World Snooker Championship 2005

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World Snooker Championship 2005
Embassy World Snooker Championship

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Attendees: 32
Venue: Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening: April 16, 2001
Endgame: 1./2. May 2001

Winner: EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens
Highest Break: 147 ( Mark Williams ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 2005 World Snooker Championship took place from April 16, 2005 to May 2, 2005 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2004/05 snooker season .

Surprisingly, the Englishman Shaun Murphy became world champion . The odds for a Murphy win before the World Cup were 150: 1 in the betting shops. He was also the first player since Terry Griffiths in 1979 to qualify for the World Cup.

The defending champion from the previous year Ronnie O'Sullivan lost in the quarterfinals to Peter Ebdon , the 2002 world champion .

Prize money

Prize money 2005 Profit in £
winner 250,000
defeated finalist 125,000
Semifinals 51,000
Quarter finals 26,000
Round of 16 15,850
last 32 12,000
Highest Break (Main Round) 14,000
Maximum break (main round) 147,000
All in all £ 1,121,800

Main round

  Round 1
Best of 19 Frames
2 Sessions; Frames 9-10 		Round of 16
Best of 25 Frames
3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9 		Quarterfinals
Best of 25 Frames
3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9 		Semifinals
Best of 33 Frames
4 Sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9 		Final
Best of 35 Frames
4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10
                                               
1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10                
24  ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 9  
1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 13
  19th  EnglandEngland Ali Carter 7th  
16  Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 4th
19th  EnglandEngland Ali Carter 10  
1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 11
  8th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 13  
9  EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 10    
22nd  MaltaMalta Tony Drago 5  
9  EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 9
  8th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 13  
8th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 10
18th  AustraliaAustralia Quinten Hann 2  
8th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 12
  48  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 17th  
5  ScotlandScotland John Higgins 10
36  EnglandEngland Mark Selby 5  
5  ScotlandScotland John Higgins 8th
  48  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 13  
12  ScotlandScotland Chris Small 5
48  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 10  
48  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 13
  13  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 4th  
13  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 10    
26th  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Gerard Greene 9  
13  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 13
  29  EnglandEngland Michael Holt 10  
4th  EnglandEngland Paul Hunter 8th
29  EnglandEngland Michael Holt 10  
48  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 18th
6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 16
3  ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 10
68  AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 7th  
3  ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 13
  25th  EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 3  
14th  EnglandEngland David Gray 8th
25th  EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 10  
3  ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 11
  6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 13  
11  EnglandEngland Jimmy White 10    
41  IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 5  
11  EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
  6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 13  
6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 10
50  EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 5  
6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 17th
  17th  EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 14th  
7th  IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 10
21st  EnglandEngland Barry Pinches 5  
7th  IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 11
  10  ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 13  
10  ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 10
27  ScotlandScotland Drew Henry 9  
10  ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 8th
  17th  EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 13  
15th  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 9    
17th  EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 10  
17th  EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 13
  2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 12  
2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 10
28  EnglandEngland Robert Milkins 1  

qualification

Qualifying rounds 1 to 4 took place from February 21 to March 3, 2005 in Prestatyn . The last qualifying round took place on 23/24. March 2005 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield.

Round 1

game Player 1 Result Player 2
Q1 Liu Song China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 108 108th EnglandEngland Stuart Mann
Q2 Steve James EnglandEngland 109: 109 EnglandEngland Justin Astley
Q3 Hugh Abernethy ScotlandScotland 6th10 : 610 EnglandEngland Matthew Selt
Q4 Ben Woollaston EnglandEngland 6th10 : 610 EnglandEngland Mark Joyce
Q5 Dave Gilbert EnglandEngland 105: 105 EnglandEngland Lee Spick
Q6 Kurt Maflin NorwayNorway 109: 109 EnglandEngland Craig Steadman

Round 2-5

  Round 1   round 2   Round 3   Round 4
                               
 IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 10    EnglandEngland Sean Storey 2    IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 10    EnglandEngland John Parrott 8th
 IrelandIreland David McDonnell 8th    IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 10    IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 3    IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 10
 EnglandEngland Adam Davies 10    EnglandEngland Rod Lawler 10    EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 10    MaltaMalta Tony Drago 10
 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 5    EnglandEngland Adam Davies 5    EnglandEngland Rod Lawler 7th    EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 4th
 EnglandEngland Craig Butler    AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 10    EnglandEngland Nick Dyson 8th    EnglandEngland Mark King 9
 EnglandEngland Stuart Mann kl.    EnglandEngland Stuart Mann 6th    AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 10    AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 10
 EnglandEngland Alfie Burden 10    EnglandEngland Jimmy Michie 3    EnglandEngland Dave Harold 10    EnglandEngland Barry Pinches 10
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Jin Long 3    EnglandEngland Alfie Burden 10    EnglandEngland Alfie Burden 5    EnglandEngland Dave Harold 6th
 EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 10    EnglandEngland Gary Wilkinson 9    FinlandFinland Robin Hull 9    ScotlandScotland Drew Henry 10
 NetherlandsNetherlands Stefan Mazrocis 9    EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 10    EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 10    EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 6th
 EnglandEngland Tom Ford 10    EnglandEngland Mike Dunn 10    EnglandEngland Mark Selby 10    EnglandEngland Joe Perry 2
 EnglandEngland Justin Astley 6th    EnglandEngland Tom Ford 6th    EnglandEngland Mike Dunn 2    EnglandEngland Mark Selby 10
 PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 10    EnglandEngland David Roe 6th    IrelandIreland Michael Judge 7th    AustraliaAustralia Quinten Hann 10
 ScotlandScotland Hugh Abernethy 6th    PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 10    PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 10    PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 5
 ScotlandScotland Scott MacKenzie 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Anthony Davies 7th    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 10    ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 10
 EnglandEngland Joe Jogia 3    ScotlandScotland Scott MacKenzie 10    ScotlandScotland Scott MacKenzie 5    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 5
 IrelandIreland Leo Fernandez 10    EnglandEngland Rory McLeod 10    ThailandThailand James Wattana 10    EnglandEngland Allister Carter 10
 EnglandEngland Paul Davison 7th    IrelandIreland Leo Fernandez 7th    EnglandEngland Rory McLeod 8th    ThailandThailand James Wattana 0
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 10    ScotlandScotland Jamie Burnett 5    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 6th    EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 10
 EnglandEngland Ben Woollaston 9    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 2
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 7th    BelgiumBelgium Bjorn Haneveer 7th    EnglandEngland Stuart Bingham 10    EnglandEngland Michael Holt 10
 EnglandEngland Lee Spick 10    EnglandEngland Lee Spick 10    EnglandEngland Lee Spick 2    EnglandEngland Stuart Bingham 8th
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 10    EnglandEngland Nick Walker 5    EnglandEngland Brian Morgan 8th    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Gerard Greene 10
 IrelandIreland Sean O'Neill 1    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 6th
 EnglandEngland Andrew Norman 10    ScotlandScotland Marcus Campbell 10    EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 10    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Swail 8th
 EnglandEngland Craig Steadman 4th    EnglandEngland Andrew Norman 7th    ScotlandScotland Marcus Campbell 3    EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 10
 EnglandEngland David Hall    EnglandEngland Adrian Gunnell 10    EnglandEngland Stuart Pettman 4th    EnglandEngland Robert Milkins 10
 EnglandEngland Brian Salmon kl.    EnglandEngland Brian Salmon 3    EnglandEngland Adrian Gunnell 10    EnglandEngland Adrian Gunnell 3
 EnglandEngland Simon Bedford 10    EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 10    EnglandEngland Mark Davis 5    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Dominic Dale 5
 IrelandIreland Rodney Goggins 2    EnglandEngland Simon Bedford 7th    EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 10    EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 10
 EnglandEngland Ricky Walden 10    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Lee Walker 0    EnglandEngland Barry Hawkins 9    EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 10
 EnglandEngland Gary Wilson 7th    EnglandEngland Ricky Walden 10    EnglandEngland Ricky Walden 10    EnglandEngland Ricky Walden 9

Century Breaks

WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 147 , 133, 102
ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 138, 114, 108, 103
ScotlandScotland John Higgins 138, 136, 106
EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 138, 137, 132, 129, 125, 123, 121, 111, 108, 107, 100
EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 137, 125, 115, 101
EnglandEngland Mark Selby 135
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 129, 124, 121, 106, 105
ScotlandScotland Drew Henry 128
EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 127, 124, 122, 111, 108, 108, 100
EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 126, 108, 103
ScotlandScotland Chris Small 124
ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 120
EnglandEngland Paul Hunter 120, 115
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 118, 114, 110
EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 115, 105
EnglandEngland Michael Holt 114, 103
AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 110
IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 109, 101
ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 107, 104, 103
EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 105
ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 102
EnglandEngland Barry Pinches 102
EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 101

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shaun Murphy - Did you know ...? bbc.co.uk
  2. ↑ 2005 Embassy World Championship ( memorial from November 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) globalsnookercentre.co.uk