2006 China Open (snooker)
The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005/2006 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.
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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(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £197,250 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break |  Ding Junhui (135) |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Williams |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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 | 2–5 | Yang Qingtian |
| WC2 | Andrew Norman | 1–5 | Yu Delu |
| WC3 |  Joe Swail | 5–2 | Liu Chuang |
| WC4 | David Roe | 5–2 | Li Yinxi |
| WC5 | Scott MacKenzie | 5–2 | Li Hang |
| WC6 | Jamie Cope | 5–2 | Tian Pengfei |
| WC7 | Ricky Walden | 5–1 | Cao Kaisheng |
| WC8 | Adrian Gunnell | 5–3 | Zheng Peng |
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006.[2][4] | ||
| Mark Williams (11) Wales |
9–8 | John Higgins (8) Scotland |
| 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]
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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.
- "Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "2006 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "2006 China Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006.