2003 Irish Masters

Citywest Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates	25–30 March 2003
Venue	Citywest Hotel
City	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£48,000
Highest break	Peter Ebdon (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	10–9
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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

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

Winner: £48,000
Final: £24,000
Semi-final: £11,500
Quarter-final: £7,525
Last 16: £6,600
Last 32: £5,600
Last 48: £3,000
Last 64: £2,300

Last 80: £1,600
Last 96: £800
Stage one highest break: £1,800
Stage two highest break: £7,500
Stage one maximum break: £5,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £400,000

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

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

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Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Jeff Cundy	5–2	Colm Gilcreest
Andrew Higginson	5–3	Ricky Walden
Paul Davies	4–5	David Gilbert
Wayne Brown	5–3	David John
Rory McLeod	4–5	Johl Younger
Alain Robidoux	1–5	Kwan Poomjang
John Read	3–5	Simon Bedford
Paul Wykes	5–1	Atthasit Mahitthi
Sean Storey	5–2	Bob Chaperon
Jason Ferguson	5–1	Hugh Abernethy
Matthew Couch	5–1	David Donovan
Tony Jones	5–4	Jin Long
Euan Henderson	w/d–w/d	Matthew Farrant
Jason Prince	5–2	Jimmy Robertson
Martin Dziewialtowski	3–5	Darren Clarke
Kristján Helgason	5–2	Matthew Selt

Shaun Murphy	w/o–w/d	Eddie Manning
Rod Lawler	5–4	Lee Spick
Andrew Norman	4–5	Jason Weston
Adrian Gunnell	5–3	Munraj Pal
Paul Davison	4–5	Manan Chandra
Ryan Day	5–0	Peter Roscoe
Phaitoon Phonbun	5–4	David McLellan
Joe Johnson	2–5	James Reynolds
Stephen Kershaw	4–5	Mark Gray
Luke Fisher	5–2	Justin Astley
Antony Bolsover	5–2	Pang Weiguo
Craig Butler	5–4	Nick Pearce
Neal Foulds	5–2	Stefan Mazrocis
Troy Shaw	4–5	Leo Fernandez
Peter Lines	5–2	Jamie Cope
Lee Walker	5–2	Mario Wehrman

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 Cundy	5	Andy Hicks	5	Brian Morgan	5	Anthony Davies	4

Andrew Higginson	2	Jeff Cundy	1	Andy Hicks	3	Brian Morgan	5


David Gilbert	1	Gerard Greene	5	Shokat Ali	3	James Wattana	4

Wayne Brown	5	Wayne Brown	3	Gerard Greene	5	Gerard Greene	5


Johl Younger	1	Stephen Maguire	5	Billy Snaddon	2	Nigel Bond	3

Kwan Poomjang	5	Kwan Poomjang	4	Stephen Maguire	5	Stephen Maguire	5


Simon Bedford	4	Bjorn Haneveer	4	Alfie Burden	1	Dave Harold	5

Paul Wykes	5	Paul Wykes	5	Paul Wykes	5	Paul Wykes	1


Sean Storey	5	Bradley Jones	4	Terry Murphy	4	Steve Davis	5

Jason Ferguson	1	Sean Storey	5	Sean Storey	5	Sean Storey	2


Matthew Couch	5	Mike Dunn	5	Patrick Wallace	4	Chris Small	5

Tony Jones	1	Matthew Couch	2	Mike Dunn	5	Mike Dunn	4


Bye	w/d	Jimmy Michie	4	Jonathan Birch	0	Anthony Hamilton	5

Jason Prince	w/o	Jason Prince	5	Jason Prince	5	Jason Prince	1


Darren Clarke	2	Stuart Pettman	5	Robert Milkins	5	Michael Judge^{[n 1]}	3

Kristján Helgason	5	Kristján Helgason	4	Stuart Pettman	2	Robert Milkins	5


Shaun Murphy	2	Darren Morgan	1	Mark Davis	1	Dominic Dale	4

Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	5


Jason Weston	1	Barry Hawkins	3	Jamie Burnett	5	Marco Fu	4

Adrian Gunnell	5	Adrian Gunnell	5	Adrian Gunnell	2	Jamie Burnett	5


Manan Chandra	0	Barry Pinches	3	Gary Wilkinson	0	John Parrott	4

Ryan Day	5	Ryan Day	5	Ryan Day	5	Ryan Day	5


Phaitoon Phonbun	3	Mark Selby	5	Robin Hull	3	David Gray	4

James Reynolds	5	James Reynolds	2	Mark Selby	5	Mark Selby	5


Mark Gray	5	Dave Finbow	5	Ian McCulloch	4	Drew Henry	5

Luke Fisher	3	Mark Gray	4	Dave Finbow	5	Dave Finbow	2


Antony Bolsover	3	Nick Dyson	5	Michael Holt	3	Fergal O'Brien^{[n 1]}	2

Craig Butler	5	Craig Butler	3	Nick Dyson	5	Nick Dyson	5


Neal Foulds	2	Nick Walker	5	Marcus Campbell	1	Ali Carter	5

Leo Fernandez	5	Leo Fernandez	3	Nick Walker	5	Nick Walker	1


Peter Lines	5	Stuart Bingham	5	David Roe	0	Tony Drago	4

Lee Walker	2	Peter Lines	1	Stuart Bingham	5	Stuart Bingham	5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

129 – Fergal O'Brien
117 – Matthew Couch
116 – Ricky Walden
115 – Tony Drago
115 – Jason Ferguson
114 – Lee Spick
113, 108, 106 – Paul Wykes
112 – Marco Fu

110 – Nick Dyson
110 – Jason Prince
109, 104 – Adrian Gunnell
108 – Robert Milkins
107 – Kristján Helgason
105 – Ryan Day
102 – Sean Storey
100 – Robin Hull

Televised stage centuries

142 – Peter Ebdon
141 – Mark Williams
139 – Stuart Bingham
135 – Joe Swail
131, 123, 120, 110, 108, 104 – John Higgins
128, 128, 118, 106 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
125, 125, 108 – Stephen Hendry

120 – Ali Carter
118, 101 – Paul Hunter
118 – Chris Small
118 – Matthew Stevens
117 – Anthony Hamilton
117, 103 – Dave Harold
106 – Alan McManus

Notes

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "O'Sullivan edges Dublin thriller". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Citywest Irish Masters 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2003 Citywest Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[holdover-6] Matches were held over and played in Dublin.

[Prize-1] "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.

[Snooker.org-3] "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.

[GSC-5] "2003 Citywest Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

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