2004 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2004 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 25 January at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff, Wales.
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 4–5 against Marco Fu.
Ronnie O'Sullivan managed to recover from 5–8 down to defeat Steve Davis 9–8 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 14th ranking title of his career.Tournament summary
was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.Main draw
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 9 and 13 December 2003.Round 1
Best of 9 framesRound 2–4
Century breaks
- 141 Barry Pinches
- 139 Phil Williams
- 124 Mark Davis
- 122 Liu Song
- 118 Andrew Higginson
- 117 Ding Junhui
- 117 Darren Morgan
- 117 Mehmet Husnu
- 115, 108 Ryan Day
- 114 Bjorn Haneveer
- 113 David Gilbert
- 110 James Wattana
- 106, 100 Scott MacKenzie
- 100 Chris Melling
Televised stage centuries
- 139, 125, 118, 116, 107, 103 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 137 Stuart Pettman
- 133, 102 John Higgins
- 133 Barry Pinches
- 131 Anthony Hamilton
- 128 Joe Perry
- 127, 123, 117, 107 Robert Milkins
- 123, 119, 105 Peter Ebdon
- 123, 102 Stephen Hendry
- 123 Ali Carter
- 122 Mark Selby
- 119, 107 Patrick Wallace
- 119 Marco Fu
- 116 Bjorn Haneveer
- 105, 102 Steve Davis
- 103, 101 Tony Drago
- 103, 100 Alan McManus
- 103 Mark Williams
- 102 Mark King
- 100 Chris Small