 | ||
| Byron Brook | 523 | Steve Gupwell | 294 | ||
| Bill Andress 58, 51 | 646 | Steve Gupwell 56 | 528 |
| Derek Gibb 67, 51 | 548 | Brendan Bateman | 279 | ||
| Derek Gibb 53, 51 | 595 | Ian Hazelton | 241 | ||
| Derek Gibb 88, 77 | 598 | Paul Wilson | 170 | ||
| Brendan Bateman | 376 | Ian Hazelton | 524 | ||
| Brendan Bateman | 305 | Paul Wilson | 416 | ||
| Ian Hazelton | 270 | Paul Wilson | 362 |
| Ron Milicich | 389 | Merv Stewart | 425 | ||
| Ron Milicich 50 | 480 | David Weir | 238 | ||
| Ron Milicich 54, 50 | 626 | Kevin Crighton | 271 | ||
| Merv Stewart | 388 | David Weir | 269 | ||
| Merv Stewart 67, 53 | 598 | Kevin Crighton | 189 | ||
| David Weir | 400 | Kevin Crighton | 222 |
| Darcy Boyce 60 | 511 | Ray Habgood | 273 | ||
| Darcy Boyce 51 | 457 | Bryce Good | 320 | ||
| Darcy Boyce 56 | 615 | Colin Taylor | 334 | ||
| Ray Habgood 65 | 398 | Bryce Good | 229 | ||
| Ray Habgood 55 | 304 | Colin Taylor | 312 | ||
| Bryce Good | 402 | Colin Taylor | 278 |
| Paul Dunning 69, 67, 60 | 571 | Bryce Good | 263 | ||
| Ron Milicich | 252 | Peter Shelley 81, 50, 133, 74, 75 | 957 | ||
| Joe Ifa | 385 | Chris Anderson | 349 | ||
| Paul Wilson | 193 | Tony Stephens 87, 54, 59, 53, 87 | 724 | ||
| Wayne Carey 70 | 522 | Ray Habgood | 300 | ||
| Bill Andress 51, 58 | 711 | Darcy Boyce | 458 | ||
| Merv Stewart 63 | 486 | Malcolm Cooke | 451 | ||
| Byron Brook | 232 | Derek Gibb 66 | 492 |
| Paul Dunning 71 | 334 | Peter Shelley 96, 57, 133 | 767 | ||
| Joe Ifa | 292 | Tony Stephens 67, 62, 51 | 551 | ||
| Wayne Carey 67, 59, 58, 51, 50 | 567 | Bill Andress 57, 50 | 475 | ||
| Merv Stewart | 292 | Derek Gibb 65, 133 | 468 |
| Peter Shelley 86, 55, 51 | 559 | Tony Stephens 90, 116 | 438 | ||
| Wayne Carey 71 | 401 | Derek Gibb 58 | 348 |
| Peter Shelley 114, 66, 68, 58 | 700 | Wayne Carey 137, 61, 61, 38unf | 731 |