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.

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).
Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates15–25 January 2004
VenueWelsh Institute of Sport
CityCardiff
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£446,100
Winner's share£52,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (139)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Steve Davis
Score9–8
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Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 4–5 against Marco Fu.

Ronnie O'Sullivan managed to recover 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.

Main draw

[1][2]

  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
                                                         
29 Mark Selby 5     1 Stephen Hendry 5  
34 James Wattana 3     29 Mark Selby 1  
  1 Stephen Hendry 5  
  15 Jimmy White 3  
27 Joe Swail 5 15 Jimmy White 5
35 Mark Davis 2     27 Joe Swail 2  
  1 Stephen Hendry 4  
  19 Marco Fu 5  
19 Marco Fu 5     9 Matthew Stevens 2  
Liu Song 3     19 Marco Fu 5  
  19 Marco Fu 5
  6 Ken Doherty 1  
32 Robin Hull 0 6 Ken Doherty 5
39 Michael Holt 5     39 Michael Holt 3  
  19 Marco Fu 3  
  11 Steve Davis 6  
24 Tony Drago 4     5 Stephen Lee 5  
36 Barry Pinches 5     36 Barry Pinches 3  
  5 Stephen Lee 1
  21 Robert Milkins 5  
21 Robert Milkins 5 12 David Gray 2
Paul Davies 2     21 Robert Milkins 5  
  21 Robert Milkins 4
  11 Steve Davis 5  
22 Mark King 5     11 Steve Davis 5  
55 Nick Dyson 3     22 Mark King 3  
  11 Steve Davis 5
  4 John Higgins 1  
23 Dave Harold w/d 4 John Higgins 5
56 Marcus Campbell w/o     56 Marcus Campbell 1  
11 Steve Davis 8
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
31 Anthony Davies 2     3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
37 Michael Judge 5     37 Michael Judge 0  
  3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
  16 Joe Perry 2  
26 Ian McCulloch 3 16 Joe Perry 5
58 Mike Dunn 5     58 Mike Dunn 1  
  3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
  8 Paul Hunter 2  
20 Anthony Hamilton 5     14 Quinten Hann 2  
61 Bjorn Haneveer 3     20 Anthony Hamilton 5  
  20 Anthony Hamilton 0
  8 Paul Hunter 5  
25 Drew Henry 5 8 Paul Hunter 5
63 Darren Morgan 1     25 Drew Henry 1  
  3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
  28 Dominic Dale 1  
18 Chris Small 5     7 Peter Ebdon 5  
41 Stephen Maguire 4     18 Chris Small 4  
  7 Peter Ebdon 4
  10 Alan McManus 5  
30 John Parrott 5 10 Alan McManus 5
Patrick Wallace 2     30 John Parrott 3  
  10 Alan McManus 4
  28 Dominic Dale 5  
28 Dominic Dale 5     13 Graeme Dott 1  
42 Barry Hawkins 3     28 Dominic Dale 5  
  28 Dominic Dale 5
  2 Mark Williams 3  
17 Ali Carter 2 2 Mark Williams 5
47 Stuart Pettman 5     47 Stuart Pettman 3  

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales, 25 January 2004.[1]
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

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 9 and 13 December 2003.[2]

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
Craig Butler 5   Dave Finbow 5   James Wattana 5
Joe Delaney 3   Craig Butler 2   Dave Finbow 4
Ryan Day 5   Alfie Burden 5   Mark Davis 5
Kurt Maflin 3   Ryan Day 1   Alfie Burden 1
Liu Song 5   Andy Hicks 2   Fergal O'Brien 4
Paul Sweeny 4   Liu Song 5   Liu Song 5
Steve Mifsud 2   Jimmy Michie 5   Michael Holt 5
Jamie Cope 5   Jamie Cope 3   Jimmy Michie 0
Philip Williams 5   Shokat Ali 5   Barry Pinches 5
James Leadbetter 0   Philip Williams 2   Shokat Ali 3
Paul Davies 5   Rod Lawler 1   Jamie Burnett 0
Mehmet Husnu 3   Paul Davies 5   Paul Davies 5
Michael Wild 1   Nick Dyson 5   Stuart Bingham 4
Wayne Brown 5   Wayne Brown 4   Nick Dyson 5
Darryn Walker 5   Marcus Campbell 5   Nigel Bond 3
Johl Younger 4   Darryn Walker 4   Marcus Campbell 5
Martin Dziewialtowski 4   David Roe 5   Michael Judge 5
Paul Wykes 5   Paul Wykes 1   David Roe 3
Matthew Couch 4   Mike Dunn 5   Gerard Greene 4
Andrew Norman 5   Andrew Norman 2   Mike Dunn 5
Peter Lines 3   Bjorn Haneveer 5   Gary Wilkinson 1
David Gilbert 5   David Gilbert 3   Bjorn Haneveer 5
Scott MacKenzie 5   Darren Morgan 5   Jonathan Birch 2
Leo Fernandez 2   Scott MacKenzie 1   Darren Morgan 5
Lee Walker 1   Nick Walker 5   Stephen Maguire 5
Bradley Jones 5   Bradley Jones 3   Nick Walker 3
Simon Bedford 3   Patrick Wallace 5   Brian Morgan 1
Luke Simmonds 5   Luke Simmonds 4   Patrick Wallace 5
Andrew Higginson 5   Sean Storey 3   Barry Hawkins 5
Martin Gould 4   Andrew Higginson 5   Andrew Higginson 1
Rory McLeod 1   Shaun Murphy 3   Stuart Pettman 5
Gary Thomson 5   Gary Thomson 5   Gary Thomson 4

Century breaks

[2]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References
  1. "Welsh Open 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. "2004 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
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