2004 Irish Masters

Citywest Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates	21–28 March 2004
Venue	Citywest Hotel
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£48,000
Highest break	Mark King (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark King (ENG)
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, 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:

Winner: £48,000
Runner-up: £24,000
Semi-final: £12,000
Quarter-final: £7,900
Last 16: £6,900
Last 32: £5,500
Last 48: £2,900
Last 64: £2,100

Last 80: £1,600
Last 96: £1,050
Stage one highest break: £1,800
Stage two highest break: £5,000
Stage one maximum break: £5,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £400,000

Main draw

Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

	Michael Holt	2
			1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

				Brian Morgan	0
11	Steve Davis	4

	Brian Morgan	5
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2

						7	Peter Ebdon	6
16	Joe Perry	3

	Nigel Bond	5
				Nigel Bond	3

			7	Peter Ebdon	5
7	Peter Ebdon	5

	Ian McCulloch	2
									7	Peter Ebdon	6

									14	Quinten Hann	5
5	Stephen Lee	5

	Stephen Maguire	0
			5	Stephen Lee	4

			14	Quinten Hann	5
14	Quinten Hann	5

	Patrick Wallace	4
						14	Quinten Hann	6

						4	John Higgins	4
10	Alan McManus	1

	Marco Fu	5
				Marco Fu	3

			4	John Higgins	5
4	John Higgins	5

	Tony Drago	1
												7	Peter Ebdon	10

													Mark King	7
3	Stephen Hendry	4

	Mark King	5
				Mark King	5

			15	Jimmy White	3
15	Jimmy White	5

	Gary Wilkinson	3
							Mark King	6

						13	Graeme Dott	2
13	Graeme Dott	5

	Colm Gilcreest	0
			13	Graeme Dott	5

			8	Paul Hunter	2
8	Paul Hunter	5

	Lee Walker	0
										Mark King	6

									6	Ken Doherty	2
6	Ken Doherty	5

	Stuart Bingham	1
			6	Ken Doherty	5

			12	David Gray	1
12	David Gray	5

	Mark Selby	4
						6	Ken Doherty	6

							Anthony Hamilton	5
9	Matthew Stevens	1

	Anthony Hamilton	5
				Anthony Hamilton	5

			2	Mark Williams	2
2	Mark Williams	5

	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

Andrew Higginson 3–5 Mehmet Husnu

Adrian Gunnell 4–5 Paul Sweeny

David Gilbert 2–5 Supoj Saenla

Kristján Helgason w/d–w/o Kurt Maflin

Luke Fisher 3–5 Michael Rhodes

Ryan Day 5–4 Philip Williams

Jason Prince 5–3 Ian Brumby

Ricky Walden 4–5 Scott MacKenzie

Craig Butler 4–5 Ding Junhui

Wayne Brown 5–2 Steve Mifsud

Billy Snaddon 5–0 Gary Thomson

Kwan Poomjang 3–5 Ian Preece

Atthasit Mahitthi w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux

Martin Dziewialtowski 2–5 Adrian Rosa

Terry Murphy w/d–w/o Luke Simmonds

Jamie Cope 5–4 Stuart Mann

Matthew Couch 5–1 Ian Sargeant

Munraj Pal 5–3 Andy Neck

Peter Lines 3–5 Darryn Walker

Leo Fernandez 4–5 Tom Ford

Colm Gilcreest 5–2 Garry Hardiman

Paul Wykes 2–5 Neil Robertson

Lee Walker 5–2 Michael Wild

Simon Bedford 5–0 Carlo Giagnacovo

Rory McLeod 5–0 James Leadbetter

Andrew Norman 5–2 Stephen Croft

Jason Ferguson 0–5 Steven Bennie

Johl Younger 3–5 Joe Delaney

Paul Davies 5–2 Liu Song

Bradley Jones 5–1 Joe Meara

Tony Jones 0–5 Martin Gould

Joe Johnson w/d–w/o Chris Melling


Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 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

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

141 – Barry Pinches
141 – Michael Holt
138 – Shaun Murphy
135, 104 – Neil Robertson
134, 128, 118, 113 – Jamie Cope
132, 112, 107, 105 – Ryan Day
128 – Andy Hicks
120 – Bradley Jones
118, 100 – Fergal O'Brien

117, 107 – Ding Junhui
115 – Lee Walker
115 – Michael Judge
114, 100 – Patrick Wallace
112 – Paul Sweeny
111 – Nigel Bond
106 – Stephen Maguire
105 – Martin Gould
105 – Dominic Dale

Televised stage centuries

138, 137 – Mark King
136, 131, 125, 107 – Peter Ebdon
134, 111, 102 – Quinten Hann
118 – Nigel Bond
116 – Paul Hunter
116 – David Gray

114, 100, 100 – Anthony Hamilton
111 – John Higgins
106 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
106 – Mark Williams
105 – Joe Perry
101 – Jimmy White

References

1 2 3 "2004 Irish Masters – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
↑ "Ebdon conquers King for Irish crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 April 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
1 2 3 "Citywest Irish Masters 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
1 2 3 "2004 Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[GSCInfo-1] 1 2 3 "2004 Irish Masters – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[2] "Ebdon conquers King for Irish crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 April 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[Snooker.org-3] 1 2 3 "Citywest Irish Masters 2004". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[GSC-4] 1 2 3 "2004 Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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Tournament information
Dates	21–28 March 2004 (2004-03-21 – 2004-03-28)
Venue	Citywest Hotel
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£48,000
Highest break	Mark King (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark King (ENG)
Score	10–7
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