2005 Irish Masters

Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	6–13 March 2005 (2005-03-06 – 2005-03-13)
Venue	Citywest Hotel
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–8
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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]

Winner: £40,000 Runner-up: £20,000 Semi-final: £10,000 Quarter-final: £7,000 Last 16: £5,000 Last 32: £3,100

Last 48: £1,775 Last 64: £1,375 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £250,000

Main draw

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

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

141, 125, 110 – Ding Junhui 138 – Mark Selby 138 – Jamie Burnett 132 – Barry Pinches 130 – Gary Wilson 128 – Sean Storey 127 – Alfie Burden 126 – Joe Delaney 125, 114 – Dave Harold 123, 104 – Michael Holt 116 – Ali Carter

115 – Robert Milkins 115 – Sean O'Neill 113 – Shokat Ali 111 – Darren Morgan 108 – Mark Davis 108 – Brian Salmon 103 – Liu Song 103 – Joe Swail 102 – Ryan Day 100 – Barry Hawkins

Televised stage centuries

141, 105 – Mark Williams 140, 137, 128, 114, 108, 107, 104, 102 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 136 – Stephen Maguire 135, 133 – Stephen Hendry 135, 113, 101, 100 – Matthew Stevens 135 – Chris Small 132 – Paul Hunter

128 – Barry Hawkins 113 – Robert Milkins 112 – David Gray 110 – Peter Ebdon 110 – Michael Judge 105 – Jimmy White

References

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