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SNOOKER · 2004-11-14 · BRIGHTON, ENGLAND

2004 British Open snooker prize money

The 2004 British Open paid £200,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £30,000. Stephen Maguire took £15,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£200k
WINNER£30k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2004 British Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £30,000£30k
Runner-up Stephen Maguire Scotland £15,000£15k
Semi-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £7,500£8k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £7,500£8k
Quarter-final Andy Hicks England £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Anthony Hamilton England £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Barry Hawkins England £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £5,600£6k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Barry Pinches England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £4,000£4k
Last 16 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £4,000£4k
Last 16 Michael Holt England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £4,000£4k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 David Gray England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Drew Henry Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Jimmy White England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Joe Jogia England £2,500£3k
Last 32 John Parrott England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £2,500£3k
Last 32 Mark King England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £2,500£3k
Last 32 Paul Hunter England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £2,500£3k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £2,500£3k
Last 48 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £1,625£2k
Last 48 Dave Harold England £1,625£2k
Last 48 David Roe England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £1,625£2k
Last 48 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Ian McCulloch England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Jamie Burnett Scotland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Joe Perry England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Mark Selby England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Neil Robertson Australia £1,625£2k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Ryan Day Wales £1,625£2k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £1,625£2k
Last 64 Adrian Gunnell England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £1,100£1k
Last 64 Joe Delaney Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Michael Judge Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Nick Dyson England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Nick Walker England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Paul Davies Wales £1,100£1k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Sean Storey England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £1,100£1k
High break John Higgins Scotland £2,000£2k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the 2004 British Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £30,000£30k £30,000£30k
Runner-up 1 £15,000£15k £15,000£15k
Semi-final 2 £7,500£8k £15,000£15k
Quarter-final 4 £5,600£6k £22,400£22k
Last 16 8 £4,000£4k £32,000£32k
Last 32 16 £2,500£3k £40,000£40k
Last 48 16 £1,625£2k £26,000£26k
Last 64 16 £1,100£1k £17,600£18k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £30k
Runner-up £15k
Semi-final £15k
Quarter-final £22k
Last 16 £32k
Last 32 £40k
Last 48 £26k
Last 64 £18k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2004

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2004

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2004 British Open get?

John Higgins took £30,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Stephen Maguire took £15,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2004 British Open?

£200,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2003 British Open paid £470,000, and the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open paid £470,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2004. The edition before was the 2003 British Open. The one after was the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open.