World Snooker Championship 2006

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2006
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Attendees: 32
Venue: Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening: April 15, 2006
Endgame: April 30/1. May 2006

Winner: ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott
Finalist: EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon
Highest Break: 140 ( Ronnie O'Sullivan ) EnglandEngland
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The 2006 World Snooker Championship took place from April 15, 2006 to May 1, 2006 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2005/06 snooker season . There was a change in the main sponsor for this World Cup. The previous sponsor Embassy withdrew, the new sponsor was 888.com . Graeme Dott from Scotland won the title with an 18:14 final victory over Peter Ebdon .

The defending champion was Shaun Murphy . Peter Ebdon threw the reigning world champion out of the running for the world championship for the second year in a row (13: 7 against Murphy in the quarterfinals; 2005: 13:11 against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarterfinals).

The 5:10 loss to Neil Robertson was the last match for Paul Hunter as a professional. The cancer-suffering snooker player never came back on the main tour and died on October 9, 2006. Marco Fu was the first Asian player since 1997 to reach the semi-finals of a world championship.

Prize money

Prize money 2006 Profit in £
winner 200,000
defeated finalist 100,000
Semifinals 40,800
Quarter finals 20,800
Round of 16 12,680
last 32 9,600
last 48 6,400
last 64 4,000
Highest Break (Main Round) 10,000
Maximum break (main round) 147,000
All in all £ 896,240

game schedule

  Round 1
Best of 19 Frames
2 Sessions; Frames 9-10 		Round of 16
Best of 25 Frames
3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9 		Quarterfinals
Best of 25 Frames
3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9 		Semifinals
Best of 33 Frames
4 Sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9 		Final
Best of 35 Frames
4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10
                                               
21st  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 10                
32  ThailandThailand James Wattana 4th  
21st  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 13
  15th  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 7th  
15th  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 10
31  EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 4th  
21st  EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 7th
  7th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 13  
8th  EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5    
23  EnglandEngland David Gray 10  
23  EnglandEngland David Gray 2
  7th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 13  
7th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 10
24  EnglandEngland Michael Holt 8th  
7th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 17th
  25th  Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 16  
4th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 10
40  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Swail 5  
4th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 8th
  11  IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 13  
11  IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 10
30th  EnglandEngland Barry Hawkins 1  
11  IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 10
  25th  Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 13  
12  ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 3    
25th  Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 10  
25th  Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 13
  3  ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 4th  
3  ScotlandScotland Stephen Maguire 10
20th  EnglandEngland Mark King 6th  
7th  EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 14th
13  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 18th
2  ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 9
27  EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 10  
27  EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 9
  13  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 13  
13  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 10
29  EnglandEngland John Parrott 3  
13  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 13
  28  AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 12  
10  EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 10    
19th  EnglandEngland Ali Carter 8th  
10  EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 9
  28  AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 13  
5  EnglandEngland Paul Hunter 5
28  AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 10  
13  ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 17th
  1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 11  
6th  ScotlandScotland John Higgins 4th
39  EnglandEngland Mark Selby 10  
39  EnglandEngland Mark Selby 8th
  9  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 13  
9  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 10
17th  EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 1  
9  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 11
  1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 13  
14th  EnglandEngland Joe Perry 3    
32  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 10  
33  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 10
  1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 13  
1  EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
45  EnglandEngland Dave Harold 4th  

final

Final: Best of 35 Frames
Referee: Jan Verhaas
Crucible Theater ,  Sheffield , England , April 30th & May 1st 2006
Peter Ebdon EnglandEngland 14: 18 ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott
117 Highest break 68
1 Century breaks -
9 50+ breaks 10

Pre-qualification

The pre-qualification took place in Prestatyn .

Round 1

game Player 1 Result Player 2
1 David Singh IndiaIndia kl. EnglandEngland Ali Bassiri
2 Del Smith EnglandEngland 54: 54th EnglandEngland Garry Baldrey
3 Phil Seaton EnglandEngland 25 : 25 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey
4th Les Dodd EnglandEngland 52: 52 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
5 Neil Selman EnglandEngland 25 : 25 EnglandEngland Stephen Ormerod
6th Ian Stark EnglandEngland 52: 52 NetherlandsNetherlands Gerrit bij de Leij

round 2

game Player 1 Result Player 2
1 Stefan Mazrocis NetherlandsNetherlands 05 : 05 EnglandEngland Ali Bassiri
2 Mehmet Husnu Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus 25 : 25 EnglandEngland Garry Baldrey
3 Phil Seaton EnglandEngland 50: 50 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
4th Neil Selman EnglandEngland 50: 50 NetherlandsNetherlands Gerrit bij de Leij

Round 3

game Player 1 Result Player 2
1 Stefan Mazrocis NetherlandsNetherlands 25 : 25 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Mehmet Husnu
2 Tony Knowles EnglandEngland 53: 53 NetherlandsNetherlands Gerrit bij de Leij

qualification

Like the pre-qualification, the qualification also took place in Prestatyn . Rounds 1 to 3 took place between January 6th and 13th, 2006. The fourth round followed on March 14th and 15th, 2006.

Rounds 1-4

  Round 2
Best of 19 frames 		  Round 3
Best of 19 frames 		  Round 4
Best of 19 frames 		  Round 5
Best of 19 frames
                               
   EnglandEngland Joe Jogia 10      EnglandEngland Jamie Cope 10      IrelandIreland Michael Judge 10      EnglandEngland Ali Carter 10
   ScotlandScotland Hugh Abernethy 3      EnglandEngland Joe Jogia 7th      EnglandEngland Jamie Cope 4th      IrelandIreland Michael Judge 5
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 10      EnglandEngland Brian Morgan 7th      ScotlandScotland Drew Henry 9      EnglandEngland Barry Hawkins 10
   EnglandEngland Stuart Mann 1      China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 10      China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 10      China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 6th
   EnglandEngland Nick Dyson 10      EnglandEngland Matthew Couch 10      IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 10      Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 10
   ScotlandScotland James McBain 8th      EnglandEngland Nick Dyson 6th      EnglandEngland Matthew Couch 4th      IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 7th
   IrelandIreland David McDonnell kl.      EnglandEngland Tom Ford 10      EnglandEngland Dave Harold 10      EnglandEngland Ian McCulloch 9
   MalaysiaMalaysia Moh Keen Hoo      IrelandIreland David McDonnell 3      EnglandEngland Tom Ford 8th      EnglandEngland Dave Harold 10
   EnglandEngland David Roe 10      EnglandEngland Lee Spick 10      EnglandEngland Ricky Walden 8th      EnglandEngland John Parrott 10
   EnglandEngland Gary Wilkinson 9      EnglandEngland David Roe 6th      EnglandEngland Lee Spick 10      EnglandEngland Lee Spick 9
   EnglandEngland Simon Bedford 6th      EnglandEngland Jimmy Michie 8th      EnglandEngland Mark Selby 10      EnglandEngland Robert Milkins 4th
   MaltaMalta Alex Borg 10      MaltaMalta Alex Borg 10      MaltaMalta Alex Borg 4th      EnglandEngland Mark Selby 10
   IrelandIreland Leo Fernandez 8th      EnglandEngland Mike Dunn 10      EnglandEngland Rory McLeod 8th      EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 10
   EnglandEngland Judd Trump 10      EnglandEngland Judd Trump 7th      EnglandEngland Mike Dunn 10      EnglandEngland Mike Dunn 0
   ScotlandScotland Scott MacKenzie 10      ScotlandScotland Marcus Campbell 10      EnglandEngland Stuart Bingham 10      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 10
   BahrainBahrain Habib Subah 3      ScotlandScotland Scott MacKenzie 3      ScotlandScotland Marcus Campbell 7th      EnglandEngland Stuart Bingham 7th
   EnglandEngland Alfie Burden 10      EnglandEngland Rod Lawler 10      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Dominic Dale 6th      EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 10
   BelgiumBelgium Bjorn Haneveer 9      EnglandEngland Alfie Burden 7th      EnglandEngland Rod Lawler 10      EnglandEngland Rod Lawler 8th
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 8th      ScotlandScotland Jamie Burnett 8th      MaltaMalta Tony Drago 7th      ThailandThailand James Wattana 10
   EnglandEngland David Gilbert 10      EnglandEngland David Gilbert 10      EnglandEngland David Gilbert 10      EnglandEngland David Gilbert 6th
   EnglandEngland Sean Storey 4th      FinlandFinland Robin Hull 10      EnglandEngland Mark Davis 10      EnglandEngland David Gray 10
   NetherlandsNetherlands Gerrit bij de Leij 10      NetherlandsNetherlands Gerrit bij de Leij 6th      FinlandFinland Robin Hull 7th      EnglandEngland Mark Davis 9
   EnglandEngland Adam Davies 7th      EnglandEngland Justin Astley 3      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 6th      EnglandEngland Andy Hicks 10
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Mark Allen 10      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Mark Allen 10      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Mark Allen 10      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Mark Allen 7th
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 10      PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 10      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Swail 10      EnglandEngland Barry Pinches 8th
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Jin Long 9      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Paul Davies 6th      PakistanPakistan Shokat Ali 5      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Swail 10
   EnglandEngland Andrew Norman 9      EnglandEngland James Tatton 10      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Gerard Greene 10      AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 10
   EnglandEngland Gary Wilson 10      EnglandEngland Gary Wilson 8th      EnglandEngland James Tatton 4th      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Gerard Greene 6th
   EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 10      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Lee Walker 2      EnglandEngland Adrian Gunnell 10      EnglandEngland Mark King 10
   NetherlandsNetherlands Stefan Mazrocis 8th      EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 10      EnglandEngland Paul Wykes 3      EnglandEngland Adrian Gunnell 5
   IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 10      EnglandEngland Chris Norbury 6th      EnglandEngland Stuart Pettman 10      EnglandEngland Michael Holt 10
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Liang Wenbo 5      IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 10      IrelandIreland Joe Delaney 8th      EnglandEngland Stuart Pettman 2

Century Breaks

Main round

With 46 Century Breaks in the final round, significantly fewer Centuries were achieved than in the previous year (63). Robert Milkins managed a maximum break in qualifying .

EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 140, 139, 124, 109, 106, 100
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 137
EnglandEngland Ali Carter 135, 112
Hong KongHong Kong Marco Fu 135, 125, 118, 110, 103, 101, 100
EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 135, 113
EnglandEngland Mark Selby 123, 122, 110
EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 122, 117, 116, 112, 107, 107, 101
ScotlandScotland Graeme Dott 121
ScotlandScotland John Higgins 119
EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 115
EnglandEngland Shaun Murphy 113, 106
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 112, 106, 103
EnglandEngland David Gray 109
AustraliaAustralia Neil Robertson 109, 109, 106, 103, 102
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ryan Day 104
EnglandEngland Michael Holt 102

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