2005 Irish Professional Championship

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	22–26 October 2005 (2005-10-22 – 2005-10-26)
Venue	Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex
City	Templeogue
Country	Ireland
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	€11,500 [1]
Winner's share	€5,000 [2]
Highest break	Joe Swail (142) [2]
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 between 22 and 26 October 2005. The tournament was held at the Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex in Templeogue, and featured twenty-four exclusively Irish and Northern Irish players. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Results

Main draw

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	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

Qualifying

Last 24 (Best of 9 frames)

• David Morris 5–0 Mark Allen
• Martin McCrudden 5–3 Tom Gleeson
• Robert Murphy 5–1 John Connors
• Garry Hardiman 5–2 Alex Higgins
• Colm Gilcreest 5–4 Brendan O'Donoghue
• Colin Bingham 5–3 Rodney Goggins
• Robert McCullough 5–3 James Moore
• Joe Meara 5–1 Nigel Power

Century breaks

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

References

1. "Top pros cue up at Spawell" . Evening Herald (Dublin). 21 October 2005. p. 70.
2. "2005 Irish Professional Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. "2005 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.