2006 China Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–26 March 2006 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Winner: £30,000 |
Stage one high break: £500 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 |
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Dave Harold (ENG) |
2–5 | Yang Qingtian (CHN)
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| WC2 | Andrew Norman (ENG) |
1–5 | Yu Delu (CHN)
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| WC3 |  Joe Swail (NIR) |
5–2 | Liu Chuang (CHN)
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| WC4 | David Roe (ENG) |
5–2 | Li Yinxi (CHN)
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| WC5 | Scott MacKenzie (SCO) |
5–2 | Li Hang (CHN)
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| WC6 | Jamie Cope (ENG) |
5–2 | Tian Pengfei (CHN)
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| WC7 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
5–1 | Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
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| WC8 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) |
5–3 | Zheng Peng (CHN)
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006.[2][4] | ||
| Mark Williams (11) Wales
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9–8 | John Higgins (8) Scotland
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| 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
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.[4]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Preisgeld China Open 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ a b "2006 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "2006 China Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006.