2004 Welsh Open (snooker)

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

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
Dates	15–25 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 break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Steve Davis (ENG)
Score	9–8
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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 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]

Winner: £52,000 Runner-up: £26,000 Semi-final: £13,000 Quarter-final: £9,500 Last 16: £7,450 Last 32: £5,600 Last 48: £3,900 Last 64: £2,750

Last 80: £1,750 Last 96: £1,100 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage two highest break: £5,000 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £450,000

Main draw

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

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Craig Butler 5–4 Supoj Saenla Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Joe Delaney Ryan Day 5–3 Chris Melling Adrian Gunnell 0–5 Kurt Maflin Luke Fisher 0–5 Liu Song Kwan Poomjang 2–5 Paul Sweeny Colm Gilcreest 4–5 Steve Mifsud Jamie Cope w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux Ricky Walden 4–5 Philip Williams Jason Prince 3–5 James Leadbetter Paul Davies 5–1 Steven Bennie Jason Ferguson 1–5 Mehmet Husnu Kristján Helgason w/d–w/o Michael Wild Wayne Brown 5–1 Tom Ford Atthasit Mahitthi 3–5 Darryn Walker Johl Younger 5–1 Ian Sargeant

Martin Dziewialtowski 5–0 Stephen Croft Paul Wykes 5–3 Andy Neck Matthew Couch 5–4 Ian Preece Andrew Norman 5–1 Carlo Giagnacovo Peter Lines 5–4 Ding Junhui David Gilbert w/o–w/d Michael Rhodes Tony Jones 4–5 Scott MacKenzie Leo Fernandez 5–2 Garry Hardiman Lee Walker 5–1 Stuart Mann Bradley Jones 5–3 Ian Brumby Simon Bedford 5–1 Joe Meara Munraj Pal 3–5 Luke Simmonds Andrew Higginson 5–2 Neil Robertson Terry Murphy 4–5 Martin Gould Rory McLeod 5–4 Adrian Rosa Billy Snaddon 0–5 Gary Thomson

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

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Qualifying stage centuries

141 – Barry Pinches 139 – Phil Williams 124 – Mark Davis 122 – Liu Song 118 – Andrew Higginson 117 – Ding Junhui 117 – Darren Morgan

117 – Mehmet Husnu 115, 108 – Ryan Day 114 – Bjorn Haneveer 113 – David Gilbert 110 – James Wattana 106, 100 – Scott MacKenzie 100 – Chris Melling

Televised stage centuries

139, 125, 118, 116, 107, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 137 – Stuart Pettman 133, 102 – John Higgins 133 – Barry Pinches 131 – Anthony Hamilton 128 – Joe Perry 127, 123, 117, 107 – Robert Milkins 123, 119, 105 – Peter Ebdon 123, 102 – Stephen Hendry 123 – Ali Carter

122 – Mark Selby 119, 107 – Patrick Wallace 119 – Marco Fu 116 – Bjorn Haneveer 105, 102 – Steve Davis 103, 101 – Tony Drago 103, 100 – Alan McManus 103 – Mark Williams 102 – Mark King 100 – Chris Small