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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

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

Main draw

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[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

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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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[5]

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
  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

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[5]

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.
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