2003 Irish Masters

Citywest Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates25–30 March 2003 (2003-03-25 – 2003-03-30)
VenueCitywest Hotel
CityDublin
CountryIreland
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

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, Ireland.[3]

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

Prize fund

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

Main draw

[4][3]

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 Ebdon 5
Brian Morgan 2
Peter Ebdon 2
Quinten Hann 5
Quinten Hann 5
Gerard Greene 4
Quinten Hann 3
Dave Harold 6
Joe Swail 3
Stephen Maguire 5
Stephen Maguire 3
Dave Harold 5
Ken Doherty 4
Dave Harold 5
Dave Harold 4
John Higgins 6
Stephen Lee 1
Steve Davis 5
Steve Davis 5
Chris Small 1
Jimmy White 1
Chris Small 5
Steve Davis 4
John Higgins 6
Alan McManus 2
Anthony Hamilton 5
Anthony Hamilton 2
John Higgins 5
John Higgins 5
Robert Milkins 2
John Higgins 9
Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
Mark Williams 5
Rod Lawler 1
Mark Williams 5
Jamie Burnett 1
Graeme Dott 1
Jamie Burnett 5
Mark Williams 1
Paul Hunter 6
Paul Hunter w/o
Ryan Day w/d
Paul Hunter 5
Stephen Hendry 4
Stephen Hendry 5
Mark Selby 2
Paul Hunter 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Joe Perry 5
Nick Dyson 1
Joe Perry 4
Matthew Stevens 5
Matthew Stevens 5
Drew Henry 2
Matthew Stevens 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Mark King 3
Ali Carter 5
Ali Carter 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Stuart Bingham 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 28 March 2004.[3]
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–10 Ronnie 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)
131 Highest break 128
2 Century breaks 2
9 50+ breaks 8

Qualifying

[5]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

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

[5]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

Notes

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

References

  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.