# 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.
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:

## Main draw

| Last 48 Best of 9 frames | Last 48 Best of 9 frames | Last 48 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| | | | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Mark Selby | 5 | 29 | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Mark Selby | 5 | 29 | Mark Selby | 1 | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | James Wattana | 3 | | | | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | James Wattana | 3 | | | | 15 | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Jimmy White | 5 | 15 | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Joe Swail | 5 | 27 | Joe Swail | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Joe Swail | 5 | 27 | Joe Swail | 2 | | | | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | |
| 35 | Mark Davis | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Marco Fu | 5 | 19 | Marco Fu | 5 | 19 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Song | 3 | | | | 19 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Song | 3 | | | | 6 | Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ken Doherty | 5 | 6 | Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robin Hull | 0 | 39 | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robin Hull | 0 | 39 | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | 19 | Marco Fu | 3 | | |
| 39 | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Marco Fu | 3 | | |
| 39 | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 6 | | |
| | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 6 | | |
| 24 | Tony Drago | 4 | 36 | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Tony Drago | 4 | 36 | Barry Pinches | 3 | 5 | Stephen Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Barry Pinches | 5 | | | | 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 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Robert Milkins | 5 | 21 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | 21 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies | 2 | | | | | | | 21 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | |
| 22 | Mark King | 5 | 22 | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mark King | 5 | 22 | Mark King | 3 | 11 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Nick Dyson | 3 | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Nick Dyson | 3 | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | 4 | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Dave Harold | w/d | 56 | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Dave Harold | w/d | 56 | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 8 |
| 56 | Marcus Campbell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Steve Davis | 8 |
| 56 | Marcus Campbell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| 31 | Anthony Davies | 2 | 37 | Michael Judge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Anthony Davies | 2 | 37 | Michael Judge | 0 | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Michael Judge | 5 | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Michael Judge | 5 | | | | 16 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Joe Perry | 5 | 16 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Ian McCulloch | 3 | 58 | Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Ian McCulloch | 3 | 58 | Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
| 58 | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
| 58 | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Paul Hunter | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 2 | | | | 8 | Paul Hunter | 2 | | | | | | |
| 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | | | | 20 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | | | | 8 | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Paul Hunter | 5 | 8 | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Drew Henry | 5 | 25 | Drew Henry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Drew Henry | 5 | 25 | Drew Henry | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| 63 | Darren Morgan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| 63 | Darren Morgan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 28 | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | 28 | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | |
| 18 | Chris Small | 5 | 18 | Chris Small | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Chris Small | 5 | 18 | Chris Small | 4 | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | 10 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Alan McManus | 5 | 10 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | John Parrott | 5 | 30 | John Parrott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | John Parrott | 5 | 30 | John Parrott | 3 | | | | 10 | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wallace | 2 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Dominic Dale | 5 | 28 | Dominic Dale | 5 | 28 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | 28 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | 2 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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. :
| 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.

### 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 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Craig Butler | Craig Butler | 5 | Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 5 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 |
| Joe Delaney | Joe Delaney | 3 | Craig Butler | Craig Butler | 2 | Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 4 |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 5 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Paul Sweeny | Paul Sweeny | 4 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 5 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 5 |
| Steve Mifsud | Steve Mifsud | 2 | Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 5 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 0 |
| Philip Williams | Philip Williams | 5 | Shokat Ali | Shokat Ali | 5 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 5 |
| James Leadbetter | James Leadbetter | 0 | Philip Williams | Philip Williams | 2 | Shokat Ali | Shokat Ali | 3 |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 5 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 0 |
| Mehmet Husnu | Mehmet Husnu | 3 | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 5 | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 5 |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 1 | Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 5 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Wayne Brown | Wayne Brown | 5 | Wayne Brown | Wayne Brown | 4 | Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 5 |
| Darryn Walker | Darryn Walker | 5 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 |
| Johl Younger | Johl Younger | 4 | Darryn Walker | Darryn Walker | 4 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Martin Dziewialtowski | Martin Dziewialtowski | 4 | David Roe | David Roe | 5 | Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 5 |
| Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 5 | Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 1 | David Roe | David Roe | 3 |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 2 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 1 |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 |
| Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 5 | Jonathan Birch | Jonathan Birch | 2 |
| Leo Fernandez | Leo Fernandez | 2 | Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 1 | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 5 |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 |
| Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 5 | Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 3 | Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 3 |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 3 | Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 1 |
| Luke Simmonds | Luke Simmonds | 5 | Luke Simmonds | Luke Simmonds | 4 | Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 5 |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Sean Storey | Sean Storey | 3 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 5 |
| Gary Thomson | Gary Thomson | 5 | Gary Thomson | Gary Thomson | 5 | Gary Thomson | Gary Thomson | 4 |