UK Championship 2005
UK Championship 2005
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Barbican Center , York |
| Opening: | December 5, 2005 |
| Endgame: | December 18, 2005
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| Winner: |
 Ding Junhui
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| Finalist: |
 Steve Davis
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| Highest Break: | 145 ( Steve Davis / John Higgins )
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The UK Championship 2005 was a snooker tournament that took place from December 5th to 18th, 2005. For the fifth time in a row it was held at the Barbican Center in York . The Chinese Ding Junhui defeated Steve Davis 10: 6 in the final . It was the first time the UK Championship had been won by a player who was not from the British Isles (Great Britain or Ireland). For Davis it was his tenth and last participation in the finals, which made him the sole owner of the record before Stephen Hendry .
Prize money
After the big cut in 2004, the prize money was kept constant this year and all prizes remained the same. Since this time there was no bonus bonus for a maximum break , the total slipped below half a million compared to the previous year.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 70,000 |
| finalist | £ 35,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 17,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 14,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 10,500 |
| Last 32 | 7250 pounds |
| Last 48 | £ 4125 |
| Last 64 | £ 2000 |
| Highest break | TV phase: £ 6,000 |
| All in all | £ 495,875 |
qualification
As in the previous year, there were 96 tournament participants and three qualifying rounds. They were held from October 31st to November 5th.
Main tournament
The main tournament began on December 5th with the 48 remaining players. The 16 best players were seeded for round 2, the remaining 32 played against each other in round 1.
Round 1
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 1 |
Ding Junhui
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9 : 3 |
Anthony Hamilton
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9 |
 Mark Allen
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9 : 6 |
David Gray
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| 2 |
Jamie Burnett
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9 : 7 |
Ian McCulloch
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10 |
Joe Swail
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9 : 3 |
Andy Hicks
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| 3 |
 Neil Robertson
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9 : 8 |
Rory McLeod
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11 |
 Marco Fu
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9 : 6 |
 Michael Judge
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| 4th |
Nigel Bond
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9 : 7 |
Dave Harold
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12 |
Gerard Greene
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Quinten Hann
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| 5 |
Barry Hawkins
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9 : 5 |
Stuart Pettman
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13 |
 James Wattana
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9 : 4 |
Drew Henry
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| 6th |
Mark King
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9 : 4 |
 Ryan Day
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14th |
Michael Holt
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9 : 8 |
Ricky Walden
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| 7th |
Stuart Bingham
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9 : 4 |
Robert Milkins
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15th |
Ali Carter
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9 : 3 |
Jamie Cope
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| 8th |
Mark Davis
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9 : 5 |
John Parrott
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16 |
Dominic Dale
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9 : 3 |
Barry Pinches
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Round 2 to the final
Century breaks
50 century breaks was an average number since the main round was played with 48 players. Three players managed to score 100 or more points in one break five times: winner Ding Junhui , Stephen Hendry , who was eliminated in the semi-finals, and Ken Doherty , who was out in the quarter-finals.
The TV phase began as usual with the last 32 players. Breaks that were scored in the round of the last 48 are marked in italics.
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- ↑ a b c d 2005 UK Championship. CueTracker, accessed November 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Results. Snooker Database, accessed November 12, 2015 .
