2004 British Open

October 2017 October 2017 2004 British Open 2004 11 8 2004 11 14 y Brighton Centre Brighton England WPBSA Ranking event £200,000 £30,000 John Higgins SCO (144) John Higgins SCO Stephen Maguire SCO 9–6 2003 2021 The 2004 British Open was the 2004 edition of the British Open snooker tournament, held from 8 to 14 November 2004 at Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. John Higgins won the tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire nine Frame frames to six in the all-Scottish final to lift his first ranking-event title since the 2001 edition of this event. In the semi-finals, Higgins defeated Shaun Murphy 6–0 and Maguire defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–1. The defending champion Stephen Hendry lost in the quarter-finals. Higgins made the highest tournament Break break with his two breaks of 144. The tournament was the second of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2004/2005 snooker season, following the Grand Prix in October, which was won by O'Sullivan. It preceded the third ranking event of the season, the UK Championship. Tournament summary thumb|Ronnie O'Sullivan, the world number one and world champion The 2004 British Open was the second ranking event of the 2004/2005 snooker season,http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/bo2004_res.shtml British Open 2004 Snooker.org 4 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217062612/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/bo2004_res.shtml 17 February 2012 live after the Grand Prix in October, which was won by world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan—the 2004 and two-time world champion—who defeated Ian McCulloch 9–5 in the final.http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/gp2004_res.shtml totesport Grand Prix 2004 Snooker.org 4 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117032631/http://www.snooker.org/TRN/0405/gp2004_res.shtml 17 January 2012 live http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3731812.stm O'Sullivan nets Preston win BBC Sport 10 October 2004 4 September 2010 16 November 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061116061020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3731812.stm live It preceded the UK Championship.http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/uk2004_res.shtml Travis Perkins UK Championship 2004 Snooker.org 15 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216232950/http://www.snooker.org/TRN/0405/uk2004_res.shtml 16 December 2010 live The defending champion was seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry who defeated O'Sullivan 9–6 in last year's final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3249841.stm British Open results BBC Sport 14 November 2003 15 September 2010 15 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071215204107/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3249841.stm live Hendry was still angry at his loss at the Grand Prix to McCulloch, explaining, "The way I felt at the Grand Prix was down to the fact that I know what I'm still capable of".https://www.thetimes.com/sport/snooker/article/hendry-rages-against-fading-skills-7jm9607bv0h Hendry rages against fading skills The Times Phil Yates 8 November 2004 5 September 2010 The total prize fund was £200,000http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/7000digest/tm_objectid=14859384&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=snooker--hendry-breezes-through-name_page.html Snooker: Hendry breezes through The Journal (via www.icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk) 11 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204300/http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/7000digest/tm_objectid%3D14859384%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50081%26headline%3Dsnooker--hendry-breezes-through-name_page.html dead 3 March 2016 and the host broadcaster was Eurosport.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-o-sullivan-tips-maguire-20228.html Snooker: O'Sullivan tips Maguire The Independent Clive Everton Clive Everton 14 November 2004 17 August 2021 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213911/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-o-sullivan-tips-maguire-20228.html live O'Sullivan was considered the favourite, with his mentor Ray Reardon saying "Ronnie is in the form of his life and looks very close to being unstoppable at the moment".http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3990541.stm O'Sullivan expecting tough test BBC Sport 7 November 2004 4 September 2010 24 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190124111655/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3990541.stm live Although few top players reached the final eight in the Grand Prix, O'Sullivan said he would not be surprised if they performed well in this tournament. Qualifying The qualifying rounds were played between players ranked lower than 32 for one of 16 places in the final stage, at Pontin's Snooker Centre, Prestatyn, Wales. The matches were best-of-9 Frame frames until the semi-finals. Highly regarded 17-year-old Chinese player Ding Junhui, in his professional first season, won his sixth consecutive match when he beat Robin Hull 5–2.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2389714/Ding-looks-for-gong.html Ding looks for gong The Daily Telegraph Charles Whebell 8 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301084958/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2389714/Ding-looks-for-gong.html 1 March 2016 live http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1076777.ece Ding looks good bet to build on exceptional promise The Times Phil Yates 9 November 2004 5 September 2010September 2024 medicmedic The other successful qualifiers included the likes of Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, and Ryan Day. Round 1 The 16 first-round matches were between players ranked 17–32 and those who had made it through the qualifying stage. In this round, Ding took 63 minutes to whitewash 5–0 Malta's Tony Drago—who turned professional before Ding was born—outscoring Drago 463–73, for his first appearance in the last 32 of a ranking tournament. European Open winner Stephen Maguire defeated Australian Robertson 5–3, while world number 48 Murphy beat McCulloch 5–2. Michael Holt, in his first season in the top 32, beat Dave Harold 5–2, and Mark King defeated Selby by the same scoreline. Ali Carter whitewashed Belgian's number one Bjorn Haneveer 5–0 in 76 minutes, while Barry Hawkins prevailed 5–4 over Joe Perry, despite the latter making the highest Break break so far with a 133.http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1108/open.html Ding drubs Drago RTÉ Sport 8 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205055316/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1108/open.html 5 February 2005 live John Parrott made a century break in his 5–3 victory over Jamie Burnett, while Joe Jogia won four consecutive frames to overcome Joe Swail 5–4.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3994003.stm Parrott moves into second round BBC Sport 8 November 2004 11 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213919/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236357335&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F3994003.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20Parrott%20moves%20into%20second%20round&ts=v5.js live Round 2 The winners of round 1 went through to face members of the top 16. Ding continued his run, defeating Jimmy White 5–1 to make the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time. Ding called the win his most satisfying to date and White commended his opponent's performance, saying, "He's dangerous and he's improved a hell of a lot this year".http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article389372.ece Beaten White praises deadly Ding The Times Phil Yates 10 November 2004 4 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213913/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ dead Elsewhere, Maguire whitewashed UK champion Matthew Stevens 5–0, outscoring him 427–68. O'Sullivan extended his unbeaten run to 12 matches when he defeated Parrott 5–2, in a match that lasted two hours and 28 minutes and which featured a lot of tactical, disjointed exchanges.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3997185.stm Ding overpowers White in Brighton BBC Sport 9 November 2004 4 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213916/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236356570&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F3997185.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20Ding%20overpowers%20White%20in%20Brighton&ts=v5.js live http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1109/open.html Doherty hammers Hann RTÉ Sport 9 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205055758/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1109/open.html 5 February 2005 live He was not satisfied with his performance, however: "I was awful—if I keep playing like that they'll have to call the nuthouse to come and collect me". 1997 world champion Ken Doherty, who was ranked seventh but had slipped to fifteenth in the provisional rankings, defeated Quinten Hann 5–1, after Hann had smashed the Red ball red balls from his Break break-off shot at 0–4 down, from which he fluked a red and made an 89 break.http://www.independent.ie/sport/snooker-hann-loses-head-against-odoherty-142398.html SNOOKER: Hann loses head against O'Doherty Irish Independent Phil Yates 10 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025003858/http://www.independent.ie/sport/snooker-hann-loses-head-against-odoherty-142398.html 25 October 2012 live John Higgins, a three-time champion who first won in 1995, beat Drew Henry 5–1, and said he would withdraw from the tournament if his pregnant wife went into labour.https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/scotland-travel/higgins-digs-deep-and-returns-to-winning-ways-g8bl2b0tfp6 Higgins digs deep and returns to winning ways The Times Phil Yates 15 November 2004 18 August 2021 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4001459.stm Distracted Higgins earns easy win BBC Sport 10 November 2004 4 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213918/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236357744&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F4001459.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20Distracted%20Higgins%20earns%20easy%20win&ts=v5.js live Hendry beat Robert Milkins 5–1, and dismissed suggestions that the loss at the Grand Prix had inspired him to play better at this tournament.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4001441.stm Hendry eases past Milkins test BBC Sport 10 November 2004 5 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4001441.stm live Murphy defeated world number four Paul Hunter 5–3 for his second last-16 appearance in a ranking event, and attributed the win to his happiness off the table; Murphy—a Christian since the age of 17—said, "My girlfriend Claire is a wonderful woman. We've become engaged and we're involved with a tremendous church in Rotherham".http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4000851.stm Murphy traps Hunter in Brighton BBC Sport 10 November 2004 5 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213918/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236358278&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F4000851.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20Murphy%20traps%20Hunter%20in%20Brighton&ts=v5.js live http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article705739.ece Snooker: Murphy seeks win and a prayer after taking cue from his faith The Times Patrick Kidd 15 April 2006 11 September 2010 10 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510010428/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article705739.ece dead Two-time world champion and world number two Mark Williams—who became a father in May and had slipped to eighth in the provisional rankings—claimed a 5–1 victory over Jogia in 89 minutes.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2389878/Williams-relieved-to-end-his-dry-run.html Williams relieved to end his dry run The Daily Telegraph Charles Whebell 11 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414000926/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2389878/Williams-relieved-to-end-his-dry-run.html 14 April 2015 live In a hard-fought contest, Stephen Lee defeated King 5–4. The other winners were Carter, Andy Hicks, Anthony Hamilton, Hawkins, Barry Pinches, Holt, and Stuart Bingham. Round 3 In the last 16, O'Sullivan compiled two century breaks to whitewash Lee 5–0 for his 13th consecutive win and his 9th consecutive quarter-final.https://www.thetimes.com/sport/snooker/article/osullivan-upbeat-after-brushing-aside-lee-j3ws07g2wgj O'Sullivan upbeat after brushing aside Lee The Times Phil Yates 12 November 2004 18 August 2021 Regarding comments he made about his retirement after his previous match, O'Sullivan said, "There's no point quoting me because what I say from one day to the next will be different".http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4004463.stm O'Sullivan books last eight spot BBC Sport 11 November 2004 5 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213919/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236359263&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F4004463.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20O%27Sullivan%20books%20last%20eight%20spot&ts=v5.js live Maguire made a Total clearance total clearance of 140 in his 5–2 win over Ding, while Hamilton defeated Williams 5–3 for his fourth consecutive win over the world number two. Hendry, whose last tournament victory was this event last year, made four breaks over 60 in his 5–2 win over Carter to set up a match with Higgins, who made the highest break so far with a 141 in his 5–3 win over Pinches.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4005189.stm Hendry sets up all-Scottish clash BBC Sport 11 November 2004 4 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213919/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236359458&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F4005189.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20Hendry%20sets%20up%20all-Scottish%20clash&ts=v5.js live Doherty became the fifth member of the top eight to lose when he was defeated 4–5 by Hicks, while Hawkins defeated Bingham 5–4 and Murphy beat Holt 5–3. Quarter-finals In the quarter-finals, O'Sullivan defeated Hicks 5–1 in a match in which Hicks made a few errors. After the match, O'Sullivan attributed his success to his mentor Reardon.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4007751.stm O'Sullivan breezes into last four BBC Sport 12 November 2004 5 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213958/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=bbc&cg=0&rd=1629236396044&si=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Fother_sports%2Fsnooker%2F4007751.stm&rp=&sr=1600x1000&cd=24&lg=en-US&je=n&ck=y&tz=0&ct=&hp=&tl=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Other%20Sport%20%7C%20Snooker%20%7C%20O%27Sullivan%20breezes%20into%20last%20four&ts=v5.js live Maguire made three consecutive century breaks from 2–0 up to whitewash Hamilton 5–0, setting up a semi-final clash with O'Sullivan. Maguire won the first two frames on the black, the second after trailing 0–74 and requiring two Snooker snookers.https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/maguire-in-top-form-for-osullivan-clash-7xr5b5c3nhd Maguire in top form for O'Sullivan clash The Times Phil Yates 13 November 2004 18 August 2021 Maguire said that he played brilliant, like in practice, and Hamilton said his opponent was a "proper talent". Higgins defeated Hendry 5–2 in a low-quality match in which Higgins won the first three frames with a high break of 30. Hendry won the next two with breaks of 66 and 58, but Higgins closed the match with breaks of 85 and 79. Higgins said he was willing to risk a possible fine by attending to his wife if she gave birth.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4008553.stm Higgins wins battle of the Scots BBC Sport 12 November 2004 4 September 2010 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817214001/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4008553.stm live http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1113/snooker.html Higgins stumbles to victory over Hendry RTÉ Sport 13 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20041205075548/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1113/snooker.html 5 December 2004 live Murphy beat fellow qualifier Hawkins 5–3 to reach his first ranking semi-final, with Higgins as the opponent. Semi-finals In the semi-finals, now best-of-11, Higgins took 73 minutes to whitewash Murphy 6–0, scoring breaks of 58, 114, 57, 89, and completing the victory with a total clearance of 144, the highest break so far. The time of 73 minutes was only two minutes slower than the quickest best-of-11 match—the semi-finals of the 1993 International Open between Hendry and Dave Harold—and Higgins outscored Murphy 566–72. In the first three frames, Murphy managed to score a total of 10 points. In the fourth, Murphy broke down on a break of 50 before Higgins fluked a yellow, enabling him to make a 57 break. He then fortuitously snooked Murphy on the pink, which Higgins potted to make it 4–0. An 89 break extended Higgins' lead, before he finished the match with a 144 break.http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1113/open.html Higgins hits top form RTÉ Sport 13 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205033713/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1113/open.html 5 February 2005 live Higgins attributed his performance to a shortening of his cue. In the other semi-final, Maguire ended O'Sullivan's 14-match unbeaten run with a 6–1 victory to earn a place in the final against Higgins. Maguire made century breaks in the first two frames, becoming the first player to make five consecutive century breaks (including the three made in his previous match). Maguire won the third on the pink after O'Sullivan missed the yellow. O'Sullivan won the next with a break of 51, before Maguire made a break of 71 in each of the final two frames. After the match, O'Sullivan—who had won all three previous encounters against Maguire—said, "I've never seen anything like that on a snooker table before ... He's a great player, probably the best in the world at the moment",http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4009747.stm O'Sullivan crashes out to Maguire BBC Sport 13 November 2004 4 September 2010https://www.thetimes.com/sport/snooker/article/sports-round-up-awesome-maguire-ends-osullivans-unbeaten-run-j9v8wgwrknr Sports Round up: Awesome Maguire ends O'Sullivan's unbeaten run The Times Phil Yates 14 November 2004 18 August 2021 and even before the match, O'Sullivan had described Maguire as "of the young ones, definitely the best". The defeat meant that Reardon lost the £100 bet he placed at 150–1 that O'Sullivan would win all eight of the season's ranking events.http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1114/maguirestephen.html Rocket hails 'best in the world' Maguire RTÉ Sport 14 November 2004 5 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20041211195840/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1114/maguirestephen.html 11 December 2004 live Final In the all-Scottish best-of-17 final, Higgins defeated Maguire 9–6 for a record-equalling fourth title. Of the victory, Higgins said it was the most important of his career. He had not won a ranking title since his 2001 victory at this event and had lost his previous six finals. It was his 25th major title and his 16th ranking title, and it earned him £30,000 in prize money.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4011339.stm Higgins takes British Open title BBC Sport 14 November 2004 4 September 2010 15 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115181238/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4011339.stm live In the afternoon session, Maguire took the first frame, but Higgins won the next three, compiling a 100 break in the third. Breaks of 72, 55, and 76 allowed Maguire to regain the lead, before Higgins took the eighth after Maguire missed a straightforward red to leave it 4–4 at the end of the first session. In the evening session, Higgins took the ninth, before Maguire made two breaks over 50 in the 10th. Higgins then made two consecutive century breaks, including a 144 in the 11th, which equalled his own highest break. He continued his run with a break of 68 in the 13th, before Maguire pulled one back in the next. A 97 break gave Higgins the victory.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2391199/Most-important-win-for-Higgins.html 'Most important win' for Higgins The Daily Telegraph Charles Whebell 15 November 2004 4 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092414/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2391199/Most-important-win-for-Higgins.html 1 March 2016 live All tournament, Higgins had been anticipating the birth of his child and on 24 November, Higgins became a father for the second time when his wife gave birth to a son, Oliver, shortly after his loss at the UK Championship.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/744411111.html?dids=744411111:744411111&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+25%2C+2004&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=Dott+fights+back+but+runs+out+of+steam+against+in-form+Gray&pqatl=google Dott fights back but runs out of steam against in-form Gray 25 November 2004 5 September 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103191924/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/744411111.html?dids=744411111:744411111&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+25,+2004&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=Dott+fights+back+but+runs+out+of+steam+against+in-form+Gray&pqatl=google dead Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BOinfo.htm 2004 British Open – Information Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174948/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BOinfo.htm 19 April 2007 19 January 2023 70% 50% Winner: £30,000 Runner-up: £15,000 Semi-final: £7,500 Quarter-final: £5,600 Last 16: £4,000 Last 32: £2,500 50% Last 48: £1,625 Last 64: £1,100 Highest break: £2,000 Maximum break: £20,000 Total: £200,000 Main draw Numbers to the left of the players are the tournament seedings. Players in bold are the match winners.2004 British Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BO.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20060319221130/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BO.htm 19 March 2006 Last 48Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 28 Robert Milkins ENG 5 52 David Roe ENG 3 19 Ali Carter ENG 5 53 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 0 21 Barry Pinches ENG 5 35 Nigel Bond ENG 2 27 Drew Henry SCO 5 40 Mark Davis ENG 4 20 Joe Perry ENG 4 43 Barry Hawkins ENG 5 26 Gerard Greene NIR 1 37 Stuart Bingham ENG 5 29 Michael Holt ENG 5 34 Dave Harold ENG 2 17 Ian McCulloch ENG 2 48 Shaun Murphy ENG 5 30 Joe Swail NIR 4 Joe Jogia ENG 5 25 Anthony Hamilton ENG 5 58 Mike Dunn ENG 1 22 Tony Drago MLT 0 76 Ding Junhui CHN 5 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 68 Neil Robertson AUS 3 18 Quinten Hann AUS 5 45 Ryan Day WAL 3 32 Dominic Dale WAL 0 50 Andy Hicks ENG 5 23 Mark King ENG 5 36 Mark Selby ENG 2 31 John Parrott ENG 5 49 Jamie Burnett SCO 3 1 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 28 Robert Milkins ENG 1 10 Alan McManus SCO 2 19 Ali Carter ENG 5 14 David Gray ENG 3 21 Barry Pinches ENG 5 5 John Higgins SCO 5 27 Drew Henry SCO 1 8 Peter Ebdon ENG 3 43 Barry Hawkins ENG 5 13 Steve Davis ENG 4 37 Stuart Bingham ENG 5 15 Graeme Dott SCO 1 29 Michael Holt ENG 5 4 Paul Hunter ENG 3 48 Shaun Murphy ENG 5 3 Mark Williams WAL 5 Joe Jogia ENG 1 12 Chris Small SCO 2 25 Anthony Hamilton ENG 5 11 Jimmy White ENG 1 76 Ding Junhui CHN 5 6 Matthew Stevens WAL 0 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 7 Ken Doherty IRL 5 18 Quinten Hann AUS 1 16 Marco Fu HKG 2 50 Andy Hicks ENG 5 9 Stephen Lee ENG 5 23 Mark King ENG 4 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 31 John Parrott ENG 2 1 Stephen Hendry SCO 5 19 Ali Carter ENG 4 21 Barry Pinches ENG 3 5 John Higgins SCO 5 43 Barry Hawkins ENG 5 37 Stuart Bingham ENG 4 29 Michael Holt ENG 3 48 Shaun Murphy ENG 5 3 Mark Williams WAL 3 25 Anthony Hamilton ENG 5 76 Ding Junhui CHN 2 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 7 Ken Doherty IRL 4 50 Andy Hicks ENG 5 9 Stephen Lee ENG 0 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 1 Stephen Hendry SCO 2 5 John Higgins SCO 5 43 Barry Hawkins ENG 3 48 Shaun Murphy ENG 5 25 Anthony Hamilton ENG 0 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 5 50 Andy Hicks ENG 1 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 5 5 John Higgins SCO 6 48 Shaun Murphy ENG 0 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 6 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 1 5 John Higgins SCO 9 24 Stephen Maguire SCO 6 Final The bold text denotes winning frame scores and the winning finalist. Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.The Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. 14 November 2004. John Higgins (5) 9–6 Stephen Maguire (24) Afternoon: 39–81 (77), 61–26, 100–29 (100), 79–1, 0–72 (72), 17–95 (55), 20–91 (76), 72–19 (53) Evening: 64–10, 13–110 (56, 54), 144–0 (144), 107–0 (107), 74–50 (68), 1–93 (50), 104–0 (97) 144 Highest break 77 3 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 7 Qualifying Qualifying for the tournament took place between 2 and 4 November 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales. Players in bold indicate match winners. Round 1Best of 9 frames Round 2Best of 9 frames Round 3Best of 9 frames 200 Andrew Norman ENG 4 Hugh Abernethy SCO 5 Darren Morgan WAL 4 Adam Davies ENG 5 Rory McLeod ENG w/o Mark Gray ENG w/d Alfie Burden ENG w/o Steve James ENG w/d Tom Ford ENG 5 Sean O'Neill NIR 4 Paul Davies WAL 5 Mike Hallett ENG 3 Shokat Ali PAK 5 Gary Wilson ENG 2 Ricky Walden ENG 4 Paul Davison ENG 5 Craig Butler ENG 2 Joe Jogia ENG 5 Paul Wykes ENG 4 Ben Woollaston ENG 5 Ding Junhui CHN 5 Jin Long CHN 3 Leo Fernandez IRL 2 David McDonnell IRL 5 Stefan Mazrocis NED 4 Liu Song CHN 5 Simon Bedford ENG 5 David Hall ENG 0 Joe Delaney IRL 5 Brian Salmon ENG 3 Scott MacKenzie SCO 5 Rodney Goggins IRL 3 David Roe ENG 5 Hugh Abernethy SCO 3 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 5 Adam Davies ENG 1 Sean Storey ENG 5 Rory McLeod ENG 3 Marcus Campbell SCO 5 Alfie Burden ENG 3 Jonathan Birch ENG 0 Tom Ford ENG 5 Anthony Davies WAL 3 Paul Davies WAL 5 Rod Lawler ENG 5 Shokat Ali PAK 1 Adrian Gunnell ENG 5 Paul Davison ENG 3 Lee Walker WAL 0 Joe Jogia ENG 5 Mike Dunn ENG 5 Ben Woollaston ENG 2 Jimmy Michie ENG 2 Ding Junhui CHN 5 Neil Robertson AUS 5 David McDonnell IRL 2 Nick Walker ENG 5 Liu Song CHN 3 Andy Hicks ENG 5 Simon Bedford ENG 1 Gary Wilkinson ENG 3 Joe Delaney IRL 5 Jamie Burnett SCO 5 Scott MacKenzie SCO 4 Michael Judge IRL 3 David Roe ENG 5 Patrick Wallace NIR 4 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 5 Nigel Bond ENG 5 Sean Storey ENG 1 Mark Davis ENG 5 Marcus Campbell SCO 1 Barry Hawkins ENG 5 Tom Ford ENG 0 Stuart Bingham ENG 5 Paul Davies WAL 4 Dave Harold ENG 5 Rod Lawler ENG 1 Shaun Murphy ENG 5 Adrian Gunnell ENG 0 Stuart Pettman ENG 3 Joe Jogia ENG 5 Fergal O'Brien IRL 2 Mike Dunn ENG 5 Robin Hull FIN 2 Ding Junhui CHN 5 Brian Morgan ENG 2 Neil Robertson AUS 5 Ryan Day WAL 5 Nick Walker ENG 1 James Wattana THA 3 Andy Hicks ENG 5 Mark Selby ENG 5 Joe Delaney IRL 2 Nick Dyson ENG 4 Jamie Burnett SCO 5 Century breaks Qualifying stage centuries A total of 13 players compiled a total of 14 century breaks during the qualifying stages of the 2004 British Open. 141 Tom Ford 137 Dave Harold 125 Liu Song 124 Stefan Mazrocis 117 Jamie Burnett 116 Craig Butler 113 Darren Morgan 109 Ryan Day 108, 102 Ding Junhui 108 Leo Fernandez 105 Shokat Ali 103 Adrian Gunnell 101 Bjorn Haneveer Televised stage centuries There were 33 century breaks compiled by 17 different players during the course of the main rounds of the 2004 British Open. 144, 144, 141, 116, 114, 112, 107, 100 John Higgins 140, 134, 113, 104, 101, 100 Stephen Maguire 134, 103 Andy Hicks 133 Barry Pinches 133 Joe Perry 129, 115 Stuart Bingham 129 Ken Doherty 127, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 121 Michael Holt 115 Shaun Murphy 104, 103 Barry Hawkins 104 Ian McCulloch 104 Ding Junhui 103 Mark Williams 101 John Parrott 100 Neil Robertson 100 Stephen Hendry References External links http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3987191.stm British Open draw BBC Sport 13 November 2004 12 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031211907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3987191.stm 31 October 2014 live http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/bo2004_res.shtml British Open 2004 Snooker.org 12 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217062612/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/bo2004_res.shtml 17 February 2012 live http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0405/ranking.asp Embassy World Rankings 2004/2005 Snooker.org 12 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523040336/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/0405/ranking.asp 23 May 2011 live Chris Turner http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brit.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155129/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brit.html 16 February 2012 Embassy World Rankings 2004/2005 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 12 January 2011 Category:British Open (snooker) British Open Open (snooker) Category:Sports competitions in Brighton and Hove