2004 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2004 Daily Record Players Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 April 2004 at the S.E.C.C in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–11 April 2004 |
| Venue | SECC |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £584,000 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | Paul Hunter |
| Score | 9–7 |
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This tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held under various names since 1981. It was also the last time the tournament was played until 2012, when it became a minor-ranking event as part of the Players Tour Championship. It became a full ranking tournament again in 2016.
Twelve years after his last ranking tournament success, Jimmy White aged 41 won his tenth ranking tournament by defeating Paul Hunter 9–7 in the final. This was White's first success in the tournament, having last appeared in the final in 1988 International Open, when he lost 12–6 to Steve Davis. It was also Hunter's last appearance in a ranking final.[1]
Prize fund
The prize fund is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £82,500
- Final: £42,500
- Semi-final: £21,500
- Quarter-final: £11,800
- Last 16: £9,700
- Last 32: £7,600
- Last 48: £4,200
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland, 11 April 2004.[3] | ||
| Jimmy White (15) England |
9–7 | Paul Hunter (8) England |
| Afternoon: 73–33, 76–50, 7–77, 9–63, 66–31, 28–56, 59–18, 27–58 Evening: 10–52, 70–2 (51), 64–33, 100–0 (56), 76–0 (76), 9–71 (67), 54–58, 74–8 | ||
| 76 | Highest break | 67 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |