2005 Irish Masters

Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates	6–13 March 2005
Venue
City	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£40,000
Highest break	141
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score	10–8
	← 2004 2007 →

The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–13 March 2005 at the in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.^[1] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.^[2]

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:^[3]

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

Main draw[]

^[1]^[4]^[5]

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 , Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 13 March 2005.^[1]
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.^[4]

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[]

^[4]

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ 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.
^ "Preisgeld Irish Masters 2005". brownball.de. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2005 Fáilte Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
^ "2005 Irish Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

[Snooker.org-1] "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] 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.

[3] "Preisgeld Irish Masters 2005". brownball.de. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[GSC-4] "2005 Fáilte Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.

[5] "2005 Irish Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

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Tournament information
Dates	6–13 March 2005 (2005-03-06 – 2005-03-13)
Venue
City	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£40,000
Highest break	141
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score	10–8
← 2004 2007 →