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2003 Irish Masters

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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

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]

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

Prize fund

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

Main draw

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

Final

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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

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Round 1

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Best of 9 frames

Round 2–5

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Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Round 5
Best of 9 frames
England Jeff Cundy5England Andy Hicks5England Brian Morgan5Wales Anthony Davies4
England Andrew Higginson2England Jeff Cundy1England Andy Hicks3England Brian Morgan5
England David Gilbert1Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Pakistan Shokat Ali3Thailand James Wattana4
England Wayne Brown5England Wayne Brown3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Australia Johl Younger1Scotland Stephen Maguire5Scotland Billy Snaddon2England Nigel Bond3
Thailand Kwan Poomjang5Thailand Kwan Poomjang4Scotland Stephen Maguire5Scotland Stephen Maguire5
England Simon Bedford4Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4England Alfie Burden1England Dave Harold5
England Paul Wykes5England Paul Wykes5England Paul Wykes5England Paul Wykes1
England Sean Storey5England Bradley Jones4Northern Ireland Terry Murphy4England Steve Davis5
England Jason Ferguson1England Sean Storey5England Sean Storey5England Sean Storey2
England Matthew Couch5England Mike Dunn5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace4Scotland Chris Small5
England Tony Jones1England Matthew Couch2England Mike Dunn5England Mike Dunn4
Byew/dEngland Jimmy Michie4England Jonathan Birch0England Anthony Hamilton5
Northern Ireland Jason Princew/oNorthern Ireland Jason Prince5Northern Ireland Jason Prince5Northern Ireland Jason Prince1
England Darren Clarke2England Stuart Pettman5England Robert Milkins5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge[n 1]3
Iceland Kristján Helgason5Iceland Kristján Helgason4England Stuart Pettman2England Robert Milkins5
England Shaun Murphy2Wales Darren Morgan1England Mark Davis1Wales Dominic Dale4
England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5
England Jason Weston1England Barry Hawkins3Scotland Jamie Burnett5Hong Kong Marco Fu4
England Adrian Gunnell5England Adrian Gunnell5England Adrian Gunnell2Scotland Jamie Burnett5
India Manan Chandra0England Barry Pinches3England Gary Wilkinson0England John Parrott4
Wales Ryan Day5Wales Ryan Day5Wales Ryan Day5Wales Ryan Day5
Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun3England Mark Selby5Finland Robin Hull3England David Gray4
Wales James Reynolds5Wales James Reynolds2England Mark Selby5England Mark Selby5
England Mark Gray5England Dave Finbow5England Ian McCulloch4Scotland Drew Henry5
England Luke Fisher3England Mark Gray4England Dave Finbow5England Dave Finbow2
England Antony Bolsover3England Nick Dyson5England Michael Holt3Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien[n 1]2
England Craig Butler5England Craig Butler3England Nick Dyson5England Nick Dyson5
England Neal Foulds2England Nick Walker5Scotland Marcus Campbell1England Ali Carter5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3England Nick Walker5England Nick Walker1
England Peter Lines5England Stuart Bingham5England David Roe0Malta Tony Drago4
Wales Lee Walker2England Peter Lines1England Stuart Bingham5England Stuart Bingham5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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Notes

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

References

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  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.