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 | ||||||||||
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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. | ||
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 | |||
Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
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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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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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 10 | ![]() |
Michael Holt (a) |
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Stephen Hendry (a) | 13 | - | 3 | ![]() |
Anthony Hamilton (a) |
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Matthew Stevens (a) | 13 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Jimmy White (a) |
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Alan McManus (a) | 13 | - | 11 | ![]() |
Ken Doherty (a) |
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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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Ali Carter (a) | 10 | - | 4 | ![]() |
Marco Fu (a) |
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Stephen Lee (a) | 10 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Tony Drago (a) |
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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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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. | ||
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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Anthony Hamilton (a) | 10 | - | 8 | ![]() |
David Gray (a) |
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Jimmy White (a) | 10 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Fergal O'Brien (a) |
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Matthew Stevens (a) | 10 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Andy Hicks (a) |
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Ken Doherty (a) | 10 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Barry Pinches (a) |
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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)