2005 Irish Masters

Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates6–13 March 2005 (2005-03-06 – 2005-03-13)
VenueCitywest Hotel
CityDublin
CountryIreland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000[1]
Winner's share£40,000[1]
Highest break Mark Williams (WAL) (141)[2]
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score10–8
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.[3] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.[4]

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:[1]

Main draw

[3][5][6]

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 Peter Ebdon 4
Dave Harold 5
Dave Harold 5
11 Jimmy White 4
11 Jimmy White 5
Mark Selby 1
Dave Harold 3
Robert Milkins 6
16 Marco Fu 3
Robert Milkins 5
Robert Milkins 5
5 Paul Hunter 2
5 Paul Hunter 5
Tony Drago 3
Robert Milkins 8
7 Matthew Stevens 9
7 Matthew Stevens 5
Anthony Hamilton 3
7 Matthew Stevens 5
Ian McCulloch 1
12 Chris Small 4
Ian McCulloch 5
7 Matthew Stevens 6
4 Stephen Hendry 5
13 Steve Davis 5
Mark Davis 2
13 Steve Davis 4
4 Stephen Hendry 5
4 Stephen Hendry 5
Robin Hull 1
7 Matthew Stevens 8
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
3 Mark Williams 5
Paul Davies 3
3 Mark Williams 5
10 Alan McManus 3
10 Alan McManus 5
Nigel Bond 4
3 Mark Williams 6
9 Stephen Lee 4
9 Stephen Lee 5
James Wattana 3
9 Stephen Lee 5
Michael Judge 3
6 John Higgins 4
Michael Judge 5
3 Mark Williams 5
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
8 Ken Doherty 5
Barry Pinches 3
8 Ken Doherty 0
Gerard Greene 5
14 David Gray 4
Gerard Greene 5
Gerard Greene 4
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
15 Graeme Dott 3
Barry Hawkins 5
Barry Hawkins 4
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Stephen Maguire 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 13 March 2005.[3]
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 11

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10 and 13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[5]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Shokat Ali2 Bjorn Haneveer2 Dave Harold5 Quinten Hann4
Rodney Goggins5 Rodney Goggins5 Rodney Goggins2 Dave Harold5
Ding Junhuiw/o Gary Wilkinson1 Mark Selby5 Michael Holt3
David Hallw/d Ding Junhui5 Ding Junhui2 Mark Selby5
Steve James5 Jimmy Michie1 Shaun Murphy5 Robert Milkins5
Jin Long4 Steve James5 Steve James1 Shaun Murphy4
Leo Fernandez2 Neil Robertson5 Stuart Pettman0 Tony Drago5
Hugh Abernethy5 Hugh Abernethy1 Neil Robertson5 Neil Robertson3
Ricky Walden5 Andy Hicks5 Ryan Day5 Anthony Hamilton5
Adam Davies4 Ricky Walden3 Andy Hicks4 Ryan Day1
Paul Wykes2 David Roe3 Nick Dyson3 Ian McCulloch5
Gary Wilson5 Gary Wilson5 Gary Wilson5 Gary Wilson1
Alfie Burden5 Nick Walker5 Mark Davis5 Joe Perry1
Sean O'Neill3 Alfie Burden2 Nick Walker4 Mark Davis5
Rory McLeod5 Sean Storey4 Robin Hull5 Joe Swail4
Mike Hallett2 Rory McLeod5 Rory McLeod0 Robin Hull5
Paul Davies5 Anthony Davies3 Fergal O'Brien4 Dominic Dale0
Stefan Mazrocis4 Paul Davies5 Paul Davies5 Paul Davies5
Simon Bedford5 Mike Dunn0 Nigel Bond5 John Parrott2
Paul Davison3 Simon Bedford5 Simon Bedford4 Nigel Bond5
Craig Butler1 Jonathan Birch0 James Wattana5 Ali Carter2
Ben Woollaston5 Ben Woollaston5 Ben Woollaston0 James Wattana5
Andrew Normanw/o Adrian Gunnell2 Michael Judge5 Mark King1
Mark Grayw/d Andrew Norman5 Andrew Norman3 Michael Judge5
Tom Ford0 Marcus Campbell5 Patrick Wallace5 Barry Pinches5
Liu Song5 Liu Song2 Marcus Campbell3 Patrick Wallace0
Scott MacKenzie1 Rod Lawler5 Brian Morgan5 Gerard Greene5
Brian Salmon5 Brian Salmon3 Rod Lawler2 Brian Morgan1
Joe Delaney5 Jamie Burnett5 Barry Hawkins5 Drew Henry3
David McDonnell3 Joe Delaney4 Jamie Burnett4 Barry Hawkins5
Darren Morgan5 Lee Walker4 Stuart Bingham5 Stephen Maguire5
Joe Jogia0 Darren Morgan5 Darren Morgan3 Stuart Bingham1

Century breaks

[5]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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  2. ^ "Rocket masters rivals". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "2005 Fáilte Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
  6. ^ "2005 Irish Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.