2004 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 17, 2004
Endgame:	2nd / 3rd May 2004
Winner:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Finalist:	Graeme Dott
Highest Break:	145 ( Joe Perry )
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The 2004 World Snooker Championship took place from April 17, 2004 to May 3, 2004 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2003/04 snooker season .

Prize money

• Winner: £ 250,000
• Second: £ 125,000
• Biggest Break on TV: £ 17,600
• Maximum break: £ 147,000

Attendees

In the first main round, the best 16 players in the world rankings are placed and meet 16 qualifiers who first had to qualify for the world championship over several rounds.

Seeded players Stephen Hendry Jimmy White Peter Ebdon Alan McManus Ronnie O'Sullivan Quinten Hann Steve Davis Ken Doherty Mark Williams Joe Perry Matthew Stevens Paul Hunter Graeme Dott John Higgins Stephen Lee David Gray

Qualifiers Stuart Pettman Barry Pinches Ian McCulloch Chris Small Stephen Maguire Andy Hicks Anthony Hamilton Joe Swail Dominic Dale Robert Milkins James Wattana John Parrott Mark King Ryan Day Lee Walker Ali Carter

particularities

• Chris Small had to give up his first round match against Alan McManus due to an injury at the score of 7-1.
• Ronnie O'Sullivan's 17: 4 in the semifinals against Stephen Hendry is the clearest result that has been in a semifinals so far.

game schedule

	Round 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9-10					Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Semifinals Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9					Final Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10
	1	Mark Williams	10
	28	Dominic Dale	7th
						1	Mark Williams	11
						16	Joe Perry	13
	16	Joe Perry	10
	21st	Robert Milkins	7th
											16	Joe Perry	10
											9	Matthew Stevens	13
	9	Matthew Stevens	10
	34	James Wattana	7th
						9	Matthew Stevens	13
						8th	Paul Hunter	12
	8th	Paul Hunter	10
	30th	John Parrott	7th
																9	Matthew Stevens	15th
																13	Graeme Dott	17th
	5	Stephen Lee	7th
	81	Lee Walker	10
						81	Lee Walker	5
						12	David Gray	13
	12	David Gray	10
	17th	Ali Carter	7th
											12	David Gray	7th
											13	Graeme Dott	13
	13	Graeme Dott	10
	22nd	Mark King	9
						13	Graeme Dott	13
						4th	John Higgins	10
	4th	John Higgins	10
	69	Ryan Day	9
																					13	Graeme Dott	8th
																					3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	18th
	3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	41	Stephen Maguire	6th
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
						62	Andy Hicks	11
	14th	Quinten Hann	4th
	62	Andy Hicks	10
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
											20th	Anthony Hamilton	3
	11	Steve Davis	7th
	20th	Anthony Hamilton	10
						20th	Anthony Hamilton	13
						27	Joe Swail	11
	6th	Ken Doherty	5
	27	Joe Swail	10
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	17th
																2	Stephen Hendry	4th
	7th	Peter Ebdon	8th
	26th	Ian McCulloch	10
						26th	Ian McCulloch	13
						10	Alan McManus	6th
	10	Alan McManus	7th
	18th	Chris Small	1
											26th	Ian McCulloch	3
											2	Stephen Hendry	13
	15th	Jimmy White	8th
	36	Barry Pinches	10
						36	Barry Pinches	12
						2	Stephen Hendry	13
	2	Stephen Hendry	10
	47	Stuart Pettman	2

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