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2004–05 snooker season

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FieldValue
duration
tournaments19 (8 ranking events)
UKSCO Stephen Maguire
MastersENG Ronnie O'Sullivan
WorldChampsENG Shaun Murphy
previous[2003–04](2003-04-snooker-season)
next[2005–06](2005-06-snooker-season)

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.
2 Oct10 OctENG[Grand Prix](2004-grand-prix-snooker)Guild HallPrestonEngland Ronnie O'SullivanEngland Ian McCulloch9–5
8 Nov14 NovENG[British Open](2004-british-open-snooker)The Brighton CentreBrightonScotland John HigginsScotland Stephen Maguire9–6
15 Nov28 NovENG[UK Championship](2004-uk-championship)Barbican CentreYorkScotland Stephen MaguireEngland David Gray10–1
17 Jan23 JanWAL[Welsh Open](2005-welsh-open-snooker)Newport CentreNewportEngland Ronnie O'SullivanScotland Stephen Hendry9–8
31 Jan6 FebMLT[Malta Cup](2005-malta-cup)Hilton Conference CenterPortomasoScotland Stephen HendryScotland Graeme Dott9–7
13 Feb20 FebENG[Masters](2005-masters-snooker)Wembley Conference CentreLondonENG Ronnie O'SullivanSCO John Higgins10–3
6 Mar13 MarIRL[Irish Masters](2005-irish-masters)Citywest HotelDublinEngland Ronnie O'SullivanWales Matthew Stevens10–8
27 Mar3 AprCHN[China Open](2005-china-open-snooker)Haidian StadiumBeijingChina Ding JunhuiScotland Stephen Hendry9–5
16 Apr2 MayENG[World Championship](2005-world-snooker-championship)Crucible TheatreSheffieldEngland Shaun MurphyWales Matthew Stevens18–16
6 Jan8 MayENG[Premier League](2005-premier-league-snooker-2004-05)G-Mex CentreManchesterENG Ronnie O'SullivanWAL Mark Williams6–0
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
2 Sep3 SepENGBritish OpenWoking Snooker CentreWokingENG Reanne EvansENG Katie Henrick4–0
31 Oct1 NovENGUK Ladies ChampionshipNorthern Snooker CentreLeedsSCO Lynette HorsburghENG Reanne Evans4–3
5 Feb5 FebENGNorthern ChampionshipRegal Snooker CentrePrestonSCO Lynette HorsburghENG Maria Catalano4–2
5 Mar6 MarENGConnie Gough NationalRileys Snooker ClubLutonSCO Lynette HorsburghENG Sarah Smith3–1
2 Apr6 AprENG[World Women's Championship](2005-world-women-s-snooker-championship)Cambridge Snooker CentreCambridgeENG Reanne EvansSCO Lynette Horsburgh6–4

Challenge Tour

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
24 Sep30 SepWALChallenge Tour 1Pontin'sPrestatynENG Jamie CopeENG Chris Norbury6–2
6 Dec12 DecWALChallenge Tour 2Pontin'sPrestatynENG James TattonENG Matthew Barnes6–4
15 Mar21 MarWALChallenge Tour 3Pontin'sPrestatynSCO James McBainNIR Mark Allen6–3
4 Apr10 AprWALChallenge Tour 4Pontin'sPrestatynENG Jamie CopeENG Matthew Couch6–0

Other events

StartFinishCountryTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
4 Aug8 AugTHAWorld Champions v Asia Stars ChallengeBEC-Tero HallBangkokHKG Marco FuSCO John Higgins5–1
2 Sep5 SepSUISwiss OpenBilliard Center Im FunkenZofingenENG Ian McCullochENG Jimmy White5–1
11 Sep16 SepHKG[General Cup International](2004-general-cup-international)General Snooker ClubTsim Sha TsuiTHA Issara KachaiwongWAL Dominic Dale6–3
18 Sep19 SepGERGrand Prix FürthStadthalleFürthENG Paul HunterWAL Matthew Stevens4–2
18 Dec19 DecNEDDutch OpenDe Dieze's-HertogenboschBEL Bjorn HaneveerNED Lennon Starkey6–1

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 2004/2005

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 2002/03Points 2003/04Total
1ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan201252665046775
2WAL Mark Williams275501691244462
3SCO Stephen Hendry201502080040950
4ENG Paul Hunter214501892540375
5SCO John Higgins202751621236487
6WAL Matthew Stevens148751845033325
7IRL Ken Doherty189751323732212
8ENG Peter Ebdon160251552531550
9ENG Stephen Lee166751402530700
10SCO Alan McManus164251282529250
11ENG Jimmy White99621817528137
12SCO Chris Small155001205027550
13ENG Steve Davis158751121227087
14ENG David Gray143001261226912
15SCO Graeme Dott115001481226312
16HKG Marco Fu138501236226212

Points distribution

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

TournamentRound →**L96****L80****L64****L48****L32****L16****QF****SF****F****W**
**Grand Prix**Unseeded loser2501000150020502600315037505000
Seeded loser500
**British Open**Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser325450575725
**UK Championship**Unseeded loser30097513501725217526253075375045006000
Seeded loser4876758621087
**Welsh Open**Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser325450575725
**Malta Cup**Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser325450575725
**Irish Masters**Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser325450575725
**China Open**Unseeded loser2006509001150145017502050250030004000
Seeded loser325450575725
**World Championship**Unseeded loser400130018002300290035004100500060008000
Seeded loser65090011501450

Notes

References

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