2004 Irish Masters

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.^[3]

Citywest Irish Masters

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[1]
Winner's share	£48,000[1]
Highest break	Mark King (ENG) (138)[2]
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark King (ENG)
Score	10–7
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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:^[1]

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

^[3][4]

	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.[3]
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.^[4] 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

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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