Tournament information | |
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Dates | 21–28 March 2004 |
Venue | Citywest Hotel |
City | Dublin |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £400,000 [1] |
Winner's share | £48,000 [1] |
Highest break | ![]() |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–7 |
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The 2004 Citywest Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 28 March 2004 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. [3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, however he lost 2–6 to eventual champion Peter Ebdon in the quarter-finals.
Peter Ebdon won the title by defeating Mark King 10–7 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1]
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Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 28 March 2004. [3] | ||
Peter Ebdon (7)![]() | 10–7 | Mark King ![]() |
Afternoon: 49–56, 78–8, 73–45, 9–70, 131–0 (131), 71–6 (57), 46–79 (79), 35–76 Evening:78–40, 0–138 (138), 92–0 (92), 53–51, 76–38, 28–74, 73–46, 1–75, 94–37 | ||
131 | Highest break | 138 |
1 | Century breaks | 1 |
3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 5–10 January 2004 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. [4] Round 1 – Best of 9 frames
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