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2005 Welsh Open (snooker)
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2005 Welsh Open 2005 01 17 2005 01 23 y Newport Centre Newport Wales WPBSA Ranking event £225,000 £35,000 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (146) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Stephen Hendry SCO 9–8 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.
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:http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSHinfo.htm 2005 Welsh Open – Information Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20070419131100/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSHinfo.htm 19 April 2007 19 January 2023
70%
50%
Winner: £35,000
Runner-up: £17,500
Semi-final: £8,750
Quarter-final: £6,500
Last 16: £4,275
Last 32: £2,750
50%
Last 48: £1,725
Last 64: £1,325
Highest break: £2,000
Maximum break: £20,000
Total: £225,000
Main draw
Welsh Open 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/wo2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 3 January 20112005 Welsh Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSH.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20070322185304/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05WELSH.htm 22 March 20072005 Welsh Open results http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-12.htm worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20050213061103/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-12.htm 13 February 2005
Last 48Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 17 ENG Ian McCulloch 5 47 FIN Robin Hull 3 25 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 52 ENG David Roe 4 28 ENG Robert Milkins 0 68 AUS Neil Robertson 5 32 WAL Dominic Dale 5 40 ENG Mark Davis 4 20 ENG Joe Perry 5 46 ENG Brian Morgan 2 26 NIR Gerard Greene 0 57 ENG Rod Lawler 5 27 SCO Drew Henry 5 66 ENG Rory McLeod 1 29 ENG Michael Holt 3 43 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 24 SCO Stephen Maguire 5 37 ENG Stuart Bingham 3 18 AUS Quinten Hann 5 79 ENG Andrew Norman 1 22 MLT Tony Drago 4 65 PAK Shokat Ali 5 30 NIR Joe Swail 5 74 ENG Tom Ford 2 23 ENG Mark King 5 ENG Steve James 3 31 ENG John Parrott 5 76 CHN Ding Junhui 2 21 ENG Barry Pinches 1 45 WAL Ryan Day 5 19 ENG Ali Carter 5 61 ENG Adrian Gunnell 1 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 17 ENG Ian McCulloch 2 9 ENG Stephen Lee 4 25 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 11 ENG Jimmy White 4 68 AUS Neil Robertson 5 5 SCO John Higgins 5 32 WAL Dominic Dale 2 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 20 ENG Joe Perry 4 14 ENG David Gray 5 57 ENG Rod Lawler 1 10 SCO Alan McManus 4 27 SCO Drew Henry 5 4 ENG Paul Hunter 3 43 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 24 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 15 SCO Graeme Dott 5 18 AUS Quinten Hann 2 16 HKG Marco Fu 5 65 PAK Shokat Ali 2 7 IRL Ken Doherty 5 30 NIR Joe Swail 2 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 23 ENG Mark King 5 12 SCO Chris Small 2 31 ENG John Parrott 5 13 ENG Steve Davis 2 45 WAL Ryan Day 5 2 WAL Mark Williams 4 19 ENG Ali Carter 5 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 25 ENG Anthony Hamilton 3 68 AUS Neil Robertson 5 5 SCO John Higgins 4 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 14 ENG David Gray 3 27 SCO Drew Henry 2 43 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 15 SCO Graeme Dott 4 16 HKG Marco Fu 1 7 IRL Ken Doherty 5 23 ENG Mark King 5 31 ENG John Parrott 1 45 WAL Ryan Day 5 19 ENG Ali Carter 2 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 68 AUS Neil Robertson 4 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 43 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 7 IRL Ken Doherty 2 23 ENG Mark King 5 45 WAL Ryan Day 4 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 43 ENG Barry Hawkins 4 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 6 23 ENG Mark King 2 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 9 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 8
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 23 January 2005. Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 9–8 Stephen Hendry (3) 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) 131 Highest break 140 2 Century breaks 1 7 50+ breaks 7
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 January and 9 January 2005.
Round 1Best of 9 frames Round 2Best of 9 frames Round 3Best of 9 frames 200 ENG Simon Bedford 5 SCO Hugh Abernethy 1 SCO Scott MacKenzie 5 ENG Paul Davison 4 ENG Paul Wykes 5 ENG Brian Salmon 3 ENG David Hall w/d NLD Stefan Mazrocis w/o ENG Craig Butler w/o ENG Mark Gray w/d IRL Leo Fernandez 3 NIR Sean O'Neill 5 ENG Rory McLeod 5 IRL Rodney Goggins 1 WAL Paul Davies 3 ENG Adam Davies 5 ENG Alfie Burden 5 ENG Ben Woollaston 2 ENG Andrew Norman 5 ENG Mike Hallett 1 PAK Shokat Ali 5 CHN Liu Song 2 ENG Tom Ford 5 ENG Gary Wilson 3 WAL Darren Morgan 4 ENG Steve James 5 CHN Ding Junhui 5 CHN Jin Long 0 IRL Joe Delaney 5 IRL David McDonnell 3 ENG Ricky Walden 5 ENG Joe Jogia 1 SCO Jamie Burnett 0 ENG Simon Bedford 5 ENG David Roe 5 SCO Scott MacKenzie 4 AUS Neil Robertson 5 ENG Paul Wykes 2 ENG Jimmy Michie 5 NLD Stefan Mazrocis 2 WAL Lee Walker 2 ENG Craig Butler 5 ENG Rod Lawler 5 NIR Sean O'Neill 0 ENG Jonathan Birch 3 ENG Rory McLeod 5 ENG Sean Storey 5 ENG Adam Davies 3 ENG Gary Wilkinson 1 ENG Alfie Burden 5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer 2 ENG Andrew Norman 5 ENG Nick Walker 1 PAK Shokat Ali 5 WAL Anthony Davies 2 ENG Tom Ford 5 SCO Marcus Campbell 1 ENG Steve James 5 ENG Mike Dunn 4 CHN Ding Junhui 5 ENG Andy Hicks 5 IRL Joe Delaney 1 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5 ENG Ricky Walden 3 FIN Robin Hull 5 ENG Simon Bedford 4 IRL Fergal O'Brien 4 ENG David Roe 5 ENG Dave Harold 3 AUS Neil Robertson 5 ENG Mark Davis 5 ENG Jimmy Michie 4 ENG Brian Morgan 5 ENG Craig Butler 2 ENG Nigel Bond 2 ENG Rod Lawler 5 ENG Shaun Murphy 1 ENG Rory McLeod 5 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 ENG Sean Storey 0 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 ENG Alfie Burden 2 ENG Nick Dyson 3 ENG Andrew Norman 5 IRL Michael Judge 3 PAK Shokat Ali 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 2 ENG Tom Ford 5 ENG Stuart Pettman 2 ENG Steve James 5 ENG Mark Selby 3 CHN Ding Junhui 5 WAL Ryan Day 5 ENG Andy Hicks 3 THA James Wattana 0 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
143 Alfie Burden
137, 125, 106, 104 Tom Ford
133 Jonathan Birch
128, 110, 108 Ryan Day
121 Mike Dunn
113 Stuart Bingham
110, 100 Robin Hull
110, 105 Andrew Norman
105 Gary Wilson
104 Anthony Hamilton
103 Ding Junhui
100 Fergal O'Brien
100 Neil Robertson
100 Mark Davis
Televised stage centuries
146, 133, 131, 127, 126, 114, 110, 102, 102, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
140, 128, 125, 119, 119, 103 Stephen Hendry
138, 117 Ali Carter
133 Ken Doherty
132 Joe Perry
129 Drew Henry
123, 108 Peter Ebdon
120, 100 Marco Fu
116 Alan McManus
113, 102 Barry Hawkins
103 David Gray
103 Ian McCulloch
References
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