2005 Grand Prix (snooker)

Royal London Watches Grand Prix 2005 10 8 2005 10 16 y Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Ranking event £400,000 £60,000 Barry Hawkins ENG (145) John Higgins SCO Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 9–2 2004 2006 The 2005 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 October 2005 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. John Higgins won in the final 9–2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the final, Higgins set two records: His century breaks in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth frames marked the first time a player had ever recorded centuries in four consecutive frames in a match during a ranking tournament.John Higgins: ‘The Wizard of Wishaw’ http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/174618-john-higgins-the-wizard-of-wishaw/ stv.tv 14 September 2010 7 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507155954/http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/174618-john-higgins-the-wizard-of-wishaw/ dead He scored 494 points without reply,Reborn Higgins joins the greats https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6633779.stm BBC Sport 14 September 2010 Saj Chowdhury 8 May 2007 the greatest number in any professional snooker tournament, until Ding Junhui made 495 points without reply against Stephen Hendry in the league stage of the 2007 Premier League.I've never been so outplayed, admits humiliated Hendry as O'Sullivan makes final with 'perfection' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/03/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker guardian.co.uk 14 September 2010 London Clive Everton 3 May 2008 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Preisgeld Grand Prix 2005 http://www.brownball.de/grandprix05/preisgeld_grandprix05.html Brownball.de 12 September 2011 70% 50% Winner: £60,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £15,000 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £7,000 Last 32: £5,000 Last 64: £3,000 50% Highest break: £4,000 Maximum break: £20,000 Total: £400,000 Main draw Grand Prix 2005 http://www.snooker.org/trn/0506/gp2005_res.shtml Snooker.org 14 September 20102005 Grand Prix http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res05_6/2005GrandPrix.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20060415143834/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res05_6/2005GrandPrix.htm 15 April 20062005 Grand Prix results http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-39.htm worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20051231050529/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-39.htm 31 December 2005Grand Prix http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071643/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=21 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 7 April 2013 Round 1Best of 9 frames Round 2Best of 9 frames Round 3Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer 3 18 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Joe Jogia 1 20 ENG Ali Carter 3 NIR Joe Swail 5 12 IRL Ken Doherty 5 ENG David Roe 2 9 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Mike Dunn 2 22 AUS Quinten Hann w/d ENG Ricky Walden w/o 19 ENG Barry Pinches 5 ENG Tom Ford 2 6 ENG Paul Hunter 4 ENG Rory McLeod 5 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 ENG Jimmy Michie 3 30 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 Malta Tony Drago 1 32 THA James Wattana 2 ENG Chris Norbury 5 15 ENG Joe Perry 3 ENG Jamie Cope 5 13 SCO Alan McManus 4 WAL Darren Morgan 5 24 ENG Michael Holt 5 ENG Rod Lawler 2 28 AUS Neil Robertson 1 ENG Andrew Norman 5 4 SCO Stephen Maguire 3 IRL Michael Judge 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 WAL Dominic Dale 1 21 ENG Mark King 5 ENG Stuart Mann 1 29 ENG John Parrott 3 ENG Adrian Gunnell 5 11 ENG Stephen Lee 0 NIR Gerard Greene 5 14 SCO Graeme Dott 2 ENG Stuart Pettman 5 25 HKG Marco Fu 1 WAL Lee Walker 5 23 ENG David Gray 5 NIR Mark Allen 2 5 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 ENG Dave Harold 5 7 SCO John Higgins 5 WAL Paul Davies 3 17 ENG Ian McCulloch 5 FIN Robin Hull 1 27 ENG Nigel Bond 5 WAL Ryan Day 1 16 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Gary Wilson 2 10 WAL Mark Williams 3 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 26 ENG Robert Milkins 3 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 31 ENG Andy Hicks 5 ENG Sean Storey 3 2 ENG Shaun Murphy 5 ENG Mark Selby 2 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 18 ENG Anthony Hamilton 2 NIR Joe Swail 5 12 IRL Ken Doherty 4 9 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Ricky Walden 2 19 ENG Barry Pinches 5 ENG Rory McLeod 4 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 30 ENG Barry Hawkins 5   ENG Chris Norbury 2 ENG Jamie Cope 5 WAL Darren Morgan 1 24 ENG Michael Holt 5   ENG Andrew Norman 5 IRL Michael Judge 1 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 21 ENG Mark King 3   ENG Adrian Gunnell 2 NIR Gerard Greene 5   ENG Stuart Pettman 5 WAL Lee Walker 3 23 ENG David Gray 5 ENG Dave Harold 2 7 SCO John Higgins 5 17 ENG Ian McCulloch 2 27 ENG Nigel Bond 2 16 ENG Steve Davis 5   IRL Fergal O'Brien 2 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 31 ENG Andy Hicks 2 2 ENG Shaun Murphy 5 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 NIR Joe Swail 2 9 ENG Jimmy White 4 19 ENG Barry Pinches 5 30 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 ENG Jamie Cope 4 24 ENG Michael Holt 5 ENG Andrew Norman 4 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 NIR Gerard Greene 4 ENG Stuart Pettman 4 23 ENG David Gray 5 7 SCO John Higgins 5 16 ENG Steve Davis 1 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 2 ENG Shaun Murphy 4 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 19 ENG Barry Pinches 2 30 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 24 ENG Michael Holt 1 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 23 ENG David Gray 1 7 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Stuart Bingham 1 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 30 ENG Barry Hawkins 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 4 7 SCO John Higgins 6 1 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 7 SCO John Higgins 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen.Guild Hall, Preston, England, 16 October 2005. Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 2–9 John Higgins (7) Afternoon: 0–76 (68), 16–76 (67), 69–31 (69), 90–28 (62), 4–88, 60–70 (64), 5–103 (103), 0–104 (104) Evening: 0–138 (138), 0–128 (128), 49–67 69 Highest break 138 0 Century breaks 4 2 50+ breaks 7 Qualifying Qualifying for the tournament took place between 27 and 28 September 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. All matches were best of 9 frames. PAK Shokat Ali 1–5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer ENG Justin Astley 1–5 ENG Joe Jogia NIR Joe Swail 5–1 CHN Jin Long NIR Patrick Wallace 3–5 ENG David Roe ENG Mike Dunn 5–2 IRL David McDonnell ENG Ricky Walden 5–1 SCO Hugh Abernethy ENG Tom Ford 5–3 CHN Ding Junhui ENG Rory McLeod 5–2 CHN Liang Wenbo ENG Jimmy Michie 5–0 Bahrain Habib Subah MLT Tony Drago 5–2 ENG Steve James ENG Chris Norbury 5–2 ENG Simon Bedford ENG Jamie Cope 5–1 ENG Alfie Burden SCO Jamie Burnett 3–5 WAL Darren Morgan ENG Matthew Couch 4–5 ENG Rod Lawler SCO Marcus Campbell 4–5 ENG Andrew Norman IRL Michael Judge 5–1 ENG Gary Wilkinson WAL Dominic Dale 5–1 SCO James McBain SCO Drew Henry 4–5 ENG Stuart Mann ENG Adrian Gunnell 5–4 SCO Scott MacKenzie NIR Gerard Greene 5–1 MLT Alex Borg ENG Stuart Pettman 5–4 IRL Leo Fernandez WAL Lee Walker 5–3 ENG Adam Davies ENG James Tatton 0–5 NIR Mark Allen ENG Dave Harold 5–0 IRL Joe Delaney ENG Lee Spick 1–5 WAL Paul Davies FIN Robin Hull 5–4 ENG Nick Dyson WAL Ryan Day 5–0 MAS Moh Keen Ho ENG Mark Davis 3–5 ENG Gary Wilson IRL Fergal O'Brien 5–2 ENG Judd Trump ENG Stuart Bingham 5–2 ENG David Gilbert ENG Brian Morgan 1–5 ENG Sean Storey ENG Mark Selby 5–1 ENG Paul Wykes Century breaks Qualifying stage centuries 136 Patrick Wallace 136 Dominic Dale 130, 118 Ding Junhui 125 Stuart Bingham 122 Andrew Norman 121 Jamie Burnett 114 Matthew Couch 113 Chris Norbury Televised stage centuries 145, 141, 123 Barry Hawkins 140 Mark King 139, 127, 120 Shaun Murphy 138, 132, 128, 126, 104, 103, 102 John Higgins 135 Bjorn Haneveer 134 Anthony Hamilton 129, 115, 111, 107 Stephen Hendry 128, 117, 113, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 123 Mark Williams 122 Neil Robertson 118, 116 Gerard Greene 118, 105 Jimmy White 117 Chris Norbury 113, 101, 100 Stuart Bingham 106 Andy Hicks 106 Fergal O'Brien 102 Stephen Maguire References 2005 Grand Prix Grand Prix (snooker) Grand Prix (snooker)