2004 European Open (snooker)

Tournament summary

Prior to the 1988/1989 season no ranking tournament had been continuously staged outside of the United Kingdom (although the World Championship had been held twice in Australia). The snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), decided to include overseas events and the first two locations chosen were Canada and Europe. The European Open was first held in 1989 in Deauville, France, and was suspended for 1997/1998 and 2000/2001. It moved to the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta for the first time in 2004 and was renamed the Malta Cup the following season.

The 2004 tournament was the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2003/2004 season, following the Welsh Open and preceding the Irish Masters. Held in January, the Welsh Open was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Steve Davis by nine to eight (9–8) in the final. The defending European Open champion was also O'Sullivan, who defeated Stephen Hendry 9–6 in last year's final. Paul Hunter, who had defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the non-ranking Masters in February, entered the tournament "playing the best snooker of his career", according to Phil Yates of The Times.

Qualifying

The qualifying stage was played between players ranked 17 and those ranked lower for one of 16 places in the final stage. The matches were best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals. In March 2004 Maltese player Tony Drago defeated Adrian Gunnell 5–2 in a match held over from the qualifying stage in November.

Round 1

The qualifiers went through to face members of the top 16. In this round, Davis came from 2–4 down to beat Joe Swail 5–4, in a match where both players missed chances. In the deciding frame, Davis won on the pink ball after Swail had missed the brown. After the match, Davis said it was a historic day as he had never won a match in the country. Stephen Lee received a walkover to the next round after his opponent Robin Hull withdrew for medical reasons. World number 41 Stephen Maguire made a of 89 in the final frame of his match against Peter Ebdon to win 5–4, and world number three O'Sullivan opened his match against Marco Fu with a century break of 110 and went on to win 5–1. Neil Robertson defeated Ken Doherty 5–3, and Joe Perry beat David Roe by the same scoreline. In the last match of the day, David Gray beat Fergal O'Brien 5–3.

World number one Mark Williams was defeated 1–5 by Anthony Hamilton, who made a break of 133. Williams refused to answer questions at the post-match press conference, explaining: "I'm not saying anything because if I do I could be in trouble so I'm keeping my mouth shut." Hunter and Hendry made high breaks of 49 and 55 in defeating Brian Morgan and Jimmy Michie 5–1, respectively. Jimmy White overcame James Wattana 5–4 having trailed 2–3. Graeme Dott defeated Drew Henry 5-3 and Quinten Hann beat Simon Bedford 5–0. In the last game of the day, Drago beat Alan McManus 5–4.

Round 2

In round two O'Sullivan defeated Small 5–1, coming from behind to win in each of the first three frames with breaks of 58, 81, and 46. A break of 112 completed the victory, after which O'Sullivan said his opponent had made him work. In the fifth frame O'Sullivan continued playing despite needing snookers, later explaining, "I wanted to keep playing because I was enjoying it so much". White made breaks of 72, 52, 69, 51, and 65 in defeating Hendry 5–3, after which Hendry said his performance was "horrendous", and White said his refusal to go out the night before contributed to his performance. In the sixth frame White led by 41 points before missing an easy red, allowing Hendry to win on the black with a 55 break to level at 3–3. White dominated the next two frames for the victory. Higgins, without a tournament victory for over two years, whitewashed Dott 5–0 with breaks of 82, 81, 57, and 52, and said it was the "best [he had] felt for ages". Drago defeated Hunter 5–2 to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking events for the first time since 1998, in a low-quality match where Drago made one break over 50. Lee defeated Davis 5–3 in a four-hour match, Maguire defeated Perry 5–4 to reach his first ranking quarter-final, and Hann beat Hamilton 5–1 to claim the final place in the next round.

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals Lee defeated O'Sullivan 5–4 in a match that lasted 3 hours and 32 minutes. O'Sullivan came from 2–3 down to lead 4–3 before Lee leveled the match. In the final frame O'Sullivan led 36–0, before Lee made a 46 break and fluked a snooker that enabled him to claim victory. O'Sullivan said his performance was very poor, while Lee said he was quietly confident. White defeated Robertson 5–3 to reach his third semi-final of the season. White led 4–1 and was 56 points ahead in the sixth but missed a straightforward green, allowing Robertson to win on the black with a 67 break. Robertson took the next frame before a risky long pot in the eighth allowed White to win the match. White—who last won a ranking title 12 years ago prior at this event—said, "Everyone knows I've been in front so many times in the past and tossed it away so I was having nightmares out there". Drago quickly won the first four frames of his match against Hann, conceding the fifth, before completing a 5–1 victory, after which he said the crowd support helped him. Maguire caused an upset when he beat Higgins 5–3, a match that saw Maguire lose the first two frames before winning the next four. After the match Maguire he said he had "starting to think about winning it now".

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were best-of-11 frames. White reached his first final in four years when he defeated Drago 6–4. Leading 4–1 White made a break of 104 to win the sixth frame, before missing a straightforward red to allow his opponent to win the seventh with an 84 break. Drago won the next two in 15 minutes with breaks of 44 and 109—completing the latter in four minutes—before an 86 break gave White the victory, after which White said, "Playing Tony here, I got a taste of what players have against me at the Masters when the crowd are all on my side but they were fair and I enjoyed every minute of it."

In the other semi-final Maguire beat Lee 6–4 in an error-strewn match which lasted four hours. After winning the first two frames Maguire lost the next three, but "kept his cool" to seal the victory. Maguire said the match was a "battle" and that he was surprised at how badly his opponents had played in the tournament, while Lee said he "just blew up" and that, "When you’re as poor as that you get into such a state of mind that you can’t think straight".

Final

The match was White's 23rd appearance in a final and his first since the 2000 British Open. In the best-of-17 final Maguire defeated White 9–3 to win his first ranking title at the age of 22, earning £48,000 in prize money. The victory, according to The Times, transformed Maguire from "talented underachiever into a world-ranking event winner"; according to BBC Sport his victory was a surprise.

In the afternoon session Maguire made two sizeable breaks and one of 137 to lead 3–0. He won the next frame and compiled a century in the fifth. The sixth frame was awarded to Maguire, when White violated the three-miss rule. in the jaws of a corner pocket, White twice attempted to hit the pack of five reds off a side cushion and missed. On his third attempt he adopted a slow roll to the pack and again missed. In the evening session, trailing 0–6, White won his first frame before the next four were shared, the last of which included a break of 125 by White. At 8–2 a break of 57 gave Maguire the victory.

After his victory Maguire acknowledged the influence of Terry Griffiths who had been working with him on the mental side of the game: "He's been on the phone just telling me to keep calm and that I can do it if I believe in myself". Maguire said he always knew he was good enough to win a tournament and that he would aim for a top-16 finish for the season.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £48,000
• Final: £24,000
• Semi-final: £12,000
• Quarter-final: £7,900
• Last 16: £6,900
• Last 32: £5,500
• Last 48: £2,900
• Last 64: £2,100
• Last 80: £1,600
• Last 96: £1,050
• Stage one highest break: £1,800
• Stage two highest break: £5,000
• Stage one maximum break: £5,000
• Stage two maximum break: £20,000
• Total: £400,000

Main draw

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;Key

w/o = walkover

w/d = withdrew

Final

Scores in bold denote winning frame scores and the winning participant.

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 5 November 2003.

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

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=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD1-score15 =4 | RD1-seed16 = | RD1-team16 =THA Kwan Poomjang | RD1-score16 =5 | RD1-seed17 = | RD1-team17 =ENG Ricky Walden | RD1-score17 =0 | RD1-seed18 = | RD1-team18 =WAL Lee Walker | RD1-score18 =5 | RD1-seed19 = | RD1-team19 =SCO Scott MacKenzie | RD1-score19 =5 | RD1-seed20 = | RD1-team20 =NIR Jason Prince | RD1-score20 =2 | RD1-seed21 = | RD1-team21 =IRL Garry Hardiman | RD1-score21 =5 | RD1-seed22 = | RD1-team22 =NIR Terry Murphy | RD1-score22 =4 | RD1-seed23 = | RD1-team23 =AUS Neil Robertson | RD1-score23 =5 | RD1-seed24 = | RD1-team24 =ENG Luke Simmonds | RD1-score24 =0 | RD1-seed25 = | RD1-team25 =ENG Darryn Walker | RD1-score25 =1 | RD1-seed26 = | RD1-team26 =WAL Philip Williams | RD1-score26 =5 | RD1-seed27 = | RD1-team27 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD1-score27 =5 | RD1-seed28 = | RD1-team28 =ENG Jason Ferguson | RD1-score28 =1 | RD1-seed29 = | RD1-team29 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD1-score29 =5 | RD1-seed30 = | RD1-team30 =ENG Jamie Cope | RD1-score30 =3 | 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RD2-score14 =3 | RD2-seed15 = | RD2-team15 =PAK Shokat Ali | RD2-score15 =5 | RD2-seed16 = | RD2-team16 =THA Kwan Poomjang | RD2-score16 =2 | RD2-seed17 = | RD2-team17 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD2-score17 =5 | RD2-seed18 = | RD2-team18 =WAL Lee Walker | RD2-score18 =1 | RD2-seed19 = | RD2-team19 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD2-score19 =4 | RD2-seed20 = | RD2-team20 =SCO Scott MacKenzie | RD2-score20 =5 | RD2-seed21 = | RD2-team21 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD2-score21 =5 | RD2-seed22 = | RD2-team22 =IRL Garry Hardiman | RD2-score22 =1 | RD2-seed23 = | RD2-team23 =WAL Darren Morgan | RD2-score23 =2 | RD2-seed24 = | RD2-team24 =AUS Neil Robertson | RD2-score24 =5 | RD2-seed25 = | RD2-team25 =BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD2-score25 =5 | RD2-seed26 = | RD2-team26 =WAL Philip Williams | RD2-score26 =3 | RD2-seed27 = | RD2-team27 =ENG Nick Walker | RD2-score27 =0 | RD2-seed28 = | RD2-team28 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD2-score28 =5 | RD2-seed29 = | RD2-team29 =ENG Nick Dyson | RD2-score29 =4 | RD2-seed30 = | RD2-team30 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD2-score30 =5 | RD2-seed31 = | RD2-team31 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score31 =5 | RD2-seed32 = | RD2-team32 =NIR Joe Meara | RD2-score32 =1 | RD3-seed01 = | RD3-team01 =ENG Jonathan Birch | RD3-score01 =5 | RD3-seed02 = | RD3-team02 =WAL Ian Preece | RD3-score02 =3 | RD3-seed03 = | RD3-team03 =IRL Michael Judge | RD3-score03 =5 | RD3-seed04 = | RD3-team04 =ENG Martin Gould | RD3-score04 =2 | RD3-seed05 = | RD3-team05 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD3-score05 =5 | RD3-seed06 = | RD3-team06 =ENG Rory McLeod | RD3-score06 =2 | RD3-seed07 = | RD3-team07 =ENG Stuart Bingham | RD3-score07 =5 | RD3-seed08 = | RD3-team08 =IRL Colm Gilcreest | RD3-score08 =2 | RD3-seed09 = | RD3-team09 =SCO Stephen Maguire | RD3-score09 =5 | RD3-seed10 = | RD3-team10 =NIR Patrick Wallace | RD3-score10 =2 | RD3-seed11 = | RD3-team11 =ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD3-score11 =2 | RD3-seed12 = | RD3-team12 =ENG David Roe | RD3-score12 =5 | RD3-seed13 = | RD3-team13 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD3-score13 =3 | RD3-seed14 = | RD3-team14 =ENG Sean Storey | RD3-score14 =5 | RD3-seed15 = | RD3-team15 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD3-score15 =5 | RD3-seed16 = | RD3-team16 =PAK Shokat Ali | RD3-score16 =2 | RD3-seed17 = | RD3-team17 =ENG Nigel Bond | RD3-score17 =4 | RD3-seed18 = | RD3-team18 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD3-score18 =5 | RD3-seed19 = | RD3-team19 =THA James Wattana | RD3-score19 =5 | RD3-seed20 = | RD3-team20 =SCO Scott MacKenzie | RD3-score20 =3 | RD3-seed21 = | RD3-team21 =IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD3-score21 =5 | RD3-seed22 = | RD3-team22 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD3-score22 =3 | RD3-seed23 = | RD3-team23 =ENG Mark Davis | RD3-score23 =1 | RD3-seed24 = | RD3-team24 =AUS Neil Robertson | RD3-score24 =5 | RD3-seed25 = | RD3-team25 =ENG Brian Morgan | RD3-score25 =5 | RD3-seed26 = | RD3-team26 =BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD3-score26 =4 | RD3-seed27 = | RD3-team27 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD3-score27 =4 | RD3-seed28 = | RD3-team28 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD3-score28 =5 | RD3-seed29 = | RD3-team29 =ENG Stuart Pettman | RD3-score29 =2 | RD3-seed30 = | RD3-team30 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD3-score30 =5 | RD3-seed31 = | RD3-team31 =ENG Michael Holt | RD3-score31 =5 | RD3-seed32 = | RD3-team32 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD3-score32 =3 | RD4-seed01 = | RD4-team01 =HKG Marco Fu | RD4-score01 =5 | RD4-seed02 = | RD4-team02 =ENG Jonathan Birch | RD4-score02 =0 | RD4-seed03 = | RD4-team03 =SCO Chris Small | RD4-score03 =5 | RD4-seed04 = | RD4-team04 =IRL Michael Judge | RD4-score04 =2 | RD4-seed05 = | RD4-team05 =NIR Joe Swail | RD4-score05 =5 | RD4-seed06 = | RD4-team06 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD4-score06 =3 | RD4-seed07 = | RD4-team07 =FIN Robin Hull | RD4-score07 =5 | RD4-seed08 = | RD4-team08 =ENG Stuart Bingham | RD4-score08 =1 | RD4-seed09 = | RD4-team09 =WAL Dominic Dale | RD4-score09 =0 | RD4-seed10 = | RD4-team10 =SCO Stephen Maguire | RD4-score10 =5 | RD4-seed11 = | RD4-team11 =ENG Mark King | RD4-score11 =4 | RD4-seed12 = | RD4-team12 =ENG David Roe | RD4-score12 =5 | RD4-seed13 = | RD4-team13 =SCO Drew Henry | RD4-score13 =5 | RD4-seed14 = | RD4-team14 =ENG Sean Storey | RD4-score14 =1 | RD4-seed15 = | RD4-team15 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD4-score15 =1 | RD4-seed16 = | RD4-team16 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD4-score16 =5 | RD4-seed17 = | RD4-team17 =WAL Anthony Davies | RD4-score17 =4 | RD4-seed18 = | RD4-team18 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD4-score18 =5 | RD4-seed19 = | RD4-team19 =ENG Ali Carter | RD4-score19 =4 | RD4-seed20 = | RD4-team20 =THA James Wattana | RD4-score20 =5 | RD4-seed21 = | RD4-team21 =ENG John Parrott | RD4-score21 =4 | RD4-seed22 = | RD4-team22 =IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD4-score22 =5 | RD4-seed23 = | RD4-team23 =ENG Ian McCulloch | RD4-score23 =1 | RD4-seed24 = | RD4-team24 =AUS Neil Robertson | RD4-score24 =5 | RD4-seed25 = | RD4-team25 =ENG Mark Selby | RD4-score25 =1 | RD4-seed26 = | RD4-team26 =ENG Brian Morgan | RD4-score26 =5 | RD4-seed27 = | RD4-team27 =MLT Tony Drago | RD4-score27 =5 | RD4-seed28 = | RD4-team28 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD4-score28 =2 | RD4-seed29 = | RD4-team29 =ENG Dave Harold | RD4-score29 =4 | RD4-seed30 = | RD4-team30 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD4-score30 =5 | RD4-seed31 = | RD4-team31 =ENG Anthony Hamilton | RD4-score31 =5 | RD4-seed32 = | RD4-team32 =ENG Michael Holt | RD4-score32 =2

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

• 144 Michael Judge
• 140 Lee Walker
• 139, 102 Barry Pinches
• 135 Martin Dziewialtowski
• 135 Ali Carter
• 131 Mike Dunn
• 129 Leo Fernandez
• 128 Kwan Poomjang
• 128 Ian Brumby
• 124, 100 Anthony Hamilton
• 121 Rory McLeod
• 121 Joe Swail
• 120 Brian Morgan
• 120 David Roe
• 119 Philip Williams
• 117 Kurt Maflin
• 116 Stuart Bingham
• 115 Chris Small
• 114 Adrian Gunnell
• 111 Dave Harold
• 108, 101 Robin Hull
• 107 Liu Song
• 106 Tom Ford
• 106 Stephen Maguire
• 106 John Parrott
• 106 Patrick Wallace
• 105 Jamie Cope
• 104 Jimmy Michie
• 102 Ding Junhui

Televised stage centuries

• 137, 103 Stephen Maguire
• 133 Anthony Hamilton
• 132 John Higgins
• 125, 104, 103 Jimmy White
• 112, 110 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 109, 100 Neil Robertson
• 109 Tony Drago
• 100 Peter Ebdon

Notes

References

Sources

• European Open 2004. snooker.org.
• Embassy World Rankings 2003/2004. snooker.org.

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