2005 World Snooker Championship

The 2005 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 2005 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the sport simulation video game, see World Snooker Championship 2005 (video game).

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates16 April – 2 May 2005
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,121,800
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break Mark Williams (147)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Matthew Stevens
Score18–16
← 2004
2006 →

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 11–13 against Peter Ebdon.

Shaun Murphy won his first ranking title by defeating Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Tournament summary
  • This was the last Embassy-sponsored World Championship due to new legislation preventing the advertising of tobacco products in the UK coming into force. 888.com took the sponsorship the next year and did so until 2008.[1]
  • Debutants at this year's World Championship were Michael Holt and future world champions Neil Robertson and Mark Selby. Holt reached the last 16 (see below); Robertson and Selby were defeated in round one by John Higgins and Stephen Hendry respectively.
  • 1991 champion John Parrott failed to qualify for the first time in his career,[2] losing to Fergal O'Brien 8–10 in the final qualifying round.[3]
  • Paul Hunter played his first match since being diagnosed with stomach cancer.[4] He lost 8–10 in round one to Michael Holt.[5]
  • Mark Williams made his first career maximum break in a ranking tournament (the sixth 147 in the World Championships at The Crucible) during his 10–1 first round win over Robert Milkins.[1]
  • Steve Davis made his first quarter-final since 1996. Davis beat Gerrard Greene 10–9 and Holt 13–10 before falling 4–13 to eventual champion Murphy[6]
  • Peter Ebdon's slow play caused Ronnie O'Sullivan to lose concentration, as Ebdon recovered from 2–8 down, to win their quarter final match 13–11.[7] At one point during the match, Ebdon took five and a half minutes to make a break of 12, nearly 10 seconds longer than O'Sullivan's maximum break in 1997.[8]
  • Eventual winner Shaun Murphy was 150–1 to win at the start of the tournament and became the first qualifier to win the tournament since Terry Griffiths in 1979.[9] He also became the second youngest world champion after Hendry in 1990.[10][11]
  • All Murphy's victories came against players ranked in the top 16; after defeating Chris Small (12) in the opening round he then beat former World Champions Higgins (5), Davis (13) and Ebdon (8) to reach the final against Stevens (6), who had finished runner-up in 2000.
  • Murphy defeated Stevens 18–16 in the final, despite Stevens having led 10–6 overnight and 12–11 by the end of the third session. This was the second time Stevens had relinquished a four frame overnight lead to lose in the final (after 2000, when he lost to Williams) and only the third time this had ever happened in world championship history.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[12][13]

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[14][15][16]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
16 April[17]            
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  10
21, 22 & 23 April[18]
  Stephen Maguire  9  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  13
19 April[19]
    Ali Carter  7  
  Marco Fu (16)  4
26 & 27 April[20]
  Ali Carter  10  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  11
20 & 21 April[21]
    Peter Ebdon (8)  13  
  Stephen Lee (9)  10
24 & 25 April[22]
  Tony Drago  5  
  Stephen Lee (9)  9
20 April[23]
    Peter Ebdon (8)  13  
  Peter Ebdon (8)  10
28, 29 & 30 April[24]
  Quinten Hann  2  
  Peter Ebdon (8)  12
18 & 19 April[25]
    Shaun Murphy  17
  John Higgins (5)  10
23, 24 & 25 April[26]
  Mark Selby  5  
  John Higgins (5)  8
17 & 18 April[27]
    Shaun Murphy  13  
  Chris Small (12)  5
26 & 27 April[28]
  Shaun Murphy  10  
  Shaun Murphy  13
16 & 17 April[29]
    Steve Davis (13)  4  
  Steve Davis (13)  10
22 & 23 April[30]
  Gerard Greene  9  
  Steve Davis (13)  13
17 & 18 April[5]
    Michael Holt  10  
  Paul Hunter (4)  8
  Michael Holt  10  
19 & 20 April[31]            
  Stephen Hendry (3)  10
21 & 22 April[32]
  Neil Robertson  7  
  Stephen Hendry (3)  13
16 & 17 April[33]
    Anthony Hamilton  3  
  David Gray (14)  8
26 & 27 April[34]
  Anthony Hamilton  10  
  Stephen Hendry (3)  11
18 & 19 April[35]
    Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
  Jimmy White (11)  10
23, 24 & 25 April[36]
  Fergal O'Brien  5  
  Jimmy White (11)  5
16 & 17 April[37]
    Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
  Matthew Stevens (6)  10
28, 29 & 30 April[38]
  Andy Hicks  5  
  Matthew Stevens (6)  17
18 April[39]
    Ian McCulloch  14
  Ken Doherty (7)  10
22 & 23 April[40]
  Barry Pinches  5  
  Ken Doherty (7)  11
16 & 17 April[41]
    Alan McManus (10)  13  
  Alan McManus (10)  10
26 & 27 April[42]
  Drew Henry  9  
  Alan McManus (10)  8
20 & 21 April[43]
    Ian McCulloch  13  
  Graeme Dott (15)  9
24 & 25 April[44]
  Ian McCulloch  10  
  Ian McCulloch  13
19 & 20 April[45]
    Mark Williams (2)  12  
  Mark Williams (2)  10
  Robert Milkins  1  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 2005.[9] Referee: Eirian Williams.[46]
Shaun Murphy
 England		 18–16 Matthew Stevens (6)
 Wales
67–30, 0–98, 20–103, 68–55, 29–65, 22–61, 76–34, 46–56, 53–58, 38–70, 125–0, 79–6, 24–105, 5–86, 103–9, 58–68, 78–22, 84–11, 5–64, 80–60, 137–0, 64–57, 20–88, 131–1, 72–35, 0–95, 81–4, 68–37, 1–83, 85–35, 0–124, 1–71, 97–0, 83–28 Century breaks: 4
(Murphy 3, Stevens 1)

Highest break by Murphy: 137
Highest break by Stevens: 124

 67–30, 0–98, 20–103, 68–55, 29–61, 22–65, 76–34, 46–56, 53–58, 38–70, 125–0, 79–6, 24–105, 5–86, 103–9, 58–68, 78–22, 84–11, 5–64, 80–60, 137–0, 64–57, 20–88, 131–1, 72–35, 0–95, 81–4, 68–37, 1–83, 85–35, 0–124, 1–71, 97–0, 83–28
Shaun Murphy wins the 2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place between 13 February and 1 March 2005 at Pontin's, Prestatyn Sandys.[47] The final round of qualifying took place between 23 and 24 March 2005 at the same venue.[3][48]

Round 1

Stuart Mann 10–8 Liu Song

Justin Astley 10–9 Steve James

Hugh Abernethy 10–6 Matthew Selt

Ben Woollaston 10–6 Mark Joyce

Lee Spick 10–5 David Gilbert

Craig Steadman 10–9 Kurt Maflin

Rounds 2–5

Round 2
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 3
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 4
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 5
(Best of 19 frames)
Joe Delaney 10–8 David McDonnell Joe Delaney 10–2 Sean Storey Fergal O'Brien 10–3 Joe Delaney Fergal O'Brien 10–8 John Parrott
Adam Davies 10–5 Mike Hallett Rod Lawler 10–5 Adam Davies Nigel Bond 10–7 Rod Lawler Tony Drago 10–4 Nigel Bond
Stuart Mann w/o–w/d Craig Butler Neil Robertson 10–6 Stuart Mann Neil Robertson 10–8 Nick Dyson Neil Robertson 10–9 Mark King
Alfie Burden 10–3 Jin Long Alfie Burden 10–3 Jimmy Michie Dave Harold 10–5 Alfie Burden Barry Pinches 10–6 Dave Harold
Paul Wykes 10–9 Stefan Mazrocis Paul Wykes 10–9 Gary Wilkinson Paul Wykes 10–9 Robin Hull Drew Henry 10–6 Paul Wykes
Tom Ford 10–6 Justin Astley Mike Dunn 10–6 Tom Ford Mark Selby 10–2 Mike Dunn Mark Selby 10–2 Joe Perry
Shokat Ali 10–6 Hugh Abernethy Shokat Ali 10–6 David Roe Shokat Ali 10–7 Michael Judge Quinten Hann 10–5 Shokat Ali
Scott MacKenzie 10–3 Joe Jogia Scott MacKenzie 10–7 Anthony Davies Ryan Day 10–5 Scott MacKenzie Stephen Maguire 10–5 Ryan Day
Leo Fernandez 10–7 Paul Davison Rory McLeod 10–7 Leo Fernandez James Wattana 10–8 Rory McLeod Ali Carter 10–0 James Wattana
Darren Morgan 10–9 Ben Woollaston Darren Morgan 10–5 Jamie Burnett Darren Morgan 10–6 Patrick Wallace Anthony Hamilton 10–2 Darren Morgan
Lee Spick 10–7 Ding Junhui Lee Spick 10–7 Bjorn Haneveer Stuart Bingham 10–2 Lee Spick Michael Holt 10–8 Stuart Bingham
Paul Davies 10–1 Sean O'Neill Paul Davies 10–5 Nick Walker Paul Davies 10–8 Brian Morgan Gerard Greene 10–5 Paul Davies
Andrew Norman 10–4 Craig Steadman Marcus Campbell 10–7 Andrew Norman Shaun Murphy 10–3 Marcus Campbell Shaun Murphy 10–8 Joe Swail
Brian Salmon wo-w/d David Hall Adrian Gunnell 10–3 Brian Salmon Adrian Gunnell 10–4 Stuart Pettman Robert Milkins 10–3 Adrian Gunnell
Simon Bedford 10–2 Rodney Goggins Andy Hicks 10–7 Simon Bedford Andy Hicks 10–5 Mark Davis Andy Hicks 10–5 Dominic Dale
Ricky Walden 10–7 Gary Wilson Ricky Walden 10–0 Lee Walker Ricky Walden 10–9 Barry Hawkins Ian McCulloch 10–9 Ricky Walden

Century breaks

There were 63 centuries in the 2005 World Snooker Championship.[14][49]

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