2005 Irish Masters

Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates 6–13 March 2005
Venue Citywest Hotel
City Dublin
Country Ireland
Format Ranking event
Winner's share £40,000
Highest break 141
Final
Champion England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Wales Matthew Stevens
Score 10–8
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The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–13 March 2005 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.[1] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–8 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £40,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £10,000
  • Quarter-final: £7,000
  • Last 16: £5,000
  • Last 32: £3,100
  • Last 48: £1,775
  • Last 64: £1,375

  • Stage two highest break: £2,000
  • Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Main draw

[1][4][5]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 England Peter Ebdon 4
England Dave Harold 5
England Dave Harold 5
11 England Jimmy White 4
11 England Jimmy White 5
England Mark Selby 1
England Dave Harold 3
England Robert Milkins 6
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Robert Milkins 5
5 England Paul Hunter 2
5 England Paul Hunter 5
Malta Tony Drago 3
England Robert Milkins 8
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
England Anthony Hamilton 3
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
England Ian McCulloch 1
12 Scotland Chris Small 4
England Ian McCulloch 5
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
13 England Steve Davis 5
England Mark Davis 2
13 England Steve Davis 4
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Finland Robin Hull 1
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 8
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
3 Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Paul Davies 3
3 Wales Mark Williams 5
10 Scotland Alan McManus 3
10 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Nigel Bond 4
3 Wales Mark Williams 6
9 England Stephen Lee 4
9 England Stephen Lee 5
Thailand James Wattana 3
9 England Stephen Lee 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 3
6 Scotland John Higgins 4
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
3 Wales Mark Williams 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Barry Pinches 3
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5
14 England David Gray 4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Hawkins 4
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Scotland Stephen Maguire 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 13 March 2005.[1]
Matthew Stevens (7)
 Wales
8–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
 England
Afternoon: 77–22, 2–66 (57), 0–81 (61), 24–73 (51), 27–74 (74), 0–87 (87), 12–68 (67), 84–13
Evening: 70–58 (O'Sullivan 58), 135–0 (135), 77–0 (65), 65–27 (57), 0–108 (108), 123–0 (61, 62)
6–93 (87), 74–19, 25–90 (59), 68–69 (68, '69)
135 Highest break 108
1 Century breaks 1
6 50+ breaks 9

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10–13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[4]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
                               
Pakistan  Shokat Ali 2   Belgium  Bjorn Haneveer 2   England  Dave Harold 5   Australia  Quinten Hann 4
Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 5   Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 5   Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 2   England  Dave Harold 5
China  Ding Junhui w/o   England  Gary Wilkinson 1   England  Mark Selby 5   England  Michael Holt 3
England  David Hall w/d   China  Ding Junhui 5   China  Ding Junhui 2   England  Mark Selby 5
England  Steve James 5   England  Jimmy Michie 1   England  Shaun Murphy 5   England  Robert Milkins 5
China  Jin Long 4   England  Steve James 5   England  Steve James 1   England  Shaun Murphy 4
Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 2   Australia  Neil Robertson 5   England  Stuart Pettman 0   Malta  Tony Drago 5
Scotland  Hugh Abernethy 5   Scotland  Hugh Abernethy 1   Australia  Neil Robertson 5   Australia  Neil Robertson 3
England  Ricky Walden 5   England  Andy Hicks 5   Wales  Ryan Day 5   England  Anthony Hamilton 5
England  Adam Davies 4   England  Ricky Walden 3   England  Andy Hicks 4   Wales  Ryan Day 1
England  Paul Wykes 2   England  David Roe 3   England  Nick Dyson 3   England  Ian McCulloch 5
England  Gary Wilson 5   England  Gary Wilson 5   England  Gary Wilson 5   England  Gary Wilson 1
England  Alfie Burden 5   England  Nick Walker 5   England  Mark Davis 5   England  Joe Perry 1
Republic of Ireland  Sean O'Neill 3   England  Alfie Burden 2   England  Nick Walker 4   England  Mark Davis 5
England  Rory McLeod 5   England  Sean Storey 4   Finland  Robin Hull 5   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 4
England  Mike Hallett 2   England  Rory McLeod 5   England  Rory McLeod 0   Finland  Robin Hull 5
Wales  Paul Davies 5   Wales  Anthony Davies 3   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 4   Wales  Dominic Dale 0
Netherlands  Stefan Mazrocis 4   Wales  Paul Davies 5   Wales  Paul Davies 5   Wales  Paul Davies 5
England  Simon Bedford 5   England  Mike Dunn 0   England  Nigel Bond 5   England  John Parrott 2
England  Paul Davison 3   England  Simon Bedford 5   England  Simon Bedford 4   England  Nigel Bond 5
England  Craig Butler 1   England  Jonathan Birch 0   Thailand  James Wattana 5   England  Ali Carter 2
England  Ben Woollaston 5   England  Ben Woollaston 5   England  Ben Woollaston 0   Thailand  James Wattana 5
England  Andrew Norman w/o   England  Adrian Gunnell 2   Republic of Ireland  Michael Judge 5   England  Mark King 1
England  Mark Gray w/d   England  Andrew Norman 5   England  Andrew Norman 3   Republic of Ireland  Michael Judge 5
England  Tom Ford 0   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 5   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   England  Barry Pinches 5
China  Liu Song 5   China  Liu Song 2   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 3   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 0
Scotland  Scott MacKenzie 1   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Brian Morgan 5   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5
England  Brian Salmon 5   England  Brian Salmon 3   England  Rod Lawler 2   England  Brian Morgan 1
Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   England  Barry Hawkins 5   Scotland  Drew Henry 3
England  David McDonnell 3   Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 4   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 4   England  Barry Hawkins 5
Wales  Darren Morgan 5   Wales  Lee Walker 4   England  Stuart Bingham 5   Scotland  Stephen Maguire 5
England  Joe Jogia 0   Wales  Darren Morgan 5   Wales  Darren Morgan 3   England  Stuart Bingham 1

Century breaks

[4]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Preisgeld Irish Masters 2005". brownball.de. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "2005 Fáilte Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
  5. ↑ "2005 Irish Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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