| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–23 January 2005 |
| 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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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.
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]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Colin Brinded. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 23 January 2005. [2] | ||
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
England
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9–8 |
Stephen Hendry (3)
Scotland
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| 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]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "2005 Welsh Open – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 April 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Welsh Open 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "2005 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007.
- ^ "2005 Welsh Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.