2003 Irish Masters

Citywest Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	25–30 March 2003 (2003-03-25 – 2003-03-30)
Venue	Citywest Hotel
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
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, 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

1. Matches were held over and played in Dublin.

References

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