| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 17 April–3 May 2004 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,378,920 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Highest break | 145 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up | Graeme Dott |
| Score | 18–8 |
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The 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between 17 April and 3 May 2004 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Joe Perry.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second world title, by defeating Graeme Dott by 18 frames to 8 in the final, despite Dott having led 5–0. This was the fourth biggest margin in a World final, equalled by O'Sullivan against Ali Carter in 2008.[1]
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| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 May & 3 May 2004. Referee: Paul Collier[37] | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
18–8 | Graeme Dott Scotland |
| 34-71, 9-77, 0-108, 0-97, 0-61, 100–0, 63–17, 87–0, 87–0, 0-59, 64–47, 78–0, 0-87, 68–48, 68–1, 69–0, 71–1, 85–0, 2-119, 76–30, 85–43, 69–8, 91–44, 72–13, 92–8, 88–16 | 2 Century Breaks (1 for Ronnie O'Sullivan and 1 for Graeme Dott). Highest break 106, by Graeme Dott | 34–71, 9–77, 0–108, 0–97, 0–61, 100–0, 63–17, 87–0, 87–0, 0–59, 64–47, 78–0, 0–87, 68–48, 68–1, 69–0, 71–1, 85–0, 2–119, 76–30, 85–43, 69–8, 91–44, 72–13, 92–8, 88–16 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
* Chris Small was forced to retire due to an injury.
The matches were played at Pontin's, Prestatyn Sands in between 10–20 February 2004.[38]
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Brian Salmon 10–9 Chris Melling Ian Preece 10–8 Justin Astley Mike Hallett 10–6 James Leadbetter Mehmet Husnu 10–2 Craig MacGillivray |
Joe Delaney 10–6 Rodney Goggins Adrian Rosa 10–6 Steve James Adam Davies 10–8 David Hall |
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Tom Ford 10–8 Martin Gould Craig Butler 10–9 Brian Salmon Luke Simmonds 10–8 Matthew Couch Ian Preece 10–0 Joe Johnson Lee Walker 10–6 Mike Hallett Gary Thomson 10–2 Luke Fisher Peter Lines 10–4 Ian Brumby David Gilbert 10–6 Michael Wild Rory McLeod 10–7 Mehmet Husnu Jason Prince 10–6 Darryn Walker Joe Delaney 10–4 Andrew Higginson Neil Robertson 10–8 Martin Dziewialtowski Simon Bedford 10–5 Ian Sargeant Liu Song 10–5 Wayne Brown Leo Fernandez 10–9 Paul Sweeny Michael Rhodes 10–9 Terry Murphy |
Kwan Poomjang 10–9 Philip Williams Gary Hardiman 10–6 Billy Snaddon Munraj Pal 10–0 Andy Neck Colm Gilcreest 10–7 Steven Bennie Ryan Day 10–7 Adrian Rosa Tony Jones 10–3 Adam Davies Jason Ferguson 10–9 Carlo Giagnacovo Ricky Walden 10–0 Stephen Croft Joe Meara 10–8 Andrew Norman Adrian Gunnell 10–5 Steve Mifsud Ding Junhui 10–6 Atthasit Mahitthi Paul Davies 10–4 Alain Robidoux Supoj Saenla 10–8 Bradley Jones Paul Wykes 10–4 Kurt Maflin Stuart Mann 10–8 Jamie Cope Scott MacKenzie 10–3 Johl Younger |
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