2004–05 snooker season explained

Tournaments:19 (8 ranking events)
Uk: Stephen Maguire
Masters: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Worldchamps: Shaun Murphy
Previous:2003–04
Next:2005–06

The 2004–05 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 August 2004 and 8 May 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
Grand PrixGuild Hall Ronnie O'Sullivan Ian McCulloch9–5[1]
8 Nov14 NovThe Brighton Centre John Higgins Stephen Maguire9–6[2]
15 Nov28 NovUK ChampionshipBarbican CentreYork Stephen Maguire David Gray10–1[3]
17 Jan23 JanWelsh OpenNewport CentreNewport Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Hendry9–8[4] [5]
31 Jan6 Feb MaltaMalta CupHilton Conference CenterPortomaso Stephen Hendry Graeme Dott9–7[6]
13 Feb20 FebMastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins10–3[7] [8]
6 Mar13 Mar IrelandIrish MastersCitywest Hotel Ronnie O'Sullivan Matthew Stevens10–8[9]
27 Mar3 Apr ChinaChina OpenHaidian StadiumBeijing Ding Junhui Stephen Hendry9–5[10]
16 Apr2 MayCrucible TheatreSheffield Shaun Murphy Matthew Stevens[11]
6 Jan8 MayPremier LeagueG-Mex CentreManchester Ronnie O'Sullivan6–0 [12]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
2 Sep3 SepBritish OpenWoking Snooker CentreWoking Reanne Evans Katie Henrick4–0[13] [14] [15]
31 Oct1 NovUK Ladies ChampionshipNorthern Snooker CentreLeeds Lynette Horsburgh Reanne Evans4–3[16] [17] [18]
5 Feb5 FebNorthern ChampionshipRegal Snooker CentrePreston Lynette Horsburgh Maria Catalano4–2[19]
5 Mar6 MarConnie Gough NationalRileys Snooker ClubLuton Lynette Horsburgh Sarah Smith3–1[20] [21]
2 Apr6 AprWorld Women's ChampionshipCambridge Snooker CentreCambridge Reanne Evans Lynette Horsburgh6–4[22] [23]

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
24 Sep30 SepChallenge Tour 1Pontin'sPrestatyn Chris Norbury6–2 [24]
6 Dec12 DecChallenge Tour 2Pontin'sPrestatyn Matthew Barnes6–4 [25]
15 Mar21 MarChallenge Tour 3Pontin'sPrestatyn Mark Allen6–3[26] [27]
4 Apr10 AprChallenge Tour 4Pontin'sPrestatyn Matthew Couch6–0[28] [29]

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
4 Aug8 Aug ThailandWorld Champions v Asia Stars ChallengeBEC-Tero HallBangkok Marco Fu5–1[30]
2 Sep5 SepSwiss OpenBillard Center Im FunkenZofingen Ian McCulloch Jimmy White5–1[31]
11 Sep16 Sep Hong KongGeneral Cup InternationalGeneral Snooker ClubTsim Sha Tsui Issara Kachaiwong6–3[32]
18 Sep19 SepGrand Prix FürthStadthalleFürth Paul Hunter Matthew Stevens4–2[33]
18 Dec19 DecDutch OpenDe Dieze's-Hertogenbosch Bjorn Haneveer Lennon Starkey6–1[34]

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.[35] [36] [37] [38] [39]

No.Ch.width=165 Playerwidth=80 Points 2002/03width=80 Points 2003/04width=80 Total
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan20125 26650 46775
2 Mark Williams27550 16912 44462
3 Stephen Hendry20150 20800 40950
4 Paul Hunter21450 18925 40375
5 John Higgins20275 16212 36487
6 Matthew Stevens14875 18450 33325
7 Ken Doherty18975 13237 32212
8 Peter Ebdon16025 15525 31550
9 Stephen Lee16675 14025 30700
10 Alan McManus16425 12825 29250
11 Jimmy White9962 18175 28137
12 Chris Small15500 12050 27550
13 Steve Davis15875 11212 27087
14 David Gray14300 12612 26912
15 Graeme Dott11500 14812 26312
16 Marco Fu13850 12362 26212

Points distribution

2004/2005 Points distribution for world ranking events, all new players received double points:[40]

width=60 Tournamentwidth=100Round →width=60 L96width=60 L80width=60 L64width=60 L48width=60 L32width=60 L16width=60 QFwidth=60 SFwidth=60 Fwidth=60 W
Grand Prix[41] Unseeded loser250–1000–150020502600315037505000
Seeded loser––500–––––––
British Open[42] [43] Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser–325450575725–––––
UK Championship[44] [45] Unseeded loser30097513501725217526253075375045006000
Seeded loser–4876758621087–––––
Welsh Open[46] [47] Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser–325450575725–––––
Malta Cup[48] [49] Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser–325450575725–––––
Irish Masters[50] [51] Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser–325450575725–––––
China Open[52] [53] Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser–325450575725–––––
Unseeded loser400130018002300290035004100500060008000
Seeded loser–65090011501450–––––

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: British Open 2004. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Travis Perkins UK Championship 2004. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Welsh Open 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Werbeniuk passes away. Eurosport UK. 3 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Malta Cup 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Rileys Club Masters 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title. Eurosport UK. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305133133/http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html. 5 March 2014. dead.
  9. Web site: Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  10. Web site: China Open 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  11. Web site: Embassy World Championship 2005. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  12. Web site: 2005 Premier League Snooker (Spring) Results. premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com. Matchroom Sport. 5 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101114164505/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2005_spring_results.htm. 14 November 2010. dead.
  13. Web site: 2004 British Open - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  14. Web site: 2004 British Open Ladies Snooker Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119175219/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Ladies/04britishopen.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  15. Web site: WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  16. Web site: 2004 UK Ladies Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Horsburgh Bags UK Title. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194518/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-031104.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  18. Web site: WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  19. Web site: 2005 Northern Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  20. Web site: 2005 Connie Gough National - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  21. Web site: WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  22. Web site: 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  23. Web site: WLBSA & EASB LINK UP TO LAUNCH LADIES SERIES. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119194542/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/News/News_Archive/news-snooker-ladies-040904.htm. 19 November 2005. Global Snooker Centre. 12 December 2023.
  24. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 1. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209030334/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT1.htm. 9 December 2004.
  25. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 2. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20050405140119/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT2.htm. 5 April 2005.
  26. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 3. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20050322013616/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT3.htm. 22 March 2005.
  27. Web site: Challenge Tour Event 3 results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20050407055326/http://worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-19.htm. 7 April 2005.
  28. Web site: WSA Challenge Tour 4. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20050904190420/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5CT4.htm. 4 September 2005.
  29. Web site: Challenge Tour Event 4. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20051105044437/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-22.htm. 5 November 2005.
  30. Web site: Other Non-Ranking and Invitational Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155703/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#WChampvAsianStars . dead . 16 February 2012 . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 18 December 2019.
  31. Web site: 2004 Swiss Open. Global Snooker. 17 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20041013101934/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04SwissOpen.htm. 13 October 2004.
  32. Web site: 2004 General Cup International. Global Snooker. 13 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819115116/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GeneralCup.htm. 19 August 2007.
  33. Web site: European Tour 4: Players to Watch in Paul Hunter Snooker Classic. . 16 November 2017.
  34. Web site: 2004 InterConnect Dutch Open. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20060905074141/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04dediezefinal.htm. 5 September 2006.
  35. Web site: Turner. Chris. World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05). https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html. 13 March 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 27 April 2011.
  36. Web site: Embassy World Rankings 2004/2005. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  37. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.
  38. Web site: Embassy World Rankings issued after the 2004 Embassy World Championship. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20040603095700/http://www.worldsnooker.com/embassy_world_rankings/main.asp. 3 June 2004.
  39. Web site: The Official Rankings for the 2004/2005 Season . Embassy Snooker . 25 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041204123424/http://www.embassysnooker.com/rankings.html . 4 December 2004 . unfit .
  40. Web site: 2004/2005 Season Points Schedules. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20050206044706/http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker_tournaments/main_tour/points.asp. 6 February 2005.
  41. Web site: 2004 Totesport Grand Prix Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20060620010605/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GPinfo.htm. 20 June 2006.
  42. Web site: 2004 British Open Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20060319221603/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04BOinfo.htm. 19 March 2006.
  43. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte British Open 2004. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.
  44. Web site: 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20060329064229/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04UKinfo.htm. 29 March 2006.
  45. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte UK Championship 2004. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.
  46. Web site: 2005 Welsh Open Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070419131100/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSHinfo.htm. 19 April 2007 .
  47. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte Welsh Open 2005. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.
  48. Web site: 2005 Malta Cup Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070116133833/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04-5Maltainfo.htm. 16 January 2007.
  49. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte Malta Cup 2005. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.
  50. Web site: 2005 Citywest Irish Masters Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070328015054/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05IRISHinfo.htm. 28 March 2007.
  51. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte Irish Masters 2005. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.
  52. Web site: 2005 China Open Information. Global Snooker Centre. 28 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20051119190338/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05ChinaOpenInfo.htm. 19 November 2005.
  53. Web site: Weltranglistenpunkte China Open 2005. brownball.de. 28 October 2011.

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