2005 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2005 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates17–23 January 2005 (2005-01-17 2005-01-23)
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £225,000
Winner's share£35,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (146)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Score9–8
2004
2006

The 2005 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 January 2005 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Contents

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Stephen Hendry 9–8.

Tournament summary

Defending champion and World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1]

Main draw

[2] [3] [4]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
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
17 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 517 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 2
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
47 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 3
25 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3
9 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
25 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 525 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
52 Flag of England.svg David Roe 4
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
11 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 4
28 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 068 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 4
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
32 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 532 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
40 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
43 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 4
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
20 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 520 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
46 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 2
14 Flag of England.svg David Gray 3
14 Flag of England.svg David Gray 5
26 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 057 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 1
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
57 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5
43 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 527 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 5
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 2
66 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 1
43 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
4 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 3
29 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 343 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
43 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 8
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 524 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
37 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 3
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 4
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 2
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
79 Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 1
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 2
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
22 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 465 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 2
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 1
65 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
30 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 530 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 6
74 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 2
23 Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
23 Flag of England.svg Mark King 523 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
23 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of England.svg Steve James 3
31 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 1
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 2
31 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 531 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
23 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
76 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 2
45 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
13 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
21 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 145 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
45 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
45 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
19 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 2
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
19 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 519 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
61 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 23 January 2005. [2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
9–8 Stephen Hendry (3)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–96 (92), 42–74 (67), 69–55 (62), 0–140 (140), 72–65 (O'Sullivan 59, Hendry 57), 72–22, 60–30, 41–70 (69)
Evening: 0–93 (93), 122–0 (102), 50–74, 0–71 (57), 106–0 (75), 108–6 (52), 132–0 (131), 8–71, 68–0 (67)
131Highest break140
2Century breaks1
750+ breaks7

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 January and 9 January 2005. [3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 0 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Abernethy 1 Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 5 Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 5 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 4
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 4 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5
Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 3
Flag of England.svg Brian Salmon 3 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Flag of England.svg David Hallw/d Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan Mazrocis w/o Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan Mazrocis 2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 4
Flag of England.svg Craig Butler w/o Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 2 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Gray w/d Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 5 Flag of England.svg Craig Butler 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 3 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2
Ulster Banner.svg Sean O'Neill5 Ulster Banner.svg Sean O'Neill0 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Rodney Goggins 1 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 3 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Adam Davies5 Flag of England.svg Adam Davies3 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 0
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 2 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 2
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 2 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 3
Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 1 Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5 Flag of England.svg Nick Walker 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 2 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 2
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 3 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 5 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 1 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 2
Flag of England.svg Steve James 5 Flag of England.svg Steve James 5 Flag of England.svg Steve James 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 4 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Long 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 5 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of Ireland.svg David McDonnell3 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 1 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 3
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 5 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 0
Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia 1 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 3 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 5

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

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