2004 Players Championship (snooker)

2004 Daily Record Players ChampionshipTournament information

Dates| 3–11 April 2004 (2004-04-03 – 2004-04-11)
Venue| SECC
City| Glasgow
Country| Scotland
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £597,200
Winner's share| £82,500
Highest break|  Ken Doherty (IRL) (145)
Final
Champion|  Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up|  Paul Hunter (ENG)
Score| 9–7

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The 2004 Players Championship (officially the 2004 Daily Record Players Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 April 2004 at the S.E.C.C in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.[1]

The tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held under various names since 1981. It was the last time the tournament was played until it returned to the calendar in 2016, under the original name from previous seasons.

Twelve years after his last ranking tournament success, Jimmy White aged 41 won his tenth ranking tournament by defeating Paul Hunter 9–7 in the final. This was White's first success in the tournament, having last appeared in the final in 1988 International Open, when he lost 12–6 to Steve Davis. It was also Hunter's last appearance in a ranking final.[1]

## Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

* Winner: £82,500
* Final: £42,500
* Semi-final: £21,500
* Quarter-final: £11,800
* Last 16: £9,700
* Last 32: £7,600
* Last 48: £4,200
* Last 64: £3,100

* Last 80: £2,200
* Last 96: £1,500
* 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: £597,200

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## Main draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Last 48
Best of 9 frames| | | Last 32
Best of 9 frames| | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames| | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames| | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames| | | Final
Best of 17 frames
| | | | | |
| | 1|  Mark Williams| 5
| | |
| 32|  Robin Hull| w/d| | | |  Rod Lawler| 4| |
| | | | | 1|  Mark Williams| 5
| |  Rod Lawler| w/o| | | | | | |
| | | | | |  Mark King| 4| |
| | 9|  Matthew Stevens| 3| | | |
| | | |
| 22|  Mark King| 5| | | |  Mark King| 5| |
| | | | | 1|  Mark Williams| 3
| |  Jimmy Michie| 2| | | | | | |
| | | | | 7|  Peter Ebdon| 5| |
| | 7|  Peter Ebdon| 5| | | | | | |
| | | |
| 27|  Joe Swail| 4| | | |  Stuart Bingham| 3| |
| | | | | 7|  Peter Ebdon| 5
| |  Stuart Bingham| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 13|  Graeme Dott| 3| |
| | 13|  Graeme Dott| 5| | | |
| | | |
| 19|  Marco Fu| 5| | | |  Marco Fu| 3| |
| | | | | 7|  Peter Ebdon| 5
| |  Scott MacKenzie| 1| | | | | | |
| | | | | 15|  Jimmy White| 6| |
| | 5|  Stephen Lee| 4| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 30|  John Parrott| 5| | | |  John Parrott| 5| |
| | | | | |  John Parrott| 2
| |  Mark Davis| 4| | | | | | |
| | | | | 15|  Jimmy White| 5| |
| | 15|  Jimmy White| 5| | | |
| | | |
| 23|  Dave Harold| 1| | | |  Shaun Murphy| 3| |
| | | | | 15|  Jimmy White| 5
| |  Shaun Murphy| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | |  Ian McCulloch| 3| |
| | 12|  David Gray| 3| | | | | | |
| | | |
| 26|  Ian McCulloch| 5| | | |  Ian McCulloch| 5| |
| | | | |  Ian McCulloch| 5
| |  Nigel Bond| 4| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Drew Henry| 1| |
| | 4|  John Higgins| 4| | | |
| | | |
| 25|  Drew Henry| 5| | | |  Drew Henry| 5| |
| | | | | 15|  Jimmy White| 9
| |  Michael Holt| 1| | | | |
| | | | | 8|  Paul Hunter| 7
| | 8|  Paul Hunter| 5| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 29|  Mark Selby| 4| | | |  Ding Junhui| 0| |
| | | | | 8|  Paul Hunter| 5
| |  Ding Junhui| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 11|  Steve Davis| 3| |
| | 11|  Steve Davis| 5| | | |
| | | |
| 31|  Anthony Davies| 3| | | |  Neil Robertson| 3| |
| | | | | 8|  Paul Hunter| 5
| |  Neil Robertson| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 3|  Ronnie O'Sullivan| 2| |
| | 14|  Quinten Hann| 3| | | | | | |
| | | |
| 20|  Anthony Hamilton| 2| | | |  Jamie Burnett| 5| |
| | | | | |  Jamie Burnett| 0
| |  Jamie Burnett| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 3|  Ronnie O'Sullivan| 5| |
| | 3|  Ronnie O'Sullivan| 5| | | |
| | | |
| 24|  Tony Drago| 4| | | |  Ryan Day| 4| |
| | | | | 8|  Paul Hunter| 6
| |  Ryan Day| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 6|  Ken Doherty| 2| |
| | 6|  Ken Doherty| 5| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 17|  Ali Carter| 5| | | |  Ali Carter| 3| |
| | | | | 6|  Ken Doherty| 5
| |  Stuart Pettman| 1| | | | | | |
| | | | | 16|  Joe Perry| 2| |
| | 16|  Joe Perry| 5| | | |
| | | |
| 21|  Robert Milkins| 1| | | |  Barry Pinches| 4| |
| | | | | 6|  Ken Doherty| 5
| |  Barry Pinches| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | | 2|  Stephen Hendry| 4| |
| | 10|  Alan McManus| 5| | | | | | |
| | | |
| 28|  Dominic Dale| 5| | | |  Dominic Dale| 1| |
| | | | | 10|  Alan McManus| 2
| |  Gary Wilkinson| 4| | | | | | |
| | | | | 2|  Stephen Hendry| 5| |
| | 2|  Stephen Hendry| 5| | | |
| | |
| 18|  Chris Small| 2| | | |  Gerard Greene| 1| |
| | | |
| |  Gerard Greene| 5| | |
| | | | | | | | | |

## Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland, 11 April 2004.[3]

Jimmy White (15)
England | 9–7  | Paul Hunter (8)
England
Afternoon: 73–33, 76–50, 7–77, 9–63, 66–31, 28–56, 59–18, 27–58
Evening: 10–52, 70–2 (51), 64–33, 100–0 (56), 76–0 (76), 9–71 (67), 54–58, 74–8
76 | Highest break  | 67
0  | Century breaks  | 0
3 | 50+ breaks  | 1

## Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 11 and 15 March 2004.[4]

### Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

|  Andrew Higginson | 1–5 |  Tom Ford

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Atthasit Mahitthi | 3–5 |  Joe Delaney
Craig Butler | 5–3 |  Garry Hardiman
Tony Jones | 0–5 |  Kurt Maflin
Paul Wykes | 5–2 |  Darryn Walker
Johl Younger | 2–5 |  Scott MacKenzie
David Gilbert | 3–5 |  Ian Preece
Matthew Couch | 3–5 |  Chris Melling
Jason Prince | 5–3 |  Andy Neck
Adrian Gunnell | w/o–w/d |  Alain Robidoux
Wayne Brown | 0–5 |  Philip Williams
Terry Murphy | 3–5 |  Luke Simmonds
Kristján Helgason | w/d–w/o |  Mehmet Husnu
Luke Fisher | 5–4 |  Michael Wild
Simon Bedford | 5–4 |  Ian Sargeant
Peter Lines | 2–5 |  Adrian Rosa
|  Rory McLeod | 3–5 |  Liu Song

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Ryan Day | 5–1 |  Carlo Giagnacovo
Ricky Walden | 2–5 |  Michael Rhodes
Martin Dziewialtowski | 5–1 |  Ian Brumby
Colm Gilcreest | 5–2 |  Joe Meara
Bradley Jones | 4–5 |  Neil Robertson
Jamie Cope | 5–1 |  Supoj Saenla
Billy Snaddon | 4–5 |  Ding Junhui
Paul Davies | 5–4 |  Stephen Croft
Kwan Poomjang | 3–5 |  Paul Sweeny
Andrew Norman | 1–5 |  Gary Thomson
Joe Johnson | 3–5 |  Stuart Mann
Lee Walker | 5–3 |  Martin Gould
Jason Ferguson | 5–4 |  James Leadbetter
Munraj Pal | 5–1 |  Steve Mifsud
Leo Fernandez | 5–2 |  Steven Bennie

### Round 2–4

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| | | | | | | | | |
| Round 2
Best of 9 frames| | | Round 3
Best of 9 frames| | | Round 4
Best of 9 frames
| | |
|  Tom Ford| 5|  Rod Lawler| 5|  Fergal O'Brien| 4
| | | |
|  Joe Delaney| 2| | |  Tom Ford| 4| | |  Rod Lawler| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Craig Butler| 2|  Jimmy Michie| 5|  Brian Morgan| 4
| | | |
|  Kurt Maflin| 5| | |  Kurt Maflin| 4| | |  Jimmy Michie| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Paul Wykes| 3|  Mike Dunn| 3|  James Wattana| 3
| | | |
|  Scott MacKenzie| 5| | |  Scott MacKenzie| 5| | |  Scott MacKenzie| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Ian Preece| 0|  Andy Hicks| 1|  Stuart Bingham| 5
| | | |
|  Chris Melling| 5| | |  Chris Melling| 5| | |  Chris Melling| 4
| | | |
| | |
|  Jason Prince| 4|  Bjorn Haneveer| 5|  Mark Davis| 5
| | | |
|  Adrian Gunnell| 5| | |  Adrian Gunnell| 1| | |  Bjorn Haneveer| 2
| | | |
| | |
|  Philip Williams| 2|  Shaun Murphy| 5|  Stephen Maguire| 2
| | | |
|  Luke Simmonds| 5| | |  Luke Simmonds| 0| | |  Shaun Murphy| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Mehmet Husnu| 5|  Patrick Wallace| 5|  Nigel Bond| 5
| | | |
|  Luke Fisher| 4| | |  Mehmet Husnu| 4| | |  Patrick Wallace| 2
| | | |
| | |
|  Simon Bedford| 1|  Sean Storey| 3|  Michael Holt| 5
| | | |
|  Adrian Rosa| 5| | |  Adrian Rosa| 5| | |  Adrian Rosa| 4
| | | |
| | |
|  Liu Song| 4|  Dave Finbow| w/d|  Michael Judge| 2
| | | |
|  Ryan Day| 5| | |  Ryan Day| w/o| | |  Ryan Day| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Michael Rhodes| 2|  Nick Walker| 5|  Jamie Burnett| 5
| | | |
|  Martin Dziewialtowski| 5| | |  Martin Dziewialtowski| 3| | |  Nick Walker| 3
| | | |
| | |
|  Colm Gilcreest| 4|  Alfie Burden| 2|  Jonathan Birch| 2
| | | |
|  Neil Robertson| 5| | |  Neil Robertson| 5| | |  Neil Robertson| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Jamie Cope| 2|  Darren Morgan| 2|  Barry Hawkins| 2
| | | |
|  Ding Junhui| 5| | |  Ding Junhui| 5| | |  Ding Junhui| 5
| | | |
| | |
|  Paul Davies| 3|  David Roe| 5|  Stuart Pettman| 5
| | | |
|  Paul Sweeny| 5| | |  Paul Sweeny| 4| | |  David Roe| 3
| | | |
| | |
|  Gary Thomson| 5|  Marcus Campbell| 3|  Barry Pinches| 5
| | | |
|  Stuart Mann| 2| | |  Gary Thomson| 5| | |  Gary Thomson| 3
| | | |
| | |
|  Lee Walker| 5|  Nick Dyson| 4|  Gary Wilkinson| 5
| | | |
|  Jason Ferguson| 3| | |  Lee Walker| 5| | |  Lee Walker| 3
| | | |
| | |
|  Munraj Pal| 2|  Shokat Ali| 5|  Gerard Greene| 5
| | | |
|  Leo Fernandez| 5| | |  Leo Fernandez| 4| | |  Shokat Ali| 1
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## Century breaks

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### Qualifying stage centuries

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* 144, 102 – Stuart Bingham
* 144 – Garry Hardiman
* 137, 135, 100 – Ding Junhui
* 134 – Chris Melling
* 132, 115, 109 – Adrian Gunnell
* 126 – Lee Walker
* 125 – Mark King
* 125 – Neil Robertson
* 124 – Tom Ford
* 123 – Patrick Wallace
* 121 – Martin Dziewialtowski
* 120, 106 – Ryan Day

* 118 – Shaun Murphy
* 113 – Ali Carter
* 112, 104, 103 – Kurt Maflin
* 108 – Jamie Burnett
* 107 – Munraj Pal
* 106 – Barry Pinches
* 106 – Adrian Rosa
* 104 – Ian Preece
* 102 – Simon Bedford
* 102 – Mark Davis
* 101 – Michael Holt

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### Televised stage centuries

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* 145 – Ken Doherty
* 144, 135, 121, 117, 110 – Paul Hunter
* 144 – Peter Ebdon
* 138 – Mark King
* 123 – John Higgins
* 122 – David Gray
* 121, 115, 104 – Jimmy White
* 120 – Ryan Day
* 112, 106 – Graeme Dott

* 107, 106, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 106 – Stephen Lee
* 105, 102 – Rod Lawler
* 103, 101 – Ian McCulloch
* 103 – Stephen Hendry
* 102 – Alan McManus
* 102 – Stuart Bingham
* 100 – Joe Perry

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## References

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1. ^ a b "playchamp". 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
2. ^ "2004 Players Championship – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
3. ^ a b "Daily Record Players Championship 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
4. ^ a b "2004 Players Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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