| Tournament name | 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 November 2004 – 28 November 2004 |
| Venue | Barbican Centre |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £525,000 |
| Winners share | £70,000 |
| Highest break | David Gray (England) (147) |
| Winner | Stephen Maguire (Scotland) |
| Runner up | David Gray (England) |
| Score | 10–1 |
| Previous | 2003 |
| Next | 2005 |
The 2004 UK Championship (officially the 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 28 November 2004 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.
During the qualification Jamie Burnett compiled a 148 break, the first break exceeding 147 in professional competition.[1][2] It was also the second in a professional tournament.[3]
Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost his first round match to Barry Pinches.
Stephen Maguire won his first UK Championship, beating David Gray 10–1 in the final. During the tournament Gray compiled his first maximum break, the 50th ever made in professional play.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Matthew Stevens was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £17,500
- Quarter-final: £14,000
- Last 16: £10,500
- Last 32: £7,200
- Last 48: £4,125
- Last 64: £2,000
- Stage two highest break: £6,000
- Stage two maximum break: £25,000
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Barbican Centre, York, England, 28 November 2004.[6][7] | ||
| David Gray (14) | 1–10 | Stephen Maguire (24) |
| Afternoon: 49–81, 84–10, 42–71, 41–86 (85), 21–83, 7–67, 14–84 (57), 1–115 (110) Evening: 0–131 (131), 16–80 (80), 0–122 (122) | ||
| <50 | Highest break | 131 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 14 and 19 October 2004 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[7]
Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
- 147, 139, 118, 105 – David Gray
- 141, 131, 122, 118, 110, 106, 104, 102, 100 – Stephen Maguire
- 141 – Stephen Hendry
- 140, 116 – Ricky Walden
- 136, 136, 111 – Peter Ebdon
- 130, 128 – Mark King
- 130, 107 – Ryan Day
- 128 – Chris Small
- 120 – Robert Milkins
- 118, 113, 102 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 117 – Alan McManus
- 114, 102 – Joe Perry
- 114 – John Higgins
- 113, 104 – Stephen Lee
- 112, 100 – Barry Hawkins
- 107 – Ali Carter
- 105 – Jimmy Michie
- 101 – John Parrott
- 101 – Graeme Dott
Qualifying stage centuries
- 148, 115, 113, 104, 103 – Jamie Burnett
- 143, 133 – Shaun Murphy
- 134, 132, 106 – Robin Hull
- 133, 101 – Andy Hicks
- 132, 130, 101 – David McDonnell
- 132, 108 – Rory McLeod
- 131, 118 – James Wattana
- 131 – Gary Wilson
- 130, 121, 101 – Stuart Bingham
- 129, 124, 14, 102 – Ding Junhui
- 129 – Nigel Bond
- 128, 125, 112 – Ricky Walden
- 126 – Bjorn Haneveer
- 126 – Ryan Day
- 124, 113 – John Parrott
- 121, 116, 111, 109 – Neil Robertson
- 120 – Simon Bedford
- 120 – Gerard Greene
- 120 – Joe Jogia
- 119 – Steve James
- 117 – Alfie Burden
- 115, 100 – Paul Davies
- 113 – Shokat Ali
- 111 – Leo Fernandez
- 109, 104 – Michael Judge
- 108 – Anthony Davies
- 106 – Stephen Maguire
- 102 – Fergal O'Brien
- 101 – Dominic Dale
- 101 – Adam Davies
- 101 – Barry Pinches
- 100 – Nick Dyson
References
- ^ "Scot Burnett compiles 148 break". BBC Sport. 2004-10-16. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ Salley, Emily (20 March 2026). "World Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan makes highest-ever professional break with historic 153". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Fu Makes Rare 16 Red Clearance". wst.tv. World Snooker Tour. 10 Apr 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "Preisgeld UK Championship 2004". brownball.de. Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "UK Championship results". BBC Sport. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Travis Perkins UK Championship 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived 19 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived 6 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2012.