2005 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Royal London Watches Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates8–16 October 2005 (2005-10-08 2005-10-16)
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £400,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG) (145)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Score9–2
2004
2006

The 2005 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 October 2005 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Contents

John Higgins won in the final 9–2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the final, Higgins set two records: His century breaks in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth frames marked the first time a player had ever recorded centuries in four consecutive frames in a match during a ranking tournament. [1] He scored 494 points without reply, [2] the greatest number in any professional snooker tournament, until Ding Junhui made 495 points without reply against Stephen Hendry in the league stage of the 2007 Premier League. [3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [4]

Main draw

[5] [6] [7] [8]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 3
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
18 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
18 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia 1
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
20 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 3
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg David Roe 2
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
19 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 2
9 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 2
9 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 2
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann w/d
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden w/o
9 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 4
19 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
19 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 2
19 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 4
6 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 4
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
30 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 3
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
30 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
30 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 1
30 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 4
32 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 2
Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury 5
  Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury 2
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5
15 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5
30 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
24 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 1
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 1
24 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
24 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
24 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 5
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 4
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 1
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5
  Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 1
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
21 Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
21 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Mann 1
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 4
29 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 3
Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 5
  Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 2
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
11 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 0
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
23 Flag of England.svg David Gray 1
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 2
Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5
  Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 3
25 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 4
23 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
23 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 2
23 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 2
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 4
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 3
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
17 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 2
17 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 1
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
16 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 1
27 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1
27 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2
16 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
16 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 2
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 1
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
  Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
26 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
31 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 5
Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 3
31 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 2
2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 16 October 2005. [5]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
2–9 John Higgins (7)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–76 (68), 16–76 (67), 69–31 (69), 90–28 (62), 4–88, 60–70 (64), 5–103 (103), 0–104 (104)
Evening: 0–138 (138), 0–128 (128), 49–67
69Highest break138
0Century breaks4
250+ breaks7

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 27 and 28 September 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. All matches were best of 9 frames. [6]

Century breaks

[6]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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  2. Chowdhury, Saj (8 May 2007). "Reborn Higgins joins the greats". BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  3. Everton, Clive (3 May 2008). "I've never been so outplayed, admits humiliated Hendry as O'Sullivan makes final with 'perfection'". London: guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. "Preisgeld Grand Prix 2005". Brownball.de. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Grand Prix 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "2005 Grand Prix". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 April 2006.
  7. "2005 Grand Prix results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.