2004–05 snooker season
Details
Duration4 August 2004 – 8 May 2005 (2004-08-04 – 2005-05-08)
Tournaments19 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Maguire
MastersEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
World ChampionshipEngland Shaun Murphy

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

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
2 Oct 10 Oct  ENG Grand Prix Guild Hall Preston England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Ian McCulloch 9–5 [1]
8 Nov 14 Nov  ENG British Open The Brighton Centre Brighton Scotland John Higgins Scotland Stephen Maguire 9–6 [2]
15 Nov 28 Nov  ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York Scotland Stephen Maguire England David Gray 10–1 [3]
17 Jan 23 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [4][5]
31 Jan 6 Feb  MLT Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland Graeme Dott 9–7 [6]
13 Feb 20 Feb  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 10–3 [7][8]
6 Mar 13 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Matthew Stevens 10–8 [9]
27 Mar 3 Apr  CHN China Open Haidian Stadium Beijing China Ding Junhui Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–5 [10]
16 Apr 2 May  ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Shaun Murphy Wales Matthew Stevens 18–16 [11]
6 Jan 8 May  ENG Premier League G-Mex Centre Manchester England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 6–0 [12]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
2 Sep 3 Sep  ENG British Open Woking Snooker Centre Woking England Reanne Evans England Katie Henrick 4–0 [13][14][15]
31 Oct 1 Nov  ENG UK Ladies Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Scotland Lynette Horsburgh England Reanne Evans 4–3 [16][17][18]
5 Feb 5 Feb  ENG Northern Championship Regal Snooker Centre Preston Scotland Lynette Horsburgh England Maria Catalano 4–2 [19]
5 Mar 6 Mar  ENG Connie Gough National Rileys Snooker Club Luton Scotland Lynette Horsburgh England Sarah Smith 3–1 [20][21]
2 Apr 6 Apr  ENG World Women's Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England Reanne Evans Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 6–4 [22][23]

Challenge Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
24 Sep 30 Sep  WAL Challenge Tour 1 Pontin's Prestatyn England Jamie Cope England Chris Norbury 6–2 [24]
6 Dec 12 Dec  WAL Challenge Tour 2 Pontin's Prestatyn England James Tatton England Matthew Barnes 6–4 [25]
15 Mar 21 Mar  WAL Challenge Tour 3 Pontin's Prestatyn Scotland James McBain Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6–3 [26][27]
4 Apr 10 Apr  WAL Challenge Tour 4 Pontin's Prestatyn England Jamie Cope England Matthew Couch 6–0 [28][29]

Other events

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
4 Aug 8 Aug  THA World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge BEC-Tero Hall Bangkok Hong Kong Marco Fu Scotland John Higgins 5–1 [30]
2 Sep 5 Sep   SUI Swiss Open Billard Center Im Funken Zofingen England Ian McCulloch England Jimmy White 5–1 [31]
11 Sep 16 Sep  HKG General Cup International General Snooker Club Tsim Sha Tsui Thailand Issara Kachaiwong Wales Dominic Dale 6–3 [32]
18 Sep 19 Sep  GER Grand Prix Fürth Stadthalle Fürth England Paul Hunter Wales Matthew Stevens 4–2 [33]
18 Dec 19 Dec  NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Netherlands Lennon Starkey 6–1 [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. Player Points 2002/03 Points 2003/04 Total
1RiseEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 201252665046775
2FallWales Mark Williams 275501691244462
3FallScotland Stephen Hendry 201502080040950
4RiseEngland Paul Hunter 214501892540375
5FallScotland John Higgins 202751621236487
6RiseWales Matthew Stevens 148751845033325
7FallRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty 189751323732212
8FallEngland Peter Ebdon 160251552531550
9FallEngland Stephen Lee 166751402530700
10SteadyScotland Alan McManus 164251282529250
11RiseEngland Jimmy White 99621817528137
12RiseScotland Chris Small 155001205027550
13FallEngland Steve Davis 158751121227087
14FallEngland David Gray 143001261226912
15FallScotland Graeme Dott 115001481226312
16RiseHong Kong Marco Fu 138501236226212

Points distribution

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

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Grand Prix[41] Unseeded loser 250 – 1000 – 1500 2050 2600 3150 3750 5000
Seeded loser – – 500 – – – – – – –
British Open[42][43] Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
UK Championship[44][45] Unseeded loser 300 975 1350 1725 2175 2625 3075 3750 4500 6000
Seeded loser – 487 675 862 1087 – – – – –
Welsh Open[46][47] Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
Malta Cup[48][49] Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
Irish Masters[50][51] Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
China Open[52][53] Unseeded loser 200 650 900 1150 1450 1750 2050 2500 3000 4000
Seeded loser – 325 450 575 725 – – – – –
World Championship[54] Unseeded loser 400 1300 1800 2300 2900 3500 4100 5000 6000 8000
Seeded loser – 650 900 1150 1450 – – – – –

Notes

    References

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