Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 16 Apr - 2 May 2005;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Ronnie O'Sullivan;
Notes: See also results (101)
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Shaun Murphy (a) | 18 | - | 16 |  |
Matthew Stevens (a) |
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 Murphy's first ranking event final and the first time that a qualifier won the championship since Terry Griffiths in 1979. Murphy aged 22 years and 265 days is the second youngest winner of the event after Stephen Hendry in 1990. | ||
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67-30, 0-98, 20-103, 68-55, 29-65, 22-61, 76-34, 46-56 Referee: Eirian Williams |
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| Semifinals | ||||||||||
| played 28-30 April | ||||||||||
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Shaun Murphy (a) | 17 | - | 12 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) |
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In the final session, Murphy won all five frames to win the match. He was only the fourth qualifier to reach the final. | ||
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Matthew Stevens (a) | 17 | - | 14 | |
Ian McCulloch (a) | maximum break attempt in frame 27 by Stevens | |||
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| played on 26 and 27 April | ||||||||||
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Peter Ebdon (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) |
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Ebdon took five and a half minutes to make a break of 12, significantly longer than O'Sullivan's maximum break in 1997. | ||
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Shaun Murphy (a) | 13 | - | 4 | |
Steve Davis (a) |
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Davis reached his first quarter-final since 1996. | ||
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Matthew Stevens (a) | 13 | - | 11 |  |
Stephen Hendry (a) |
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Ian McCulloch (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
Alan McManus (a) |
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Ali Carter (a) |
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| 2 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) | 13 | - | 9 | |
Stephen Lee (a) |
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Ebdon trailed 3-8. |
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Shaun Murphy (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
John Higgins (a) |
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| 4 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 10 | |
Michael Holt (a) |
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Stephen Hendry (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Anthony Hamilton (a) |
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| 6 | |
Matthew Stevens (a) | 13 | - | 5 | |
Jimmy White (a) |
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| 7 | |
Alan McManus (a) | 13 | - | 11 |  |
Ken Doherty (a) |
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| 8 | |
Ian McCulloch (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
Mark J Williams (a) |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Stephen Maguire (a) |
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| 2 | |
Ali Carter (a) | 10 | - | 4 |  |
Marco Fu (a) |
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| 3 | |
Stephen Lee (a) | 10 | - | 5 |  |
Tony Drago (a) |
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| 4 | |
Peter Ebdon (a) | 10 | - | 2 |  |
Quinten Hann (a) | Hann turned up to the event with a hangover and using a friend's cue. | ||
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John Higgins (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Mark Selby (a) |
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This was Selby's first time at the crucible. |
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Shaun Murphy (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Chris Small (a) | Chris Small had been struggling with the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis all season. He retired from professional snooker shortly after the match. | ||
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Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 9 |  |
Gerard Greene (a) |
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| 8 | |
Michael Holt (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Paul Hunter (a) | Hunter had recently been diagnosed with stomach cancer; the match against Holt being his first since the diagnosis. | ||
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This was Holt's first time at the crucible. |
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Stephen Hendry (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Neil Robertson (a) |
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This was Robertson's first time at the crucible. |
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| 10 | |
Anthony Hamilton (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
David Gray (a) |
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| 11 | |
Jimmy White (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Fergal O'Brien (a) |
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| 12 | |
Matthew Stevens (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Andy Hicks (a) |
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| 13 | |
Ken Doherty (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Barry Pinches (a) |
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| 14 | |
Alan McManus (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Drew Henry (a) | |||
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Ian McCulloch (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Graeme Dott (a) |
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McCulloch celebrated his victory wildly, even dancing a jig. | |
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Mark J Williams (a) | 10 | - | 1 | |
Robert Milkins (a) |
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Mark Williams made his first career maximum break in frame 11. It was the sixth maximum break in all at the world championships. | |
World Championship Qualifiers
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 23 Feb - 24 Mar 2005;
Venue: Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales;
View on separate page;
Notes: See also results (70)
