| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 3–11 April 2004 |
| Venue | SECC |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £597,200 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (IRL) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Paul Hunter (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 2004 Players Championship (officially the 2004 Daily Record Players Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 April 2004 at the S.E.C.C in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.[1]
The tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held under various names since 1981. It was the last time the tournament was played until it returned to the calendar in 2016, under the original name from previous seasons.
Twelve years after his last ranking tournament success, Jimmy White aged 41 won his tenth ranking tournament by defeating Paul Hunter 9–7 in the final. This was White's first success in the tournament, having last appeared in the final in 1988 International Open, when he lost 12–6 to Steve Davis. It was also Hunter's last appearance in a ranking final.[1]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland, 11 April 2004.[3] | ||
| Jimmy White (15) England |
9–7 | Paul Hunter (8) England |
| Afternoon: 73–33, 76–50, 7–77, 9–63, 66–31, 28–56, 59–18, 27–58 Evening: 10–52, 70–2 (51), 64–33, 100–0 (56), 76–0 (76), 9–71 (67), 54–58, 74–8 | ||
| 76 | Highest break | 67 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 11 and 15 March 2004.[4]
Round 1
Best of 9 frames
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Round 2–4
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- 1 2 "playchamp". 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
- ↑ "2004 Players Championship – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Daily Record Players Championship 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 "2004 Players Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2023.