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2003–04 snooker season

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FieldValue
duration
tournaments17 (8 ranking events)
UKWAL Matthew Stevens
MastersENG Paul Hunter
WorldChampsENG Ronnie O'Sullivan
previous[2002–03](2002-03-snooker-season)
next[2004–05](2004-05-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.

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". 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.

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
4 Oct12 OctENG[LG Cup](2003-lg-cup-snooker)Guild HallPrestonWales Mark WilliamsScotland John Higgins9–5
8 Nov16 NovENG[British Open](2003-british-open-snooker)The Brighton CentreBrightonScotland Stephen HendryEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan9–6
18 Nov30 NovENG[UK Championship](2003-uk-championship)Barbican CentreYorkWales Matthew StevensScotland Stephen Hendry10–8
15 Dec21 DecWAL[Masters Qualifying Event](2004-masters-snooker-qualifying)Pontin'sPrestatynAUS Neil RobertsonWAL Dominic Dale6–5
19 Jan25 JanWAL[Welsh Open](2004-welsh-open-snooker)Newport CentreNewportEngland Ronnie O'SullivanEngland Steve Davis9–8
1 Feb8 FebENG[Masters](2004-masters-snooker)Wembley Conference CentreLondonENG Paul HunterENG Ronnie O'Sullivan10–9
1 Mar6 MarMLT[European Open](2004-european-open-snooker)Hilton Conference CenterPortomasoScotland Stephen MaguireEngland Jimmy White9–3
10 Jan14 MarWAL[Premier League](2004-premier-league-snooker)Colwyn Bay Leisure CentreColwyn BaySCO Stephen HendrySCO John Higgins9–6
23 Mar28 MarIRL[Irish Masters](2004-irish-masters)Citywest HotelDublinEngland Peter EbdonEngland Mark King10–7
3 Apr11 AprSCO[Players Championship](2004-players-championship-snooker)S.E.C.C.GlasgowEngland Jimmy WhiteEngland Paul Hunter9–7
17 Apr3 MayENG[World Snooker Championship](2004-world-snooker-championship)Crucible TheatreSheffieldEngland Ronnie O'SullivanScotland Graeme Dott18–8
Non-ranking event

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
13 Sep19 SepWALChallenge Tour 1Pontin'sPrestatynNLD Stefan MazrocisENG Paul Davison6–2
2 Dec8 DecWALChallenge Tour 2Pontin'sPrestatynSCO Hugh AbernethyENG Gary Wilson6–0
21 Feb29 FebWALChallenge Tour 3Pontin'sPrestatynENG Brian SalmonENG Steve James6–1
12 May20 MayWALChallenge Tour 4Pontin'sPrestatynENG Gary WilsonCHN Jin Long6–4

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
21 Aug24 AugHKG[Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1](2003-euro-asia-masters-challenge-event-1)HKCECWan ChaiTHA James WattanaIRL Ken Doherty6–4
28 Aug31 AugTHA[Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2](2003-euro-asia-masters-challenge-event-2)Merchant Court HotelBangkokIRL Ken DohertyHKG Marco Fu5–2

Ladies event

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
1 May1 MayENGConnie Gough NationalRileys Snooker CentreLutonENG Reanne EvansENG Emma Bonney4–2

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.

No.Ch.PlayerPoints 2001/02Points 2002/03Total
1WAL Mark Williams250502755052600
2SCO Stephen Hendry246502015044800
3ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan246252012544750
4SCO John Higgins223002027542575
5ENG Stephen Lee257251667542400
6IRL Ken Doherty214001897540375
7ENG Peter Ebdon238751602539900
8ENG Paul Hunter155002145036950
9WAL Matthew Stevens180001487532875
10SCO Alan McManus135501642529975
11ENG Steve Davis129001587528775
12ENG David Gray137121430028012
13SCO Graeme Dott157621150027262
14AUS Quinten Hann148371231227149
15ENG Jimmy White16925996226887
16ENG Joe Perry17700893726637

Points distribution

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

TournamentRound →**L128****L96****L80****L64****L48****L32****L16****QF****SF****F****W**
**LG Cup**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**British Open**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**UK Championship**Unseeded loser30060097513501725217526253075375045006000
Seeded loser––4876758621087–––––
**Welsh Open**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**European Open**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**Irish Masters**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**Players Championship**Unseeded loser2004006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser––325450575725–––––
**World Championship**Unseeded loser400800130018002300290035004100500060008000
Seeded loser––65090011501450–––––

Notes

References

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