2003–04 snooker season
The 2003–04 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 13 September 2003 and 20 May 2004. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.
Calendar
| WR = World ranking event |
| CT = Challenge Tour event |
| NR = Non-ranking event |
Official rankings
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.| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2001/02 | Points 2002/03 | Total |
| 1 |  Mark Williams | 25050 | 27550 | 52600 | |
| 2 |  Stephen Hendry | 24650 | 20150 | 44800 | |
| 3 |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 24625 | 20125 | 44750 | |
| 4 | John Higgins | 22300 | 20275 | 42575 | |
| 5 | Stephen Lee | 25725 | 16675 | 42400 | |
| 6 |  Ken Doherty | 21400 | 18975 | 40375 | |
| 7 | Peter Ebdon | 23875 | 16025 | 39900 | |
| 8 | Paul Hunter | 15500 | 21450 | 36950 | |
| 9 | Matthew Stevens | 18000 | 14875 | 32875 | |
| 10 | Alan McManus | 13550 | 16425 | 29975 | |
| 11 | Steve Davis | 12900 | 15875 | 28775 | |
| 12 | David Gray | 13712 | 14300 | 28012 | |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | 15762 | 11500 | 27262 | |
| 14 |  Quinten Hann | 14837 | 12312 | 27149 | |
| 15 | Jimmy White | 16925 | 9962 | 26887 | |
| 16 | Joe Perry | 17700 | 8937 | 26637 |
Points distribution
2003/2004 Points distribution for world ranking events, all new players received double points:| Tournament | Round → | L128 | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| LG Cup | Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 |
| LG Cup | Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – |
| British Open | Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 |
| British Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – |
| UK Championship | Unseeded loser | 300 | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2175 | 2625 | 3075 | 3750 | 4500 | 6000 |
| UK Championship | Seeded loser | – | – | 487 | 675 | 862 | 1087 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 |
| Welsh Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – |
| European Open | Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 |
| European Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Irish Masters | Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 |
| Irish Masters | Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unseeded loser | 200 | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | 1750 | 2050 | 2500 | 3000 | 4000 | |
| Seeded loser | – | – | 325 | 450 | 575 | 725 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| World Championship | Unseeded loser | 400 | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2900 | 3500 | 4100 | 5000 | 6000 | 8000 |
| World Championship | Seeded loser | – | – | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1450 | – | – | – | – | – |