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2006 China Open (snooker)

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Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open
Tournament information
Dates20–26 March 2006 (2006-03-20 – 2006-03-26)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£197,250
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break Ding Junhui (CHN) (135)
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–8
2005
2007

The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005–06 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.

Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating John Higgins 9–8 in a high-quality final.

Prize fund

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

Wildcard round

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Match Score
WC1  Dave Harold (ENG) 2–5  Yang Qingtian (CHN)
WC2  Andrew Norman (ENG) 1–5  Yu Delu (CHN)
WC3  Joe Swail (NIR) 5–2  Liu Chuang (CHN)
WC4  David Roe (ENG) 5–2  Li Yinxi (CHN)
WC5  Scott MacKenzie (SCO) 5–2  Li Hang (CHN)
WC6  Jamie Cope (ENG) 5–2  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC7  Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–1  Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
WC8  Adrian Gunnell (ENG) 5–3  Zheng Peng (CHN)

Main draw

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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 19 frames
               
1 China Ding Junhui 5
China Yang Qing Tian 4
1 China Ding Junhui 5
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Yu De Lu 1
1 China Ding Junhui 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 0
10 England Jimmy White 3
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
  Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
England David Roe 3
7 England Paul Hunter 4
England David Roe 5
1 China Ding Junhui 2
11 Wales Mark Williams 6
6 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
Scotland Scott MacKenzie 5
Scotland Scott MacKenzie 0
11 Wales Mark Williams 5
11 Wales Mark Williams 5
Scotland Drew Henry 2
11 Wales Mark Williams 5
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
14 Scotland Alan McManus 2
England Jamie Cope 5
England Jamie Cope 4
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Barry Hawkins 1
11 Wales Mark Williams 9
8 Scotland John Higgins 8
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 0
Thailand James Wattana 5
Thailand James Wattana 4
12 England Stephen Lee 5
12 England Stephen Lee 5
England David Gray 2
12 England Stephen Lee 2
13 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
13 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Australia Neil Robertson 4
13 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Ricky Walden 2
5 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
England Ricky Walden 5
13 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
8 Scotland John Higgins 6
8 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Stuart Bingham 4
8 Scotland John Higgins 5
9 England Peter Ebdon 0
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Mark Selby 4
8 Scotland John Higgins 5
16 England Joe Perry 2
16 England Joe Perry 5
England Adrian Gunnell 4
16 England Joe Perry 5
England Michael Holt 4
2 England Shaun Murphy 2
England Michael Holt 5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006.[2][4]
Mark Williams (11)
 Wales
9–8 John Higgins (8)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 1–85 (54), 63–60, 60–66 (56, 66), 72–52, 69–0 (60), 3–74 (74), 25–68, 73–32 (66)
Evening: 67–0, 57–71, 78–42 (61), 39–58, 0–75 (69), 70–12 (69), 58–47, 28–64 (64), 69–44
69 Highest break 74
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.[4]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Rod Lawler4England Tom Ford5England Dave Harold5England Ali Carter2
England Stuart Mann5England Stuart Mann1England Tom Ford3England Dave Harold5
England Andrew Normanw/oScotland Marcus Campbell4Malta Tony Drago3England Barry Pinches0
England Steve Jamesw/dEngland Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman5
England Brian Morgan2England Mike Dunn2Northern Ireland Joe Swail5England Andy Hicks3
England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert4Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
England David Roe5Finland Robin Hull2England Mark Davis3Australia Quinten Hannwd
Malta Alex Borg1England David Roe5England David Roe5England David Roewo
Scotland Scott MacKenzie5England Chris Norbury1Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2England Ian McCulloch2
Malaysia Moh Keen Ho0Scotland Scott MacKenzie5Scotland Scott MacKenzie5Scotland Scott MacKenzie5
England Simon Bedford5Pakistan Shokat Ali4Scotland Drew Henry5England Robert Milkins2
England Gary Wilkinson3England Simon Bedford5England Simon Bedford0Scotland Drew Henry5
England Alfie Burden5England Jamie Cope5Wales Dominic Dale3England John Parrott1
England Nick Dyson3England Alfie Burden4England Jamie Cope5England Jamie Cope5
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5England Jimmy Michie5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4England Barry Hawkins5
Scotland James McBain2Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney4England Jimmy Michie5England Jimmy Michie4
England Sean Storey4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3Thailand James Wattana5England Nigel Bond2
Scotland Hugh Abernethy5Scotland Hugh Abernethy5Scotland Hugh Abernethy4Thailand James Wattana5
Wales Paul Daviesw/oScotland Jamie Burnett5Wales Ryan Day5England David Gray5
China Jin Longw/dWales Paul Davies4Scotland Jamie Burnett4Wales Ryan Day3
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5England James Tatton4England Stuart Pettman5Australia Neil Robertson5
England Gary Wilson3Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez1England Stuart Pettman1
England Paul Wykes5England Lee Spick5England Ricky Walden5England Steve Daviswd
Bahrain Habib Subah1England Paul Wykes3England Lee Spick4England Ricky Waldenwo
England Shailesh Jogia1England Rory McLeod5England Stuart Bingham5England Mark King2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland Mark Allen0England Rory McLeod2England Stuart Bingham5
England Adam Davies5England Justin Astley5England Mark Selby5England Anthony Hamilton2
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4England Adam Davies3England Justin Astley4England Mark Selby5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell4England Matthew Couch2England Adrian Gunnell5Hong Kong Marco Fu1
China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo3England Adrian Gunnell5
Wales Darren Morgan0Wales Lee Walker4Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4England Michael Holt5
England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump4

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Preisgeld China Open 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b "2006 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2006 China Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006.