2003_Irish_Open Knowpia

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 edit

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

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