| Tournament Name: | Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open |
| Venue: | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £197,250 |
| Winners Share: | £30,000 |
| Highest Break: | (135) |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
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.__TOC__
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1] Winner: £30,000
Runner Up: £15,000
Semi Finalist: £7,500
Quarter Finalist: £5,600
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 48: £1,625
Last 64: £1,100
Stage one high break: £500
Stage two high break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | 2–5 | ||
| WC2 | 1–5 | ||
| WC3 | 5–2 | ||
| WC4 | 5–2 | ||
| WC5 | 5–2 | ||
| WC6 | 5–2 | ||
| WC7 | 5–1 | ||
| WC8 | 5–3 | ||
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006. | |||
| Mark Williams (11) | 9–8 | John Higgins (8) | |
| Afternoon: 1–85 (54), 63–60,,,,,, Evening: 67–0, 57–71,,,,,,, | |||
| 69 | Highest break | 74 | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 5 | |
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.[4]