2004 Welsh Open (snooker)

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.

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

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
1  Stephen Hendry5
29  Mark Selby529  Mark Selby1
1  Stephen Hendry5
34  James Wattana3
15  Jimmy White3
15  Jimmy White5
27  Joe Swail527  Joe Swail2
1  Stephen Hendry4
35  Mark Davis2
19  Marco Fu5
9  Matthew Stevens2
19  Marco Fu519  Marco Fu5
19  Marco Fu5
  Liu Song3
6  Ken Doherty1
6  Ken Doherty5
32  Robin Hull039  Michael Holt3
19  Marco Fu3
39  Michael Holt5
11  Steve Davis6
5  Stephen Lee5
24  Tony Drago436  Barry Pinches3
5  Stephen Lee1
36  Barry Pinches5
21  Robert Milkins5
12  David Gray2
21  Robert Milkins521  Robert Milkins5
21  Robert Milkins4
  Paul Davies2
11  Steve Davis5
11  Steve Davis5
22  Mark King522  Mark King3
11  Steve Davis5
55  Nick Dyson3
4  John Higgins1
4  John Higgins5
23  Dave Haroldw/d56  Marcus Campbell1
11  Steve Davis8
56  Marcus Campbellw/o
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
31  Anthony Davies237  Michael Judge0
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
37  Michael Judge5
16  Joe Perry2
16  Joe Perry5
26  Ian McCulloch358  Mike Dunn1
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
58  Mike Dunn5
8  Paul Hunter2
14  Quinten Hann2
20  Anthony Hamilton520  Anthony Hamilton5
20  Anthony Hamilton0
61  Bjorn Haneveer3
8  Paul Hunter5
8  Paul Hunter5
25  Drew Henry525  Drew Henry1
3  Ronnie O'Sullivan6
63  Darren Morgan1
28  Dominic Dale1
7  Peter Ebdon5
18  Chris Small518  Chris Small4
7  Peter Ebdon4
41  Stephen Maguire4
10  Alan McManus5
10  Alan McManus5
30  John Parrott530  John Parrott3
10  Alan McManus4
  Patrick Wallace2
28  Dominic Dale5
13  Graeme Dott1
28  Dominic Dale528  Dominic Dale5
28  Dominic Dale5
42  Barry Hawkins3
2  Mark Williams3
2  Mark Williams5
17  Ali Carter247  Stuart Pettman3
47  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
  Craig Butler5  Dave Finbow5  James Wattana5
  Joe Delaney3  Craig Butler2  Dave Finbow4
  Ryan Day5  Alfie Burden5  Mark Davis5
  Kurt Maflin3  Ryan Day1  Alfie Burden1
  Liu Song5  Andy Hicks2  Fergal O'Brien4
  Paul Sweeny4  Liu Song5  Liu Song5
  Steve Mifsud2  Jimmy Michie5  Michael Holt5
  Jamie Cope5  Jamie Cope3  Jimmy Michie0
  Philip Williams5  Shokat Ali5  Barry Pinches5
  James Leadbetter0  Philip Williams2  Shokat Ali3
  Paul Davies5  Rod Lawler1  Jamie Burnett0
  Mehmet Husnu3  Paul Davies5  Paul Davies5
  Michael Wild1  Nick Dyson5  Stuart Bingham4
  Wayne Brown5  Wayne Brown4  Nick Dyson5
  Darryn Walker5  Marcus Campbell5  Nigel Bond3
  Johl Younger4  Darryn Walker4  Marcus Campbell5
  Martin Dziewialtowski4  David Roe5  Michael Judge5
  Paul Wykes5  Paul Wykes1  David Roe3
  Matthew Couch4  Mike Dunn5  Gerard Greene4
  Andrew Norman5  Andrew Norman2  Mike Dunn5
  Peter Lines3  Bjorn Haneveer5  Gary Wilkinson1
  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert3  Bjorn Haneveer5
  Scott MacKenzie5  Darren Morgan5  Jonathan Birch2
  Leo Fernandez2  Scott MacKenzie1  Darren Morgan5
  Lee Walker1  Nick Walker5  Stephen Maguire5
  Bradley Jones5  Bradley Jones3  Nick Walker3
  Simon Bedford3  Patrick Wallace5  Brian Morgan1
  Luke Simmonds5  Luke Simmonds4  Patrick Wallace5
  Andrew Higginson5  Sean Storey3  Barry Hawkins5
  Martin Gould4  Andrew Higginson5  Andrew Higginson1
  Rory McLeod1  Shaun Murphy3  Stuart Pettman5
  Gary Thomson5  Gary Thomson5  Gary Thomson4

Century breaks

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[3]

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.