Ronnie O Sullivan! Snooker Masters 2005. The way to the seven Masters titles

Ronnie O Sullivan, the 2004 world champion, won the tournament, defeating 1999 Masters winner John Higgins ten frames to three in the final to claim his first Masters tournament victory since 1995. It was O Sullivan s second Masters title in his fifth appearance in the final. O Sullivan became the sixth player in Masters history to win the tournament more than once. In the semi-finals Higgins beat Peter Ebdon 6–3 and O Sullivan defeated Jimmy White 6–1.