2004–05 snooker season

none January 2021 2004 08 04 2005 05 8 y 19 (8 ranking events) SCO Stephen Maguire ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Shaun Murphy 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 August 2004 and 8 May 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events. Calendar World Snooker Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 2 Oct 10 Oct ENG Grand Prix Guild Hall Preston England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Ian McCulloch 9–5 totesport Grand Prix 2004 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/gp2004_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 8 Nov 14 Nov ENG British Open The Brighton Centre Brighton Scotland John Higgins Scotland Stephen Maguire 9–6 British Open 2004 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/bo2004_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 15 Nov 28 Nov ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York Scotland Stephen Maguire England David Gray 10–1 Travis Perkins UK Championship 2004 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/uk2004_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 17 Jan 23 Jan WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 Welsh Open 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/wo2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Werbeniuk passes away http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012010/58/week-werbeniuk-passes.html Eurosport UK 3 June 2013 31 Jan 6 Feb MLT Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland Graeme Dott 9–7 Malta Cup 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/mc2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 13 Feb 20 Feb ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan SCO John Higgins 10–3 Rileys Club Masters 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/m2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html Eurosport UK 22 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140305133133/http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html 5 March 2014 dead 6 Mar 13 Mar IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Matthew Stevens 10–8 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/im2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 27 Mar 3 Apr CHN China Open Haidian Stadium Beijing China Ding Junhui Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–5 China Open 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/co2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 16 Apr 2 May ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Shaun Murphy Wales Matthew Stevens 18–16 Embassy World Championship 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/wc2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 6 Jan 8 May ENG Premier League G-Mex Centre Manchester ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan WAL Mark Williams 6–0 2005 Premier League Snooker (Spring) Results http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com//results/2005_spring_results.htm premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com Matchroom Sport 5 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101114164505/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2005_spring_results.htm 14 November 2010 dead Ranking event Non-ranking event World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 2 Sep 3 Sep ENG British Open Woking Snooker Centre Woking ENG Reanne Evans ENG Katie Henrick 4–0 2004 British Open - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2004-british-open/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 20232004 British Open Ladies Snooker Championship http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Ladies/04britishopen.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119175219/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Ladies/04britishopen.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023 31 Oct 1 Nov ENG UK Ladies Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds SCO Lynette Horsburgh ENG Reanne Evans 4–3 2004 UK Ladies Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2004-uk-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023Horsburgh Bags UK Title http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-031104.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194518/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-031104.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023 5 Feb 5 Feb ENG Northern Championship Regal Snooker Centre Preston SCO Lynette Horsburgh ENG Maria Catalano 4–2 2005 Northern Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2005-northern-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 5 Mar 6 Mar ENG Connie Gough National Rileys Snooker Club Luton SCO Lynette Horsburgh ENG Sarah Smith 3–1 2005 Connie Gough National - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2005-connie-gough-national/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023 2 Apr 6 Apr ENG World Women's Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge ENG Reanne Evans SCO Lynette Horsburgh 6–4 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2005-world-ladies-snooker-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm 19 November 2005 Global Snooker Centre 12 December 2023 Challenge Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 24 Sep 30 Sep WAL Challenge Tour 1 Pontin's Prestatyn ENG Jamie Cope ENG Chris Norbury 6–2 WSA Challenge Tour 1 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT1.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20041209030334/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT1.htm 9 December 2004 6 Dec 12 Dec WAL Challenge Tour 2 Pontin's Prestatyn ENG James Tatton ENG Matthew Barnes 6–4 WSA Challenge Tour 2 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT2.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20050405140119/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT2.htm 5 April 2005 15 Mar 21 Mar WAL Challenge Tour 3 Pontin's Prestatyn SCO James McBain NIR Mark Allen 6–3 WSA Challenge Tour 3 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT3.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20050322013616/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT3.htm 22 March 2005Challenge Tour Event 3 results http://worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-19.htm worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20050407055326/http://worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-19.htm 7 April 2005 4 Apr 10 Apr WAL Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn ENG Jamie Cope ENG Matthew Couch 6–0 WSA Challenge Tour 4 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT4.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20050904190420/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT4.htm 4 September 2005Challenge Tour Event 4 http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-22.htm worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20051105044437/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-22.htm 5 November 2005 Other events Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 4 Aug 8 Aug THA World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge BEC-Tero Hall Bangkok HKG Marco Fu SCO John Higgins 5–1 http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#WChampvAsianStars https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155703/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#WChampvAsianStars dead 16 February 2012 Other Non-Ranking and Invitational Events Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 18 December 2019 2 Sep 5 Sep SUI Swiss Open Billiard Center Im Funken Zofingen ENG Ian McCulloch ENG Jimmy White 5–1 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04SwissOpen.htm 2004 Swiss Open Global Snooker 17 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20041013101934/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04SwissOpen.htm 13 October 2004 11 Sep 16 Sep HKG General Cup International General Snooker Club Tsim Sha Tsui THA Issara Kachaiwong WAL Dominic Dale 6–3 http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GeneralCup.htm 2004 General Cup International Global Snooker 13 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20070819115116/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GeneralCup.htm 19 August 2007 18 Sep 19 Sep GER Grand Prix Fürth Stadthalle Fürth ENG Paul Hunter WAL Matthew Stevens 4–2 European Tour 4: Players to Watch in Paul Hunter Snooker Classic Bleacher Report https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1747956-european-tour-4-players-to-watch-in-paul-hunter-snooker-classic 16 November 2017 18 Dec 19 Dec NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch BEL Bjorn Haneveer NED Lennon Starkey 6–1 2004 InterConnect Dutch Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04dediezefinal.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20060905074141/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04dediezefinal.htm 5 September 2006 Official rankings Snooker world rankings 2004/2005 The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.Turner Chris World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05) http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html 13 March 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 27 April 2011Embassy World Rankings 2004/2005 http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0405/ranking.asp Snooker.org 26 February 2011Hayton Eric The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 0-9548549-0-X 119–123Embassy World Rankings issued after the 2004 Embassy World Championship http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/main.asp worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20040603095700/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/main.asp 3 June 2004The Official Rankings for the 2004/2005 Season http://www.embassysnooker.com/rankings.html Embassy Snooker 25 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20041204123424/http://www.embassysnooker.com/rankings.html 4 December 2004 unfit No. Ch. Player Points 2002/03 Points 2003/04 Total 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 20125 26650 46775 2 WAL Mark Williams 27550 16912 44462 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 20150 20800 40950 4 ENG Paul Hunter 21450 18925 40375 5 SCO John Higgins 20275 16212 36487 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 14875 18450 33325 7 IRL Ken Doherty 18975 13237 32212 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 16025 15525 31550 9 ENG Stephen Lee 16675 14025 30700 10 SCO Alan McManus 16425 12825 29250 11 ENG Jimmy White 9962 18175 28137 12 SCO Chris Small 15500 12050 27550 13 ENG Steve Davis 15875 11212 27087 14 ENG David Gray 14300 12612 26912 15 SCO Graeme Dott 11500 14812 26312 16 HKG Marco Fu 13850 12362 26212 Points distribution 2004/2005 Points distribution for world ranking events, all new players received double points:2004/2005 Season Points Schedules http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker_tournaments/main_tour/points.asp worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20050206044706/http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker_tournaments/main_tour/points.asp 6 February 2005 Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F WGrand Prix2004 Totesport Grand Prix Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GPinfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20060620010605/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GPinfo.htm 20 June 2006 Unseeded loser 250 – 1000 – 1500 2050 2600 3150 3750 5000 Seeded loser – – 500 – – – – – – –British Open2004 British Open Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BOinfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20060319221603/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BOinfo.htm 19 March 2006Weltranglistenpunkte British Open 2004 http://www.brownball.de/britishopen04/punkte_britishopen04.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000 Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –UK Championship2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04UKinfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20060329064229/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04UKinfo.htm 29 March 2006Weltranglistenpunkte UK Championship 2004 http://www.brownball.de/ukchampionship04/punkte_ukchampionship04.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 300 975 1350 1725 2175 2625 3075 3750 4500 6000 Seeded loser – 487 675 862 1087 – – – – –Welsh Open2005 Welsh Open Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSHinfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070419131100/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSHinfo.htm 19 April 2007 Weltranglistenpunkte Welsh Open 2005 http://www.brownball.de/welshopen05/punkte_welshopen05.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000 Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –Malta Cup2005 Malta Cup Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5Maltainfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070116133833/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5Maltainfo.htm 16 January 2007Weltranglistenpunkte Malta Cup 2005 http://www.brownball.de/maltacup05/punkte_maltacup05.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000 Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –Irish Masters2005 Citywest Irish Masters Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05IRISHinfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070328015054/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05IRISHinfo.htm 28 March 2007Weltranglistenpunkte Irish Masters 2005 http://www.brownball.de/irishmasters05/punkte_irishmasters05.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000 Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –China Open2005 China Open Information http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05ChinaOpenInfo.htm Global Snooker Centre 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20051119190338/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05ChinaOpenInfo.htm 19 November 2005Weltranglistenpunkte China Open 2005 http://www.brownball.de/chinaopen05/punkte_chinaopen05.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000 Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –World ChampionshipWeltranglistenpunkte Weltmeisterschaft 2005 http://www.brownball.de/weltmeisterschaft05/punkte_wm05.html brownball.de 28 October 2011 Unseeded loser 400 1300 1800 2300 2900 3500 4100 5000 6000 8000 Seeded loser – 650 900 1150 1450 – – – – – Notes n References 2 External links 2004 Season 2005 Season 2004