# 2004 Irish Masters

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, Ireland.
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.

## Prize fund

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

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 2 | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brian Morgan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Steve Davis | 4 | | Brian Morgan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Morgan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Morgan | 5 | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch | 2 | | | | | | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | |
| | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Maguire | 0 | 5 | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Quinten Hann | 5 | 14 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wallace | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wallace | 4 | | | | 14 | Quinten Hann | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Higgins | 5 | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Peter Ebdon | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | 7 |
| 3 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | 7 |
| | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jimmy White | 5 | 15 | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Wilkinson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Wilkinson | 3 | | | | | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Colm Gilcreest | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colm Gilcreest | 0 | 13 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Paul Hunter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Paul Hunter | 5 | 8 | Paul Hunter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Walker | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Walker | 0 | | | | | | | | | Mark King | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 1 | 6 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | David Gray | 5 | 12 | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | 6 | Ken Doherty | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | 2 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 28 March 2004. :
| Peter Ebdon (7) England | 10–7 | Mark King England |
| 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

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 5–10 January 2004 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. Round 1 – Best of 9 frames
| Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 5 Best of 9 frames | Round 5 Best of 9 frames |
| Mehmet Husnu | 4 | Nick Walker | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 | Robert Milkins | 2 |
| Paul Sweeny | 5 | Paul Sweeny | 3 | Nick Walker | 1 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Supoj Saenla | 1 | Alfie Burden | 2 | Brian Morgan | 5 | Drew Henry | 2 |
| Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | Brian Morgan | 5 |
| Michael Rhodes | 4 | David Roe | 4 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Anthony Davies | 0 |
| Ryan Day | 5 | Ryan Day | 5 | Ryan Day | 3 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Jason Prince | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 | James Wattana | 0 | Ian McCulloch | 5 |
| Scott MacKenzie | 3 | Jason Prince | 1 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Mike Dunn | 2 |
| Ding Junhui | 5 | Rod Lawler | 0 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | John Parrott | 3 |
| Wayne Brown | 0 | Ding Junhui | 5 | Ding Junhui | 2 | Stephen Maguire | 5 |
| Billy Snaddon | 3 | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 2 | Dominic Dale | 3 |
| Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 3 | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Patrick Wallace | 5 |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | Mark Davis | 3 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Adrian Rosa | 3 | Atthasit Mahitthi | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 3 |
| Luke Simmonds | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 |
| Jamie Cope | 4 | Luke Simmonds | 1 | Andy Hicks | 3 | Gerard Greene | 0 |
| Matthew Couch | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Mark King | 5 |
| Munraj Pal | 5 | Munraj Pal | 5 | Munraj Pal | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Darryn Walker | 4 | Dave Finbow | 1 | Gary Wilkinson | 5 | Robin Hull | w/d |
| Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | 2 | Gary Wilkinson | w/o |
| Colm Gilcreest | 5 | Nick Dyson | 4 | Jonathan Birch | 2 | Joe Swail | 4 |
| Neil Robertson | 4 | Colm Gilcreest | 5 | Colm Gilcreest | 5 | Colm Gilcreest | 5 |
| Lee Walker | 5 | Darren Morgan | 1 | Barry Pinches | 4 | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Simon Bedford | 2 | Lee Walker | 5 | Lee Walker | 5 | Lee Walker | 5 |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | Jimmy Michie | 2 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | Chris Small | 3 |
| Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 3 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Steven Bennie | 3 | Shokat Ali | 3 | Michael Judge | 5 | Mark Selby | 5 |
| Joe Delaney | 5 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Joe Delaney | 2 | Michael Judge | 2 |
| Paul Davies | 2 | Bjorn Haneveer | 1 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 |
| Bradley Jones | 5 | Bradley Jones | 5 | Bradley Jones | 3 | Stuart Pettman | 3 |
| Martin Gould | 5 | Sean Storey | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Dave Harold | w/d |
| Chris Melling | 3 | Martin Gould | 4 | Sean Storey | 4 | Jamie Burnett | w/o |