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| Dates | 8–16 October 2005 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break | 145 |
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| Champion | John Higgins |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The 2005 Grand Prix professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 8 and 16 October 2005, at the Guild Hall, 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 stages of the 2007 Premier League.[3]
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Winner: £60,000 |
Highest break: £4,000 Total: £400,000 |
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 16 October 2005. |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England |
2–9 | John Higgins (7) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 0-76 (68), 16–76 (67), 69–31 (69), 90–28 (62), 4-88, 60-70 (64), 5-103 (103), 0-104 (104) Evening: 0-138 (138), 0-128 (128), 49-67 |
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| 69 | Highest break | 138 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 27 and 28 December 2005. All matches were best of 9 frames.[6]
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