World Snooker Championship 2005 Guide

The final was a best-of-35-frame battle against the Welsh favorite . Stevens , a seasoned pro who had been a runner-up in 2000, initially took control, leading 10–6 after the first day.

The 2005 World Snooker Championship is remembered as one of the most cinematic underdog stories in the sport's history, centered on the rise of a then-unheralded . The Story of "The Magician" World Snooker Championship 2005

At the start of the tournament, 22-year-old Shaun Murphy was a ranked 48th in the world. He had to win two qualifying matches just to make it to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. At the time, he was so uncertain of his future in snooker that he had even considered a backup career in car sales. The final was a best-of-35-frame battle against the