2005 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2005 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 October 2005 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Royal London Watches Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates8–16 October 2005 (2005-10-08 – 2005-10-16)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Barry Hawkins (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–2
2004
2006

John Higgins won in the final 9–2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the final, Higgins set two records: His century breaks in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth frames marked the first time a player had ever recorded centuries in four consecutive frames in a match during a ranking tournament.[1] He scored 494 points without reply,[2] the greatest number in any professional snooker tournament, until Ding Junhui made 495 points without reply against Stephen Hendry in the league stage of the 2007 Premier League.[3]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

Main draw

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[5][6][7][8]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
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
  Bjorn Haneveer 3
1   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
18   Anthony Hamilton 2
18   Anthony Hamilton 5
  Joe Jogia 1
1   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Joe Swail 2
20   Ali Carter 3
  Joe Swail 5
  Joe Swail 5
12   Ken Doherty 4
12   Ken Doherty 5
  David Roe 2
1   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
19   Barry Pinches 2
9   Jimmy White 5
  Mike Dunn 2
9   Jimmy White 5
  Ricky Walden 2
22   Quinten Hann w/d
  Ricky Walden w/o
9   Jimmy White 4
19   Barry Pinches 5
19   Barry Pinches 5
  Tom Ford 2
19   Barry Pinches 5
  Rory McLeod 4
6   Paul Hunter 4
  Rory McLeod 5
1   Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
30   Barry Hawkins 5
8   Peter Ebdon 5
  Jimmy Michie 3
8   Peter Ebdon 3
30   Barry Hawkins 5
30   Barry Hawkins 5
  Tony Drago 1
30   Barry Hawkins 5
  Jamie Cope 4
32   James Wattana 2
  Chris Norbury 5
    Chris Norbury 2
  Jamie Cope 5
15   Joe Perry 3
  Jamie Cope 5
30   Barry Hawkins 5
24   Michael Holt 1
13   Alan McManus 4
  Darren Morgan 5
  Darren Morgan 1
24   Michael Holt 5
24   Michael Holt 5
  Rod Lawler 2
24   Michael Holt 5
  Andrew Norman 4
28   Neil Robertson 1
  Andrew Norman 5
    Andrew Norman 5
  Michael Judge 1
4   Stephen Maguire 3
  Michael Judge 5
1   Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
7   John Higgins 9
3   Stephen Hendry 5
  Dominic Dale 1
3   Stephen Hendry 5
21   Mark King 3
21   Mark King 5
  Stuart Mann 1
3   Stephen Hendry 5
  Gerard Greene 4
29   John Parrott 3
  Adrian Gunnell 5
    Adrian Gunnell 2
  Gerard Greene 5
11   Stephen Lee 0
  Gerard Greene 5
3   Stephen Hendry 5
23   David Gray 1
14   Graeme Dott 2
  Stuart Pettman 5
    Stuart Pettman 5
  Lee Walker 3
25   Marco Fu 1
  Lee Walker 5
  Stuart Pettman 4
23   David Gray 5
23   David Gray 5
  Mark Allen 2
23   David Gray 5
  Dave Harold 2
5   Matthew Stevens 4
  Dave Harold 5
3   Stephen Hendry 4
7   John Higgins 6
7   John Higgins 5
  Paul Davies 3
7   John Higgins 5
17   Ian McCulloch 2
17   Ian McCulloch 5
  Robin Hull 1
7   John Higgins 5
16   Steve Davis 1
27   Nigel Bond 5
  Ryan Day 1
27   Nigel Bond 2
16   Steve Davis 5
16   Steve Davis 5
  Gary Wilson 2
7   John Higgins 5
  Stuart Bingham 1
10   Mark Williams 3
  Fergal O'Brien 5
    Fergal O'Brien 2
  Stuart Bingham 5
26   Robert Milkins 3
  Stuart Bingham 5
  Stuart Bingham 5
2   Shaun Murphy 4
31   Andy Hicks 5
  Sean Storey 3
31   Andy Hicks 2
2   Shaun Murphy 5
2   Shaun Murphy 5
  Mark Selby 2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen.
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 16 October 2005.[5]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
  England
2–9 John Higgins (7)
  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–76 (68), 16–76 (67), 69–31 (69), 90–28 (62), 4–88, 60–70 (64), 5–103 (103), 0–104 (104)
Evening: 0–138 (138), 0–128 (128), 49–67
69 Highest break 138
0 Century breaks 4
2 50 breaks 7

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place between 27 and 28 September 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. All matches were best of 9 frames.[6]

Century breaks

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[6]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "John Higgins: 'The Wizard of Wishaw'". stv.tv. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  2. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (8 May 2007). "Reborn Higgins joins the greats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  3. ^ Everton, Clive (3 May 2008). "I've never been so outplayed, admits humiliated Hendry as O'Sullivan makes final with 'perfection'". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Preisgeld Grand Prix 2005". Brownball.de. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Grand Prix 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "2005 Grand Prix". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 April 2006.
  7. ^ "2005 Grand Prix results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.