Grand Prix 2006
Grand Prix 2006
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Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
Venue: | AECC , Aberdeen , Scotland |
Opening: | October 21, 2006 |
Endgame: | October 29, 2006
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Winner: | Neil Robertson |
Finalist: | Jamie Cope |
Highest Break: | 147 ( Jamie Cope ) |
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The Royal London Watches Grand Prix 2006 was a snooker tournament of the Main Tour - 2006/07 . For the first time since the tournament was introduced, it was not played in England. It took place from October 21 to 29 at the Exhibition and Conference Center in Aberdeen, Scotland (AECC). With the new venue also came a new tournament mode: For the first time there was a preliminary round with 8 groups. In each group everyone played against everyone for the two places that meant advancement to the round of 16 of the elimination tournament.
John Higgins had won the last tournament in England, this time he made it to the quarter-finals. The Australian Neil Robertson achieved his first ranking victory with a 9: 5 win in the final over the Englishman Jamie Cope .
Group stage
The top 32 of the snooker world rankings were set for the main tournament. 16 players had prevailed in the qualification. These 48 players were divided into 8 groups of 6 players each. Each group played in the mode everyone against everyone and the two best players then made it to the round of 16. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided.
Sp. | Number of games played |
SG | Number of games won |
FG | Number of frames won |
FV | Number of frames lost |
FD | Frame difference |
The two best in the group made it to the round of 16. |
Group A
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Alan McManus | 5 | 4th | 13 | 6th | +7 |
2 | John Higgins | 5 | 4th | 13 | 7th | +6 |
3 | Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | 4th | 13 | 8th | +5 |
4th | Barry Hawkins | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ± 0 |
5 | Dominic Dale | 5 | 1 | 8th | 12 | −4 |
6th | James Wattana | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15th | −14 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | John Higgins | 3 : 0 | James Wattana |
2 | Alan McManus | 3 : 0 | Barry Hawkins |
3 | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 : 2 | Dominic Dale |
4th | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 : 2 | Barry Hawkins |
5 | Alan McManus | 3 : 1 | Dominic Dale |
6th | John Higgins | 3 : 1 | Issara Kachaiwong |
7th | John Higgins | 3 : 2 | Dominic Dale |
8th | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 : 1 | Alan McManus |
9 | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 : 0 | James Wattana |
10 | John Higgins | 3 : 1 | Barry Hawkins |
11 | James Wattana | 1: 3 | Alan McManus |
12 | John Higgins | 1: 3 | Alan McManus |
13 | Barry Hawkins | 3 : 0 | James Wattana |
14th | Barry Hawkins | 3 : 0 | Dominic Dale |
15th | James Wattana | 0: 3 | Dominic Dale |
Group B
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Ryan Day | 5 | 4th | 12 | 4th | +8 |
2 | Mark King | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8th | +3 |
3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
4th | Ali Carter | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
5 | Jamie Jones | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
6th | Michael Judge | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15th | −10 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Ryan Day | 3 : 0 | Shaun Murphy |
2 | Mark King | 3 : 1 | Ali Carter |
3 | Ryan Day | 3 : 0 | Ali Carter |
4th | Shaun Murphy | 3 : 0 | Mark King |
5 | Shaun Murphy | 3 : 1 | Michael Judge |
6th | Ryan Day | 3 : 0 | Jamie Jones |
7th | Ali Carter | 3 : 0 | Michael Judge |
8th | Mark King | 3 : 1 | Michael Judge |
9 | Ali Carter | 3 : 1 | Jamie Jones |
10 | Jamie Jones | 3 : 2 | Mark King |
11 | Michael Judge | 2: 3 | Jamie Jones |
12 | Ryan Day | 0: 3 | Mark King |
13 | Shaun Murphy | 3 : 2 | Jamie Jones |
14th | Shaun Murphy | 2: 3 | Ali Carter |
15th | Ryan Day | 3 : 1 | Michael Judge |
Group C
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | 5 | 15th | 4th | +11 |
2 | Jamie Cope | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19th | ± 0 |
3 | Michael Holt | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8th | +2 |
4th | Steve Davis | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
5 | Marco Fu | 5 | 1 | 6th | 13 | −7 |
6th | David Roe | 5 | 1 | 8th | 13 | −5 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Michael Holt | 3 : 0 | Marco Fu |
2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 : 1 | Steve Davis |
3 | Michael Holt | 3 : 1 | David Roe |
4th | Steve Davis | 3 : 1 | Jamie Cope |
5 | David Roe | 3 : 1 | Steve Davis |
6th | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 : 0 | Michael Holt |
7th | Jamie Cope | 3 : 1 | Marco Fu |
8th | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 : 0 | Jamie Cope |
9 | Marco Fu | 3 : 1 | David Roe |
10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 : 2 | Marco Fu |
11 | Michael Holt | 1: 3 | Jamie Cope |
12 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 : 1 | David Roe |
13 | Steve Davis | 1: 3 | Michael Holt |
14th | Steve Davis | 3 : 0 | Marco Fu |
15th | Jamie Cope | 3 : 2 | David Roe |
Group D
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 4th | 14th | 7th | +7 |
2 | Ken Doherty | 5 | 4th | 14th | 6th | +8 |
3 | Joe Swail | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ± 0 |
4th | Nigel Bond | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
5 | Judd Trump | 5 | 1 | 8th | 14th | −6 |
6th | Paul Davison | 5 | 1 | 8th | 13 | −5 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Nigel Bond | 3 : 2 | Neil Robertson |
2 | Judd Trump | 3 : 2 | Paul Davison |
3 | Neil Robertson | 3 : 1 | Joe Swail |
4th | Ken Doherty | 3 : 2 | Nigel Bond |
5 | Joe Swail | 3 : 2 | Judd Trump |
6th | Ken Doherty | 3 : 1 | Paul Davison |
7th | Neil Robertson | 3 : 1 | Judd Trump |
8th | Joe Swail | 3 : 2 | Paul Davison |
9 | Ken Doherty | 3 : 0 | Judd Trump |
10 | Joe Swail | 3 : 0 | Nigel Bond |
11 | Neil Robertson | 3 : 2 | Ken Doherty |
12 | Paul Davison | 3 : 1 | Nigel Bond |
13 | Ken Doherty | 3 : 0 | Joe Swail |
14th | Neil Robertson | 3 : 0 | Paul Davison |
15th | Nigel Bond | 3 : 2 | Judd Trump |
Group E
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | 4th | 12 | 5 | +7 |
2 | Mark Selby | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6th | +5 |
3 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
4th | Liang Wenbo | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | 1 | 6th | 15th | −9 |
6th | Stephen Hendry | 5 | 1 | 7th | 14th | −7 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Liang Wenbo | 3 : 1 | Fergal O'Brien |
2 | Stephen Hendry | 3 : 2 | Mark Selby |
3 | Liang Wenbo | 3 : 2 | Andy Hicks |
4th | Matthew Stevens | 3 : 1 | Liang Wenbo |
5 | Andy Hicks | 3 : 2 | Stephen Hendry |
6th | Mark Selby | 3 : 0 | Andy Hicks |
7th | Matthew Stevens | 3 : 0 | Stephen Hendry |
8th | Fergal O'Brien | 3 : 1 | Andy Hicks |
9 | Mark Selby | 3 : 0 | Liang Wenbo |
10 | Matthew Stevens | 3 : 1 | Fergal O'Brien |
11 | Fergal O'Brien | 3 : 2 | Stephen Hendry |
12 | Matthew Stevens | 0: 3 | Mark Selby |
13 | Stephen Hendry | 0: 3 | Liang Wenbo |
14th | Matthew Stevens | 3 : 0 | Andy Hicks |
15th | Mark Selby | 0: 3 | Fergal O'Brien |
Group F.
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Stephen Lee | 4th | 3 | 9 | 7th | +2 |
2 | Ian McCulloch | 4th | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
3 | Robin Hull | 4th | 2 | 9 | 7th | +2 |
4th | Gerard Greene | 4th | 2 | 7th | 8th | −1 |
5 | Stuart Bingham | 4th | 0 | 4th | 12 | −8 |
- a | Mark Williams | - | - | - | - | - |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Mark Williams | -: - | Stuart Bingham |
2 | Robin Hull | 3 : 1 | Gerard Greene |
3 | Stephen Lee | 3 : 2 | Stuart Bingham |
4th | Stuart Bingham | 0: 3 | Ian McCulloch |
5 | Mark Williams | -: - | Stephen Lee |
6th | Ian McCulloch | 3 : 0 | Gerard Greene |
7th | Mark Williams | -: - | Robin Hull |
8th | Stephen Lee | 0: 3 | Gerard Greene |
9 | Ian McCulloch | 3 : 2 | Robin Hull |
10 | Mark Williams | -: - | Gerard Greene |
11 | Mark Williams | -: - | Ian McCulloch |
12 | Stuart Bingham | 0: 3 | Robin Hull |
13 | Stuart Bingham | 2: 3 | Gerard Greene |
14th | Stephen Lee | 3 : 1 | Robin Hull |
15th | Stephen Lee | 3 : 1 | Ian McCulloch |
Group G
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Robert Milkins | 5 | 5 | 15th | 7th | +8 |
2 | David Gray | 5 | 4th | 13 | 6th | +7 |
3 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
4th | Tom Ford | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 |
5 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
6th | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 6th | 15th | −9 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | David Gray | 3 : 2 | Anthony Hamilton |
2 | David Gray | 3 : 0 | Ben Woollaston |
3 | Robert Milkins | 3 : 2 | Peter Ebdon |
4th | Tom Ford | 3 : 2 | Anthony Hamilton |
5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 : 1 | Anthony Hamilton |
6th | Robert Milkins | 3 : 2 | Tom Ford |
7th | Robert Milkins | 3 : 1 | Ben Woollaston |
8th | Peter Ebdon | 1: 3 | David Gray |
9 | Peter Ebdon | 1: 3 | Tom Ford |
10 | Peter Ebdon | 3 : 0 | Anthony Hamilton |
11 | Robert Milkins | 3 : 1 | David Gray |
12 | Ben Woollaston | 3 : 2 | Tom Ford |
13 | Peter Ebdon | 3 : 2 | Ben Woollaston |
14th | David Gray | 3 : 0 | Tom Ford |
15th | Anthony Hamilton | 1: 3 | Robert Milkins |
Group H.
rank | player | Sp. | SG | FG | FV | FD |
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1 | Joe Perry | 5 | 4th | 14th | 4th | +10 |
2 | Andrew Norman | 5 | 4th | 12 | 9 | +3 |
3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
4th | Ding Junhui | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
5 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15th | −12 |
6th | Mark Allen | 5 | 1 | 7th | 19th | −12 |
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 | Graeme Dott | 3 : 2 | Joe Perry |
2 | Stephen Maguire | 3 : 0 | Mark Allen |
3 | Ding Junhui | 3 : 0 | Graeme Dott |
4th | Andrew Norman | 3 : 1 | Mark Allen |
5 | Andrew Norman | 3 : 2 | Ding Junhui |
6th | Graeme Dott | 3 : 0 | Mark Allen |
7th | Joe Perry | 3 : 1 | Stephen Maguire |
8th | Andrew Norman | 3 : 2 | Stephen Maguire |
9 | Stephen Maguire | 3 : 1 | Graeme Dott |
10 | Joe Perry | 3 : 0 | Andrew Norman |
11 | Ding Junhui | 2: 3 | Stephen Maguire |
12 | Joe Perry | 3 : 0 | Mark Allen |
13 | Graeme Dott | 1: 3 | Andrew Norman |
14th | Ding Junhui | 3 : 2 | Mark Allen |
15th | Joe Perry | 3 : 0 | Ding Junhui |
Finals
In the final round, the usual elimination procedure was used. In each of the eight round of 16 games, one group winner played against a group runner-up.
Round of 16 best of 9 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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A1 | Alan McManus | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Mark Selby | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Alan McManus | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
F2 | Ian McCulloch | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Ryan Day | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
F2 | Ian McCulloch | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Alan McManus | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
D1 | Neil Robertson | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
G2 | David Gray | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
D1 | Neil Robertson | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
D1 | Neil Robertson | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
H2 | Andrew Norman | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
D1 | Neil Robertson | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Jamie Cope | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Matthew Stevens | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | John Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | John Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Mark King | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
F1 | Stephen Lee | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Mark King | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Mark King | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Jamie Cope | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
G1 | Robert Milkins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Jamie Cope | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Jamie Cope | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
H1 | Joe Perry | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
H1 | Joe Perry | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
D2 | Ken Doherty | 0 |
final
Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Eirian Williams AECC , Aberdeen , Scotland , October 29, 2006 |
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Neil Robertson | 9 : 5 | Jamie Cope |
Afternoon: 40: 67 , 100 : 8 (100), 78 : 0 (78), 60 : 59 (Robertson 59), 61 : 2, 35: 70 (55), 59 : 3 Evening: 63 : 38, 64 : 31, 98 : 9 (68), 0: 105 (105), 42: 69 , 27: 57 , 70 : 1 (55) |
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100 | Highest break | 105 |
1 | Century breaks | 1 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
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- ↑ 2006 Grand Prix. Information. Global Cue Sports Center, archived from the original on November 9, 2006 ; accessed on September 17, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b 2006 Grand Prix. Draw. Global Cue Sports Center, archived from the original on November 9, 2006 ; accessed on September 17, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b 2006 Grand Prix. CueTracker, accessed September 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Snooker Results. 2006-2007 Results: Grand Prix. Sporting Life, archived from the original on September 30, 2007 ; accessed on September 17, 2018 (English).