# 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, Ireland.
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:

## 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 |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 5 | Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Small | Chris Small | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | Chris Small | Chris Small | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 5 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | w/o | | | | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | w/d | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Dyson | Nick Dyson | 1 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 2 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 28 March 2004. :
| 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
### 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 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |