Irish Masters 2004
Irish Masters 2004
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Citywest Hotel, Dublin , Ireland |
| Opening: | March 21, 2004 |
| Endgame: | March 28, 2004
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| Winner: |
 Peter Ebdon
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| Finalist: |
Mark King
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Mark King )
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The Irish Masters 2004 was a snooker tournament of the 2003/04 season that was held from March 21 to 28, 2004 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin . It was the fourth time it was held in the Irish capital, but it was only the second time that it was a world ranking tournament .
Ronnie O'Sullivan was eliminated as defending champion in the quarter-finals against Peter Ebdon . Ebdon then won the tournament for the second time after 1995 . He defeated Mark King in the final 10-7.
Prize money / world ranking points
The prize money remained almost unchanged from the previous year, but it was distributed slightly differently. The finalists didn't change, from the semifinals to the round of 16 there was a little more. The qualifiers who were eliminated in Round 2 also received £ 1,050 instead of £ 800 . For everyone else it was a little less.
| Prize money | Weltrang- a list points |
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| winner | £ 48,000 | 4,000 |
| finalist | £ 24,000 | 3,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 12,000 | 2,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 7,900 | 2,050 |
| Round of 16 | £ 6,900 | 1,750 |
| Last 32 | £ 5,550 | 1,450 |
| Last 48 | £ 2,900 | 1,150 |
| Last 64 | £ 2,100 | 900 |
| Last 80 | £ 1,600 | 650 |
| Last 96 | £ 1,050 | 200 |
| Highest Break (Final Round) | £ 5,000 | - |
| Highest Break (Qualification) | £ 3,600 | - |
| All in all | £ 400,000 |
Main tournament
As in the previous year, the main round in Dublin was played with 32 players, whereby the top 16 of the world rankings were set for round 1.
Top 32 to the final
In the tournament schedule, the top 16 players in the world were drawn from the 16 players who had previously passed the qualification. As in the previous year, Best of 9 was played in the first two rounds , Best of 11 in the quarter and semi-finals. The final was decided over 10 winning frames (Best of 19).
final
For Peter Ebdon it was the first final after his world championship title in 2002 and a previous season without a win. For the third time he was in the final of the Irish Masters, in 1995 he had already won once. Mark King had only reached the final once in his career: in 1997 at the Welsh Open , where he lost. Of the four encounters between the two players so far, each had won two. This game was also balanced for a long time. The narrow 5: 4 lead for Ebdon after session 1 was compensated by King with the highest tournament break of 138 points at the beginning of the evening session. But that rather inspired Ebdon, who took the lead again with a 92-point break and for the first time achieved a 3-frame lead with two more contested frames. He kept this distance until the end and won the game 10: 7. For Peter Ebdon it was the 10th victory in a professional tournament and the 6th in a tournament for world ranking points.
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Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Eirian Williams Citywest Hotel, Dublin , Ireland , March 28, 2004  |
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Peter Ebdon
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10 : 7 |
Mark King
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Afternoon : 49: 56 , 78 : 8, 73 : 45, 9: 70 , 131 : 0 (131), 71 : 6 (57), 46: 79 (79), 35: 76 , 78 : 40; Evening : 0: 138 (138), 92 : 0 (92), 53 ; 51, 76 : 38, 28: 74 , 73 : 46, 1: 75 , 94 : 37 |
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| 131 | Highest break | 138 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
qualification
The qualifiers took place from January 5th to 10th, 2004 at the Pontin's Center in Prestatyn . In round 1, places 65 to 128 in the world rankings played against each other. From round 2, 32 players competed against each other, with places 49 to 64 being set for round 3 and numbers 33 to 48 for round 4.
Round 1
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Round 1 (Top 96) Best of 9 frames |
Round 2 (Top 80) Best of 9 frames |
Round 3 (Top 64) Best of 9 frames |
Round 4 (Top 48) Best of 9 frames |
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Mehmet Husnu | 4th |
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Nick Walker | 5 |
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Michael Holt | 5 |
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Robert Milkins | 2 | ||||
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Paul Sweeny | 5 |
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Paul Sweeny | 3 |
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Nick Walker | 1 |
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Michael Holt | 5 | ||||
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Supoj Saenla | 1 |
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Alfie Burden | 2 |
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Brian Morgan | 5 |
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Drew Henry | 2 | ||||
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Kurt Maflin | 5 |
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Kurt Maflin | 5 |
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Kurt Maflin | 3 |
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Brian Morgan | 5 | ||||
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Michael Rhodes | 4th |
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David Roe | 4th |
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Nigel Bond | 5 |
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Anthony Davies | 0 | ||||
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Ryan Day | 5 |
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Ryan Day | 5 |
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Ryan Day | 3 |
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Nigel Bond | 5 | ||||
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Jason Prince | 5 |
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Mike Dunn | 5 |
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James Wattana | 0 |
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Ian McCulloch | 5 | ||||
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Scott MacKenzie | 3 |
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Jason Prince | 1 |
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Mike Dunn | 5 |
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Mike Dunn | 2 | ||||
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Ding Junhui | 5 |
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Rod Lawler | 0 |
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Stephen Maguire | 5 |
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John Parrott | 3 | ||||
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Wayne Brown | 0 |
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Ding Junhui | 5 |
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Ding Junhui | 2 |
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Stephen Maguire | 5 | ||||
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Billy Snaddon | 3 |
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Patrick Wallace | 5 |
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Barry Hawkins | 2 |
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Dominic Dale | 3 | ||||
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Ian Preece | 5 |
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Ian Preece | 3 |
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Patrick Wallace | 5 |
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Patrick Wallace | 5 | ||||
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Atthasit Mahitthi | 5 |
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Shaun Murphy | 5 |
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Mark Davis | 3 |
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Marco Fu | 5 | ||||
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Adrian Rosa | 3 |
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Atthasit Mahitthi | 3 |
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Shaun Murphy | 5 |
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Shaun Murphy | 3 | ||||
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Luke Simmonds | 5 |
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Andy Hicks | 5 |
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Gerard Greene | 5 |
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Tony Drago | 5 | ||||
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Jamie Cope | 4th |
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Luke Simmonds | 1 |
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Andy Hicks | 3 |
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Gerard Greene | 0 | ||||
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Matthew Couch | 4th |
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Marcus Campbell | 1 |
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Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
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Mark King | 5 | ||||
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Munraj Pal | 5 |
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Munraj Pal | 5 |
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Munraj Pal | 4th |
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Fergal O'Brien | 2 | ||||
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Darryn Walker | 4th |
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Dave Finbow | 1 |
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Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
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Robin Hull | - | ||||
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Tom Ford | 5 |
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Tom Ford | 5 |
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Tom Ford | 2 |
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Gary Wilkinson | kl. | ||||
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Colm Gilcreest | 5 |
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Nick Dyson | 4th |
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Jonathan Birch | 2 |
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Joe Swail | 4th | ||||
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Neil Robertson | 4th |
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Colm Gilcreest | 5 |
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Colm Gilcreest | 5 |
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Colm Gilcreest | 5 | ||||
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Lee Walker | 5 |
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Darren Morgan | 1 |
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Barry Pinches | 4th |
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Ali Carter | 4th | ||||
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Simon Bedford | 2 |
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Lee Walker | 5 |
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Lee Walker | 5 |
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Lee Walker | 5 | ||||
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Rory McLeod | 2 |
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Jimmy Michie | 2 |
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Stuart Bingham | 5 |
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Chris Small | 3 | ||||
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Andrew Norman | 5 |
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Andrew Norman | 5 |
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Andrew Norman | 3 |
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Stuart Bingham | 5 | ||||
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Steven Bennie | 3 |
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Shokat Ali | 3 |
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Michael Judge | 5 |
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Mark Selby | 5 | ||||
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Joe Delaney | 5 |
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Joe Delaney | 5 |
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Joe Delaney | 2 |
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Michael Judge | 2 | ||||
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Paul Davies | 2 |
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Bjorn Haneveer | 1 |
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Stuart Pettman | 5 |
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Anthony Hamilton | 5 | ||||
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Bradley Jones | 5 |
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Bradley Jones | 5 |
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Bradley Jones | 3 |
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Stuart Pettman | 3 | ||||
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Martin Gould | 5 |
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Sean Storey | 5 |
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Jamie Burnett | 5 |
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Dave Harold | - | ||||
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Chris Melling | 3 |
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Martin Gould | 4th |
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Sean Storey | 4th |
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Jamie Burnett | kl. | ||||
kl. = without a fight
Century breaks
12 players achieved 20 breaks of at least 100 points in the main tournament. The two finalists Mark King and Peter Ebdon scored the three highest breaks in the main tournament, with King winning £ 5,000 for the highest break. There were 28 century breaks in the qualification with 18 players participating. The prize of £ 1,800 for the highest qualifying break was distributed twice to Barry Pinches and Michael Holt , who both scored 141 points.
Main tournament
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qualification
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- ↑ 2004 Irish Masters. Information. Global Cue Sports Ltd., archived from the original on October 14, 2004 ; accessed on September 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b 2004 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ 2004 Irish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Citywest Irish Masters 2004. snooker.org, accessed on September 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b 2004 Irish Masters. Global Cue Sports Ltd., archived from the original on October 10, 2004 ; accessed on September 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b Rankings - 2003-2004. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 26, 2018 .
