2005 Welsh Open (snooker)

2005 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates17–23 January 2005 (2005-01-17 – 2005-01-23)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,000
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up 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.

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
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
17England Ian McCulloch517England Ian McCulloch2
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
47Finland Robin Hull3
25England Anthony Hamilton3
9England Stephen Lee4
25England Anthony Hamilton525England Anthony Hamilton5
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
52England David Roe4
68Australia Neil Robertson4
11England Jimmy White4
28England Robert Milkins068Australia Neil Robertson5
68Australia Neil Robertson5
68Australia Neil Robertson5
5Scotland John Higgins4
5Scotland John Higgins5
32Wales Dominic Dale532Wales Dominic Dale2
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
40England Mark Davis4
43England Barry Hawkins4
8England Peter Ebdon5
20England Joe Perry520England Joe Perry4
8England Peter Ebdon5
46England Brian Morgan2
14England David Gray3
14England David Gray5
26Northern Ireland Gerard Greene057England Rod Lawler1
8England Peter Ebdon3
57England Rod Lawler5
43England Barry Hawkins5
10Scotland Alan McManus4
27Scotland Drew Henry527Scotland Drew Henry5
27Scotland Drew Henry2
66England Rory McLeod1
43England Barry Hawkins5
4England Paul Hunter3
29England Michael Holt343England Barry Hawkins5
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
43England Barry Hawkins5
3Scotland Stephen Hendry8
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
24Scotland Stephen Maguire524Scotland Stephen Maguire4
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
37England Stuart Bingham3
15Scotland Graeme Dott4
15Scotland Graeme Dott5
18Australia Quinten Hann518Australia Quinten Hann2
3Scotland Stephen Hendry5
79England Andrew Norman1
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty2
16Hong Kong Marco Fu5
22Malta Tony Drago465Pakistan Shokat Ali2
16Hong Kong Marco Fu1
65Pakistan Shokat Ali5
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
30Northern Ireland Joe Swail530Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
3Scotland Stephen Hendry6
74England Tom Ford2
23England Mark King2
6Wales Matthew Stevens4
23England Mark King523England Mark King5
23England Mark King5
England Steve James3
31England John Parrott1
12Scotland Chris Small2
31England John Parrott531England John Parrott5
23England Mark King5
76China Ding Junhui2
45Wales Ryan Day4
13England Steve Davis2
21England Barry Pinches145Wales Ryan Day5
45Wales Ryan Day5
45Wales Ryan Day5
19England Ali Carter2
2Wales Mark Williams4
19England Ali Carter519England Ali Carter5
61England Adrian Gunnell1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 23 January 2005.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
 England
9–8 Stephen Hendry (3)
 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)
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.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
England Simon Bedford5Scotland Jamie Burnett0Finland Robin Hull5
Scotland Hugh Abernethy1England Simon Bedford5England Simon Bedford4
Scotland Scott MacKenzie5England David Roe5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
England Paul Davison4Scotland Scott MacKenzie4England David Roe5
England Paul Wykes5Australia Neil Robertson5England Dave Harold3
England Brian Salmon3England Paul Wykes2Australia Neil Robertson5
England David Hallw/dEngland Jimmy Michie5England Mark Davis5
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocisw/oNetherlands Stefan Mazrocis2England Jimmy Michie4
England Craig Butlerw/oWales Lee Walker2England Brian Morgan5
England Mark Grayw/dEngland Craig Butler5England Craig Butler2
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3England Rod Lawler5England Nigel Bond2
Northern Ireland Sean O'Neill5Northern Ireland Sean O'Neill0England Rod Lawler5
England Rory McLeod5England Jonathan Birch3England Shaun Murphy1
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins1England Rory McLeod5England Rory McLeod5
Wales Paul Davies3England Sean Storey5England Barry Hawkins5
England Adam Davies5England Adam Davies3England Sean Storey0
England Alfie Burden5England Gary Wilkinson1England Stuart Bingham5
England Ben Woollaston2England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden2
England Andrew Norman5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer2England Nick Dyson3
England Mike Hallett1England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman5
Pakistan Shokat Ali5England Nick Walker1Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3
China Liu Song2Pakistan Shokat Ali5Pakistan Shokat Ali5
England Tom Ford5Wales Anthony Davies2Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2
England Gary Wilson3England Tom Ford5England Tom Ford5
Wales Darren Morgan4Scotland Marcus Campbell1England Stuart Pettman2
England Steve James5England Steve James5England Steve James5
China Ding Junhui5England Mike Dunn4England Mark Selby3
China Jin Long0China Ding Junhui5China Ding Junhui5
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5England Andy Hicks5Wales Ryan Day5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell3Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney1England Andy Hicks3
England Ricky Walden5England Adrian Gunnell5Thailand James Wattana0
England Joe Jogia1England Ricky Walden3England Adrian Gunnell5

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  1. ^ "2005 Welsh Open – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 April 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Welsh Open 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "2005 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007.
  4. ^ "2005 Welsh Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.