2004 World Snooker Championship

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates 17 April–3 May 2004
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £1,378,920
Winner's share £250,000
Highest break England Joe Perry (145)
Final
Champion England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Scotland Graeme Dott
Score 18–8
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The 2004 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 3 May 2004 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Joe Perry.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second world title by defeating Graeme Dott 18–8 in the final, despite Dott having led 5–0. This was the fourth biggest margin in a World final, subsequently equalled by O'Sullivan against Ali Carter in 2008.[1] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Tournament summary

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7][8]

  • Winner: £250,000
  • Runner-up: £125,000
  • Semi-final: £63,200
  • Quarter-final: £31,600
  • Last 16: £17,600
  • Last 32: £12,000
  • Last 48: £9,200
  • Last 64: £5,720
  • Last 80: £4,560
  • Last 96: £3,440
  • Last 128: £1,000
  • Stage one highest break: £2,000
  • Stage two highest break: £17,600
  • Stage one maximum break: £5,000
  • Stage two maximum break: £147,000
  • Total: £1,378,920

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[6][9][10]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
17 April[11]            
 Wales Mark Williams (1)  10
22, 23 & 24 April[12]
 Wales Dominic Dale  7  
 Wales Mark Williams (1)  11
18 & 19 April[13]
   England Joe Perry (16)  13  
 England Joe Perry (16)  10
27 & 28 April[14]
 England Robert Milkins  7  
 England Joe Perry (16)  10
17 & 18 April[15]
   Wales Matthew Stevens (9)  13  
 Wales Matthew Stevens (9)  10
23 & 24 April[16]
 Thailand James Wattana  7  
 Wales Matthew Stevens (9)  13
21 & 22 April[17]
   England Paul Hunter (8)  12  
 England Paul Hunter (8)  10
29, 30 April & 1 May[18]
 England John Parrott  7  
 Wales Matthew Stevens (9)  15
20 Aprils
   Scotland Graeme Dott (13)  17
 England Stephen Lee (5)  7
24, 25 & 26 April[19]
 Wales Lee Walker  10  
 Wales Lee Walker  5
21 April[20]
   England David Gray (12)  13  
 England David Gray (12)  10
27 & 28 April[21]
 England Ali Carter  7  
 England David Gray (12)  7
19 & 20 April[22]
   Scotland Graeme Dott (13)  13  
 Scotland Graeme Dott (13)  10
25 & 26 April[23]
 England Mark King  9  
 Scotland Graeme Dott (13)  13
18 & 19 April[24]
   Scotland John Higgins (4)  10  
 Scotland John Higgins (4)  10
 Wales Ryan Day  9  
20 & 21 April[25]            
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)  10
22 & 23 April[26]
 Scotland Stephen Maguire  6  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)  13
17 & 18 April[27]
   England Andy Hicks  11  
 Australia Quinten Hann (14)  4
27 April[28]
 England Andy Hicks  10  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)  13
21 & 22 April[29]
   England Anthony Hamilton  3  
 England Steve Davis (11)  7
23 & 24 April[30]
 England Anthony Hamilton  10  
 England Anthony Hamilton  13
17 & 18 April[31]
   Northern Ireland Joe Swail  11  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (6)  5
29, 30 April & 1 May[32]
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail  10  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)  17
19 April[33]
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (2)  4
 England Peter Ebdon (7)  8
25 & 26 April[34]
 England Ian McCulloch  10  
 England Ian McCulloch  13
17 & 18 April[2]
   Scotland Alan McManus (10)  6  
 Scotland Alan McManus (10)  10
27 & 28 April[35]
 Scotland Chris Small  1  
 England Ian McCulloch  3
19 & 20 April[36]
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (2)  13  
 England Jimmy White (15)  8
24, 25 & 26 April[37]
 England Barry Pinches  10  
 England Barry Pinches  12
20 & 21 April[38]
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (2)  13  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (2)  10
 England Stuart Pettman  2  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 & 3 May 2004.[39] Referee: Paul Collier[40]
Graeme Dott (13)
 Scotland		 8–18 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
 England
71–34, 77–9, 108–0, 97–0, 61–0, 0–100, 17–63, 0–87, 0–87, 59–0, 47–64, 0–78, 87–0, 48–68, 1–68, 0–69, 1–71, 0–85, 119–2, 30–76, 43–85, 8–69, 44–91, 13–72, 8–92, 16–88 Century breaks: 2 (O'Sullivan 1, Dott 1).

Highest break by Dott: 106
Highest break by O'Sullivan: 100

 71–34, 77–9, 108–0, 97–0, 61–0, 0–100, 17–63, 0–87, 0–87, 59–0, 47–64, 0–78, 87–0, 48–68, 1–68, 0–69, 1–71, 0–85, 119–2, 30–76, 43–85, 8–69, 44–91, 13–72, 8–92, 16–88
England Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

The matches were played at Pontin's, Prestatyn Sands in between 10–20 February 2004.[41]

1st Round (Best of 19 frames)

2nd Round (Best of 19 frames)

Tom Ford 10–8 Martin Gould

Craig Butler 10–9 Brian Salmon

Luke Simmonds 10–8 Matthew Couch

Ian Preece 10–0 Joe Johnson

Lee Walker 10–6 Mike Hallett

Gary Thomson 10–2 Luke Fisher

Peter Lines 10–4 Ian Brumby

David Gilbert 10–6 Michael Wild

Rory McLeod 10–7 Mehmet Husnu

Jason Prince 10–6 Darryn Walker

Joe Delaney 10–4 Andrew Higginson

Neil Robertson 10–8 Martin Dziewialtowski

Simon Bedford 10–5 Ian Sargeant

Liu Song 10–5 Wayne Brown

Leo Fernandez 10–9 Paul Sweeny

Michael Rhodes 10–9 Terry Murphy

Kwan Poomjang 10–9 Philip Williams

Garry Hardiman 10–6 Billy Snaddon

Munraj Pal 10–0 Andy Neck

Colm Gilcreest 10–7 Steven Bennie

Ryan Day 10–7 Adrian Rosa

Tony Jones 10–3 Adam Davies

Jason Ferguson 10–9 Carlo Giagnacovo

Ricky Walden 10–0 Stephen Croft

Joe Meara 10–8 Andrew Norman

Adrian Gunnell 10–5 Steve Mifsud

Ding Junhui 10–6 Atthasit Mahitthi

Paul Davies 10–4 Alain Robidoux

Supoj Saenla 10–8 Bradley Jones

Paul Wykes 10–4 Kurt Maflin

Stuart Mann 10–8 Jamie Cope

Scott MacKenzie 10–3 Johl Younger

Rounds 3–6

Round 3 (Best of 19 Frames) Round 4 (Best of 19 Frames) Round 5 (Best of 19 Frames) Round 6 (Best of 19 Frames)
Craig Butler 10–4 Tom Ford Darren Morgan 10–8 Craig Butler James Wattana 10–1 Darren Morgan James Wattana 10–8 Dave Harold
Ian Preece 10–5 Luke Simmonds Dave Finbow 10–9 Ian Preece Brian Morgan 10–9 Dave Finbow Joe Swail 10–3 Brian Morgan
Lee Walker 10–6 Gary Thomson Lee Walker 10–7 Alfie Burden Lee Walker 10–8 Barry Hawkins Lee Walker 10–2 Mark Selby
Peter Lines 10–6 David Gilbert Peter Lines 10–4 Nick Walker Nigel Bond 10–6 Peter Lines Ian McCulloch 10–7 Nigel Bond
Rory McLeod 10–3 Jason Prince Rory McLeod 10–5 Bjorn Haneveer Rory McLeod 10–6 Stuart Bingham Robert Milkins 10–1 Rory McLeod
Neil Robertson 10–2 Joe Delaney Neil Robertson 10–4 Rod Lawler Stephen Maguire 10–6 Neil Robertson Stephen Maguire w-o Robin Hull
Simon Bedford 10–6 Liu Song Andy Hicks 10–7 Simon Bedford Andy Hicks 10–4 Jamie Burnett Andy Hicks 10–8 Anthony Davies
Leo Fernandez 10–5 Michael Rhodes Leo Fernandez 10–8 Sean Storey Leo Fernandez 10–9 Gerard Greene Dominic Dale 10–8 Leo Fernandez
Garry Hardiman 10–7 Kwan Poomjang Shokat Ali 10–4 Garry Hardiman Michael Holt 10–6 Shokat Ali Anthony Hamilton 10–9 Michael Holt
Munraj Pal 10- 5 Colm Gilcreest Nick Dyson 10–9 Munraj Pal Nick Dyson 10–4 Gary Wilkinson Allister Carter 10–6 Nick Dyson
Ryan Day 10–0 Tony Jones Ryan Day 10–7 Mike Dunn Ryan Day 10–6 Mark Davis Ryan Day 10–7 Drew Henry
Ricky Walden 10–4 Jason Ferguson David Roe 10–5 Ricky Walden Michael Judge 10–9 David Roe John Parrott 10–9 Michael Judge
Adrian Gunnell 10–5 Joe Meara Adrian Gunnell 10–5 Jimmy Michie Adrian Gunnell 10–7 Fergal O'Brien Mark King 10–8 Adrian Gunnell
Ding Junhui 10–5 Paul Davies Ding Junhui 10–3 Marcus Campbell Barry Pinches 10–7 Ding Junhui Barry Pinches 10–2 Tony Drago
Paul Wykes 10–8 Supoj Saenla Patrick Wallace 10–4 Paul Wykes Patrick Wallace 10–5 Jonathan Birch Chris Small 10–7 Patrick Wallace
Stuart Mann 10–2 Scott MacKenzie Shaun Murphy 10–5 Stuart Mann Stuart Pettman 10–7 Shaun Murphy Stuart Pettman 10–7 Marco Fu

Century breaks

There were 55 centuries in this year's championship. The highest break of the tournament was 145 made by Joe Perry.[7][42][43]

  • 145, 100 England Joe Perry
  • 132, 125, 102 England Paul Hunter
  • 131, 130 Scotland John Higgins
  • 131, 127, 127, 125, 123, 121, 117, 109, 109, 106, 106, 101, 100 England Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • 128, 125, 122, 115, 113, 111, 109, 104 Wales Matthew Stevens
  • 128, 112, 111 Wales Ryan Day
  • 127, 119 England Steve Davis
  • 127, 110 Northern Ireland Joe Swail
  • 121, 112 Scotland Stephen Maguire
  • 120 England Jimmy White
  • 117, 113, 108, 106 England Ian McCulloch
  • 117, 110, 103 Scotland Stephen Hendry
  • 117, 106 Scotland Graeme Dott
  • 116 England Andy Hicks
  • 115, 111 England Barry Pinches
  • 109 Thailand James Wattana
  • 108, 105 Wales Mark Williams
  • 103 Scotland Alan McManus
  • 100 England David Gray

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