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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2005 Embassy [[World Snooker Championship]]
|logo=File:Embassy_World_Snooker_2003-05_logo.png
|dates={{Start and end dates|2005|04|16|2005|05|2|df=y}}
|venue=[[Crucible Theatre]]
|location=[[Sheffield]]
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|format=[[List of snooker ranking tournaments|Ranking event]]
|Total prize fund=£1,121,800
|winners_share=£250,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]|WAL}} ([[Maximum break|147]])
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Matthew Stevens]]|WAL}}
|score=18–16
|previous=[[2004 World Snooker Championship|2004]]
|next=[[2006 World Snooker Championship|2006]]}}

The '''2005 World Snooker Championship''' (also referred to as the '''2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship''' for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England. The tournament started on 16 April, and ended on 2 May 2005. The event was the eighth and final world ranking event of the [[2004–05 snooker season]], following the [[2005 China Open (snooker)|2005 China Open]]. The event was organised by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]. Due to laws banning advertising cigarettes in Great Britain, this was the last time the event was sponsored by the [[cigarette]] company [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]]. The event had a prize fund of £1,121,800, with the winner receiving £250,000.

[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] was the defending champion, having defeated [[Graeme Dott]] in the [[2004 World Snooker Championship]] final. O'Sullivan lost in the quarter-finals 11–13 against [[Peter Ebdon]]. Qualifier [[Shaun Murphy]] won his first ranking title by defeating [[Matthew Stevens]] 18–16 in the final. This was the first time that a qualifier won the championship since [[Terry Griffiths]] did so in [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979]]. Murphy aged 22 years and 265 days  is the second youngest winner of the event after [[Stephen Hendry]] in [[1990 World Snooker Championship|1990]]. There was a total of 63 [[century break]]s made during the tournament, the highest being a [[maximum break|maximum]] made by [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] in the first round.

==Overview==
The [[World Snooker Championship]] is an annual [[Cue sports|cue sport]] tournament and the official [[world championship]] of the game of [[snooker]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Sheffield truly is the 'home of snooker' as World Championship gets underway |work=thestar.co.uk |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=1 May 2020 |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/why-sheffield-truly-home-snooker-world-championship-gets-underway-39926}}</ref> Founded in the late 19th century by [[British Army]] soldiers stationed in India,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ |title=Origins of Snooker |first=Peter |last=Clare |year=2008 |work=Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection |access-date=8 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ |archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> the sport was popular in Great Britain.<ref>Everton, Clive (1991). ''Snooker and Billiards: Techniques, Tactics and Training (Crowood Sports Guides).'' The Crowood Press. Chapter 1. {{ISBN|978-1-85223-480-5}}</ref> In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rise Of China – World Snooker |website=World Snooker |access-date=13 March 2019 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ |archive-date=19 April 2018 |url-status=live |date=26 February 2018}}</ref> The event was sponsored by the cigarette company [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]]. This was the last event to be sponsored by Embassy, after cigarette advertising was banned within the United Kingdom. The following season was sponsored by [[888 Holdings|888.com]].<ref name="www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk" />

In the 2005 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several {{cuegloss|frames}}, using a [[single elimination]] format.<ref name="Global Snooker"/> The 32 players were selected for the event using the  [[snooker world rankings]] and a pre-tournament qualification competition.<ref name="Seeding">{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_seeding-23.htm |title=Tournament seeding |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324134215/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_seeding-23.htm |url-status=dead |work=worldsnooker }}</ref><ref name="format"/> In [[1927 World Snooker Championship|1927]], the first world championship was won by [[Joe Davis]]. The event's final took place in [[Camkin's Hall]], Birmingham, England.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=World Professional Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=9 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1927 World Professional Championship |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm |work=globalsnookercentre.co.uk |publisher=Global Snooker Centre |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010103752/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm |archive-date=10 October 2004}}</ref> Since 1977, the event has been held at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in Sheffield, England.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1392311|desc=The Crucible Theatre|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] had won the [[2004 World Snooker Championship|2004 championship]] by defeating Scotland's [[Graeme Dott]] in the final 18–8.<ref>{{cite web |title=Other Sport {{!}} World Snooker {{!}} O'Sullivan wins World crown |work=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2004 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3681217.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222172003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3681217.stm |archive-date=22 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the second time O'Sullivan had won the world championship, the first being in [[2001 World Snooker Championship|2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Other Sport {{!}} World Snooker {{!}} O'Sullivan wins World crown |first1=Clive |last1=Jones |first2=Dan |last2=Warren |work=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2004 |access-date=4 October 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3681217.stm |archive-date=22 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222172003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3681217.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The event was organised by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Snooker Championship Betting Tips & Odds Guide (2020) |last=Digital |first=TLC |work=ThePuntersPage.com |access-date=15 April 2020 |url=https://www.thepunterspage.com/world-snooker-championship-betting-guide/ |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004184718/https://www.thepunterspage.com/world-snooker-championship-betting-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="book_TheE">{{Cite book |title=The Economics of Sports Broadcasting |isbn=9781134325603 |via=Google Books |access-date=28 June 2020 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22|last1=Gratton |first1=Chris |last2=Solberg |first2=Harry Arne |date=11 June 2007 |publisher=Routledge }}</ref> The event was broadcast in the United Kingdom on the [[BBC]].<ref name="book_Furt">{{Cite book |title=Further Issues for BBC Charter Review |date=3 March 2006 |publisher=The Stationery Office |isbn=9780104008232 |via=Google Books |access-date=28 June 2020 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlXb_Po4P6QC&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PA71}}</ref>

===Format===
The 2005 World Snooker Championship took place from 16&nbsp;April to 2 May 2005 in [[Sheffield]], England.<ref name=Guardian29/> The tournament was the last of eight&nbsp;ranking events in the [[2004–05 snooker season]] on the [[World Snooker Tour]].<ref name="format">{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/news_tournaments-17129.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212200511/http://www.worldsnooker.com/news_tournaments-17129.htm|title=World Snooker Tournaments- Embassy World Snooker results |date=5 February 2005 |archive-date=12 February 2005|work=worldsnooker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 2004/2005 Season|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=26 February 2011|archive-date=27 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327151030/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0405/|url-status=live}}</ref> It featured a 32-player main draw that was held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a 70-player qualifying draw that was played at the Pontin's, Prestatyn Sands, from 6&nbsp;February to 24&nbsp;March.<ref name="format2" /><ref name="SCENEQUAL">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Embassy World Championship draw and qualifying |magazine=Snooker Scene |location=Birmingham |date=April 2005 |pages=7–11}}</ref> This was the 29th consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm|title=History|work=worldsnooker.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625054148/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm |archive-date=25 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Seeding" /><ref name="format" /> The draw for the championships was held after qualifying on 28 March.<ref name=Guardian29>{{cite news|author=Everton, Clive |work=The Guardian |title=Sport in brief: Snooker|date=March 29, 2005}}</ref>

The top 16 players in the latest [[Snooker world rankings 2004/2005|world rankings]] automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.<ref name="Seeding" /><!--{{efn|In the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier.<ref name="Seeding" />}}--> Ronnie O'Sullivan was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15&nbsp;seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings.<ref name="Seeding" /> The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, with the final match being played over a maximum of 35&nbsp;frames.<ref name="Seeding" /><ref name="format2" /> All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds.<ref name="Qualifying" /><ref name="OPENDAY">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=O'Sullivan's opening day challenge |magazine=Snooker Scene |location=Birmingham |date=April 2005 |page=7}}</ref> The draw for the qualifying competition consisted of 70&nbsp;players from the World Snooker Tour.<ref name="Qualifying" /> Players were seeded by their world ranking, with 16 players added in rounds 2–5.<ref name="Qualifying" /> Players who won round five qualified for the main draw.<ref name="Qualifying" /><ref name="OPENDAY" />

===Prize fund===
There was a total prize fund of £1,121,800, with the winner receiving £250,000. In making a [[maximum break]], [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] earned a bonus of £147,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:<ref>{{cite web |title=Embassy World Championship 2005 • Prize Money |url=http://www.embassysnooker.com/prizemoney.html |publisher=Embassy Snooker |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204202833/http://www.embassysnooker.com/prizemoney.html |archive-date=4 December 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |title=Crucible Almanac |year=2012 |pages=130}}</ref>
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*Winner: £250,000
*Runner-up: £125,000
*Semi-finalists: £51,000
*Quarter-finalists: £26,000
*Last 16: £15,850
*Last 32: £12,000
*Last 48: £8,000
*Last 64: £5,000
*Televised stage highest break: £14,000
*Televised stage maximum break: £147,000
*Total: £1,121,800
{{div col end}}

==Summary==
===First round===
[[File: Mark Williams at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2013-01-30 09.jpg|thumb|alt=Mark Williams playing a shot|[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]  (pictured in 2013) made his first career [[maximum break]] in a 10–1 win over [[Robert Milkins]].]]
The first round was played 16–21 April as best-of-19-frames matches played over two {{cuegloss|sessions}}.<ref name=Almanac/> Defending champion [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] played [[Stephen Maguire]].<ref name="Round1a">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Amazing O'Sullivan stuns Maguire |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4451655.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=16 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206041724/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4451655.stm |archive-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan lead the match after the first session, 5–4, but in the second session Maguire won five straight frames to go one frame from victory. Trailing 7–9, O'Sullivan won the next three frames with a break of 68 in the 19th frame to win 10–9.<ref name="Round1a"/> [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] made his first career [[maximum break|maximum break of 147]] in a ranking tournament during his 10–1 first round win over [[Robert Milkins]].<ref name="www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk">{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=World Professional Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html |archive-date=16 April 2013 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Round1p">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=Williams hits superb Crucible 147 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4463091.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=20 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427065555/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4463091.stm |archive-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Williams made the break in frame 11 to win the match.<ref name="Global Snooker" /> It was the sixth maximum break in all at the world championships.<ref name="www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk"/>

Three players made their debut at the world championship through the qualifiers. The first debutant, [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]], played eighth seed [[Paul Hunter]].<ref name="Hunter vs. Holt">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Brave Hunter knocked out by Holt |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4454693.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=18 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217155720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4454693.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hunter had recently been diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]]; the match against Holt being his first since the diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/06/snooker |title=Hunter diagnosed with cancer |date=6 April 2005 |work=The Guardian |access-date=30 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918192506/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/06/snooker |archive-date=18 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hunter led the match at 5–4 after the first session but lost the first three frames of the second session.<ref name="Hunter vs. Holt" /> Later, trailing at 6–9 behind, he made a break of 120 in frame 16 and also won the next to trail 8–9. Holt, however,  won frame 18 to win the match.<ref name="Hunter vs. Holt" /> The second debutant, [[Neil Robertson]], lost to [[Stephen Hendry]].<ref name="Round1i">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=Hendry survives Robertson scare |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4462115.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=20 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4462115.stm |archive-date=2 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hendry held a 7–2 lead after the first session, but Robertson won four frames in a row, including a break of 110. Hendry, however, won the match 10–7 but commented his "attitude wasn't great" going into the second session, as he had a five frame lead.<ref name="Round1i"/> The final debutant, [[Mark Selby]], lost to [[John Higgins]].<ref name="Round1e">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Higgins sees off Selby challenge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4458889.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=19 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306055006/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4458889.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins edged the first session of the match 5–4, but won five of the next six frames to win 10–5, including breaks of 138 and 136.<ref name="Round1e"/>

Sixteenth seed [[Marco Fu]] played [[Ali Carter]] in the first round, but was defeated 4–10.<ref name="Round1b">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Clinical Carter ends hopes of Fu |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4461019.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=19 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4461019.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] defeated Maltese player [[Tony Drago]] 10–5 by capitalising on a 6–3 lead after the first session.<ref name="Round1c">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Classy Lee sees off Drago revival |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4466473.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=21 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306081836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4466473.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Quinten Hann]] won only one frame in the opening session against [[Peter Ebdon]]. On the resumption of play, Ebdon won the second frame of the second session to win the match.<ref name="Round1d">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Ebdon completes crushing Hann win |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4465121.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=20 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305233945/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4465121.stm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hann turned up to the event with a hangover and using a friend's {{cuegloss|cue}}.<ref name="Round1d"/> [[Chris Small]] had been struggling with the spinal condition [[ankylosing spondylitis]] all season. He played against qualifier [[Shaun Murphy]].<ref name="Round1f">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Murphy sends Small crashing out |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4453913.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=18 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418072125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4453913.stm |archive-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Murphy took a 5–4 lead after the first session and won five of the next six to win the match 10–5.<ref name="Round1f"/> After the match, Small commented that he "may not be back" due to the spinal condition.<ref name="Round1f"/> Small retired from professional snooker shortly after the match.<ref name="Ex Snooker Star Chris gives up">{{Cite web|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Exsnooker-star-Chris-gives-up.4338395.jp|title=Ex Snooker Star Chris gives up|access-date=21 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109142259/http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Exsnooker-star-Chris-gives-up.4338395.jp|archive-date=9 January 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Small forced to give up snooker. Former World No.12 Chris Small has retired from snooker due to a degenerative spinal disease. | work = [[BBC News]] | publisher = BBC | date = 23 September 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4274298.stm | access-date = 18 December 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131016053150/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4274298.stm | archive-date = 16 October 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref>

World number six [[Matthew Stevens]] held a three frame lead over [[Andy Hicks]] after the first session. He increased his lead to 8–3 with a break of 105.<ref name="Round1l">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=Stevens sees off Hicks challenge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452457.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=16 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305231805/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452457.stm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Stevens won two additional frames to win the match 10–5.<ref name="Round1l"/> [[Alan McManus]] was ahead of [[Drew Henry]] 5–4 after the first session, but a 128 by Henry levelled the scores at 5–5.<ref name="Round1m">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=McManus defeats Henry after epic |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452973.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=17 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306050059/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452973.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The pair were even for the remainder of the match, going to a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} at 9–9.<ref name="Round1m"/> McManus won frame 19 with a break of 63 to win the match 10–9.<ref name="Round1m"/> The previous year's runner up [[Graeme Dott]] played world number 17 [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]. McCulloch lead 6–3 after the first session before a 111 break put him four frames ahead.<ref name="Round1o">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=McCulloch dances past plucky Dott |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4467231.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=21 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217153353/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4467231.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> McCulloch lead at 8–5, but Dott then won four frames to take the lead. McCulloch managed won the next two frames to win the match. He celebrated his victory wildly, even dancing a [[jig]].<ref name="Round1o"/> Also in the first round, six-time winner [[Steve Davis]] defeated [[Gerard Greene]],<ref name="Round1g">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Veteran Davis earns epic victory |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452307.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=17 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419055405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4452307.stm |archive-date=19 April 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]] defeated by [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]],<ref name="Round1j">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=Hamilton finally seals Gray win |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4451657.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=17 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217155117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4451657.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jimmy White]] defeated [[Fergal O'Brien]],<ref name="Round1k">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=In-form White eases past O'Brien |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4458335.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=19 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306094856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4458335.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ken Doherty]] defeated [[Barry Pinches]].<ref name="Round1n">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=Doherty charge sees off Pinches |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4457217.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=18 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306035502/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4457217.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Second round===
[[File:Ian McCulloch PHC 2011-1.jpg|thumb|alt=Ian McCulloch playing a shot|[[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]] (pictured in 2011) defeated [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] 13–11.]]
The second round was played 21–25 April as best-of-25-frames matches held over three sessions.<ref name=Almanac/><ref name="last16match1">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Classy O'Sullivan sees off Carter |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4471035.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=23 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306133342/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4471035.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan led Carter 9–7 after the first two sessions, before winning all four frames of the final session to win 13–7.<ref name="last16match1"/> Despite the win, he stated he was "frustrated with [his] own game".<ref name="last16match1"/> Peter Ebdon trailed by four frames after the first session and lost two of the next three to trail 3–8.<ref name="last16match2">{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=Resilient Ebdon dashes Lee dreams |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4479439.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=26 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306083802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4479439.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, Ebdon won 10 of the next 11 frames to win the match 13–9.<ref name="last16match2"/> Shaun Murphy led [[1998 World Snooker Championship|1998]] champion John Higgins 9–7 after two sessions, then won the match 13–8 after a break of 108.<ref name="last16match3">{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Murphy stuns Higgins at Crucible |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4477625.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=25 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418075651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4477625.stm |archive-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Steve Davis trailed debutant Michael Holt 2–6 and 8–10, but won five frames in a row to win 13–10.<ref  name="last16match4">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Davis completes amazing comeback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4473297.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=23 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025163731/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4473297.stm |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seven-time winner Stephen Hendry took only two of the three available sessions to defeat world number 25 Anthony Hamilton 13–3.<ref name="last16match5">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=Phil |title=Rapid Hendry destroys Hamilton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4470205.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=22 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217155823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4470205.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hendry led 6–2 after the first session, then won seven of the eight frames in the second.<ref name="last16match5"/> Matthew Stevens held a 12–4 lead after two sessions against Jimmy White.<ref name="last16match6">{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Stevens completes White thrashing |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4477103.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=25 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060757/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4477103.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Stevens won frame 18 in a 30-minute session to win 13–5.<ref name="last16match6"/> Alan McManus and Ken Doherty were tied 8–8 after two sessions.<ref name="last16match7">{{cite news |last=Rawcliffe |first=Jonathan |title=McManus beats Doherty in thriller |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4474649.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=23 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4474649.stm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Doherty won the next two frames in session three, before McManus leveled the score at 10–10.<ref name="last16match7"/> Doherty lead again after winning frame 21, but McManus won the next two frames to lead 12–11.<ref name="last16match7"/> In frame 24, Doherty missed a {{cuegloss|black ball}}, allowing McManus to win the match with a break of 81.<ref name="last16match7"/> Two-time champion Mark Williams led Ian McCulloch 5–3 after the first session.<ref name="last16match8">{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=Feisty McCulloch shocks Williams |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4479293.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=25 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217155830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4479293.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> McCulloch won six frames in the next session, including two century breaks, to lead 9–7.<ref name="last16match8"/> At the start of the final session, Williams won four straight frames, then McCulloch equalled the scores at 11–11. McCulloch won frame 23, then Williams made a break of 84 to tie the match at 12–12. McCulloch won the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}.<ref name="last16match8"/><ref name="wst._McCu">{{Cite web |title=McCulloch Reflects On 'Great Memories' |work=World Snooker |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=4 July 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/mcculloch-reflects-on-great-memories/ |quote=Williams |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705004827/https://wst.tv/mcculloch-reflects-on-great-memories/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Quarter-finals===
[[File:Peter Ebdon at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-01-29 05.jpg|thumb|alt=Peter Ebdon playing a shot on the table|[[Peter Ebdon]] (pictured in 2014) defeated the defending champion [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] 13–11.]]
The quarter-finals were played on 26 and 27 April as best-of-25-frames matches over three sessions.<ref name=Almanac/> Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan played Peter Ebdon in the first quarter-final.<ref name=Q1>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=Champion O'Sullivan sunk by Ebdon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213101022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |archive-date=13 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan made two century breaks in the opening session to lead 6–2, then won the first two frames of the second session to lead 8–2. Ebdon won four of the next six frames to trail 6–10 going into the final session. Ebdon's slow, deliberate play in the final session made O'Sullivan lose concentration, leaving Ebdon to win 13–11.<ref>{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=O'Sullivan ground down and out |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/28/snooker.uk |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 May 2012 |location=London |date=28 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219232952/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/28/snooker.uk |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> At one point during the match, Ebdon took five and a half minutes to make a break of 12, significantly longer than O'Sullivan's maximum break in [[1997 World Snooker Championship|1997]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Other Sport {{!}} Snooker {{!}} Champion O'Sullivan sunk by Ebdon |work=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2005 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421093302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |archive-date=21 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the match, Ebdon took over three minutes on one shot, with O'Sullivan asking an audience member what time it was.<ref name="news_BBCS">{{Cite news |title=Other Sport {{!}} Snooker {{!}} Champion O'Sullivan sunk by Ebdon |work=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2005 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421093302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4486887.stm |archive-date=21 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Steve Davis reached his first quarter-final since 1996. He played qualifier Shaun Murphy.<ref>{{cite web |last=Piecha |first=Scott |title=Snooker: The High Roller; Davis proves he still has the class. |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A131869350/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=63c5ee5d |work=The People  |date=24 April 2005 |access-date=18 August 2021|via=Gale OneFile: News|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Q2>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Murphy beats Davis to reach semis |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4485425.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4485425.stm |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Murphy won seven of the first eight frames of the match, then led 12–4 after two sessions. He won the opening frame of the final session to win 13–4.<ref name=Q2/> Stephen Hendry lost 11–13 to Matthew Stevens.<ref name=Q3>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=Stevens stays cool to beat Hendry |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4485439.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4485439.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> After two sessions, the match was tied at 9–9, then Hendry won the next two frames before Stevens won four in a row to progress to the semi-finals.<ref name=Q3 />

===Semi-finals===
[[File:Matthew Stevens PHC 2012.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|alt=Matthew Stevens playing a shot|[[Matthew Stevens]] (pictured in 2012) reached his second final after defeating [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]] 17–14.]]
The semi-finals were played 28–30 April as best-of-33-frames matches over four sessions.<ref name=Almanac/> The first semi-final was played between Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy.<ref name="Murphy vs Ebdon">{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=Magic Murphy reaches World final |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4494933.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=30 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4494933.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ebdon made two century breaks in the first session to take a 6–2 lead in just 80 minutes,<ref name="tele_Semi">{{Cite web |title=Semi-final brings a raise in tempo |last=Dee |first=John |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 April 2005 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2358877/Semi-final-brings-a-raise-in-tempo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706213846/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2358877/Semi-final-brings-a-raise-in-tempo.html |archive-date=6 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="thet_Ebdo">{{Cite news |title=Ebdon ruffled but refuses to be shaken off by Murphy |last=Yates |first=Phil |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/snooker/article/ebdon-ruffled-but-refuses-to-be-shaken-off-by-murphy-qz0gshn0tc8}}</ref> but Murphy levelled the match at 12–12 after three sessions.<ref name="Murphy vs Ebdon"/> In the final session, Murphy won all five frames with breaks of 62, 47, 72, 60, and 123 to win the match 17–12.<ref name="theg_Snoo">{{Cite news |title=Snooker World Championship: Murphy halts Ebdon flow |work=The Guardian |date=May 2005 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/may/01/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204544/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/may/01/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship2005 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live |last1=Yates |first1=Phil }}</ref> By winning, Murphy was only the fourth qualifier to reach the final.<ref name="Murphy vs Ebdon"/>

Ian McCulloch and Matthew Stevens played the second semi-final.<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch">{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Stevens lines up Murphy showdown |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4495017.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=30 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217153630/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4495017.stm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Stevens trailed 2–6 after the first session, but he leveled the match at 8–8 after the second session. The match was still tied at the end of the third session.<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch"/> In the final session, Stevens won frame 25 with a break of 50, but McCulloch won the next to tie the match at 13–13.<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch"/> Stevens won the next three frames, making a maximum break attempt in frame 27.<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch"/> McCulloch won the next frame, but Stevens won frame 31 to complete a 17–14 victory.<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch"/>

===Final===
[[File:Shaun Murphy at Masters 2012.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|alt=Shaun Murphy chalking his cue|[[Shaun Murphy]] (pictured in 2012) won the event; the first qualifier to win the World Championship since [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979]].]]
The final between Shaun Murphy and Matthew Stevens was held 1–2 May 2005.<ref name=Almanac/> It was played as a best-of-35-frames match over four sessions.<ref name="Murphy vs. Stevens" /> Stevens had previously reached the final of the [[2000 World Snooker Championship]] (losing 16–18 to Mark Williams)<ref>{{cite news |title=Williams wins epic snooker final |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/732666.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=31 March 2011 |date=1 May 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107124720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/732666.stm |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and won the [[2003 UK Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Other Sport {{!}} Snooker {{!}} UK Championship results |work=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2003 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3277833.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331103128/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3277833.stm |archive-date=31 March 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Before this event, Murphy had not reached a ranking event final. His best was reaching the semi-finals at the [[2004 British Open]], before losing 6–0 to John Higgins.<ref>{{cite news |title=Other Sport {{!}} Snooker {{!}} Murphy relishing challenges ahead |work=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4507525.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215192908/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4507525.stm |archive-date=15 February 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rte._Higg">{{Cite web |title=Higgins hits top form |work=RTE.ie |date=13 November 2004 |access-date=4 October 2020 |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2004/1113/187416-open/ |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153529/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2004/1113/187416-open/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Stevens led 10–6 after the second session and 12–11 at the end of the third session. However, Murphy defeated Stevens 18–16.<ref name="Murphy vs. Stevens" />

Murphy had 150–1 odds to win at the start of the tournament and became the first qualifier to win the tournament since [[Terry Griffiths]] in [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979]].<ref name="Murphy vs. Stevens" /> In winning the event he was the second youngest world champion after Stephen Hendry in [[1990 World Snooker Championship|1990]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/138.html |title=May 2 down the years: Hitman down and out in Las Vegas |publisher=ESPN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421083547/http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/138.html |archive-date=21 April 2014 |access-date=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Crucible Almanac |last=Downer |first=Chris |year=2012 |page=133}}</ref> Murphy made three century breaks during the final to Stevens' one, the highest of which was a 137.<ref name="Murphy vs. Stevens" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Other Sport {{!}} Snooker {{!}} Murphy's rise to the world summit |work=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2005 |access-date=29 June 2020 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4507087.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215192850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4507087.stm |archive-date=15 February 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Main draw==
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks, while players in bold denote match winners.<ref name="Global Snooker">{{cite web |title=World Snooker Championship 2005 |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-archive-world-snooker-championship-history-2005.asp |publisher=Global Snooker |access-date=4 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228165607/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-archive-world-snooker-championship-history-2005.asp |archive-date=28 December 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="format2">{{cite web |title=2005 Embassy World Championship results |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-23.htm |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212072930/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-23.htm |archive-date=12 December 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |title=Crucible Almanac |year=2012 |pages=60–61}}</ref>
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| team-width=175
| RD1 = First round<br />Best of 19 frames
| RD2 = Second round<br />Best of 25 frames
| RD3 = Quarter-finals<br />Best of 25 frames
| RD4 = Semi-finals<br />Best of 33 frames
| RD5 = Final<br />Best of 35 frames
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|16 April<ref name="Round1a"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}} (1)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Maguire]]|SCO}}|9
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|19 April<ref name="Round1b"/>|{{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}} (16)|4|'''{{flagathlete|[[Ali Carter]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
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|20 & 21 April<ref name="Round1c"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} (9)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Drago]]|MLT}}|5
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|20 April<ref name="Round1d"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}} (8)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Quinten Hann]]|AUS}}|2
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|18 & 19 April<ref name="Round1e"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[John Higgins]]|SCO}} (5)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}|5
<!--Match6  -->
|17 & 18 April<ref name="Round1f"/>|{{flagathlete|[[Chris Small]]|SCO}} (12)|5|'''{{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
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|16 & 17 April<ref name="Round1g"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}} (13)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Gerard Greene]]|NIR}}|9
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|17 & 18 April<ref name="Hunter vs. Holt" />|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Hunter]]|ENG}} (4)|8|'''{{flagathlete|[[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match9  -->
|19 & 20 April<ref name="Round1i"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}} (3)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}|7
<!--Match10  -->
|16 & 17 April<ref name="Round1j"/>|{{flagathlete|[[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]|ENG}} (14)|8|'''{{flagathlete|[[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match11  -->
|18 & 19 April<ref name="Round1k"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}} (11)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Fergal O'Brien]]|IRL}}|5
<!--Match12  -->
|16 & 17 April<ref name="Round1l"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Stevens]]|WAL}} (6)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Andy Hicks]]|ENG}}|5
<!--Match13  -->
|18 April<ref name="Round1m"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}} (7)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Barry Pinches]]|ENG}}|5
<!--Match14  -->
|16 & 17 April<ref name="Round1n"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Alan McManus]]|SCO}} (10)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Drew Henry]]|SCO}}|9
<!--Match15  -->
|20 & 21 April<ref name="Round1o"/>|{{flagathlete|[[Graeme Dott]]|SCO}} (15)|9|'''{{flagathlete|[[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match16  -->
|19 & 20 April<ref name="Round1p"/>|'''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]|WAL}} (2)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Milkins]]|ENG}}|1
<!-- LAST 16 -->
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|21, 22 & 23 April<ref name="last16match1"/>|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] (1)'''|'''13'''|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ali Carter]]|7
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|24 & 25 April<ref name="last16match2"/>|{{flagicon|England}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] (9)|9|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]] (8)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match3  -->
|23, 24 & 25 April<ref name="last16match3"/>|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins]] (5)|8|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Shaun Murphy]]'''|'''13'''
<!--Match4  -->
|22 & 23 April<ref name="last16match4"/>|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (13)'''|'''13'''|{{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]|10
<!--Match5  -->
|21 & 22 April<ref name="last16match5"/>|{{flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (3)'''|'''13'''|{{flagicon|England}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]|3
<!--Match6  -->
|23, 24 & 25 April<ref name="last16match6"/>|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]] (11)|5|{{flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Matthew Stevens]] (6)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match7  -->
|22 & 23 April<ref name="last16match7"/>|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ken Doherty]] (7)|11|{{flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Alan McManus]] (10)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match8  -->
|24 & 25 April<ref name="last16match8"/>|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]'''|'''13'''|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] (2)|12
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|26 & 27 April<ref name=Q1 />|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] (1)|11|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]] (8)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match2  -->
|26 & 27 April<ref name=Q2/>|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Shaun Murphy]]'''|'''13'''|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] (13)|4
<!--Match3  -->
|26 & 27 April<ref name=Q3 />|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]] (3)|11|{{flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Matthew Stevens]] (6)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match4  -->
|26 & 27 April<ref name=Q4>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=McCulloch too strong for McManus Hendry |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4487063.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116061136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4487063.stm |archive-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alan McManus]] (10)|8|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]'''|'''13'''
<!-- SEMI-FINALS -->
<!--Match1  -->
|28, 29 & 30 April<ref name="Murphy vs Ebdon"/>|{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Ebdon]] (8)|12|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Shaun Murphy]]'''|'''17'''
<!--Match2  -->
|28, 29 & 30 April<ref name="Stevens vs Ian McCulloch" />|{{flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Matthew Stevens]] (6)'''|'''17'''|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]|14

|1 & 2 May|{{flagicon|England}} '''[[Shaun Murphy]]'''|'''18'''|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Matthew Stevens]] (6) | 16
}}

{{WSC table
|(Best of 35 frames) [[Crucible Theatre]], [[Sheffield]], 1 & 2 May 2005.<ref name=Almanac>{{cite book|title=Crucible Almanac|first=Chris |last=Downer |year=2019 |pages=60–61}}</ref><ref name="Murphy vs. Stevens">{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |title=Qualifier Murphy wins world title |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4504233.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 December 2010 |date=2 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124000003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4504233.stm |archive-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Referee: [[Eirian Williams]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |title=Crucible Almanac |year=2012 |pages=143}}</ref>
|'''[[Shaun Murphy]]'''<br/>{{ENG}}
|'''18'''–16
|[[Matthew Stevens]] (6)<br/>{{WAL}}
|'''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
|Century breaks: 4<br/>(Murphy 3, Stevens 1)<br/>
Highest break by Murphy: 137<br/>
Highest break by Stevens: 124
|67–30, 0–'''98''', 20–'''103''', 68–55, 29–'''61''', 22–'''65''', 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
|{{flagicon|England}} '''Shaun Murphy''' wins the 2005 Embassy [[World Snooker Championship]]
}}

==Qualifying==
The qualifying tournament featured 70 participants and was played from 23 February to 24 March 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Snooker: Melling aims for the top|date=11 February 2005|publisher=West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Times]]|title=Snooker fixtures|date=23 March 2005}}</ref> The qualifiers consisted of five rounds, which were played at Pontin's, [[Prestatyn|Prestatyn Sands]], Wales.<ref name="Qualifying"/> The first four qualifying rounds were played from 23 February to 1 March 2005,<ref name="Qualifying"><!--needs replacement -->{{cite web |title=2005 World Snooker Championship Rounds 1 to 4 draw |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-17.htm |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105033503/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-17.htm |archive-date=5 November 2005}}</ref> while the final round was played 23–24 March 2005.<ref name="2004WSCQS3" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2005 World Snooker Championship Round 5 draw |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-20.htm |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105033527/http://www.worldsnooker.com/latest_drawsheet-20.htm |archive-date=5 November 2005}}</ref> Of the 70 participants, 16 players qualified for the main draw, with players seeded by their world rankings.<ref name="Qualifying"/> The [[1991 World Snooker Championship|1991]] champion [[John Parrott]] failed to qualify for the first time in his career,<ref>{{cite web |title=John Parrott at the World Championship |url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=4&tourns=WC&plStat=2 |publisher=Snooker Database |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070637/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=4&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> losing to [[Fergal O'Brien]] 8–10 in the final qualifying round.<ref name="2004WSCQS3">{{cite web |title=2005 Embassy World Championship Qualifying Stage 3 |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05EMBWORLDstage3MT.htm |publisher=Global Snooker Centre |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119191557/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/05EMBWORLDstage3MT.htm |archive-date=19 November 2005}}</ref>

'''Round 1'''<ref name="TIMES2402">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Snooker |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=24 February 2005 |page=77}}</ref>

'''{{flagathlete|[[Stuart Mann]]|ENG}} 10'''–8 {{flagathlete|[[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]]|CHN}}

'''{{flagathlete|[[Justin Astley]]|ENG}} 10'''–9 {{flagathlete|[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]]|ENG}}

'''{{flagathlete|[[Hugh Abernethy]]|SCO}} 10'''–6 {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Selt]]|ENG}}

'''{{flagathlete|[[Ben Woollaston]]|ENG}} 10'''–6 {{flagathlete|[[Mark Joyce]]|ENG}}

'''{{flagathlete|[[Lee Spick]]|ENG}} 10'''–5 {{flagathlete|[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]|ENG}}

'''{{flagathlete|[[Craig Steadman]]|ENG}} 10'''–9 {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Maflin]]|NOR}}

'''Rounds 2–5'''<ref name="Qualifying"/>
{{32TeamX4RoundBracket
| boldwinner = yes
| RD1 = Round 2<br/>(Best of 19 frames)
| RD2 = Round 3<br/>(Best of 19 frames)
| RD3 = Round 4<br/>(Best of 19 frames)
| RD4 = Round 5<br/>(Best of 19 frames)

| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]| RD1-score01= 10
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|IRL}} David McDonnell | RD1-score02= 8
| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Storey]] | RD2-score01= 2
| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]] | RD2-score02= 10
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Fergal O'Brien]] | RD3-score01= 10
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]] | RD3-score02= 3
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Parrott]] | RD4-score01= 8
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Fergal O'Brien]] | RD4-score02= 10
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Davies | RD1-score03= 10
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Hallett]] | RD1-score04= 5
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Lawler]] | RD2-score03= 10
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Davies | RD2-score04= 5
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Bond]] | RD3-score03= 10
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Lawler]] | RD3-score04= 7
| RD4-team03= {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]] | RD4-score03= 10
| RD4-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Bond]]  | RD4-score04= 4
| RD1-team05= '''{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Mann]]''' | RD1-score05= '''[[walkover|w/o]]'''
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Craig Butler (snooker player)|Craig Butler]] | RD1-score06= {{tooltip|2=withdrawn|w/d}}
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] | RD2-score05= 10
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Mann]] | RD2-score06= 6
| RD3-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Dyson]] | RD3-score05= 8
| RD3-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] | RD3-score06= 10
| RD4-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]] | RD4-score05= 9
| RD4-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] | RD4-score06= 10
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfie Burden]] | RD1-score07= 10
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jin Long (snooker player)|Jin Long]] | RD1-score08= 3
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Michie]] | RD2-score07= 3
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfie Burden]] | RD2-score08= 10
| RD3-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Harold]] | RD3-score07= 10
| RD3-team08= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfie Burden]] | RD3-score08= 5
| RD4-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Pinches]] | RD4-score07= 10
| RD4-team08= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Harold]] | RD4-score08= 6
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Wykes]] | RD1-score09= 10
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|NED}} [[Stefan Mazrocis]] | RD1-score10= 9
| RD2-team09= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]] | RD2-score09= 9
| RD2-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Wykes]] | RD2-score10= 10
| RD3-team09= {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Robin Hull]] | RD3-score09= 9
| RD3-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Wykes]] | RD3-score10= 10
| RD4-team09= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Drew Henry]] | RD4-score09= 10
| RD4-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Wykes]] | RD4-score10= 6
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] | RD1-score11= 10
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Astley]] | RD1-score12= 6
| RD2-team11= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]] | RD2-score11= 10
| RD2-team12= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] | RD2-score12= 6
| RD3-team11= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] | RD3-score11= 10
| RD3-team12= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]] | RD3-score12= 2
| RD4-team11= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] | RD4-score11= 2
| RD4-team12= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] | RD4-score12= 10
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]] | RD1-score13= 10
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Abernethy]] | RD1-score14= 6
| RD2-team13= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Roe]] | RD2-score13= 6
| RD2-team14= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]] | RD2-score14= 10
| RD3-team13= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Michael Judge]] | RD3-score13= 7
| RD3-team14= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]] | RD3-score14= 10
| RD4-team13= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Quinten Hann]] | RD4-score13= 10
| RD4-team14= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]] | RD4-score14= 5
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]] | RD1-score15= 10
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shailesh Jogia|Joe Jogia]] | RD1-score16= 3
| RD2-team15= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Anthony Davies]] | RD2-score15= 7
| RD2-team16= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]] | RD2-score16= 10
| RD3-team15= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] | RD3-score15= 10
| RD3-team16= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]] | RD3-score16= 5
| RD4-team15= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] | RD4-score15= 10
| RD4-team16= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] | RD4-score16= 5
| RD1-team17= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Leo Fernandez]] | RD1-score17= 10
| RD1-team18= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davison]] | RD1-score18= 7
| RD2-team17= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] | RD2-score17= 10
| RD2-team18= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Leo Fernandez]] | RD2-score18= 7
| RD3-team17= {{flagicon|THA}} [[James Wattana]] | RD3-score17= 10
| RD3-team18= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] | RD3-score18= 8
| RD4-team17= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]] | RD4-score17= 10
| RD4-team18= {{flagicon|THA}} [[James Wattana]] | RD4-score18= 0
| RD1-team19= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]] | RD1-score19= 10
| RD1-team20= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Woollaston]] | RD1-score20= 9
| RD2-team19= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Burnett]] | RD2-score19= 5
| RD2-team20= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]] | RD2-score20= 10
| RD3-team19= {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Patrick Wallace]] | RD3-score19= 6
| RD3-team20= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]] | RD3-score20= 10
| RD4-team19= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] | RD4-score19= 10
| RD4-team20= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]] | RD4-score20= 2
| RD1-team21= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Spick]] | RD1-score21= 10
| RD1-team22= {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] | RD1-score22= 7
| RD2-team21= {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bjorn Haneveer]] | RD2-score21= 7
| RD2-team22= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Spick]] | RD2-score22= 10
| RD3-team21= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] | RD3-score21= 10
| RD3-team22= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Spick]] | RD3-score22= 2
| RD4-team21= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]] | RD4-score21= 10
| RD4-team22= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] | RD4-score22= 8
| RD1-team23= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]] | RD1-score23= 10
| RD1-team24= {{flagicon|NIR}} Sean O'Neill | RD1-score24= 1
| RD2-team23= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Walker (snooker player)|Nick Walker]] | RD2-score23= 5
| RD2-team24= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]] | RD2-score24= 10
| RD3-team23= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]] | RD3-score23= 8
| RD3-team24= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]] | RD3-score24= 10
| RD4-team23= {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Gerard Greene]] | RD4-score23= 10
| RD4-team24= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]] | RD4-score24= 5
| RD1-team25= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]] | RD1-score25= 10
| RD1-team26= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Craig Steadman]] | RD1-score26= 4
| RD2-team25= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Marcus Campbell]] | RD2-score25= 10
| RD2-team26= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]] | RD2-score26= 7
| RD3-team25= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] | RD3-score25= 10
| RD3-team26= {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Marcus Campbell]] | RD3-score26= 3
| RD4-team25= {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Joe Swail]] | RD4-score25= 8
| RD4-team26= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] | RD4-score26= 10
| RD1-team27= '''{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Salmon]]''' | RD1-score27 = '''[[walkover|w/o]]'''
| RD1-team28= {{flagicon|ENG}} David Hall | RD1-score28= {{tooltip|2=withdrawn|w/d}} 
| RD2-team27= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Gunnell]] | RD2-score27= 10
| RD2-team28= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Salmon]] | RD2-score28= 3
| RD3-team27= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Pettman]] | RD3-score27= 4
| RD3-team28= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Gunnell]] | RD3-score28= 10
| RD4-team27= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Milkins]] | RD4-score27= 10
| RD4-team28= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Gunnell]] | RD4-score28= 3
| RD1-team29= {{flagicon|ENG}}[[Simon Bedford]] | RD1-score29= 10
| RD1-team30= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Rodney Goggins]] | RD1-score30= 2
| RD2-team29= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Hicks]] | RD2-score29= 10
| RD2-team30= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Bedford]] | RD2-score30= 7
| RD3-team29= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] | RD3-score29= 5
| RD3-team30= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Hicks]] | RD3-score30= 10
| RD4-team29= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dominic Dale]] | RD4-score29= 5
| RD4-team30= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Hicks]] | RD4-score30= 10
| RD1-team31= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] | RD1-score31= 10
| RD1-team32= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Wilson (snooker player)|Gary Wilson]] | RD1-score32= 7
| RD2-team31= {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Lee Walker]] | RD2-score31= 0
| RD2-team32= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] | RD2-score32= 10
| RD3-team31= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]] | RD3-score31= 9
| RD3-team32= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] | RD3-score32= 10
| RD4-team31= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]] | RD4-score31= 10
| RD4-team32= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] | RD4-score32= 9
}}

==Century breaks==
There were 63 centuries in the 2005 World Snooker Championship.<ref name="Global Snooker" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |title=Crucible Almanac |year=2012 |pages=151}}</ref> The highest was a maximum break made by Williams in the 11th frame in his first round win over [[Robert Milkins]].<ref name="Global Snooker" />
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* [[Maximum break|147]], 133, 102 {{ndash}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
* 138, 114, 108, 103 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 138, 136, 106 {{ndash}} [[John Higgins]]
* 138, 137, 132, 129, 125, 123, 121, 111, 108, 107, 100 {{ndash}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
* 137, 125, 115, 101 {{ndash}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
* 135 {{ndash}} [[Mark Selby]]
* 129, 124, 121, 106, 105 {{ndash}} [[Matthew Stevens]]
* 128 {{ndash}} [[Drew Henry]]
* 127, 124, 122, 111, 108, 108, 100 {{ndash}} [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]
* 126, 108, 103 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
* 124 {{ndash}} [[Chris Small]]
* 120 {{ndash}} [[Graeme Dott]]
* 120, 115 {{ndash}} [[Paul Hunter]]
* 118, 114, 110 {{ndash}} [[Steve Davis]]
* 115, 105 {{ndash}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
* 114, 103 {{ndash}} [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]
* 110 {{ndash}} [[Neil Robertson]]
* 109, 101 {{ndash}} [[Ken Doherty]]
* 107, 104, 103 {{ndash}} [[Alan McManus]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Andy Hicks]]
* 102 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
* 102 {{ndash}} [[Barry Pinches]]
* 101 {{ndash}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]
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==References==
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