The 2005 Budweiser

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. 170 players took part in the competition, which was held at the

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, between 10–12 June 2005.

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eventually took the trophy with a 13–7 final victory over Mark Walsh. The tournament also featured Phil Taylor's third televised

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in his semi-final victory over defending champion

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2004/2005 UK Open Regional Finals

26 September 2004 (Welsh)

2–0 Tom Wilson
17 October 2004 (Irish) Phil Taylor beat Mark Walsh
12 November 2004 (Scottish) Andy Smith 2–1 Gary Anderson
19 January 2005 (North East)

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2–0 Bob Anderson
6 February 2005 (South West) Andy Smith 2–0

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6 March 2005 (Southern)

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2–1 Mark Dudbridge
20 March 2005 (North West) Alex Roy 2–1

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10 April 2005 (Midlands) Jimmy Mann 2–0 Mark Walsh

Prize money

The prize fund was £124,000.

Friday 10 June

Preliminary round, best of 7 legs

1st Round, best of 7 legs

2nd Round, best of 7 legs

Saturday 11 June

3rd Round, best of 9 legs

4th Round, best of 15 legs

Last 32 to final

Random draws were made after each round, draw bracket has been compiled retrospectively.

References

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