2004 Welsh Open (snooker)

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	£446,100
Winner's share	£52,000
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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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.

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[]

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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
	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

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 0–5 Liu Song Kwan Poomjang 2–5 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 Jason Ferguson 1–5 Mehmet Husnu Kristján Helgason w/d–w/o Michael Wild 5–1 Tom Ford Atthasit Mahitthi 3–5 Johl Younger 5–1

Martin Dziewialtowski 5–0 Paul Wykes 5–3 Matthew Couch 5–4 Ian Preece Andrew Norman 5–1 Peter Lines 5–4 Ding Junhui David Gilbert w/o–w/d Tony Jones 4–5 Scott MacKenzie Leo Fernandez 5–2 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
		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
		5			4		Nick Dyson	5
		5		Marcus Campbell	5		Nigel Bond	3
	Johl Younger	4			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[]

Televised stage centuries[]

References[]