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2004 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2004 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates15–25 January 2004 (2004-01-15 – 2004-01-25)
VenueWelsh Institute of Sport
CityCardiff
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£450,000[1]
Winner's share£52,000[1]
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Steve Davis (ENG)
Score9–8
2003
2005

The 2004 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 25 January at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff, Wales.

Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 4–5 against Marco Fu.

Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 5–8 down to defeat Steve Davis 9–8 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 14th ranking title of his career.

Tournament summary

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Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

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[2][3]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
1Scotland Stephen Hendry5
29England Mark Selby529England Mark Selby1
1Scotland Stephen Hendry5
34Thailand James Wattana3
15England Jimmy White3
15England Jimmy White5
27Northern Ireland Joe Swail527Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
1Scotland Stephen Hendry4
35England Mark Davis2
19Hong Kong Marco Fu5
9Wales Matthew Stevens2
19Hong Kong Marco Fu519Hong Kong Marco Fu5
19Hong Kong Marco Fu5
China Liu Song3
6Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
6Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
32Finland Robin Hull039England Michael Holt3
19Hong Kong Marco Fu3
39England Michael Holt5
11England Steve Davis6
5England Stephen Lee5
24Malta Tony Drago436England Barry Pinches3
5England Stephen Lee1
36England Barry Pinches5
21England Robert Milkins5
12England David Gray2
21England Robert Milkins521England Robert Milkins5
21England Robert Milkins4
Wales Paul Davies2
11England Steve Davis5
11England Steve Davis5
22England Mark King522England Mark King3
11England Steve Davis5
55England Nick Dyson3
4Scotland John Higgins1
4Scotland John Higgins5
23England Dave Haroldw/d56Scotland Marcus Campbell1
11England Steve Davis8
56Scotland Marcus Campbellw/o
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
31Wales Anthony Davies237Republic of Ireland Michael Judge0
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
37Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
16England Joe Perry2
16England Joe Perry5
26England Ian McCulloch358England Mike Dunn1
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
58England Mike Dunn5
8England Paul Hunter2
14Australia Quinten Hann2
20England Anthony Hamilton520England Anthony Hamilton5
20England Anthony Hamilton0
61Belgium Bjorn Haneveer3
8England Paul Hunter5
8England Paul Hunter5
25Scotland Drew Henry525Scotland Drew Henry1
3England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
63Wales Darren Morgan1
28Wales Dominic Dale1
7England Peter Ebdon5
18Scotland Chris Small518Scotland Chris Small4
7England Peter Ebdon4
41Scotland Stephen Maguire4
10Scotland Alan McManus5
10Scotland Alan McManus5
30England John Parrott530England John Parrott3
10Scotland Alan McManus4
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2
28Wales Dominic Dale5
13Scotland Graeme Dott1
28Wales Dominic Dale528Wales Dominic Dale5
28Wales Dominic Dale5
42England Barry Hawkins3
2Wales Mark Williams3
2Wales Mark Williams5
17England Ali Carter247England Stuart Pettman3
47England Stuart Pettman5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales, 25 January 2004.[2]
Steve Davis (11)
 England
8–9 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
 England
Afternoon: 78–30, 74–0 (74), 72–30, 9–76 (58), 67–65, 45–84, 12–129 (125), 0–139 (139)
Evening: 68–63 (O'Sullivan 62), 71–25 (66), 4–103 (103), 79–42 (53), 53–48, 0–118 (118), 40–81 (77), 55–74, 26–92
74 Highest break 139
0 Century breaks 4
3 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 9 and 13 December 2003.[3]

Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4

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Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Craig Butler5England Dave Finbow5Thailand James Wattana5
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney3England Craig Butler2England Dave Finbow4
Wales Ryan Day5England Alfie Burden5England Mark Davis5
Norway Kurt Maflin3Wales Ryan Day1England Alfie Burden1
China Liu Song5England Andy Hicks2Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Paul Sweeny4China Liu Song5China Liu Song5
Australia Steve Mifsud2England Jimmy Michie5England Michael Holt5
England Jamie Cope5England Jamie Cope3England Jimmy Michie0
Wales Philip Williams5Pakistan Shokat Ali5England Barry Pinches5
England James Leadbetter0Wales Philip Williams2Pakistan Shokat Ali3
Wales Paul Davies5England Rod Lawler1Scotland Jamie Burnett0
Cyprus Mehmet Husnu3Wales Paul Davies5Wales Paul Davies5
England Michael Wild1England Nick Dyson5England Stuart Bingham4
England Wayne Brown5England Wayne Brown4England Nick Dyson5
England Darryn Walker5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Nigel Bond3
Australia Johl Younger4England Darryn Walker4Scotland Marcus Campbell5
Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski4England David Roe5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
England Paul Wykes5England Paul Wykes1England David Roe3
England Matthew Couch4England Mike Dunn5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman2England Mike Dunn5
England Peter Lines3Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5England Gary Wilkinson1
England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert3Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5
Scotland Scott MacKenzie5Wales Darren Morgan5England Jonathan Birch2
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez2Scotland Scott MacKenzie1Wales Darren Morgan5
Wales Lee Walker1England Nick Walker5Scotland Stephen Maguire5
England Bradley Jones5England Bradley Jones3England Nick Walker3
England Simon Bedford3Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5England Brian Morgan1
England Luke Simmonds5England Luke Simmonds4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5
England Andrew Higginson5England Sean Storey3England Barry Hawkins5
England Martin Gould4England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson1
England Rory McLeod1England Shaun Murphy3England Stuart Pettman5
Scotland Gary Thomson5Scotland Gary Thomson5Scotland Gary Thomson4

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2003-4 Welsh Open – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Welsh Open 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "2003-4 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2023.