2003 Irish Open

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]

2003 Irish Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 February 2003 (2003-02-20 – 2003-02-22)
VenueMillennium 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

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. "Higgins beaten by 16 year-old". BBC. 20 February 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "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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