2004 World Snooker Championship

2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	17 April – 3 May 2004 (2004-04-17 – 2004-05-03)
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, the 28th consecutive year the World Snooker Championship was held at the venue. 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. The main stage of the tournament featured 32 players: the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings and another 16 players from the qualifying rounds. Ryan Day and Stephen Maguire were debutants at the Crucible. Mark Williams was the defending champion, having won the 2003 final 18–16 against Ken Doherty. He lost 11–13 to Joe Perry in the second round.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second world title by defeating Graeme Dott 18–8 in the final, despite having trailed Dott 0–5. This was the fourth biggest margin in a World final, subsequently equalled by O'Sullivan against Ali Carter in 2008 and Kyren Wilson in 2020. A total of 55 century breaks were compiled during the event's main stage, the highest being a 145 made by Joe Perry.