2004 Grand Prix (snooker)
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The 2004 Totesport Grand Prix was the 2004 edition of the Grand Prix snooker
tournament, held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall, Preston, England. World number one
Ronnie O'Sullivan
won the tournament, defeating Ian McCulloch
by nine frames to five (9–5) in the final. In the semi-finals, O'Sullivan defeated Paul Hunter
6–3 and McCulloch beat Michael Judge
6–1. Mark Williams
won the same event under the name LG Cup the year before, and he lost in the first round. John Higgins made the highest break with a maximum. The 64-man tournament was the first of eight WPBSA
ranking events
in the 2004/2005 snooker season
, and the next event following last season
's World Championship, which was won by O'Sullivan. It preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open
.
governing body, the WPBSA
, to provide another ranking event
. It was renamed the Grand Prix for the 1984 event until 2001, when it was called the LG Cup, before reverting to the Grand Prix this year. The tournament was the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2004/2005 snooker season
, and the next event following last season
's World Championship, which was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan
, now a two-time world champion
and the world number one
. Mark Williams
won the same event under the name LG Cup last year. The tournament preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open
. Sponsored by totesport
, it had a prize fund of £400,000 and was broadcast on the BBC
and on Eurosport
.
, Wales. The matches were best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals. Highly regarded 17-year-old Chinese player Ding Junhui
narrowly missed out in qualifying.
5–2, compiling a century break of 114. After the match O'Sullivan praised his mentor Ray Reardon
. World number 51 Andy Hicks
claimed the scalp of UK champion
Matthew Stevens
5–1, compiling two century breaks and three half-centuries in the 72-minute match. After struggling early on, 1997 world champion Ken Doherty
went through after beating Anthony Davies
5–1. Dominic Dale
, the 1997 winner, made breaks of 108, 68, 61 and 58 in defeating Scott MacKenzie 5–1. David Gray whitewashed Lee Walker
5–0 while Joe Perry
beat Pakistan's Shokat Ali
5–1. James Wattana
forfeited a frame after three consecutive misses from an position but still defeated John Parrott
5–2, a match in which Parrott's highest break was 32.
Six-time world champion Steve Davis
, at 47 the oldest player on the tour, defeated Sean Storey
5–1, after which he said "At the start I couldn't hit the side of a bus station, but Sean let me off and in the end I didn't play badly." Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry
prevailed 5–4 over Jamie Burnett
in a narrowly fought contest. Burnett, the world number 49, was 4–3 ahead and had potted the final red. He missed the black, however, and Hendry forced a deciding frame which he won. After the match, Hendry said "I got out of jail". Breaks of 75, 61 and 56 enabled 2002 world champion Peter Ebdon
to claim a 5–2 victory over Simon Bedford
. Chinese player Jin Long
, in his first appearance in the final stages of a ranking event, led Tony Drago
3–0 before Drago won five consecutive frames. Nigel Bond
defeated Gerard Greene
5–2 while Anthony Hamilton
overcame Jimmy Michie
by the same scoreline. Marco Fu
, a former Grand Prix runner-up, claimed a 5–2 victory over David Roe
. After coming back from 3–4 down to beat Patrick Wallace
5–4, Jimmy White
revealed he nearly withdrew from the tournament because of a back injury.
Williams, the world number two, was the highest ranked player to lose in the round when he lost 2–5 against Michael Judge
. In the fifth frame, at 2–2, Williams was 64–0 ahead but a black ball clearance of 70 gave Judge the lead, who went on to win the match. After the match, Williams said that he was nowhere near the player he was a year ago. World number four and Masters
champion Paul Hunter
made breaks of 108 and 127 in defeating Darren Morgan
5–3. European Open
winner Stephen Maguire
defeated Shaun Murphy
5–2, a match in which Maguire had a frame forfeited. As the match was about to begin and after they had shaken hands, Maguire realised he had not brought his with him. He asked for permission to retrieve it from referee Johan Oomen, which was granted. As Maguire was away, Murphy spoke to the referee and questioned whether Maguire should be docked a frame, as he was technically not ready to play at the scheduled time. Mike Ganley, the tournament director, was called and docked a frame from Maguire, a ruling which angered Maguire. Of the incident Maguire said "Rules are rules but I've never heard of anything like that happening before." The incident was said to be a key point in the rivalry between Maguire and Murphy.
John Higgins made the highest break in the tournament with a maximum break in his 3–5 loss to Ricky Walden
. It was his fifth maximum and the 49th in snooker history, and earned him a bonus of £20,000. For Walden, it was the second time he reached the second round of a ranking event. In a match in which the deciding frame lasted 64 minutes and ended past midnight, Alan McManus
overcame Fergal O'Brien
5–4. Graeme Dott
, the surprise runner-up at the World Championship, emerged a 5–4 winner over Ryan Day
. Of the other seeded players, Chris Small
lost 4–5 to Mark Selby
, Stephen Lee
beat Hugh Abernethy 5–2, and Quinten Hann
lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell
.
5–1, missing his post-match press conference. Hunter came from 2–4 down with a score of 0–39 in the seventh to beat Ali Carter
, compiling a century break in the decider. Preston's Ian McCulloch
beat White 5–4 with a break of 73 in the deciding frame. After beating Robert Milkins
5–3, Hendry expressed dissatisfaction with his performance. Maguire, the Snooker Writers' Association Young Player of the Year, saw off Walden 5–3 and said of the chalk incident "I made sure I had it this time." In the match between Fu and Barry Hawkins
, Fu led 4–2 before Hawkins forced a deciding frame, which Fu won. Judge continued his run, defeating Campbell 5–4 with breaks of 76, 61, and 52, and said his victory over Williams had given him confidence.
Wattana beat Doherty 5–3, fluking the final brown from a before potting blue and pink for the victory. Doherty said "It was a cruel blow. ... I had James in a really good snooker and from where I was sat it did not even look as though he could hit it." Of the other seeds, Lee enjoyed a 5–1 victory over Hamilton, Dott defeated Dale 5–2, Ebdon beat Joe Jogia
5–4, Perry beat David Gray 5–3, and McManus lost 4–5 against Nigel Bond
. The other non-seeded victors were Selby and Neil Robertson
.
In the other quarter-finals, McCulloch defeated Maguire 5–2, after an error from Maguire when he missed the pink for a probable 2–0 lead. The match included a 137 clearance from McCulloch. After the match Maguire said "I went for a crazy one and paid the price but I think today I was just a bit too cocky. I didn't believe I was going to lose." Judge beat Perry 5–1 to face McCulloch in his first ranking event semi-final, becoming the fourth Irish player to achieve this feat after Eugene Hughes
, Doherty and Fergal O'Brien
.
The other semi-final saw McCulloch beat Judge 6–1, a match in which Judge's highest break was 44. After his defeat, Judge said he was happy with his form during the tournament.
In the first session of the final, O'Sullivan won the first frame with a break of 86. The next two frames were shared before O'Sullivan made a century, which he followed with a 72 in the frame after. The sixth frame had lasted 36 minutes when O’Sullivan stroked in the pink to a distant balk pocket before clipping in a tricky black for 5–1. McCulloch won the next to bring the score to 5–2 in O'Sullivan's favour at the end of the first session. In the second session, O'Sullivan took the first two with breaks of 66 and 104. O'Sullivan won two of the next three to bring the score to 8–4 before missing a relatively straightforward pot in the 13th which allowed McCulloch to take the frame. A break of 71 in the next gave O'Sullivan the victory.
Prestatyn
, Wales
between 8 and 9 December 2004. All matches were best of 9 frames.
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
tournament, held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall, Preston, England. World number one
Snooker world rankings 2004/2005
Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only top 16 season, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.-References:...
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
won the tournament, defeating Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (snooker player)
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by nine frames to five (9–5) in the final. In the semi-finals, O'Sullivan defeated Paul Hunter
Paul Hunter
Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....
6–3 and McCulloch beat Michael Judge
Michael Judge
-External links:**...
6–1. Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
won the same event under the name LG Cup the year before, and he lost in the first round. John Higgins made the highest break with a maximum. The 64-man tournament was the first of eight WPBSA
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, often abbreviated to the WPBSA, founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards...
ranking events
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
in the 2004/2005 snooker season
Snooker season 2004/2005
The snooker season 2004/2005 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2004 and 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
, and the next event following last season
Snooker season 2003/2004
The snooker season 2003/2004 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2003 and 2004. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
's World Championship, which was won by O'Sullivan. It preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open
2004 British Open (snooker)
The 2004 British Open was the 2004 edition of the British Open snooker tournament, held from 8 to 14 November 2004 at The Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. John Higgins won the tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire nine to six in the all-Scottish final to lift his first ranking-event title since...
.
Review
The tournament was created as the Professional Players Tournament in 1982 by the snookerSnooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
governing body, the WPBSA
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, often abbreviated to the WPBSA, founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards...
, to provide another ranking event
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
. It was renamed the Grand Prix for the 1984 event until 2001, when it was called the LG Cup, before reverting to the Grand Prix this year. The tournament was the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2004/2005 snooker season
Snooker season 2004/2005
The snooker season 2004/2005 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2004 and 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
, and the next event following last season
Snooker season 2003/2004
The snooker season 2003/2004 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2003 and 2004. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
's World Championship, which was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
, now a two-time world champion
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
and the world number one
Snooker world rankings 2004/2005
Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only top 16 season, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.-References:...
. Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
won the same event under the name LG Cup last year. The tournament preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open
2004 British Open (snooker)
The 2004 British Open was the 2004 edition of the British Open snooker tournament, held from 8 to 14 November 2004 at The Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. John Higgins won the tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire nine to six in the all-Scottish final to lift his first ranking-event title since...
. Sponsored by totesport
The Tote
The Tote, formerly the Horserace Totalisator Board, is a British bookmaker with head offices in Wigan. It was owned from its formation in 1928 by the UK Government but was sold to Betfred in July 2011. Under the brand totesport the Tote has 514 high street betting shops, outlets on Britain's 60...
, it had a prize fund of £400,000 and was broadcast on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and on Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
.
Qualifying
The qualifying rounds were played between players on the main tour ranked 33 and lower for one of 32 places in the final stages, at Pontin's Snooker Centre, PrestatynPrestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, Wales. The matches were best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals. Highly regarded 17-year-old Chinese player Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
narrowly missed out in qualifying.
Round 1
In round 1 the 32 qualifiers faced members of the top 32, including the top 16 seeds. In this round, O'Sullivan defeated Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)
Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
5–2, compiling a century break of 114. After the match O'Sullivan praised his mentor Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...
. World number 51 Andy Hicks
Andy Hicks
Andy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional...
claimed the scalp of UK champion
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
5–1, compiling two century breaks and three half-centuries in the 72-minute match. After struggling early on, 1997 world champion Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
went through after beating Anthony Davies
Anthony Davies
Anthony Davies is a former Welsh professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1991, and his best performance was at the 1995 Thailand Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. His highest professional break was 147, in the 1995 Thailand...
5–1. Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale
-External links:**...
, the 1997 winner, made breaks of 108, 68, 61 and 58 in defeating Scott MacKenzie 5–1. David Gray whitewashed Lee Walker
Lee Walker
Lee Walker is a Welsh professional snooker player.Walker reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship in 1997, with victories over Dave Harold 10–7 and Alan McManus 13–10, before he lost 13–8 to Alain Robidoux...
5–0 while Joe Perry
Joe Perry (snooker player)
-External links:*...
beat Pakistan's Shokat Ali
Shokat Ali
Shokat Ali is an English snooker player of Pakistani descent, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments. Ali turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reached the quarter-fnals, beating...
5–1. James Wattana
James Wattana
James Wattana is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:...
forfeited a frame after three consecutive misses from an position but still defeated John Parrott
John Parrott
John Parrott MBE is an English professional snooker player and TV personality.He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times...
5–2, a match in which Parrott's highest break was 32.
Six-time world champion Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
, at 47 the oldest player on the tour, defeated Sean Storey
Sean Storey
Sean Storey is an English professional snooker player.His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he bowed out in the last 16, losing 7-13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10-9 to Joe Swail after...
5–1, after which he said "At the start I couldn't hit the side of a bus station, but Sean let me off and in the end I didn't play badly." Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
prevailed 5–4 over Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
in a narrowly fought contest. Burnett, the world number 49, was 4–3 ahead and had potted the final red. He missed the black, however, and Hendry forced a deciding frame which he won. After the match, Hendry said "I got out of jail". Breaks of 75, 61 and 56 enabled 2002 world champion Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon
Peter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
to claim a 5–2 victory over Simon Bedford
Simon Bedford
Simon Bedford is an English professional snooker player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in...
. Chinese player Jin Long
Jin Long
Jin Long is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has managed to regain a Main Tour place by winning the 2008 Asian Championship, beating Aditya Mehta 7–3 in the final, having had spells on the tour on three previous occasions...
, in his first appearance in the final stages of a ranking event, led Tony Drago
Tony Drago
Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
3–0 before Drago won five consecutive frames. Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond
-External links:*...
defeated Gerard Greene
Gerard Greene
Gerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent...
5–2 while Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
overcame Jimmy Michie
Jimmy Michie
-External links:***...
by the same scoreline. Marco Fu
Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
, a former Grand Prix runner-up, claimed a 5–2 victory over David Roe
David Roe
David Roe is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.Roe began his professional career for the 1986/1987 season...
. After coming back from 3–4 down to beat Patrick Wallace
Patrick Wallace
Patrick Wallace is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast...
5–4, Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
revealed he nearly withdrew from the tournament because of a back injury.
Williams, the world number two, was the highest ranked player to lose in the round when he lost 2–5 against Michael Judge
Michael Judge
-External links:**...
. In the fifth frame, at 2–2, Williams was 64–0 ahead but a black ball clearance of 70 gave Judge the lead, who went on to win the match. After the match, Williams said that he was nowhere near the player he was a year ago. World number four and Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
champion Paul Hunter
Paul Hunter
Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....
made breaks of 108 and 127 in defeating Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
5–3. European Open
European Open
Sporting events called the European Open include:*European Open , a golf tournament on the European Tour*Malta Cup, a professional snooker tournament formerly called European Open*European Open , a professional tennis tournament...
winner Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
defeated Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
5–2, a match in which Maguire had a frame forfeited. As the match was about to begin and after they had shaken hands, Maguire realised he had not brought his with him. He asked for permission to retrieve it from referee Johan Oomen, which was granted. As Maguire was away, Murphy spoke to the referee and questioned whether Maguire should be docked a frame, as he was technically not ready to play at the scheduled time. Mike Ganley, the tournament director, was called and docked a frame from Maguire, a ruling which angered Maguire. Of the incident Maguire said "Rules are rules but I've never heard of anything like that happening before." The incident was said to be a key point in the rivalry between Maguire and Murphy.
John Higgins made the highest break in the tournament with a maximum break in his 3–5 loss to Ricky Walden
Ricky Walden
-External links:**...
. It was his fifth maximum and the 49th in snooker history, and earned him a bonus of £20,000. For Walden, it was the second time he reached the second round of a ranking event. In a match in which the deciding frame lasted 64 minutes and ended past midnight, Alan McManus
Alan McManus
Alan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
overcame Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
5–4. Graeme Dott
Graeme Dott
Graeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. He won the 2006 World Championship, which was his first ranking title after four previous runner-up spots...
, the surprise runner-up at the World Championship, emerged a 5–4 winner over Ryan Day
Ryan Day
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. Of the other seeded players, Chris Small
Chris Small
Christopher "Chris" Small is a retired Scottish professional snooker player. His career was ended by the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis.-Career:...
lost 4–5 to Mark Selby
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
, Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
beat Hugh Abernethy 5–2, and Quinten Hann
Quinten Hann
Quinten Hann is an Australian former professional snooker player who now plays professional pool. He was the 1999 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion and 1994 world under 21 champion. His highest break is 143...
lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell
Marcus Campbell
Marcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:...
.
Round 2
Davis became the first player through to the last 16 when he Drago 5–1, after which he expressed his surprise he was still in the tournament. O'Sullivan overcame a chest infection to beat Joe SwailJoe Swail
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5–1, missing his post-match press conference. Hunter came from 2–4 down with a score of 0–39 in the seventh to beat Ali Carter
Allister Carter
Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time...
, compiling a century break in the decider. Preston's Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (snooker player)
-External links:**...
beat White 5–4 with a break of 73 in the deciding frame. After beating Robert Milkins
Robert Milkins
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5–3, Hendry expressed dissatisfaction with his performance. Maguire, the Snooker Writers' Association Young Player of the Year, saw off Walden 5–3 and said of the chalk incident "I made sure I had it this time." In the match between Fu and Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...
, Fu led 4–2 before Hawkins forced a deciding frame, which Fu won. Judge continued his run, defeating Campbell 5–4 with breaks of 76, 61, and 52, and said his victory over Williams had given him confidence.
Wattana beat Doherty 5–3, fluking the final brown from a before potting blue and pink for the victory. Doherty said "It was a cruel blow. ... I had James in a really good snooker and from where I was sat it did not even look as though he could hit it." Of the other seeds, Lee enjoyed a 5–1 victory over Hamilton, Dott defeated Dale 5–2, Ebdon beat Joe Jogia
Shailesh Jogia
Shailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester...
5–4, Perry beat David Gray 5–3, and McManus lost 4–5 against Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond
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. The other non-seeded victors were Selby and Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (snooker player)
Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
.
Round 3
In the third round, Dott failed to get revenge for his World Championship loss as he was defeated 3–5 by O'Sullivan. After beating Davis 5–1, Hunter said he wished Davis would speed up his play. In the match, Hunter made his fourth century break of the tournament and had breaks of 71, 66, 43, and 53. Hendry was defeated 3–5 by McCulloch, losing five of the last six frames, and said he was not the player he was. His break of 67 in the last frame was eclipsed by McCulloch's 72, who made a break of 105 in the match. Breaks of 133 and 103 plus further runs of 41, 70, and 87 enabled Perry to beat Robertson 5–3, from 1–3 down. Selby saw off Ebdon 5–3 and said "Hopefully there's more to come." Maguire defeated Bond 5–1, while Wattana beat Lee and Judge beat Fu by the same scoreline.Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, O'Sullivan took 71 minutes to whitewash Selby 5–0, compiling two breaks of 135 and outscoring Selby 522–46. After the match, O'Sullivan said "My safety was good, so was my thinking, and so was my break-building. It's as well as I have played in the tournament." Another whitewash occurred when Wattana was defeated 0–5 by Hunter, a match eight minutes longer than O'Sullivan's, whom he would face in the semi-finals. After the match Hunter said "I was racing Ronnie. I could see from the scoreboard that he was 3–0 up when I was leading 2–0."In the other quarter-finals, McCulloch defeated Maguire 5–2, after an error from Maguire when he missed the pink for a probable 2–0 lead. The match included a 137 clearance from McCulloch. After the match Maguire said "I went for a crazy one and paid the price but I think today I was just a bit too cocky. I didn't believe I was going to lose." Judge beat Perry 5–1 to face McCulloch in his first ranking event semi-final, becoming the fourth Irish player to achieve this feat after Eugene Hughes
Eugene Hughes
Eugene Hughes is an Irish snooker player. He reached his highest professional World Ranking of 20 in 1986. In 1985 and the following years 1986 & 1987 he won his only professional titles, as a member of the successful all-Irish team in the World Team Championships, alongside Alex Higgins and...
, Doherty and Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
.
Semi-finals
In the semi-final, now best-of-11 frames, O'Sullivan defeated Hunter 6–3. O'Sullivan started strongly and opened up a lead of 3–1 at the mid-session interval. Hunter closed the gap to 2–3 before O'Sullivan won the sixth frame. A break of 80 from Hunter followed before O'Sullivan won the next two for the match, compiling a 107 in the final frame.The other semi-final saw McCulloch beat Judge 6–1, a match in which Judge's highest break was 44. After his defeat, Judge said he was happy with his form during the tournament.
Final
In the best-of-17 final, O'Sullivan defeated McCulloch 9–5 to win his second consecutive ranking title. It was his 21st ranking final and 16th ranking title, which meant he was now third on the list ahead of Williams and Higgins. The victory earned him £60,000 and meant he had won all the ranking events on the calendar at least once. After the match, O'Sullivan said he could still improve: "I have set myself high standards and I don't think I was firing on any cylinders." McCulloch said he was sure he would win a ranking title: "I have lost two finals now but I will win one—it is just a matter of when."In the first session of the final, O'Sullivan won the first frame with a break of 86. The next two frames were shared before O'Sullivan made a century, which he followed with a 72 in the frame after. The sixth frame had lasted 36 minutes when O’Sullivan stroked in the pink to a distant balk pocket before clipping in a tricky black for 5–1. McCulloch won the next to bring the score to 5–2 in O'Sullivan's favour at the end of the first session. In the second session, O'Sullivan took the first two with breaks of 66 and 104. O'Sullivan won two of the next three to bring the score to 8–4 before missing a relatively straightforward pot in the 13th which allowed McCulloch to take the frame. A break of 71 in the next gave O'Sullivan the victory.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Guild Hall, Preston, England. 10 October 2004. |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen... (1) |
9–5 | Ian McCulloch Ian McCulloch (snooker player) -External links:**... (17) |
| Afternoon: 99–4 (86), 70–20, 1–75, 104–0 (104), 80–7 (72), 62–58, 8–65 (54) Evening: 53–80 (66), 111–7 (104), 80–32, 0–91 (69), 74–17 (55), 44–78 (78), 107–23 (71) |
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| 104 (×2) | Highest break | 78 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin'sPontin's
Pontins is a British holiday business which was originally founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. The company once grew to be a major operator of...
Prestatyn
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
between 8 and 9 December 2004. All matches were best of 9 frames.
 Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player) Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis... |
5–2 |  Paul Davies |
| Mike Dunn |
5–0 | Paul Wykes |
| Ryan Day Ryan Day -External links:* * *... |
5–4 |  David McDonnell |
 Robin HullRobin Hull Robin Hull is a Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Nordic player on the game's main tour, although his accent reflects the fact that he was largely raised in London, and his father is English.... |
4–5 |  Scott MacKenzie |
| Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters... |
5–4 | Gary Wilson |
| Brian Morgan |
4–5 | Leo Fernandez Leo Fernandez Leo Fernandez is a current amateur and former professional snooker player born in Limerick, Ireland and living in London, England. He is currently competing on the Pontins International Tour , attempting to gain promotion to the Main Tour to regain professional status... |
| Nick Walker Nick Walker Nick Walker is an English former professional snooker player, born in Chester, England on August 4, 1973. He turned professional in 1991, and reached the last 16 of three world ranking events before his retirement in 2005. His highest professional break was 144, in the 2002 Regal Welsh... |
1–5 | Simon Bedford Simon Bedford Simon Bedford is an English professional snooker player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in... |
| Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose... |
4–5 | Joe Jogia Shailesh Jogia Shailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester... |
| Anthony Davies Anthony Davies Anthony Davies is a former Welsh professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1991, and his best performance was at the 1995 Thailand Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. His highest professional break was 147, in the 1995 Thailand... |
5–4 | Alfie Burden Alfred Burden Alfred "Alfie" Burden is an English professional snooker player who lives in London.-Career:Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career as a professional footballer, but a badly broken leg curtailed this ambition. He spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal F.C. as a schoolboy apprentice,... |
 James WattanaJames Wattana James Wattana is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:... |
5–2 | Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta... |
| Gary Wilkinson |
4–5 | Hugh Abernethy |
| Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie -External links:***... |
5–2 | Brian Salmon |
| Sean Storey Sean Storey Sean Storey is an English professional snooker player.His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he bowed out in the last 16, losing 7-13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10-9 to Joe Swail after... |
5–2 | Craig Butler Craig Butler Craig Butler is a professional Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was drafted 12th overall by the Riders in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 1, 2011. He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs.-... |
 Bjorn HaneveerBjorn Haneveer Bjorn Haneveer is a Belgian professional snooker player. Haneveer also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch Eurosport.-Career:... |
0–5 |  Jin LongJin Long Jin Long is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has managed to regain a Main Tour place by winning the 2008 Asian Championship, beating Aditya Mehta 7–3 in the final, having had spells on the tour on three previous occasions... |
| Dave Harold Dave Harold David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"... |
4–5 | Darren Morgan Darren Morgan Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never... |
| Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage... |
5–0 | Steve James Steve James (snooker player) Stephen James is an English professional snooker player.-Career:A former postman, the high point of his career was his sole ranking title – the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1990, beating Australian Warren King 10–6 in the final... |
| Jamie Burnett Jamie Burnett Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against... |
5–2 | David Hall |
| Stuart Pettman Stuart Pettman Stuart Pettman is an English professional snooker player. The ginger-haired Preston native has qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships... |
1–5 | Rory McLeod Rory McLeod (snooker player) Rory McLeod is an English professional snooker player. After ten years on the Challenge Tour he reached the Main Tour professional ranks for the 2001/2002 season, paving the way for a solid journeyman career.-Career:... |
 Patrick WallacePatrick Wallace Patrick Wallace is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast... |
5–2 | Andrew Norman Andrew Norman Andrew Norman is an English professional snooker player who lives in Bristol, who turned professional in 2001. He has progressed up the ranking list between 2005 and 2007, jumping 30 places... |
| Rod Lawler Rod Lawler Rod Lawler is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1990. His best run in a ranking tournament was in 1996, when he reached the final of the International Open, beating World Champion Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the second round, but his run ended in the final where he lost... |
5–1 | Sean O'Neill |
| Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:... |
5–3 | Adam Davies |
| Nigel Bond Nigel Bond -External links:*... |
5–2 | Joe Delaney |
| Nick Dyson Nick Dyson Nick Dyson is an English professional snooker player. He is one of a few players to have scored more than one 147 in tournament play. He has reached the last 32 of eight tournaments, including the 1991 and 2001 World Championship, but never progressed beyond this stage... |
1–5 | Ricky Walden Ricky Walden -External links:**... |
| Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned... |
5–0 | Mike Hallett Mike Hallett Mike Hallett is an English professional snooker player and television sports commentator.-Career:Hallett was a consistently solid snooker player, but never achieved the very top ranks... |
| Andy Hicks Andy Hicks Andy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional... |
5–1 | Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles... |
| Dave Finbow Dave Finbow David "Dave" Finbow is a former English professional snooker player from Worcester. In his career he managed to beat players such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty and James Wattana. Throughout his career he reached five quarter-finals in ranking tournaments, as well as the last 16 of many events... |
0–5 |  Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player) Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4... |
| Lee Walker Lee Walker Lee Walker is a Welsh professional snooker player.Walker reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship in 1997, with victories over Dave Harold 10–7 and Alan McManus 13–10, before he lost 13–8 to Alain Robidoux... |
5–2 |  Stefan MazrocisStefan Mazrocis Stefan Mazrocis is an international standard Dutch amateur snooker player. He was born of Latvian/English parentage, spent his early snooker years of snooker in Leicester, England honing his snooker skills. He has recorded three maximum breaks in a single day... |
| Jonathan Birch |
2–5 |  Shokat AliShokat Ali Shokat Ali is an English snooker player of Pakistani descent, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments. Ali turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reached the quarter-fnals, beating... |
| David Roe David Roe David Roe is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.Roe began his professional career for the 1986/1987 season... |
5–0 | Paul Davison Paul Davison Paul Davison is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.He has qualified for the snooker main tour on a few occasions, and has managed to do so for the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 season.-Career:... |
| Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an... |
5–1 | Rodney Goggins Rodney Goggins Rodney Goggins is an Irish professional snooker player.Born in County Wexford. He earned his place on the 2007/08 professional Tour by finishing top of the Irish senior rankings last season. Goggins won the IBSF World under-21 Championship in 1999 when he beat Rolf de Jong of the Netherlands 11–4... |
| Michael Judge Michael Judge -External links:**... |
5–4 | Tom Ford Tom Ford (snooker player) -External links:*... |
| Marcus Campbell Marcus Campbell Marcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:... |
5–1 | Ben Woollaston Ben Woollaston -External links:**... |
Qualifying stages centuries
- 142 Rory McLeodRory McLeod (snooker player)Rory McLeod is an English professional snooker player. After ten years on the Challenge Tour he reached the Main Tour professional ranks for the 2001/2002 season, paving the way for a solid journeyman career.-Career:...
- 140 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*...
- 140 Michael JudgeMichael Judge-External links:**...
- 114 Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
- 100 Robin HullRobin HullRobin Hull is a Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Nordic player on the game's main tour, although his accent reflects the fact that he was largely raised in London, and his father is English....
- 100 Patrick WallacePatrick WallacePatrick Wallace is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast...
- 100 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
- 100 Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
Televised stages centuries
- 147 John Higgins
- 137, 134, 132, 105 Ian McCullochIan McCulloch (snooker player)-External links:**...
- 135, 135, 115, 107, 104, 104 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
- 133, 103, 100 Joe PerryJoe Perry (snooker player)-External links:*...
- 133 Rod LawlerRod LawlerRod Lawler is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1990. His best run in a ranking tournament was in 1996, when he reached the final of the International Open, beating World Champion Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the second round, but his run ended in the final where he lost...
- 132, 118 Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
- 129, 127, 106 Andy HicksAndy HicksAndy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional...
- 127, 114, 108, 102 Paul HunterPaul HunterPaul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....
- 119, 113 Graeme DottGraeme DottGraeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. He won the 2006 World Championship, which was his first ranking title after four previous runner-up spots...
- 117 Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
- 114, 108 Dominic DaleDominic Dale-External links:**...
- 112 Michael JudgeMichael Judge-External links:**...
- 103 Marco FuMarco FuMarco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
- 102 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
- 101 Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
- 100 Mark DavisMark Davis-Entertainers:*Mark Davis , radio talk show host*Mark Davis , adult film actor*Mark Davis , former drummer of Ugly Kid Joe*Richard Cheese , comedic lounge singer...