2004–05 snooker season
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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.
Duration4 August 2004 – 8 May 2005
Tournaments19 (8 ranking events)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 August 2004 – 8 May 2005 |
| Tournaments | 19 (8 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship |  Stephen Maguire |
| Masters |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| World Championship | Shaun Murphy |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Calendar
World Snooker Tour
| 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 | Reanne Evans |
Katie Henrick |
4–0 | [13][14][15] |
| 31 Oct | 1 Nov | ENG |
UK Ladies Championship | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | Lynette Horsburgh |
Reanne Evans |
4–3 | [16][17][18] |
| 5 Feb | 5 Feb | ENG |
Northern Championship | Regal Snooker Centre | Preston | Lynette Horsburgh |
Maria Catalano |
4–2 | [19] |
| 5 Mar | 6 Mar | ENG |
Connie Gough National | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | Lynette Horsburgh |
Sarah Smith |
3–1 | [20][21] |
| 2 Apr | 6 Apr | ENG |
World Women's Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans |
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 | Jamie Cope |
Chris Norbury |
6–2 | [24] |
| 6 Dec | 12 Dec | WAL |
Challenge Tour 2 | Pontin's | Prestatyn | James Tatton |
Matthew Barnes |
6–4 | [25] |
| 15 Mar | 21 Mar | WAL |
Challenge Tour 3 | Pontin's | Prestatyn | James McBain |
 Mark Allen |
6–3 | [26][27] |
| 4 Apr | 10 Apr | WAL |
Challenge Tour 4 | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Jamie Cope |
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 |  Marco Fu |
John Higgins |
5–1 | [30] |
| 2 Sep | 5 Sep |  SUI |
Swiss Open | Billiard Center Im Funken | Zofingen | Ian McCulloch |
Jimmy White |
5–1 | [31] |
| 11 Sep | 16 Sep | HKG |
General Cup International | General Snooker Club | Tsim Sha Tsui | Issara Kachaiwong |
Dominic Dale |
6–3 | [32] |
| 18 Sep | 19 Sep |  GER |
Grand Prix Fürth | Stadthalle | Fürth | Paul Hunter |
Matthew Stevens |
4–2 | [33] |
| 18 Dec | 19 Dec |  NED |
Dutch Open | De Dieze | 's-Hertogenbosch |  Bjorn Haneveer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
20125 | 26650 | 46775 |
| 2 |  | Mark Williams |
27550 | 16912 | 44462 |
| 3 | | Stephen Hendry |
20150 | 20800 | 40950 |
| 4 | | Paul Hunter |
21450 | 18925 | 40375 |
| 5 | | John Higgins |
20275 | 16212 | 36487 |
| 6 | | Matthew Stevens |
14875 | 18450 | 33325 |
| 7 | |  Ken Doherty |
18975 | 13237 | 32212 |
| 8 | | Peter Ebdon |
16025 | 15525 | 31550 |
| 9 | | Stephen Lee |
16675 | 14025 | 30700 |
| 10 |  | Alan McManus |
16425 | 12825 | 29250 |
| 11 | | Jimmy White |
9962 | 18175 | 28137 |
| 12 | | Chris Small |
15500 | 12050 | 27550 |
| 13 | | Steve Davis |
15875 | 11212 | 27087 |
| 14 | | David Gray |
14300 | 12612 | 26912 |
| 15 | | Graeme Dott |
11500 | 14812 | 26312 |
| 16 | | Marco Fu |
13850 | 12362 | 26212 |
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 | – | – | – | – | – |