2004 European Open (snooker)

2004 European Open 2004 03 1 2004 03 6 y Hilton Conference Centre Portomaso Malta WPBSA Ranking event £400,000 £48,000 Stephen Maguire SCO (137)https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/magnificent-maguire-stuns-white-to-land-first-title.128244 Magnificent Maguire stuns White to land first title Camilleri Valhmor The Times of Malta 27 January 2023 7 March 2004 https://archive.today/20230127113541/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/magnificent-maguire-stuns-white-to-land-first-title.128244#selection-329.0-329.51 27 January 2023 live Stephen Maguire SCO Jimmy White ENG 9–3 2003 2005 The 2004 European Open was the 2004 edition of the European Open snooker tournament, held from 1 to 6 March 2004, at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta. It was the final year the event was known as European Open, as the event was renamed to Malta Cup in next year. Stephen Maguire defeated Jimmy White by nine frame frames to three (9–3) in the final to claim his first ranking-event title, transforming him from "talented underachiever into a world-ranking event winner", according to The Times. In the semi-finals Maguire defeated Stephen Lee and White beat Tony Drago. The tournament was the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2003/2004 season, following the Welsh Open and preceding the Irish Masters. Tournament summary Prior to the 1988/1989 season no ranking tournament had been continuously staged outside of the United Kingdom (although the World Championship had been held twice in Australia). The snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), decided to include overseas events and the first two locations chosen were Canada and Europe. The European Open was first held in 1989 in Deauville, France, and was suspended for 1997/1998 and 2000/2001. It moved to the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta for the first time in 2004 and was renamed the Malta Cup the following season.European Open. German Open. German Masters. Irish Open. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk (Chris Turner's Snooker Archive). Retrieved 12 September 2010. Archived 16 February 2012 The 2004 tournament was the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2003/2004 season, following the Welsh Open and preceding the Irish Masters."European Open 2004" https://web.archive.org/web/20210426060601/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0304/eo2004_res.shtml 2021-04-26 . Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Held in January, the Welsh Open was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Steve Davis by nine frame frames to eight (9–8) in the final."Welsh Open 2004" https://web.archive.org/web/20110718204033/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0304/wo2004_res.shtml 2011-07-18 . Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 September 2010. The defending European Open champion was also O'Sullivan, who defeated Stephen Hendry 9–6 in last year's final."European Open 2003" https://web.archive.org/web/20110718203616/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0203/eo2003_res.shtml 2011-07-18 . Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Paul Hunter, who had defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the non-ranking Masters in February, entered the tournament "playing the best snooker of his career", according to Phil Yates of The Times.Yates, Phil. "Hunter hoping to sustain peak form"September 2024 medicmedic. The Times. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Qualifying The qualifying stage was played between players ranked 17 and those ranked lower for one of 16 places in the final stage. The matches were best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals. In March 2004 Maltese player Tony Drago defeated Adrian Gunnell 5–2 in a match held over from the qualifying stage in November.Proby, Johnny. "Irish interest ends in Malta" https://web.archive.org/web/20050112014626/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0302/snooker.html 2005-01-12 . RTÉ Sport. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Round 1 The qualifiers went through to face members of the top 16. In this round, Davis came from 2–4 down to beat Joe Swail 5–4, in a match where both players missed chances. In the deciding frame, Davis won on the pink ball after Swail had missed the brown. After the match, Davis said it was a historic day as he had never won a match in the country."Davis squeezes past Swail" . BBC Sport. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Stephen Lee received a walkover to the next round after his opponent Robin Hull withdrew for medical reasons.Yates, Phil. "Small overcomes pain and Stevens"September 2024 medicmedic. The Times. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. World number 41 Stephen Maguire made a break break of 89 in the final frame of his match against Peter Ebdon to win 5–4, and world number three O'Sullivan opened his match against Marco Fu with a century break of 110 and went on to win 5–1. Chris Small, who suffers from the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis, whitewashed UK champion Matthew Stevens 5–0, in a match lasting almost three hours and which saw Stevens lose two frames on the black ball.Dee, John. "Snooker: O'Sullivan ahead in century race" https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015834/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2374097/Snooker-OSullivan-ahead-in-century-race.html 2019-02-19 . The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Neil Robertson defeated Ken Doherty 5–3, and Joe Perry beat David Roe by the same scoreline. In the last match of the day, David Gray beat Fergal O'Brien 5–3. World number one Mark Williams was defeated 1–5 by Anthony Hamilton, who made a break of 133.Dee, John. "Snooker: Williams shocked by Hamilton" https://web.archive.org/web/20160301082817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2374161/Snooker-Williams-shocked-by-Hamilton.html 2016-03-01 . The Daily Telegraph. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Williams refused to answer questions at the post-match press conference, explaining: "I'm not saying anything because if I do I could be in trouble so I'm keeping my mouth shut.""Williams falls at the first" . BBC Sport. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Hunter and Hendry made high breaks of 49 and 55 in defeating Brian Morgan and Jimmy Michie 5–1, respectively. After the match Hendry—the world number two and a seven-time world champion said "I feel like going to apologise to each fan one by one because it was such a bad match". John Higgins whitewashed Barry Pinches 5–0, compiling a 132 break in the last frame in a match where Pinches made a high break of 33.Proby, Johnny. "Higgins easily through in Malta" https://web.archive.org/web/20050205034648/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0302/higginsj.html 2005-02-05 . RTÉ Sport. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Jimmy White overcame James Wattana 5–4 having trailed 2–3. Graeme Dott defeated Drew Henry 5-3 and Quinten Hann beat Simon Bedford 5–0. In the last game of the day, Drago beat Alan McManus 5–4. Round 2 In round two O'Sullivan defeated Small 5–1, coming from behind to win in each of the first three frames with breaks of 58, 81, and 46. A break of 112 completed the victory, after which O'Sullivan said his opponent had made him work."O'Sullivan eases past Small". BBC Sport. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. In the fifth frame O'Sullivan continued playing despite needing snookers, later explaining, "I wanted to keep playing because I was enjoying it so much"."O'Sullivan into quarters, Davis falls to Lee". RTÉ Sport. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. White made breaks of 72, 52, 69, 51, and 65 in defeating Hendry 5–3, after which Hendry said his performance was "horrendous", and White said his refusal to go out the night before contributed to his performance."White too strong for Hendry". BBC Sport. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. In the sixth frame White led by 41 points before missing an easy red, allowing Hendry to win on the black with a 55 break to level at 3–3. White dominated the next two frames for the victory.Yates, Phil. "Drago earns place in last eight with help from the locals"September 2024 medicmedic. The Times. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Higgins, without a tournament victory for over two years, whitewashed Dott 5–0 with breaks of 82, 81, 57, and 52, and said it was the "best [he had] felt for ages".Dee, John. "Snooker: White hot effort bad for Hendry" https://web.archive.org/web/20190727141611/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2374204/Snooker-White-hot-effort-bad-for-Hendry.html 2019-07-27 . The Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Drago defeated Hunter 5–2 to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking events for the first time since 1998, in a low-quality match where Drago made one break over 50. Lee defeated Davis 5–3 in a four-hour match, and Higgins completed a second whitewash when he beat Dott 5–0, bringing his career record against Dott to 9–1.Proby, Johnny. "White and Higgins safely through" https://web.archive.org/web/20050112015518/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0303/snooker1.html 2005-01-12 . RTÉ Sport. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Maguire defeated Perry 5–4 to reach his first ranking quarter-final,Dee, John. "Snooker: Maguire reaches first final" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2374336/Snooker-Maguire-reaches-first-final.html 2016-03-04 . The Daily Telegraph. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. and Hann beat Hamilton 5–1 to claim the final place in the next round. Quarter-finals In the quarter-finals Lee defeated O'Sullivan 5–4 in a match that lasted 3 hours and 32 minutes. O'Sullivan came from 2–3 down to lead 4–3 before Lee leveled the match. In the final frame O'Sullivan led 36–0, before Lee made a 46 break and fluked a snooker that enabled him to claim victory. O'Sullivan said his performance was very poor, while Lee said he was quietly confident."Lee ends O'Sullivan hopes" . BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010.Dee, John. "Snooker: O'Sullivan off colour" https://web.archive.org/web/20160310063500/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2374282/Snooker-OSullivan-off-colour.html 2016-03-10 . The Daily Telegraph. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. White defeated Robertson 5–3 to reach his third semi-final of the season. White led 4–1 and was 56 points ahead in the sixth but missed a straightforward green, allowing Robertson to win on the black with a 67 break. Robertson took the next frame before a risky long pot in the eighth allowed White to win the match. White—who last won a ranking title 12 years ago prior at this event—said, "Everyone knows I've been in front so many times in the past and tossed it away so I was having nightmares out there".Yates, Phil. "White wobbles on way to semi-finals"September 2024 medicmedic. The Times. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010. Drago quickly won the first four frames of his match against Hann, conceding the fifth, before completing a 5–1 victory, after which he said the crowd support helped him. Maguire caused an upset when he beat Higgins 5–3, a match that saw Maguire lose the first two frames before winning the next four. After the match Maguire he said he had "starting to think about winning it now". Semi-finals The semi-finals were best-of-11 frames. White reached his first final in four years when he defeated Drago 6–4. Leading 4–1 White made a break of 104 to win the sixth frame, before missing a straightforward red to allow his opponent to win the seventh with an 84 break. Drago won the next two in 15 minutes with breaks of 44 and 109—completing the latter in four minutesBoylan, James. "White seals final place". RTÉ Sport. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2010.—before an 86 break gave White the victory, after which White said, "Playing Tony here, I got a taste of what players have against me at the Masters when the crowd are all on my side but they were fair and I enjoyed every minute of it."Yates, Phil. "White on verge of glory after composed display" https://web.archive.org/web/20210115181239/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ 2021-01-15 . The Times. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010."White through to final" . BBC Sport. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. In the other semi-final Maguire beat Lee 6–4 in an error-strewn match which lasted four hours. After winning the first two frames Maguire lost the next three, but "kept his cool" to seal the victory. Maguire said the match was a "battle" and that he was surprised at how badly his opponents had played in the tournament, while Lee said he "just blew up" and that, "When you’re as poor as that you get into such a state of mind that you can’t think straight". Final The match was White's 23rd appearance in a final and his first since the 2000 British Open. In the best-of-17 final Maguire defeated White 9–3 to win his first ranking title at the age of 22, earning £48,000 in prize money."Maguire overwhelms White" . BBC Sport. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. The victory, according to The Times, transformed Maguire from "talented underachiever into a world-ranking event winner"; "Sport in Brief"September 2024 medicmedic. The Times. 8 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. according to BBC Sport his victory was a surprise."Maguire ready for big time" . BBC Sport. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. In the afternoon session Maguire made two sizeable breaks and one of 137 to lead 3–0. He won the next frame and compiled a century in the fifth. The sixth frame was awarded to Maguire, when White violated the three-miss rule. Snooker Snookered in the jaws of a corner pocket, White twice attempted to hit the pack of five reds off a side cushion and missed. On his third attempt he adopted a slow roll to the pack and again missed. In the evening session, trailing 0–6, White won his first frame before the next four were shared, the last of which included a break of 125 by White. At 8–2 a break of 57 gave Maguire the victory. After his victory Maguire acknowledged the influence of Terry Griffiths who had been working with him on the mental side of the game: "He's been on the phone just telling me to keep calm and that I can do it if I believe in myself"."Maguire hails Griffiths" . BBC Sport. 7 March 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2010. Maguire said he always knew he was good enough to win a tournament and that he would aim for a top-16 finish for the season. White said, "Stephen outplayed me in safety, potting and position so he deserved to win" and, "He gave me a good bashing. I'm pleased for him because he's a nice lad but I'm disappointed because I didn't compete"."White laments poor display" . BBC Sport. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2010. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:European Open Prize Money http://worldsnooker.com:80/snooker_media_centre/euroopen2004/points.asp worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 27 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040405153944/http://worldsnooker.com:80/snooker_media_centre/euroopen2004/points.asp 5 April 2004 70% 50% Winner: £48,000 Final: £24,000 Semi-final: £12,000 Quarter-final: £7,900 Last 16: £6,900 Last 32: £5,500 Last 48: £2,900 Last 64: £2,100 50% Last 80: £1,600 Last 96: £1,050 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: £400,000 Main draw Numbers to the left of the players' names are the tournament seedings. Players in bold denote match winners.2004 European Open http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/maintour/euro04.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040605032448/http://www.worldofsnooker.co.uk/maintour/euro04.htm 5 June 2004 14 November 2020 World of SnookerLast 32 Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 19 Marco Fu HKG 1 9 Matthew Stevens WAL 0 18 Chris Small SCO 5 11 Steve Davis ENG 5 27 Joe Swail NIR 4 5 Stephen Lee ENG w/o 32 Robin Hull FIN w/d 7 Peter Ebdon ENG 4 41 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 16 Joe Perry ENG 5 57 David Roe ENG 3 13 Graeme Dott SCO 5 25 Drew Henry SCO 3 4 John Higgins SCO 5 36 Barry Pinches ENG 0 3 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 60 Jimmy Michie ENG 1 15 Jimmy White ENG 5 34 James Wattana THA 4 12 David Gray ENG 5 33 Fergal O'Brien IRL 3 6 Ken Doherty IRL 3 Neil Robertson AUS 5 8 Paul Hunter ENG 5 45 Brian Morgan ENG 1 10 Alan McManus SCO 4 24 Tony Drago MLT 5 14 Quinten Hann AUS 5 Simon Bedford ENG 0 2 Mark Williams WAL 1 20 Anthony Hamilton ENG 5 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 18 Chris Small SCO 1 11 Steve Davis ENG 3 5 Stephen Lee ENG 5 41 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 16 Joe Perry ENG 4 13 Graeme Dott SCO 0 4 John Higgins SCO 5 3 Stephen Hendry SCO 3 15 Jimmy White ENG 5 12 David Gray ENG 2 Neil Robertson AUS 5 8 Paul Hunter ENG 2 24 Tony Drago MLT 5 14 Quinten Hann AUS 5 20 Anthony Hamilton ENG 1 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 4 5 Stephen Lee ENG 5 41 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 4 John Higgins SCO 3 15 Jimmy White ENG 5 Neil Robertson AUS 3 24 Tony Drago MLT 5 14 Quinten Hann AUS 1 5 Stephen Lee ENG 4 41 Stephen Maguire SCO 6 15 Jimmy White ENG 6 24 Tony Drago MLT 4 41 Stephen Maguire SCO 9 15 Jimmy White ENG 3 Key w/o = walkover w/d = withdrew Final Scores in bold denote winning frame scores and the winning participant. Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta, 6 March 2004. Stephen Maguire (41) 9–3 Jimmy White (15) Afternoon: 121–2 (96), 79–44 (72), 137–0 (137), 81–23, 113–8 (103), 58–6Maguire was awarded the frame when White violated the three-miss rule. i, 63–67, 62–60 (62)Evening: 18–91 (78), 77–1, 0–125 (125), 86–6 (57) 137 Highest break 125 2 Century breaks 1 6 50+ breaks 2 Qualifying Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 5 November 2003.2003-4 European Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res_03_4/03euro.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20040618130034/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res_03_4/03euro.htm 18 June 2004 27 January 2023 dead Round 1 Best of 9 frames ENG Andrew Norman 4–5 SCO Steven Bennie ENG Andrew Higginson 2–5 WAL Ian Preece SCO Billy Snaddon 4–5 ENG Martin Gould ENG Paul Wykes 3–5 ENG Paul Sweeny ENG Rory McLeod 5–2 ENG Carlo Giagnacovo ENG Peter Lines 2–5 ENG Tom Ford WAL Paul Davies 3–5 ENG Adrian Rosa IRL Colm Gilcreest 5–4 NOR Kurt Maflin ENG Munraj Pal 5–4 ENG Chris Melling WAL Ryan Day 5–3 CHN Liu Song ENG Matthew Couch 1–5 ENG Michael Rhodes ENG Craig Butler 5–1 THA Supoj Saenla SCO Martin Dziewialtowski 5–1 ENG Michael Wild THA Atthasit Mahitthi 5–3 ENG Andy Neck IRL Leo Fernandez 5–4 WAL Ian Sargeant THA Kwan Poomjang 5–4 CYP 1960 Mehmet Husnu ENG Ricky Walden 5–1 ENG James Leadbetter WAL Lee Walker 5–2 CAN Alain Robidoux ENG Luke Fisher 2–5 SCO Scott MacKenzie NIR Jason Prince 5–4 CHN Ding Junhui ENG Joe Johnson w/d–w/o IRL Garry Hardiman NIR Terry Murphy 5–1 SCO Gary Thomson ENG Wayne Brown 1–5 AUS Neil Robertson Iceland Kristján Helgason w/d–w/o ENG Luke Simmonds ENG Tony Jones 2–5 ENG Darryn Walker ENG David Gilbert 3–5 WAL Philip Williams ENG Adrian Gunnell 5–1 IRL Joe Delaney ENG Jason Ferguson 5–2 ENG Stuart Mann ENG Simon Bedford 5–3 ENG Stephen Croft ENG Jamie Cope 5–4 ENG Ian Brumby AUS Johl Younger 2–5 AUS Steve Mifsud ENG Bradley Jones 1–5 NIR Joe Meara Round 2–5 no 200 Round 2 Best of 9 frames Round 3 Best of 9 frames Round 4 Best of 9 frames Round 5 Best of 9 frames SCO Steven Bennie 3 WAL Ian Preece 5 ENG Martin Gould 5 ENG Paul Sweeny 4 ENG Rory McLeod 5 ENG Tom Ford 3 ENG Adrian Rosa 2 IRL Colm Gilcreest 5 ENG Munraj Pal 5 WAL Ryan Day 4 ENG Michael Rhodes 4 ENG Craig Butler 5 SCO Martin Dziewialtowski 5 THA Atthasit Mahitthi 2 IRL Leo Fernandez 4 THA Kwan Poomjang 5 ENG Ricky Walden 0 WAL Lee Walker 5 SCO Scott MacKenzie 5 NIR Jason Prince 2 IRL Garry Hardiman 5 NIR Terry Murphy 4 AUS Neil Robertson 5 ENG Luke Simmonds 0 ENG Darryn Walker 1 WAL Philip Williams 5 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5 ENG Jason Ferguson 1 ENG Simon Bedford 5 ENG Jamie Cope 3 AUS Steve Mifsud 4 NIR Joe Meara 5 ENG Shaun Murphy 4 WAL Ian Preece 5 ENG Dave Finbow 3 ENG Martin Gould 5 ENG Alfie Burden 0 ENG Rory McLeod 5 ENG Andy Hicks 3 IRL Colm Gilcreest 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 5 ENG Munraj Pal 4 ENG David Roe 5 ENG Craig Butler 0 ENG Sean Storey 5 SCO Martin Dziewialtowski 3 PAK Shokat Ali 5 THA Kwan Poomjang 2 ENG Jimmy Michie 5 WAL Lee Walker 1 SCO Marcus Campbell 4 SCO Scott MacKenzie 5 ENG Mike Dunn 5 IRL Garry Hardiman 1 WAL Darren Morgan 2 AUS Neil Robertson 5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer 5 WAL Philip Williams 3 ENG Nick Walker 0 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5 ENG Nick Dyson 4 ENG Simon Bedford 5 ENG Rod Lawler 5 NIR Joe Meara 1 ENG Jonathan Birch 5 WAL Ian Preece 3 IRL Michael Judge 5 ENG Martin Gould 2 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 ENG Rory McLeod 2 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 IRL Colm Gilcreest 2 SCO Stephen Maguire 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 2 ENG Gary Wilkinson 2 ENG David Roe 5 SCO Jamie Burnett 3 ENG Sean Storey 5 ENG Barry Pinches 5 PAK Shokat Ali 2 ENG Nigel Bond 4 ENG Jimmy Michie 5 THA James Wattana 5 SCO Scott MacKenzie 3 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Mike Dunn 3 ENG Mark Davis 1 AUS Neil Robertson 5 ENG Brian Morgan 5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer 4 NIR Gerard Greene 4 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5 ENG Stuart Pettman 2 ENG Simon Bedford 5 ENG Michael Holt 5 ENG Rod Lawler 3 HKG Marco Fu 5 ENG Jonathan Birch 0 SCO Chris Small 5 IRL Michael Judge 2 NIR Joe Swail 5 ENG Barry Hawkins 3 FIN Robin Hull 5 ENG Stuart Bingham 1 WAL Dominic Dale 0 SCO Stephen Maguire 5 ENG Mark King 4 ENG David Roe 5 SCO Drew Henry 5 ENG Sean Storey 1 ENG Robert Milkins 1 ENG Barry Pinches 5 WAL Anthony Davies 4 ENG Jimmy Michie 5 ENG Ali Carter 4 THA James Wattana 5 ENG John Parrott 4 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Ian McCulloch 1 AUS Neil Robertson 5 ENG Mark Selby 1 ENG Brian Morgan 5 MLT Tony DragoMatch was held over to the venue in Malta. i 5 ENG Adrian Gunnell 2 ENG Dave Harold 4 ENG Simon Bedford 5 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Michael Holt 2 Century breaks Qualifying stage centuries 144 Michael Judge 140 Lee Walker 139, 102 Barry Pinches 135 Martin Dziewialtowski 135 Ali Carter 131 Mike Dunn 129 Leo Fernandez 128 Kwan Poomjang 128 Ian Brumby 124, 100 Anthony Hamilton 121 Rory McLeod 121 Joe Swail 120 Brian Morgan 120 David Roe 119 Philip Williams 117 Kurt Maflin 116 Stuart Bingham 115 Chris Small 114 Adrian Gunnell 111 Dave Harold 108, 101 Robin Hull 107 Liu Song 106 Tom Ford 106 Stephen Maguire 106 John Parrott 106 Patrick Wallace 105 Jamie Cope 104 Jimmy Michie 102 Ding Junhui Televised stage centuries 137, 103 Stephen Maguire 133 Anthony Hamilton 132 John Higgins 125, 104, 103 Jimmy White 112, 110 Ronnie O'Sullivan 109, 100 Neil Robertson 109 Tony Drago 100 Peter Ebdon Notes i References Sources European Open 2004. snooker.org. Embassy World Rankings 2003/2004. snooker.org. 2004 European Open European Open (snooker) European Open Category:Snooker in Malta