2005 Irish Professional Championship

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	22–26 October 2005
Venue	Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex
City	Templeogue
Country	Republic of Ireland
Format	Non-Ranking event
Winner's share	€1,000[1]
Highest break	Joe Swail (142)
Final
Champion	Joe Swail
Runner-up	Ken Doherty
Score	9–7
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The 2005 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in October 2005. The tournament was held at the Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex in Templeogue, and featured twenty-four exclusively Irish and Northern Irish players.

The qualifying round, last-16, quarter-final and semi-final matches were played over the best of nine frames, and the final over the best of seventeen. Joe Swail won the event, beating Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final.^[2]

Results

Main draw

	Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Joe Swail		5
	David Morris		0
						Joe Swail		5
						Martin McCrudden		0
	Martin McCrudden		5
	Patrick Wallace		3
											Joe Swail		5
											Gerard Greene		3
	Gerard Greene		5
	Robert Murphy		2
						Gerard Greene		5
						Joe Delaney		3
	Joe Delaney		5
	Garry Hardiman		4
																Joe Swail		9
																Ken Doherty		7
	Ken Doherty		5
	Colm Gilcreest		2
						Ken Doherty		5
						Leo Fernandez		3
	Leo Fernandez		5
	Colin Bingham		3
											Ken Doherty		5
											Fergal O'Brien		4
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Robert McCullough		0
						Fergal O'Brien		5
						Michael Judge		2
	Michael Judge		5
	Joe Meara		3

Century breaks

• 142, 129, 114, 102 Joe Swail
• 124 Ken Doherty
• 105 Fergal O'Brien

References