Masters 2006

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Masters 2006
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 18th
Venue: Wembley Conference Center,
London , England
Opening: January 15, 2006
Endgame: January 22, 2006

Winner: ScotlandScotland John Higgins
Finalist: EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Highest Break: 138 ( Ronnie O'Sullivan ) EnglandEngland
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The SAGA Insurance Masters 2006 was an invitation-only snooker tournament for the 2005/06 season that was held from January 15-22 , 2006 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 32nd edition of the Masters.

Seven years after his first Masters title , John Higgins won the Masters for the second time in the final against defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan .

In the wildcard round Ian McCulloch won against Joe Perry , Steve Davis lost to Stuart Bingham .

Prize money

Prize money
winner £ 125,000
finalist £ 60,000
Semi-finalist £ 30,000
Quarter finalist £ 15,000
Round of 16 £ 10,000
Highest break £ 25,000

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 11 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                             
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th                  
 EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 0  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 2  
 EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 6th
 EnglandEngland Stuart Bingham 4th  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th
   EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 5  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 3    
 ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 5
 
   EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 0
 EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 6th  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
   ScotlandScotland John Higgins 10
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 4th        
 
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 6th
 
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 4th  
 EnglandEngland Paul Hunter 3
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 2
   ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th  
 ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th    
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 3  
 ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 4th  
 EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 6th
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 5  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b SAGA Insurance Masters 2006 . Snooker.org. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b 2006 Masters Results . Snooker Database. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b 2006 SAGA Masters . Global Snooker Center. Archived from the original on April 20, 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters results . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 27, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ a b The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ Prize money Masters 2006 . brownball.de. Retrieved November 10, 2011.