2005 Irish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–13 March 2005 |
| Venue | Citywest Hotel |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £40,000 |
| Highest break | 141 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |  Matthew Stevens |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–13 March 2005 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.[1] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–8 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 13 March 2005.[1] | ||
| Matthew Stevens (7) Wales
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8–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
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| Afternoon: 77–22, 2–66 (57), 0–81 (61), 24–73 (51), 27–74 (74), 0–87 (87), 12–68 (67), 84–13 Evening: 70–58 (O'Sullivan 58), 135–0 (135), 77–0 (65), 65–27 (57), 0–108 (108), 123–0 (61, 62), 6–93 (87), 74–19, 25–90 (59), 68–69 (68, 69) | ||
| 135 | Highest break | 108 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 11 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10–13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[4]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ a b c "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Preisgeld Irish Masters 2005". brownball.de. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "2005 Fáilte Irish Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
- ^ "2005 Irish Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.