2006 Welsh Open (snooker)

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

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.

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

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

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

Main draw

[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
1England Ronnie O'Sullivan1
17England Ian McCulloch517England Ian McCulloch5
17England Ian McCulloch5
44England Dave Harold3
25England Robert Milkins3
13Scotland Alan McManus4
25England Robert Milkins525England Robert Milkins5
17England Ian McCulloch2
England Judd Trump3
18England Anthony Hamilton5
12Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
23England Michael Holt523England Michael Holt4
12Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
33Wales Dominic Dale2
18England Anthony Hamilton5
6England Paul Hunter3
18England Anthony Hamilton518England Anthony Hamilton5
18England Anthony Hamilton5
43Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien3
11England Stephen Lee6
8England Peter Ebdon0
21England Mark King439Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
39Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
39Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
14Scotland Graeme Dott5
14Scotland Graeme Dott5
26England Nigel Bond0China Liang Wenbo3
14Scotland Graeme Dott2
China Liang Wenbo5
11England Stephen Lee5
11England Stephen Lee5
24Hong Kong Marco Fu234Scotland Drew Henry2
11England Stephen Lee5
34Scotland Drew Henry5
38England Mark Selby2
4Scotland Stephen Maguire3
27Australia Neil Robertson338England Mark Selby5
11England Stephen Lee9
38England Mark Selby5
2England Shaun Murphy4
3Scotland Stephen Hendry3
29England Barry Hawkins529England Barry Hawkins5
29England Barry Hawkins5
60England David Roe4
32Wales Ryan Day2
9England Jimmy White0
28England John Parrott132Wales Ryan Day5
29England Barry Hawkins5
32Wales Ryan Day5
31Thailand James Wattana3
15England Joe Perry2
31Thailand James Wattana531Thailand James Wattana5
31Thailand James Wattana5
47England Ricky Walden4
7Scotland John Higgins4
7Scotland John Higgins5
19England Barry Pinches468Scotland Scott MacKenzie2
29England Barry Hawkins1
68Scotland Scott MacKenzie5
2England Shaun Murphy6
5Wales Matthew Stevens5
22England David Gray441England Mark Davis0
5Wales Matthew Stevens1
41England Mark Davis5
10Wales Mark Williams5
10Wales Mark Williams5
20England Ali Carter469England Alfie Burden3
10Wales Mark Williams2
69England Alfie Burden5
2England Shaun Murphy5
16England Steve Davis4
21Australia Quinten Hannw/dEngland Jamie Cope5
England Jamie Cope4
England Jamie Copew/o
2England Shaun Murphy5
2England Shaun Murphy5
30England Andy Hicks530England Andy Hicks3
49Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3

Final

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

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
England Andrew Normanw/oEngland James Tatton2England Dave Harold5
Malaysia Moh Keen How/dEngland Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman1
England Rod Lawler3Wales Lee Walker1England Adrian Gunnell1
England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump5
Wales Darren Morgan5England Chris Norbury5Wales Dominic Dale5
Scotland Hugh Abernethy3Wales Darren Morgan4England Chris Norbury1
England Paul Wykes0Pakistan Shokat Ali3Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Gary Wilson5England Gary Wilson5England Gary Wilson3
England Adam Davies2England Matthew Couch5Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
England Gary Wilkinson5England Gary Wilkinson1England Matthew Couch1
England Sean Storey0Scotland Jamie Burnett0England Rory McLeod3
China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo5
Wales Paul Davies5England Justin Astley5Scotland Drew Henry5
England Nick Dyson2Wales Paul Davies3England Justin Astley2
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5England Tom Ford5England Mark Selby5
Malta Alex Borg2Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney4England Tom Ford2
England David Roe5England Lee Spick4England Stuart Pettman3
Scotland James McBain4England David Roe5England David Roe5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez2England Jimmy Michie1Wales Ryan Day5
Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland Mark Allen3
China Ding Junhuiw/oFinland Robin Hull0England Ricky Walden5
England Steve Jamesw/dChina Ding Junhui5China Ding Junhui3
Scotland Scott MacKenziew/oScotland Marcus Campbell3Malta Tony Drago3
China Jin Longw/dScotland Scott MacKenzie5Scotland Scott MacKenzie5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell3England Mike Dunn4England Mark Davis5
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4
England Alfie Burden5England Brian Morgan3Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4
England Stuart Mann3England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden5
England Simon Bedford2England Jamie Cope5England Stuart Bingham3
England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert3England Jamie Cope5
England Joe Jogia5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
Bahrain Habib Subah1England Joe Jogia1Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  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.