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]

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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