First seed Raymond van Barneveld won the Doeland Grand Masters easily in 2003. He swept Mervyn King aside in the final, beating him 6-1. In the semi-final he defeated Rick Hofstra, in the quarterfinals he overcame Andy Fordham in a tense match: 3-2.
Hofstra surprisingly sent Martin Adams home in the quarterfinals, but could not continue this upset. King faced Tony O’Shea in the other semi-final and beat Silverback 3-1. The King eliminated second seed Ted Hankey in the quarterfinals.