2005 Welsh Open (snooker)

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

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.

2005 Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	17–23 January 2005 (2005-01-17 – 2005-01-23)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–8
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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]

Winner: £35,000 Runner-up: £17,500 Semi-final: £8,750 Quarter-final: £6,500 Last 16: £4,275 Last 32: £2,750

Last 48: £1,725 Last 64: £1,325 Highest break: £2,000 Maximum break: £20,000 Total: £225,000

Main draw

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	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
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	17	Ian McCulloch	5			17	Ian McCulloch	2
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	47	Robin Hull	3
											25	Anthony Hamilton	3
						9	Stephen Lee	4
	25	Anthony Hamilton	5			25	Anthony Hamilton	5
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	52	David Roe	4
																68	Neil Robertson	4
						11	Jimmy White	4
	28	Robert Milkins	0			68	Neil Robertson	5
											68	Neil Robertson	5
	68	Neil Robertson	5
											5	John Higgins	4
						5	John Higgins	5
	32	Dominic Dale	5			32	Dominic Dale	2
																					1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	40	Mark Davis	4
																					43	Barry Hawkins	4
						8	Peter Ebdon	5
	20	Joe Perry	5			20	Joe Perry	4
											8	Peter Ebdon	5
	46	Brian Morgan	2
											14	David Gray	3
						14	David Gray	5
	26	Gerard Greene	0			57	Rod Lawler	1
																8	Peter Ebdon	3
	57	Rod Lawler	5
																43	Barry Hawkins	5
						10	Alan McManus	4
	27	Drew Henry	5			27	Drew Henry	5
											27	Drew Henry	2
	66	Rory McLeod	1
											43	Barry Hawkins	5
						4	Paul Hunter	3
	29	Michael Holt	3			43	Barry Hawkins	5
																										1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	43	Barry Hawkins	5
																										3	Stephen Hendry	8
						3	Stephen Hendry	5
	24	Stephen Maguire	5			24	Stephen Maguire	4
											3	Stephen Hendry	5
	37	Stuart Bingham	3
											15	Graeme Dott	4
						15	Graeme Dott	5
	18	Quinten Hann	5			18	Quinten Hann	2
																3	Stephen Hendry	5
	79	Andrew Norman	1
																7	Ken Doherty	2
						16	Marco Fu	5
	22	Tony Drago	4			65	Shokat Ali	2
											16	Marco Fu	1
	65	Shokat Ali	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	30	Joe Swail	5			30	Joe Swail	2
																					3	Stephen Hendry	6
	74	Tom Ford	2
																					23	Mark King	2
						6	Matthew Stevens	4
	23	Mark King	5			23	Mark King	5
											23	Mark King	5
		Steve James	3
											31	John Parrott	1
						12	Chris Small	2
	31	John Parrott	5			31	John Parrott	5
																23	Mark King	5
	76	Ding Junhui	2
																45	Ryan Day	4
						13	Steve Davis	2
	21	Barry Pinches	1			45	Ryan Day	5
											45	Ryan Day	5
	45	Ryan Day	5
											19	Ali Carter	2
						2	Mark Williams	4
	19	Ali Carter	5			19	Ali Carter	5
	61	Adrian Gunnell	1

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
	Simon Bedford		5			Jamie Burnett		0			Robin Hull		5
	Hugh Abernethy		1			Simon Bedford		5			Simon Bedford		4
	Scott MacKenzie		5			David Roe		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Paul Davison		4			Scott MacKenzie		4			David Roe		5
	Paul Wykes		5			Neil Robertson		5			Dave Harold		3
	Brian Salmon		3			Paul Wykes		2			Neil Robertson		5
	David Hall		w/d			Jimmy Michie		5			Mark Davis		5
	Stefan Mazrocis		w/o			Stefan Mazrocis		2			Jimmy Michie		4
	Craig Butler		w/o			Lee Walker		2			Brian Morgan		5
	Mark Gray		w/d			Craig Butler		5			Craig Butler		2
	Leo Fernandez		3			Rod Lawler		5			Nigel Bond		2
	Sean O'Neill		5			Sean O'Neill		0			Rod Lawler		5
	Rory McLeod		5			Jonathan Birch		3			Shaun Murphy		1
	Rodney Goggins		1			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		5
	Paul Davies		3			Sean Storey		5			Barry Hawkins		5
	Adam Davies		5			Adam Davies		3			Sean Storey		0
	Alfie Burden		5			Gary Wilkinson		1			Stuart Bingham		5
	Ben Woollaston		2			Alfie Burden		5			Alfie Burden		2
	Andrew Norman		5			Bjorn Haneveer		2			Nick Dyson		3
	Mike Hallett		1			Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		5
	Shokat Ali		5			Nick Walker		1			Michael Judge		3
	Liu Song		2			Shokat Ali		5			Shokat Ali		5
	Tom Ford		5			Anthony Davies		2			Patrick Wallace		2
	Gary Wilson		3			Tom Ford		5			Tom Ford		5
	Darren Morgan		4			Marcus Campbell		1			Stuart Pettman		2
	Steve James		5			Steve James		5			Steve James		5
	Ding Junhui		5			Mike Dunn		4			Mark Selby		3
	Jin Long		0			Ding Junhui		5			Ding Junhui		5
	Joe Delaney		5			Andy Hicks		5			Ryan Day		5
	David McDonnell		3			Joe Delaney		1			Andy Hicks		3
	Ricky Walden		5			Adrian Gunnell		5			James Wattana		0
	Joe Jogia		1			Ricky Walden		3			Adrian Gunnell		5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

143 – Alfie Burden 137, 125, 106, 104 – Tom Ford 133 – Jonathan Birch 128, 110, 108 – Ryan Day 121 – Mike Dunn 113 – Stuart Bingham 110, 100 – Robin Hull

110, 105 – Andrew Norman 105 – Gary Wilson 104 – Anthony Hamilton 103 – Ding Junhui 100 – Fergal O'Brien 100 – Neil Robertson 100 – Mark Davis

Televised stage centuries

146, 133, 131, 127, 126, 114, 110, 102, 102, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 140, 128, 125, 119, 119, 103 – Stephen Hendry 138, 117 – Ali Carter 133 – Ken Doherty 132 – Joe Perry 129 – Drew Henry

123, 108 – Peter Ebdon 120, 100 – Marco Fu 116 – Alan McManus 113, 102 – Barry Hawkins 103 – David Gray 103 – Ian McCulloch