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Tournaments: 2003/2004: Results | Diary

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8‑16 Nov 2003, Brighton Centre, Brighton, England
Previous champion: Paul Hunter (a) (2002)
See also: Results (127)

Final
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 9-6 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head

Afternoon:
29-103 (62), 37-78 (61), 59-2, 135-0 (135), 0-106 (106), 0-104 (100), 135-0 (121), 0-109 (109)
Evening:
84-28 (61), 89-4 (50), 135-0 (135), 78-56 (56, 78), 95-0 (95), 5-70 (64), 72-12

Referee: Eirian Williams

Five centuries in a row (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry) remain a rcord for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match.
Semifinals
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 6-2 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 6-3 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) Head to head
Quarterfinals
England Stephen Lee (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) Head to head
Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-4 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 5-1 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head
Round 3
(Last 16)
1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 England David Gray (a) Head to head
2 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-0 Malta Tony Drago (a) Head to head
3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 5-1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-1 Australia Quinten Hann (a) Head to head
5 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-0 England Joe Perry (a) Head to head
6 Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-2 England Mark Davis (a) Head to head
7 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 5-3 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
8 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 5-2 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) Head to head
Round 2
(Last 32)
1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 England Shaun Murphy (a) Head to head
2 England David Gray (a) 5-2 England Nick Dyson (a)  
3 Malta Tony Drago (a) 5-2 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
4 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-2 Hong Kong Marco Fu (a) Head to head
5 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 5-2 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
6 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) 5-3 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
7 Australia Quinten Hann (a) 5-3 England Andy Hicks (a) Head to head
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-3 Scotland Stephen Maguire (a) Head to head
9 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-2 Wales Dominic Dale (a) Head to head
10 England Joe Perry (a) 5-1 England Tom Ford (a) Head to head
11 England Mark Davis (a) 5-4 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
12 Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-1 Ireland Michael Judge (a) Head to head

Higgins made a 147 in the 5th frame. Watch on YouTube.
13 England Peter Ebdon (a) 5-2 England Ricky Walden (a) Head to head
14 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 5-1 England Mark King (a) Head to head
15 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-4 Scotland Graeme Dott (a) Head to head
16 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 5-2 England Michael Holt (a) Head to head
Round 1
(Last 48)
1 England Shaun Murphy (a) 5-1 England Dave Harold (a) Head to head
2 England Nick Dyson (a) 5-3 Scotland Chris Small (a)  
3 Malta Tony Drago (a) 5-2 England Nigel Bond (a) Head to head
4 Hong Kong Marco Fu (a) 5-4 England Barry Hawkins (a) Head to head
5 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 5-1 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head
6 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) 5-1 England Stuart Bingham (a) Head to head
7 England Andy Hicks (a) 5-4 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire (a) 5-3 England Mark Selby (a) Head to head
9 Wales Dominic Dale (a) 5-2 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) Head to head
10 England Tom Ford (a) 5-3 England Ian McCulloch (a) Head to head
11 England Mark Davis (a) 5-3 England Robert Milkins (a) Head to head
12 Ireland Michael Judge (a) 5-1 Finland Robin Hull (a)  
13 England Ricky Walden (a) 5-3 Scotland Drew Henry (a) Head to head
14 England Mark King (a) 5-0 England Barry Pinches (a) Head to head
15 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-2 Wales Anthony Davies (a)  
16 England Michael Holt (a) 5-2 England Anthony Hamilton (a) Head to head
Qual Round 4
1 England Shaun Murphy (a) 5-4 England Gary Wilkinson (a)  
2 England Nick Dyson (a) 5-2 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a) Head to head
3 England Nigel Bond (a) 5-0 England David Roe (a)  
4 England Barry Hawkins (a) 5-0 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) Head to head
5 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 5-1 England Andrew Higginson (a) Head to head
6 England Stuart Bingham (a) 5-1 England Craig Butler (a)  
7 England Andy Hicks (a) 5-3 England Stuart Pettman (a)  
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire (a) 5-2 England Mike Dunn (a) Head to head
9 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) 5-0 England Jonathan Birch (a) Head to head

Birch conceded the match at 0-3 down.
10 England Tom Ford (a) 5-2 England Brian Morgan (a)  
11 England Mark Davis (a) 5-0 Australia Johl Younger (a)  
12 Ireland Michael Judge (a) 5-1 England Nick Walker (a) Head to head
13 England Ricky Walden (a) 5-3 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
14 England Barry Pinches (a) 5-2 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) Head to head
15 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-4 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi (a)  
16 England Michael Holt (a) 5-4 England Adrian Rosa (a) Head to head
Qual Round 3
(Last 80)
1 England Shaun Murphy (a) 5-2 England Andrew Norman (a)  
2 England Nick Dyson (a) 5-1 Wales Ryan Day (a) Head to head
3 England David Roe (a) 5-3 England Paul Wykes (a) Head to head
4 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 5-1 England David Finbow (a)  
5 England Andrew Higginson (a) 5-3 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer (a)  
6 England Craig Butler (a) 5-3 England Sean Storey (a) Head to head
7 England Andy Hicks (a) 5-4 Scotland Gary Thomson (a)  
8 England Mike Dunn (a) 5-4 England Michael Wild (a) Head to head
9 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) 5-0 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski (a)  
10 England Tom Ford (a) 5-1 England Alfie Burden (a) Head to head
11 Australia Johl Younger (a) 5-4 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a)  
12 England Nick Walker (a) 5-3 England Matthew Couch (a)  
13 England Ricky Walden (a) 5-1 Wales Darren Morgan (a) Head to head
14 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 5-0 England Adrian Gunnell (a)  
15 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi (a) 5-4 England Rod Lawler (a)  
16 England Adrian Rosa (a) 5-1 England Jimmy Michie (a)  
Qual Round 2
(Last 96)
1 England Andrew Norman (a) 5-3 Thailand Suchakree Poomjang (a)  
2 Wales Ryan Day (a) 5-3 England Wayne Brown (a) Head to head
3 England Paul Wykes (a) 5-4 Australia Steve Mifsud (a)  
4 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 5-4 England Luke Fisher (a) Head to head
5 England Andrew Higginson (a) 5-1 Australia Neil Robertson (a) Head to head
6 England Craig Butler (a) 5-1 Wales Philip Williams (a)  
7 Scotland Gary Thomson (a) 5-2 Wales Paul Davies (a) Head to head
8 England Michael Wild (a) 5-3 England Munraj Pal (a)  
9 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski (a) 5-0 England Bradley Jones (a)  
10 England Tom Ford (a) 5-1 England Michael Rhodes (a)  
11 Australia Johl Younger (a) 5-3 Jamaica Rory McLeod (a)  
12 England Matthew Couch (a) 5-4 England Jamie Cope (a)  
13 England Ricky Walden (a) 5-1 England Darryn Walker (a)  
14 England Adrian Gunnell (a) 5-1 Canada Alain Robidoux (a)  
15 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi (a) 5-3 England Peter Lines (a)  
16 England Adrian Rosa (a) 5-3 Ireland Colm Gilcreest (a)  
Qual Round 1
1 Thailand Suchakree Poomjang (a) 5-4 England Stephen Croft (a)  
2 England Andrew Norman (a) 5-2 Wales Ian Sargeant (a)  
3 England Wayne Brown (a) 5-1 England Chris Melling (a) Head to head
4 Wales Ryan Day (a) 5-3 Thailand Supoj Saenla (a)  
5 England Paul Wykes (a) 5-2 England Gary Hardiman (a)  
6 Australia Steve Mifsud (a) 5-1 England Jason Ferguson (a)  
7 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 5-4 England James Leadbetter (a)  
8 England Luke Fisher (a) 5-2 China Ding Junhui (a)  
9 England Andrew Higginson (a) 5-2 England Stuart Mann (a)  
10 Australia Neil Robertson (a) 5-1 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy (a)  
11 England Craig Butler (a) 5-2 England Paul Sweeny (a)  
12 Wales Philip Williams (a) 5-3 England Simon Bedford (a) Head to head
13 Scotland Gary Thomson (a) w/o Ireland Leo Fernandez (a)  
14 Wales Paul Davies (a) 5-1 Norway Kurt Maflin (a)  
15 England Michael Wild (a) 5-4 Iceland Kristjan Helgason (a)  
16 England Munraj Pal (a) 5-4 England Carlo Giagnacovo (a)  
17 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski (a) 5-2 Ireland Joe Delaney (a)  
18 England Bradley Jones (a) 5-1 England Luke Simmonds (a)  
19 England Michael Rhodes (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Jason Prince (a)  
20 England Tom Ford (a) 5-2 Wales Lee Walker (a) Head to head
21 Jamaica Rory McLeod (a) 5-3 England Andy Neck (a)  
22 Australia Johl Younger (a) 5-1 Scotland Steven Bennie (a)  
23 England Jamie Cope (a) 5-4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu (a)  
24 England Matthew Couch (a) 5-4 China Liu Song (a)  
25 England Ricky Walden (a) 5-0 England Martin Gould (a) Head to head
26 England Darryn Walker (a) 5-4 England David Gilbert (a) Head to head
27 England Adrian Gunnell (a) 5-3 Wales Ian Preece (a) Head to head
28 Canada Alain Robidoux (a) w/o England Joe Johnson (a)  
29 England Peter Lines (a) 5-1 Scotland Scott Mackenzie (a) Head to head
30 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi (a) 5-2 England Ian Brumby (a)  
31 England Adrian Rosa (a) 5-0 England Tony Jones (a)  
32 Ireland Colm Gilcreest (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Joe Meara (a)