| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–13 March 2005 |
| Venue | Citywest Hotel |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £40,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Mark Williams (WAL) (141)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| Score | 10–8 |
← 2004 2007 → | |
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, Republic of Ireland.[3] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.[4]
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:[1]
|
|
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 13 March 2005.[3] | ||
| Matthew Stevens (7) Wales
|
8–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
|
| 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 and 13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[5]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
|
|
Televised stage centuries
|
|
References
- ^ a b c "2005 Citywest Irish Masters – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Rocket masters rivals". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters 2005". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
This page was last edited on 28 November 2023, at 12:14