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
Dates	20–22 February 2003 (2003-02-20 – 2003-02-22)
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

Main draw

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	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