2005 Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	17–23 January 2005 (2005-01-17 – 2005-01-23)
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.

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.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

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	Last 48 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 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
	17	Ian McCulloch	5			17	Ian McCulloch	2
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	47	Robin Hull	3
											25	Anthony Hamilton	3
						9	Stephen Lee	4
	25	Anthony Hamilton	5			25	Anthony Hamilton	5
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	52	David Roe	4
																68	Neil Robertson	4
						11	Jimmy White	4
	28	Robert Milkins	0			68	Neil Robertson	5
											68	Neil Robertson	5
	68	Neil Robertson	5
											5	John Higgins	4
						5	John Higgins	5
	32	Dominic Dale	5			32	Dominic Dale	2
																					1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	40	Mark Davis	4
																					43	Barry Hawkins	4
						8	Peter Ebdon	5
	20	Joe Perry	5			20	Joe Perry	4
											8	Peter Ebdon	5
	46	Brian Morgan	2
											14	David Gray	3
						14	David Gray	5
	26	Gerard Greene	0			57	Rod Lawler	1
																8	Peter Ebdon	3
	57	Rod Lawler	5
																43	Barry Hawkins	5
						10	Alan McManus	4
	27	Drew Henry	5			27	Drew Henry	5
											27	Drew Henry	2
	66	Rory McLeod	1
											43	Barry Hawkins	5
						4	Paul Hunter	3
	29	Michael Holt	3			43	Barry Hawkins	5
																										1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	43	Barry Hawkins	5
																										3	Stephen Hendry	8
						3	Stephen Hendry	5
	24	Stephen Maguire	5			24	Stephen Maguire	4
											3	Stephen Hendry	5
	37	Stuart Bingham	3
											15	Graeme Dott	4
						15	Graeme Dott	5
	18	Quinten Hann	5			18	Quinten Hann	2
																3	Stephen Hendry	5
	79	Andrew Norman	1
																7	Ken Doherty	2
						16	Marco Fu	5
	22	Tony Drago	4			65	Shokat Ali	2
											16	Marco Fu	1
	65	Shokat Ali	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	30	Joe Swail	5			30	Joe Swail	2
																					3	Stephen Hendry	6
	74	Tom Ford	2
																					23	Mark King	2
						6	Matthew Stevens	4
	23	Mark King	5			23	Mark King	5
											23	Mark King	5
		Steve James	3
											31	John Parrott	1
						12	Chris Small	2
	31	John Parrott	5			31	John Parrott	5
																23	Mark King	5
	76	Ding Junhui	2
																45	Ryan Day	4
						13	Steve Davis	2
	21	Barry Pinches	1			45	Ryan Day	5
											45	Ryan Day	5
	45	Ryan Day	5
											19	Ali Carter	2
						2	Mark Williams	4
	19	Ali Carter	5			19	Ali Carter	5
	61	Adrian Gunnell	1

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 23 January 2005.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  England	9–8	Stephen Hendry (3)  Scotland
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 for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 January and 9 January 2005.^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames
	Simon Bedford		5			Jamie Burnett		0			Robin Hull		5
	Hugh Abernethy		1			Simon Bedford		5			Simon Bedford		4
	Scott MacKenzie		5			David Roe		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Paul Davison		4			Scott MacKenzie		4			David Roe		5
	Paul Wykes		5			Neil Robertson		5			Dave Harold		3
	Brian Salmon		3			Paul Wykes		2			Neil Robertson		5
	David Hall		w/d			Jimmy Michie		5			Mark Davis		5
	Stefan Mazrocis		w/o			Stefan Mazrocis		2			Jimmy Michie		4
	Craig Butler		w/o			Lee Walker		2			Brian Morgan		5
	Mark Gray		w/d			Craig Butler		5			Craig Butler		2
	Leo Fernandez		3			Rod Lawler		5			Nigel Bond		2
	Sean O'Neill		5			Sean O'Neill		0			Rod Lawler		5
	Rory McLeod		5			Jonathan Birch		3			Shaun Murphy		1
	Rodney Goggins		1			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		5
	Paul Davies		3			Sean Storey		5			Barry Hawkins		5
	Adam Davies		5			Adam Davies		3			Sean Storey		0
	Alfie Burden		5			Gary Wilkinson		1			Stuart Bingham		5
	Ben Woollaston		2			Alfie Burden		5			Alfie Burden		2
	Andrew Norman		5			Bjorn Haneveer		2			Nick Dyson		3
	Mike Hallett		1			Andrew Norman		5			Andrew Norman		5
	Shokat Ali		5			Nick Walker		1			Michael Judge		3
	Liu Song		2			Shokat Ali		5			Shokat Ali		5
	Tom Ford		5			Anthony Davies		2			Patrick Wallace		2
	Gary Wilson		3			Tom Ford		5			Tom Ford		5
	Darren Morgan		4			Marcus Campbell		1			Stuart Pettman		2
	Steve James		5			Steve James		5			Steve James		5
	Ding Junhui		5			Mike Dunn		4			Mark Selby		3
	Jin Long		0			Ding Junhui		5			Ding Junhui		5
	Joe Delaney		5			Andy Hicks		5			Ryan Day		5
	David McDonnell		3			Joe Delaney		1			Andy Hicks		3
	Ricky Walden		5			Adrian Gunnell		5			James Wattana		0
	Joe Jogia		1			Ricky Walden		3			Adrian Gunnell		5

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