2003–04 snooker season

The 2003–04 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 21 August 2003 and 20 May 2004. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

2003–04 snooker season
Details
Duration21 August 2003 – 20 May 2004 (2003-08-21 – 2004-05-20)
Tournaments17 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipWales Matthew Stevens
MastersEngland Paul Hunter
World ChampionshipEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

LG Corporation signed a sponsorship agreement with World Snooker, and the seven world ranking events before the World Championship were branded as the "LG Electronics Tour".[1] These tournaments carried conventional ranking points but also had a separate points system, with a £50,000 prize for the player who accumulated the most points during the LG Electronics Tour. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the eventual winner of the cash prize, but both the sponsorship and format would only last for one season.[2]

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[3] Reference
08–21 08–24  HKG NR Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 HKCEC Wan Chai Thailand James Wattana Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6–4 [4][5]
08–28 08–31  THA NR Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2 Merchant Court Hotel Bangkok Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–2 [6][7]
09–13 09–19  WAL CT Challenge Tour 1 Pontin's Prestatyn Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis England Paul Davison 6–2 [8]
10–04 10–12  ENG WR LG Cup Guild Hall Preston Wales Mark Williams Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [9]
11–08 11–16  ENG WR British Open The Brighton Centre Brighton Scotland Stephen Hendry England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [10]
11–18 11–30  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–8 [11]
12–02 12–08  WAL CT Challenge Tour 2 Pontin's Prestatyn Scotland Hugh Abernethy England Gary Wilson 6–0 [12]
12–15 12–21  WAL NR Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn Australia Neil Robertson Wales Dominic Dale 6–5 [13]
01–19 01–25  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Steve Davis 9–8 [14][15]
02–01 02–08  ENG NR Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Paul Hunter England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [16][17]
02–21 02–29  WAL CT Challenge Tour 3 Pontin's Prestatyn England Brian Salmon England Steve James 6–1 [18]
03–01 03–06  MLT WR European Open Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Scotland Stephen Maguire England Jimmy White 9–3 [19][20]
01–10 03–14  WAL NR Premier League Colwyn Bay Leisure Centre Colwyn Bay Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [21][22]
03–23 03–28  IRL WR Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Peter Ebdon England Mark King 10–7 [23][24]
04–03 04–11  SCO WR Players Championship S.E.C.C. Glasgow England Jimmy White England Paul Hunter 9–7 [25][26]
04–17 05–03  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Graeme Dott 18–8 [27]
05–12 05–20  WAL CT Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn England Gary Wilson China Jin Long 6–4 [28]
WR = World ranking event
CT = Challenge Tour event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2003/2004

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[29][30][31][32]

No. Ch. Player Points 2001/02 Points 2002/03 Total
1RiseWales Mark Williams 250502755052600
2RiseScotland Stephen Hendry 246502015044800
3FallEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 246252012544750
4SteadyScotland John Higgins 223002027542575
5RiseEngland Stephen Lee 257251667542400
6FallRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty 214001897540375
7FallEngland Peter Ebdon 238751602539900
8RiseEngland Paul Hunter 155002145036950
9FallWales Matthew Stevens 180001487532875
10RiseScotland Alan McManus 135501642529975
11RiseEngland Steve Davis 129001587528775
12RiseEngland David Gray 137121430028012
13FallScotland Graeme Dott 157621150027262
14SteadyAustralia Quinten Hann 148371231227149
15FallEngland Jimmy White 16925996226887
16FallEngland Joe Perry 17700893726637

Points distribution

2003/2004 Points distribution for world ranking events, all new players received double points:[33]

Tournament Round → L128 L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
LG Cup[34] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
British Open[35] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
UK Championship[36] Unseeded loser 300 600 975 1350 1725 2175 2625 3075 3750 4500 6000
Seeded loser – – 487 675 862 1087 – – – – –
Welsh Open[37] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
European Open[38] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
Irish Masters[39] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
Players Championship[40] Unseeded loser 200 400 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
World Championship[41] Unseeded loser 400 800 1300 1800 2300 2900 3500 4100 5000 6000 8000
Seeded loser – – 650 900 1150 1450 – – – – –

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

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