2003–04 snooker season

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

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.

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

World Snooker Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
4 Oct 12 Oct  ENG LG Cup Guild Hall Preston Wales Mark Williams Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [3]
8 Nov 16 Nov  ENG British Open The Brighton Centre Brighton Scotland Stephen Hendry England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [4]
18 Nov 30 Nov  ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–8 [5]
15 Dec 21 Dec  WAL Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn Australia Neil Robertson Wales Dominic Dale 6–5 [6]
19 Jan 25 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Steve Davis 9–8 [7][8]
1 Feb 8 Feb  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Paul Hunter England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [9][10]
1 Mar 6 Mar  MLT European Open Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Scotland Stephen Maguire England Jimmy White 9–3 [11][12]
10 Jan 14 Mar  WAL Premier League Colwyn Bay Leisure Centre Colwyn Bay Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [13][14]
23 Mar 28 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Peter Ebdon England Mark King 10–7 [15][16]
3 Apr 11 Apr  SCO Players Championship S.E.C.C. Glasgow England Jimmy White England Paul Hunter 9–7 [17][18]
17 Apr 3 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Graeme Dott 18–8 [19]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
13 Sep 19 Sep  WAL Challenge Tour 1 Pontin's Prestatyn Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis England Paul Davison 6–2 [20]
2 Dec 8 Dec  WAL Challenge Tour 2 Pontin's Prestatyn Scotland Hugh Abernethy England Gary Wilson 6–0 [21]
21 Feb 29 Feb  WAL Challenge Tour 3 Pontin's Prestatyn England Brian Salmon England Steve James 6–1 [22]
12 May 20 May  WAL Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn England Gary Wilson China Jin Long 6–4 [23]

Other events

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
21 Aug 24 Aug  HKG Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 HKCEC Wan Chai Thailand James Wattana Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6–4 [24][25]
28 Aug 31 Aug  THA Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2 Merchant Court Hotel Bangkok Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–2 [26][27]

Ladies event

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
1 May 1 May  ENG Connie Gough National Rileys Snooker Centre Luton England Reanne Evans England Emma Bonney 4–2 [28]

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
1 Rise Wales Mark Williams 25050 27550 52600
2 Rise Scotland Stephen Hendry 24650 20150 44800
3 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 24625 20125 44750
4 Steady Scotland John Higgins 22300 20275 42575
5 Rise England Stephen Lee 25725 16675 42400
6 Fall Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 21400 18975 40375
7 Fall England Peter Ebdon 23875 16025 39900
8 Rise England Paul Hunter 15500 21450 36950
9 Fall Wales Matthew Stevens 18000 14875 32875
10 Rise Scotland Alan McManus 13550 16425 29975
11 Rise England Steve Davis 12900 15875 28775
12 Rise England David Gray 13712 14300 28012
13 Fall Scotland Graeme Dott 15762 11500 27262
14 Steady Australia Quinten Hann 14837 12312 27149
15 Fall England Jimmy White 16925 9962 26887
16 Fall England Joe Perry 17700 8937 26637

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

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