2003 Irish Open

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2003 Irish Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 February 2003 (2003-02-20 – 2003-02-22)
VenueMillenium Forum
CityDerry
CountryNorthern Ireland
OrganisationNIBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£5,000
Final
Champion Joe Swail (NIR)
Runner-up Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Score10–3

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[]

[1][2][3]

First round
Best of 5 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 11 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[]

  1. ^ a b "Higgins beaten by 16 year-old". BBC. 20 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Swail lifts Irish crown". BBC. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "O'Brien and Swail claim final berths". BBC. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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