2004 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2004 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates15–25 January 2004 (2004-01-15 2004-01-25)
Venue Welsh Institute of Sport
City Cardiff
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £450,000 [1]
Winner's share£52,000 [1]
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (139)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  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.

Contents

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

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

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

Main draw

[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 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
29 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 529 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 1
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
34 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 3
15 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 3
15 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
27 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 527 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 4
35 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
19 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 2
19 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 519 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
19 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 3
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 1
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
32 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 039 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
19 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 3
39 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
5 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
24 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 436 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 3
5 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 1
36 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
21 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
12 Flag of England.svg David Gray 2
21 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 521 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
21 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 2
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
22 Flag of England.svg Mark King 522 Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
55 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 3
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
23 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold w/d56 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 1
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 8
56 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell w/o
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 237 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 0
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
37 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5
16 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 2
16 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
26 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 358 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 1
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
58 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5
8 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 2
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 2
20 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 520 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
20 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 0
61 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 3
8 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
8 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 525 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 1
3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
63 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 1
28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 518 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 4
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 4
41 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
30 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 530 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 3
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 2
28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 1
28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 528 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
42 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
17 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 247 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 3
47 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales, 25 January 2004. [2]
Steve Davis (11)
Flag of England.svg  England
8–9 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
Flag of England.svg  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
74Highest break139
0Century breaks4
350+ breaks7

Qualifying

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

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–4

Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 5 Flag of England.svg Dave Finbow 5 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 3 Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 2 Flag of England.svg Dave Finbow 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 5 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 4
Flag of England.svg Paul Sweeny 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Mifsud 2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 3 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Philip Williams 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
Flag of England.svg James Leadbetter 0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Philip Williams 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 0
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Mehmet Husnu 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Wild 1 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 5 Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 4 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5
Flag of England.svg Darryn Walker 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johl Younger4 Flag of England.svg Darryn Walker 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 4 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5
Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 5 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 1 Flag of England.svg David Roe 3
Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 4 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 4
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 2 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 1
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 5 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 1 Flag of England.svg Nick Walker 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 5 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 3 Flag of England.svg Nick Walker 3
Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 3 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 5 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 1
Flag of England.svg Luke Simmonds 5 Flag of England.svg Luke Simmonds 4 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 5
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 3 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 1
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 3 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Thomson5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Thomson5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Thomson4

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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