2003 Irish Masters

The 2003 Citywest Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 30 March 2003 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.[3]

Citywest Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates25–30 March 2003 (2003-03-25 – 2003-03-30)
VenueCitywest Hotel
CityDublin
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000[1]
Winner's share£48,000[1]
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (142)[2]
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score10–9
2002
2004

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title by defeating defending champion John Higgins 10–9 in the final.

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw edit

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
Peter Ebdon5
Brian Morgan2
Peter Ebdon2
Quinten Hann5
Quinten Hann5
Gerard Greene4
Quinten Hann3
Dave Harold6
Joe Swail3
Stephen Maguire5
Stephen Maguire3
Dave Harold5
Ken Doherty4
Dave Harold5
Dave Harold4
John Higgins6
Stephen Lee1
Steve Davis5
Steve Davis5
Chris Small1
Jimmy White1
Chris Small5
Steve Davis4
John Higgins6
Alan McManus2
Anthony Hamilton5
Anthony Hamilton2
John Higgins5
John Higgins5
Robert Milkins2
John Higgins9
Ronnie O'Sullivan10
Mark Williams5
Rod Lawler1
Mark Williams5
Jamie Burnett1
Graeme Dott1
Jamie Burnett5
Mark Williams1
Paul Hunter6
Paul Hunterw/o
Ryan Dayw/d
Paul Hunter5
Stephen Hendry4
Stephen Hendry5
Mark Selby2
Paul Hunter3
Ronnie O'Sullivan6
Joe Perry5
Nick Dyson1
Joe Perry4
Matthew Stevens5
Matthew Stevens5
Drew Henry2
Matthew Stevens2
Ronnie O'Sullivan6
Mark King3
Ali Carter5
Ali Carter1
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Stuart Bingham3

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 28 March 2004.[3]
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–10Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
Afternoon: 35–98 (60), 0–62, 78–45 (52), 86–0 (86), 29–92 (59), 1–74 (68), 55–80, 83–0 (60)
Evening: 131–0 (131), 77–39 (51), 0–132 (128), 23–69 (68), 92–0 (92), 79–0 (73), 5–115 (82), 87–14 (52), 0–76 (76), 127–0 (123), 0–128 (128)
131Highest break128
2Century breaks2
950+ breaks8

Qualifying edit

[5]

Round 1 edit

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5 edit

Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Round 5
Best of 9 frames
Jeff Cundy5 Andy Hicks5 Brian Morgan5 Anthony Davies4
Andrew Higginson2 Jeff Cundy1 Andy Hicks3 Brian Morgan5
David Gilbert1 Gerard Greene5 Shokat Ali3 James Wattana4
Wayne Brown5 Wayne Brown3 Gerard Greene5 Gerard Greene5
Johl Younger1 Stephen Maguire5 Billy Snaddon2 Nigel Bond3
Kwan Poomjang5 Kwan Poomjang4 Stephen Maguire5 Stephen Maguire5
Simon Bedford4 Bjorn Haneveer4 Alfie Burden1 Dave Harold5
Paul Wykes5 Paul Wykes5 Paul Wykes5 Paul Wykes1
Sean Storey5 Bradley Jones4 Terry Murphy4 Steve Davis5
Jason Ferguson1 Sean Storey5 Sean Storey5 Sean Storey2
Matthew Couch5 Mike Dunn5 Patrick Wallace4 Chris Small5
Tony Jones1 Matthew Couch2 Mike Dunn5 Mike Dunn4
Byew/d Jimmy Michie4 Jonathan Birch0 Anthony Hamilton5
Jason Princew/o Jason Prince5 Jason Prince5 Jason Prince1
Darren Clarke2 Stuart Pettman5 Robert Milkins5 Michael Judge[n 1]3
Kristján Helgason5 Kristján Helgason4 Stuart Pettman2 Robert Milkins5
Shaun Murphy2 Darren Morgan1 Mark Davis1 Dominic Dale4
Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler5
Jason Weston1 Barry Hawkins3 Jamie Burnett5 Marco Fu4
Adrian Gunnell5 Adrian Gunnell5 Adrian Gunnell2 Jamie Burnett5
Manan Chandra0 Barry Pinches3 Gary Wilkinson0 John Parrott4
Ryan Day5 Ryan Day5 Ryan Day5 Ryan Day5
Phaitoon Phonbun3 Mark Selby5 Robin Hull3 David Gray4
James Reynolds5 James Reynolds2 Mark Selby5 Mark Selby5
Mark Gray5 Dave Finbow5 Ian McCulloch4 Drew Henry5
Luke Fisher3 Mark Gray4 Dave Finbow5 Dave Finbow2
Antony Bolsover3 Nick Dyson5 Michael Holt3 Fergal O'Brien[n 1]2
Craig Butler5 Craig Butler3 Nick Dyson5 Nick Dyson5
Neal Foulds2 Nick Walker5 Marcus Campbell1 Ali Carter5
Leo Fernandez5 Leo Fernandez3 Nick Walker5 Nick Walker1
Peter Lines5 Stuart Bingham5 David Roe0 Tony Drago4
Lee Walker2 Peter Lines1 Stuart Bingham5 Stuart Bingham5

Century breaks edit

[5]

Qualifying stage centuries edit

Televised stage centuries edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Matches were held over and played in Dublin.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Main Tour 2002/2003 Season Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 December 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "O'Sullivan edges Dublin thriller". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Citywest Irish Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "2003 Citywest Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.