2003 Irish Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–22 February 2003 |
| Venue | Millennium Forum |
| City | Derry |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Organisation | NIBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Joe Swail (NIR) |
| Runner-up |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
| Score | 10–3 |
The 2003 Irish Open was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Derry, Northern Ireland in February 2003. The tournament was open to players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1] Joe Swail won the event, defeating Fergal O'Brien 10–3 in the final, earning £5,000 in prize money.[2]
Main draw
[edit]| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Joe Swail (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Murphy (IRL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail (NIR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Dornan (NIR)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Dornan (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail (NIR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sean Dorrian (NIR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene (NIR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Declan Hughes (NIR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail (NIR)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Simon Cooke (NIR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Colm Gilcreest (IRL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colm Gilcreest (IRL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| John Sutton (IRL)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Jason Prince (NIR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jason Prince (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Paul King (NIR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jason Prince (NIR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Judge (IRL)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Judge (IRL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Hardiman (IRL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Higgins beaten by 16 year-old". BBC. 20 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Swail lifts Irish crown". BBC. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "O'Brien and Swail claim final berths". BBC. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.