| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–16 October 2005 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The 2005 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 October 2005 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.
John Higgins won in the final 9–2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the final, Higgins set two records: His century breaks in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth frames marked the first time a player had ever recorded centuries in four consecutive frames in a match during a ranking tournament.[1] He scored 494 points without reply,[2] the greatest number in any professional snooker tournament, until Ding Junhui made 495 points without reply against Stephen Hendry in the league stage of the 2007 Premier League.[3]
- ^ "John Higgins: 'The Wizard of Wishaw'". stv.tv. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (8 May 2007). "Reborn Higgins joins the greats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Everton, Clive (3 May 2008). "I've never been so outplayed, admits humiliated Hendry as O'Sullivan makes final with 'perfection'". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2010.