2006 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2006 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February and 5 March at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

2006 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates27 February – 5 March 2006 (2006-02-27 – 2006-03-05)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£223,275
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break Robert Milkins (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Score9–4
2005
2007

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Ian McCulloch.

Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9–4.

Tournament summary

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Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

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[2][3]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
1  Ronnie O'Sullivan1
17  Ian McCulloch517  Ian McCulloch5
17  Ian McCulloch5
44  Dave Harold3
25  Robert Milkins3
13  Alan McManus4
25  Robert Milkins525  Robert Milkins5
17  Ian McCulloch2
  Judd Trump3
18  Anthony Hamilton5
12  Ken Doherty5
23  Michael Holt523  Michael Holt4
12  Ken Doherty3
33  Dominic Dale2
18  Anthony Hamilton5
6  Paul Hunter3
18  Anthony Hamilton518  Anthony Hamilton5
18  Anthony Hamilton5
43  Fergal O'Brien3
11  Stephen Lee6
8  Peter Ebdon0
21  Mark King439  Joe Swail5
39  Joe Swail2
39  Joe Swail5
14  Graeme Dott5
14  Graeme Dott5
26  Nigel Bond0  Liang Wenbo3
14  Graeme Dott2
  Liang Wenbo5
11  Stephen Lee5
11  Stephen Lee5
24  Marco Fu234  Drew Henry2
11  Stephen Lee5
34  Drew Henry5
38  Mark Selby2
4  Stephen Maguire3
27  Neil Robertson338  Mark Selby5
11  Stephen Lee9
38  Mark Selby5
2  Shaun Murphy4
3  Stephen Hendry3
29  Barry Hawkins529  Barry Hawkins5
29  Barry Hawkins5
60  David Roe4
32  Ryan Day2
9  Jimmy White0
28  John Parrott132  Ryan Day5
29  Barry Hawkins5
32  Ryan Day5
31  James Wattana3
15  Joe Perry2
31  James Wattana531  James Wattana5
31  James Wattana5
47  Ricky Walden4
7  John Higgins4
7  John Higgins5
19  Barry Pinches468  Scott MacKenzie2
29  Barry Hawkins1
68  Scott MacKenzie5
2  Shaun Murphy6
5  Matthew Stevens5
22  David Gray441  Mark Davis0
5  Matthew Stevens1
41  Mark Davis5
10  Mark Williams5
10  Mark Williams5
20  Ali Carter469  Alfie Burden3
10  Mark Williams2
69  Alfie Burden5
2  Shaun Murphy5
16  Steve Davis4
21  Quinten Hannw/d  Jamie Cope5
  Jamie Cope4
  Jamie Copew/o
2  Shaun Murphy5
2  Shaun Murphy5
30  Andy Hicks530  Andy Hicks3
49  Patrick Wallace3

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 5 March 2006.[2]
Stephen Lee (11)
  England
9–4 Shaun Murphy (2)
  England
Afternoon: 86–6, 74–0, 90–30, 120–0 (120), 47–75, 40–61, 0–90, 64–52 (Murphy 52)
Evening: 88–0 (62), 39–64, 84–13, 64–52 (Murphy 52), 83–0 (71)
120 Highest break 52
1 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 24 January and 26 January 2006.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Andrew Normanw/o  James Tatton2  Dave Harold5
  Moh Keen How/d  Andrew Norman5  Andrew Norman1
  Rod Lawler3  Lee Walker1  Adrian Gunnell1
  Judd Trump5  Judd Trump5  Judd Trump5
  Darren Morgan5  Chris Norbury5  Dominic Dale5
  Hugh Abernethy3  Darren Morgan4  Chris Norbury1
  Paul Wykes0  Shokat Ali3  Fergal O'Brien5
  Gary Wilson5  Gary Wilson5  Gary Wilson3
  Adam Davies2  Matthew Couch5  Joe Swail5
  Gary Wilkinson5  Gary Wilkinson1  Matthew Couch1
  Sean Storey0  Jamie Burnett0  Rory McLeod3
  Liang Wenbo5  Liang Wenbo5  Liang Wenbo5
  Paul Davies5  Justin Astley5  Drew Henry5
  Nick Dyson2  Paul Davies3  Justin Astley2
  Joe Delaney5  Tom Ford5  Mark Selby5
  Alex Borg2  Joe Delaney4  Tom Ford2
  David Roe5  Lee Spick4  Stuart Pettman3
  James McBain4  David Roe5  David Roe5
  Leo Fernandez2  Jimmy Michie1  Ryan Day5
  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen3
  Ding Junhuiw/o  Robin Hull0  Ricky Walden5
  Steve Jamesw/d  Ding Junhui5  Ding Junhui3
  Scott MacKenziew/o  Marcus Campbell3  Tony Drago3
  Jin Longw/d  Scott MacKenzie5  Scott MacKenzie5
  David McDonnell3  Mike Dunn4  Mark Davis5
  Bjorn Haneveer5  Bjorn Haneveer5  Bjorn Haneveer4
  Alfie Burden5  Brian Morgan3  Michael Judge4
  Stuart Mann3  Alfie Burden5  Alfie Burden5
  Simon Bedford2  Jamie Cope5  Stuart Bingham3
  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert3  Jamie Cope5
  Joe Jogia5  Patrick Wallace5  Gerard Greene2
  Habib Subah1  Joe Jogia1  Patrick Wallace5

Century breaks

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[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Preisgeld Welsh Open 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Welsh Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "2006 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006.