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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)
Final
England Shaun Murphy (a) 18-16 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) Head to head
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.

67-30, 0-98, 20-103, 68-55, 29-65, 22-61, 76-34, 46-56
53-58, 38-70, 125-0, 79-6, 24-105, 5-86, 103-9, 58-68
78-22, 84-11, 5-64, 80-60, 137-0, 64-57, 20-88, 131-1
72-35, 0-95, 81-4, 68-37, 1-83, 85-35, 0-124, 1-71, 97-0, 83-28

Referee: Eirian Williams

Watch the entire match on YouTube.
Semifinals
played 28-30 April
England Shaun Murphy (a) 17-12 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
In the final session, Murphy won all five frames to win the match. He was only the fourth qualifier to reach the final.
Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 17-14 England Ian McCulloch (a)  
maximum break attempt in frame 27 by Stevens
Quarterfinals
played on 26 and 27 April
England Peter Ebdon (a) 13-11 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head
Ebdon took five and a half minutes to make a break of 12, significantly longer than O'Sullivan's maximum break in 1997.
England Shaun Murphy (a) 13-4 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Davis reached his first quarter-final since 1996.
Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 13-11 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) Head to head
England Ian McCulloch (a) 13-8 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
Round 2
(Last 16)
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 13-7 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head

O'Sullivan played the last frame left-handed with a break of 125. Watch it on YouTube

2 England Peter Ebdon (a) 13-9 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head

Ebdon trailed 3-8.
3 England Shaun Murphy (a) 13-8 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
4 England Steve Davis (a) 13-10 England Michael Holt (a) Head to head
5 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 13-3 England Anthony Hamilton (a) Head to head
6 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 13-5 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
7 Scotland Alan McManus (a) 13-11 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
8 England Ian McCulloch (a) 13-12 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head
Round 1
(Last 32)
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 10-9 Scotland Stephen Maguire (a) Head to head
2 England Ali Carter (a) 10-4 Hong Kong Marco Fu (a) Head to head
3 England Stephen Lee (a) 10-5 Malta Tony Drago (a) Head to head
4 England Peter Ebdon (a) 10-2 Australia Quinten Hann (a) Head to head
Hann turned up to the event with a hangover and using a friend's cue.
5 Scotland John Higgins (a) 10-5 England Mark Selby (a) Head to head

This was Selby's first time at the crucible.
6 England Shaun Murphy (a) 10-5 Scotland 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.
7 England Steve Davis (a) 10-9 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) Head to head
8 England Michael Holt (a) 10-8 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Hunter had recently been diagnosed with stomach cancer; the match against Holt being his first since the diagnosis.

This was Holt's first time at the crucible.
9 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 10-7 Australia Neil Robertson (a) Head to head

This was Robertson's first time at the crucible.
10 England Anthony Hamilton (a) 10-8 England David Gray (a) Head to head
11 England Jimmy White (a) 10-5 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) Head to head
12 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 10-5 England Andy Hicks (a) Head to head
13 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 10-5 England Barry Pinches (a) Head to head
14 Scotland Alan McManus (a) 10-9 Scotland Drew Henry (a)  
15 England Ian McCulloch (a) 10-9 Scotland Graeme Dott (a) Head to head
McCulloch celebrated his victory wildly, even dancing a jig.
16 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 10-1 England Robert Milkins (a) Head to head
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)
Qual Round 5
(Last 32)
1 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 10-8 England John Parrott (a)  
2 Malta Tony Drago (a) 10-4 England Nigel Bond (a) Head to head
3 Australia Neil Robertson (a) 10-9 England Mark King (a) Head to head
4 England Barry Pinches (a) 10-6 England Dave Harold (a)  
5 Scotland Drew Henry (a) 10-6 England Paul Wykes (a)  
6 England Mark Selby (a) 10-2 England Joe Perry (a) Head to head
7 Australia Quinten Hann (a) 10-5 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) Head to head
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire (a) 10-5 Wales Ryan Day (a) Head to head
9 England Ali Carter (a) 10-0 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
10 England Anthony Hamilton (a) 10-2 Wales Darren Morgan (a) Head to head
11 England Michael Holt (a) 10-8 England Stuart Bingham (a) Head to head
12 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 10-5 Wales Paul Davies (a)  
13 England Shaun Murphy (a) 10-8 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
14 England Robert Milkins (a) 10-3 England Adrian Gunnell (a)  
15 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-5 Wales Dominic Dale (a) Head to head
16 England Ian McCulloch (a) 10-9 England Ricky Walden (a) Head to head
Qual Round 4
(Last 48)
1 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 10-3 Ireland Joe Delaney (a) Head to head
2 England Nigel Bond (a) 10-7 England Rod Lawler (a) Head to head
3 Australia Neil Robertson (a) 10-8 England Nick Dyson (a)  
4 England Dave Harold (a) 10-5 England Alfie Burden (a) Head to head
5 England Paul Wykes (a) 10-9 Finland Robin Hull (a) Head to head
6 England Mark Selby (a) 10-2 England Mike Dunn (a) Head to head
7 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) 10-7 Ireland Michael Judge (a)  
8 Wales Ryan Day (a) 10-5 Scotland Scott Mackenzie (a)  
9 Thailand James Wattana (a) 10-8 Jamaica Rory McLeod (a)  
10 Wales Darren Morgan (a) 10-6 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) Head to head
11 England Stuart Bingham (a) 10-2 England Lee Spick (a)  
12 Wales Paul Davies (a) 10-8 England Brian Morgan (a)  
13 England Shaun Murphy (a) 10-3 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) Head to head
14 England Adrian Gunnell (a) 10-4 England Stuart Pettman (a)  
15 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-5 England Mark Davis (a) Head to head
16 England Ricky Walden (a) 10-9 England Barry Hawkins (a) Head to head
Qual Round 3
(Last 64)
1 Ireland Joe Delaney (a) 10-2 England Sean Storey (a)  
2 England Rod Lawler (a) 10-5 England Adam Davies (a)  
3 Australia Neil Robertson (a) 10-6 England Stuart Mann (a)  
4 England Alfie Burden (a) 10-3 England Jimmy Michie (a)  
5 England Paul Wykes (a) 10-9 England Gary Wilkinson (a)  
6 England Mike Dunn (a) 10-6 England Tom Ford (a) Head to head
7 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) 10-6 England David Roe (a)  
8 Scotland Scott Mackenzie (a) 10-7 Wales Anthony Davies (a)  
9 Jamaica Rory McLeod (a) 10-7 Ireland Leo Fernandez (a)  
10 Wales Darren Morgan (a) 10-5 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a)  
11 England Lee Spick (a) 10-7 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer (a)  
12 Wales Paul Davies (a) 10-5 England Nick Walker (a)  
13 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 10-7 England Andrew Norman (a) Head to head
14 England Adrian Gunnell (a) 10-3 England Brian Salmon (a)  
15 England Andy Hicks (a) 10-7 England Simon Bedford (a) Head to head
16 England Ricky Walden (a) 10-0 Wales Lee Walker (a) Head to head
Qual Round 2
(Last 80)
1 Ireland Joe Delaney (a) 10-8 Ireland David McDonnell (a) Head to head
2 England Adam Davies (a) 10-5 England Mike Hallett (a)  
3 England Stuart Mann (a) w/o England Craig Butler (a)  
4 England Alfie Burden (a) 10-3 China Jin Long (a)  
5 England Paul Wykes (a) 10-9 England Stefan Mazrocis (a) Head to head
6 England Tom Ford (a) 10-6 England Justin Astley (a) Head to head
7 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) 10-6 Scotland Hugh Abernethy (a)  
8 Scotland Scott Mackenzie (a) 10-3 England Joe Jogia (a) Head to head
9 Ireland Leo Fernandez (a) 10-7 England Paul S Davison (a)  
10 Wales Darren Morgan (a) 10-9 England Ben Woollaston (a) Head to head
11 England Lee Spick (a) 10-7 China Ding Junhui (a)  
12 Wales Paul Davies (a) 10-1 Unknown Sean O'Neill (a)  
13 England Andrew Norman (a) 10-4 England Craig Steadman (a) Head to head
14 England Brian Salmon (a) w/o England David Hall (a)  
15 England Simon Bedford (a) 10-2 Ireland Rodney Goggins (a)  
16 England Ricky Walden (a) 10-7 England Gary Wilson (a) Head to head
Qual Round 1
(Last 86)
1 England Stuart Mann (a) 10-8 China Liu Song (a)  
2 England Justin Astley (a) 10-9 England Steve James (a)  
3 Scotland Hugh Abernethy (a) 10-6 England Matthew Selt (a)  
4 England Ben Woollaston (a) 10-6 England Mark Joyce (a) Head to head
5 England Lee Spick (a) 10-5 England David Gilbert (a)  
6 England Craig Steadman (a) 10-9 Norway Kurt Maflin (a) Head to head

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