2005 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April–2 May 2005 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,121,800 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Highest break |
 Mark Williams (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Shaun Murphy
|
| Runner-up |
Matthew Stevens
|
| Score | 18–16 |
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The 2005 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 2005 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 11–13 against Peter Ebdon.
Shaun Murphy won his first ranking title by defeating Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
Highest break by Murphy: 137
Highest break by Stevens: 124
The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place between 13 February and 1 March 2005 at the at Pontin's, Prestatyn Sandys. The final round of qualifying took place between 23 and 24 May 2005 at the same venue.
Round 1
Stuart Mann 10–8 
Liu Song
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