The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6âÂÂ13 March 2005 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10âÂÂ8 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: ã40,000
- Runner-up: ã20,000
- Semi-final: ã10,000
- Quarter-final: ã7,000
- Last 16: ã5,000
- Last 32: ã3,100
- Last 48: ã1,775
- Last 64: ã1,375
- Stage two highest break: ã2,000
- Stage two maximum break: ã20,000
- Total: ã250,000
Main draw
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10 and 13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Televised stage centuries
- 141, 105 Mark Williams
- 140, 137, 128, 114, 108, 107, 104, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 136 Stephen Maguire
- 135, 133 Stephen Hendry
- 135, 113, 101, 100 Matthew Stevens
- 135 Chris Small
- 132 Paul Hunter
References