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
2004
2007

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

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  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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