(a) The leading 70 players from the European Tour 2003 Exemption Category List.
(b) The leading 70 players from the European Challenge Tour 2003 Exemption category list.
(c) The leading 5 Russian professionals from the top 25 of the Russian National Order of Merit 2002, not otherwise exempt in (a) or (b) above.
(d) 8 invitations
(e) 3 amateurs
Note: Players at all times will be ranked in their higher category, with the
European Tour Exemption Category List taking precedence over the
European Challenge Tour Category list.