2004 Players Championship (snooker)

Daily Record Players Championship

Tournament information
Dates	3–11 April 2004
Venue	SECC
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£584,000
Winner's share	£82,500
Highest break	Ken Doherty (145)
Final
Champion	Jimmy White
Runner-up	Paul Hunter
Score	9–7
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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.

This tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held under various names since 1981. It was also the last time the tournament was played until 2012, when it became a minor-ranking event as part of the Players Tour Championship. It became a full ranking tournament again in 2016.

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.

Prize fund

The prize fund is shown below:

• Winner: £82,500
• Final: £42,500
• Semi-final: £21,500
• Quarter-final: £11,800
• Last 16: £9,700
• Last 32: £7,600
• Last 48: £4,200

Main draw

	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						1	Mark Williams	5
	32	Robin Hull	w/d				Rod Lawler	4
											1	Mark Williams	5
		Rod Lawler	w/o
												Mark King	4
						9	Matthew Stevens	3
	22	Mark King	5				Mark King	5
																1	Mark Williams	3
		Jimmy Michie	2
																7	Peter Ebdon	5
						7	Peter Ebdon	5
	27	Joe Swail	4				Stuart Bingham	3
											7	Peter Ebdon	5
		Stuart Bingham	5
											13	Graeme Dott	3
						13	Graeme Dott	5
	19	Marco Fu	5				Marco Fu	3
																					7	Peter Ebdon	5
		Scott MacKenzie	1
																					15	Jimmy White	6
						5	Stephen Lee	4
	30	John Parrott	5				John Parrott	5
												John Parrott	2
		Mark Davis	4
											15	Jimmy White	5
						15	Jimmy White	5
	23	Dave Harold	1				Shaun Murphy	3
																15	Jimmy White	5
		Shaun Murphy	5
																	Ian McCulloch	3
						12	David Gray	3
	26	Ian McCulloch	5				Ian McCulloch	5
											Ian McCulloch		5
		Nigel Bond	4
											Drew Henry		1
						4	John Higgins	4
	25	Drew Henry	5				Drew Henry	5
																										15	Jimmy White	9
		Michael Holt	1
																										8	Paul Hunter	7
						8	Paul Hunter	5
	29	Mark Selby	4				Ding Junhui	0
											8	Paul Hunter	5
		Ding Junhui	5
											11	Steve Davis	3
						11	Steve Davis	5
	31	Anthony Davies	3				Neil Robertson	3
																8	Paul Hunter	5
		Neil Robertson	5
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
						14	Quinten Hann	3
	20	Anthony Hamilton	2				Jamie Burnett	5
												Jamie Burnett	0
		Jamie Burnett	5
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	24	Tony Drago	4				Ryan Day	4
																					8	Paul Hunter	6
		Ryan Day	5
																					6	Ken Doherty	2
						6	Ken Doherty	5
	17	Ali Carter	5				Ali Carter	3
											6	Ken Doherty	5
		Stuart Pettman	1
											16	Joe Perry	2
						16	Joe Perry	5
	21	Robert Milkins	1				Barry Pinches	4
																6	Ken Doherty	5
		Barry Pinches	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	4
						10	Alan McManus	5
	28	Dominic Dale	5				Dominic Dale	1
											10	Alan McManus	2
		Gary Wilkinson	4
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	18	Chris Small	2				Gerard Greene	1
		Gerard Greene	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland, 11 April 2004.
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