2004 UK Championship

The 2004 UK Championship (officially the 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 28 November 2004 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.

2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	15–28 November 2004 (2004-11-15 – 2004-11-28)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£525,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	David Gray (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Runner-up	David Gray (ENG)
Score	10–1
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During the qualification Jamie Burnett compiled a 148 break, the only break exceeding 147 in professional competition.^[1]

Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost his first round match to Barry Pinches.

Stephen Maguire won his first UK Championship, beating David Gray 10–1 in the final. During the tournament Gray compiled his first maximum break, the 50th ever made in professional play.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Matthew Stevens was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 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:^[2]

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £17,500 Quarter-final: £14,000 Last 16: £10,500 Last 32: £7,200 Last 48: £4,125 Last 64: £2,000

Stage two highest break: £6,000 Stage two maximum break: £25,000

Main draw

^[3][4][5][6]

	Last 48 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
						1	Matthew Stevens	4
	21	Barry Pinches	9			21	Barry Pinches	9
											21	Barry Pinches	4
	35	Nigel Bond	5
											20	Joe Perry	9
						12	Chris Small	7
	20	Joe Perry	9			20	Joe Perry	9
																20	Joe Perry	9
	63	Marcus Campbell	7
																19	Ali Carter	7
						11	Jimmy White[n 1]	0
	19	Ali Carter	9			19	Ali Carter	9
											19	Ali Carter	9
	74	Tom Ford	8
											5	Paul Hunter	8
						5	Paul Hunter	9
	18	Quinten Hann	9			18	Quinten Hann	7
																					20	Joe Perry	8
	65	Shokat Ali	6
																					14	David Gray	9
						7	Ken Doherty	7
	25	Anthony Hamilton	5			50	Andy Hicks	9
											50	Andy Hicks	4
	50	Andy Hicks	9
											15	Graeme Dott	9
						15	Graeme Dott	9
	30	Joe Swail	7			68	Neil Robertson	8
																15	Graeme Dott	7
	68	Neil Robertson	9
																14	David Gray	9
						14	David Gray	9
	22	Tony Drago	3			36	Mark Selby	3
											14	David Gray	9
	36	Mark Selby	9
											43	Barry Hawkins	6
						4	Stephen Hendry	7
	17	Ian McCulloch	4			43	Barry Hawkins	9
																										14	David Gray	1
	43	Barry Hawkins	9
																										24	Stephen Maguire	10
						3	Mark Williams	3
	23	Mark King	9			23	Mark King	9
											23	Mark King	9
	47	Robin Hull	7
											10	Alan McManus	8
						10	Alan McManus	9
	27	Drew Henry	8			45	Ryan Day	8
																23	Mark King	9
	45	Ryan Day	9
																31	John Parrott	6
						16	Marco Fu	3
	31	John Parrott	9			31	John Parrott	9
											31	John Parrott	9
	33	James Wattana	5
											78	Ricky Walden	5
						6	John Higgins	7
	29	Michael Holt	4			78	Ricky Walden	9
																					23	Mark King	4
	78	Ricky Walden	9
																					24	Stephen Maguire	9
						8	Peter Ebdon	9
	28	Robert Milkins	9			28	Robert Milkins	6
											8	Peter Ebdon	8
	51	Sean Storey	3
											9	Stephen Lee	9
						9	Stephen Lee	9
	26	Gerard Greene	7			55	Jimmy Michie	4
																9	Stephen Lee	4
	55	Jimmy Michie	9
																24	Stephen Maguire	9
						13	Steve Davis	9
	32	Dominic Dale	9			32	Dominic Dale	8
											13	Steve Davis	2
	76	Ding Junhui	3
											24	Stephen Maguire	9
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	24	Stephen Maguire	9			24	Stephen Maguire	9
	40	Mark Davis	2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Barbican Centre, York, England, 28 November 2004.[4][5]
David Gray (14)  England	1–10	Stephen Maguire (24)  Scotland
Afternoon: 49–81, 84–10, 42–71, 41–86 (85), 21–83, 7–67, 14–84 (57), 1–115 (110) Evening: 0–131 (131), 16–80 (80), 0–122 (122)
<50	Highest break	131
0	Century breaks	3
0	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 14 and 19 October 2004 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.^[5]

	Round 1 Best of 17 frames					Round 2 Best of 17 frames					Round 3 Best of 17 frames
	Andrew Norman		9			Nick Walker		9			Nigel Bond		9
	Rodney Goggins		4			Andrew Norman		8			Nick Walker		2
	Darren Morgan		3			Marcus Campbell		9			Patrick Wallace		8
	Mike Hallett		9			Mike Hallett		2			Marcus Campbell		9
	Tom Ford		9			David Roe		8			Nick Dyson		9
	Brian Salmon		7			Tom Ford		9			Tom Ford		5
	Shokat Ali		9			Gary Wilkinson		7			Stuart Bingham		8
	David Hall		3			Shokat Ali		9			Shokat Ali		9
	Joe Delaney		8			Andy Hicks		9			Dave Harold		5
	Joe Jogia		9			Joe Jogia		7			Andy Hicks		9
	Neil Robertson		9			David Finbow		4			Shaun Murphy		8
	Paul Davison		3			Neil Robertson		9			Neil Robertson		9
	Paul Davies		6			Mike Dunn		9			Mark Selby		9
	Gary Wilson		9			Gary Wilson		3			Mike Dunn		6
	Leo Fernandez		9			Jamie Burnett		9			Barry Hawkins		9
	Jin Long		7			Leo Fernandez		8			Jamie Burnett		4
	Scott MacKenzie		9			Adrian Gunnell		9			Robin Hull		9
	Adam Davies		3			Scott MacKenzie		3			Adrian Gunnell		2
	Craig Butler		7			Jonathan Birch		3			Ryan Day		9
	David McDonnell		9			David McDonnell		9			David McDonnell		2
	Simon Bedford		9			Anthony Davies		3			James Wattana		9
	Sean O'Neill		1			Simon Bedford		9			Simon Bedford		7
	Ricky Walden		9			Lee Walker		6			Brian Morgan		6
	Ben Woollaston		6			Ricky Walden		9			Ricky Walden		9
	Paul Wykes		4			Sean Storey		9			Michael Judge		8
	Mark Gray		9			Mark Gray		7			Sean Storey		9
	Rory McLeod		9			Jimmy Michie		9			Stuart Pettman		6
	Steve James		6			Rory McLeod		7			Jimmy Michie		9
	Ding Junhui		9			Bjorn Haneveer		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Stefan Mazrocis		3			Ding Junhui		9			Ding Junhui		9
	Alfie Burden		9			Rod Lawler		9			Mark Davis		9
	Hugh Abernethy		6			Alfie Burden		7			Rod Lawler		4

Century breaks

^[5]

Televised stage centuries

147, 139, 118, 105 – David Gray 141, 131, 122, 118, 110, 106, 104, 102, 100 – Stephen Maguire 141 – Stephen Hendry 140, 116 – Ricky Walden 136, 136, 111 – Peter Ebdon 130, 128 – Mark King 130, 107 – Ryan Day 128 – Chris Small 120 – Robert Milkins 118, 113, 102 – Ronnie O'Sullivan

117 – Alan McManus 114, 102 – Joe Perry 114 – John Higgins 113, 104 – Stephen Lee 112, 100 – Barry Hawkins 107 – Ali Carter 105 – Jimmy Michie 101 – John Parrott 101 – Graeme Dott

Qualifying stage centuries

148, 115, 113, 104, 103 – Jamie Burnett 143, 133 – Shaun Murphy 134, 132, 106 – Robin Hull 133, 101 – Andy Hicks 132, 130, 101 – David McDonnell 132, 108 – Rory McLeod 131, 118 – James Wattana 131 – Gary Wilson 130, 121, 101 – Stuart Bingham 129, 124, 14, 102 – Ding Junhui 129 – Nigel Bond 128, 125, 112 – Ricky Walden 126 – Bjorn Haneveer 126 – Ryan Day 124, 113 – John Parrott 121, 116, 111, 109 – Neil Robertson

120 – Simon Bedford 120 – Gerard Greene 120 – Joe Jogia 119 – Steve James 117 – Alfie Burden 115, 100 – Paul Davies 113 – Shokat Ali 111 – Leo Fernandez 109, 104 – Michael Judge 108 – Anthony Davies 106 – Stephen Maguire 102 – Fergal O'Brien 101 – Dominic Dale 101 – Adam Davies 101 – Barry Pinches 100 – Nick Dyson

Notes

1. White retired at 0–7 due to illness