2004 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April – 3 May 2004 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,378,920 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Highest break | Joe Perry (ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| Score | 18–8 |
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The 2004 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 17 April to 3 May 2004 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 28th consecutive year the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible. The eighth and final ranking event of the 2003–04 snooker season, the tournament was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by cigarette company Embassy. The total prize fund was £1,378,920, of which the winner received £250,000.
Qualifying rounds for the tournament took place from 10 to 20 February 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales. The 16 players who progressed through these qualifying rounds met the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings. The main stage of the event was contested as a single-elimination tournament. Both Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire made their debuts in the main stage of the World Championship.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, having won the previous year's final 18–16 against Ken Doherty. He lost 11–13 to Joe Perry in the second round. Ronnie O'Sullivan, despite trailing 0–5 to Graeme Dott in the final, won the match 18–8 and claimed his second World Championship. This was the fourth biggest margin in a World final, a score O'Sullivan would recreate again in 2008 and 2020 over Ali Carter and Kyren Wilson, respectively. A total of 55 century breaks were compiled during the event's main stage, the highest being a 145 made by Joe Perry.