2005 Premier League Snooker (2004/05)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 January- 8 May 2005 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Highest break | 134 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams |
| Score | 6–0 |
← 2004 2005 (2) → | |
The 2005 Betfred Premier League Snooker professional non-ranking snooker tournament in the 2004/05 season was played from 6 January to 8 May 2005. This was the first Premier League event to use the shot clock.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 6–0 against Mark Williams.
League phase
(breaks above 50 shown between brackets), breaks 100 and above shown in bold.[1][2]
- January 6 – Sands Centre, Carlisle
- Jimmy White 3–3 Stephen Hendry → 34–75, (50) 52–28, 70–25, (58) 67–9, 0–77 (76), 22–94
- Steve Davis 1–5 Marco Fu → 14–97, 27–75, 10–63, 14–66 (58), (76)–30, 47–71 (64)
- January 13 – Charter Hall, Colchester
- Mark Williams 5–1 Paul Hunter → 74–17, 40–85, (111)–14, 70–32, (104)–0, (106) 122–0
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–4 Jimmy White → 60–52, 0–71 (62), 1–(73), 6–(77), 35–78, (77)–41
- January 27 – Rothes Hall, Glenrothes
- Stephen Hendry 4–2 Marco Fu → 7–114 (102), 80–19, (72) 73–5, (93) 94–0, (112) 124–13, 55–71 (51)
- Mark Williams 4–2 Steve Davis → (61) 76–0, 59–29, 15–64, 40–55, (58) 63–0, (62) 105–0
- February 10 – Glades Arena, Kidderminster
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Paul Hunter → 50–69, 70–38, (83) 101–3, (83)–0, 51–68, 63–49
- Jimmy White 2–4 Marco Fu → 7–59, 10–112 (93), 26–64 (63), (68) 81–0, 11–60, 72–37
- February 24 – The Anvil, Basingstoke
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–3 Steve Davis → 0–108 (76), (67) 80–32, 91–32, 8–68, 72–(63), 13–(123)
- Stephen Hendry 5–1 Paul Hunter → 72–60 (52), (66) 70–(59), (60)–68 (62), 78–25, 71–70, (130)–0
- March 3 – Assembly Rooms, Derby
- Mark Williams 4–2 Jimmy White → 7–(118), 66–33, 74–7, 24–73 (70), (73) 110–0, (97)–8
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Stephen Hendry → 0–(80), 86–4, (95)–1, 2–82, (67) 72–1, 73–32
- March 17 – King's Hall, Stoke on Trent
- Jimmy White 3–3 Steve Davis → 0–121 (93), (105)–4, 18–61, (82) 90–4, 54–63, (92)–0
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–3 Marco Fu → 0–90 (84), 78–25, 75–56, 4–100 (92), 77–64 (59), 4–128 (110)
- March 24 – Irvine, Ayrshire
- Mark Williams 3–3 Stephen Hendry → 0–(88), (52) 62–34, (108) 139–5, 24–93, (73)–(64), 14–59
- Paul Hunter 2–4 Steve Davis → (60) 67–74, 38–77 (51), 13–95 (50), 58–67, 66–45, (88)–6
- April 7 – Corn Exchange, Ipswich
- Mark Williams 1–5 Marco Fu → 16–74 (62), 53–(65), 29–68 (64), (103)–25, 56–67, 0–(133)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Mark Williams → (78)–4, 0–76, (63) 78–37, 60–25, 30–(108), (132)–0
- April 14 – The Dome, Doncaster
- Paul Hunter 3–3 Jimmy White → 34–66, 6–70, 44–79, 67–52, (50) 72–1, 61–46
- Stephen Hendry 4–2 Steve Davis → 10–99 (85), 37–70, (55) 68–24, (66) 86–35, (76)–1, 71–43
- Paul Hunter 3–3 Marco Fu → 4–80 (63), (106) 110–5, 13–78, 64–33, 65–59, 15–62
League table
Top four qualify for the play-offs. If points are level then most frames won. If two players have an identical record then the result in their match determines their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first is higher.[1][2]
| Ranking |  FU |
 HEN |
OSU |
WIL |
WHI |
DAV |
HUN |
Frame W-L |
Match W-D-L |
Pld-Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Fu | x | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22–14 | 3–2–1 | 6–8 |
| 2 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | x | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21–15 | 3–2–1 | 6–8 |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | 4 | x | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20–16 | 3–2–1 | 6–8 |
| 4 | Mark Williams | 1 | 3 | 2 | x | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19–17 | 3–1–2 | 6–7 |
| 5 | Jimmy White | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | x | 3 | 3 | 17–19 | 1–3–2 | 6–5 |
| 6 | Steve Davis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | x | 4 | 15–21 | 1–2–3 | 6–4 |
| 7 | Paul Hunter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | x | 12–24 | 0–2–4 | 6–2 |
Finals
May 7–8 – GMex, Manchester[1][2]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
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| Marco Fu | 0 | |||||||
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| Mark Williams* | 5 | |||||||
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| Mark Williams | 0 | |||||||
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan*** | 6 | |||||||
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| Stephen Hendry | 0 | |||||||
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan** | 5 | |||||||
* 34–71 (55), 0–68, 0–134 (124), 15–61, 9–(73)
** 36–61, 38–85 (78), 6–74, 8–(121), 33–81
*** 52–70, 19–(75), 0–(134), 1–(71), 34–60, 0–(95)
Century breaks
Each century break was worth a £1,000 per break.[2]
- 134, 132, 121 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 133, 110, 102 Marco Fu
- 130, 112 Stephen Hendry
- 124, 111, 108, 108, 106, 104, 103 Mark Williams
- 123 Steve Davis
- 118, 105 Jimmy White
- 106 Paul Hunter
References
- ^ a b c "2005 (Spring) Results". premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com. Matchroom Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "2005 Betfred Premier League". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.