2006 Grand Prix (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:Royal London Watches Grand Prix
Venue:A.E.C.C.
Location:Aberdeen
Country:Scotland
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£455,750
Winners Share:£60,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:9–5
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.

John Higgins was the defending champion, however he lost 5-2 in the quarter-finals to Mark King. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Cope compiled a maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt.

Main draw

[1] [2] [3]

Round-robin stage

The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage.

Group 2A

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54136+7
54137+6
54138+5
52990
51812−4
50115−14

Group 2B

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54124+8
53118+3
53119+2
53109+1
52913−4
50515−10

Group 2C

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55154+11
[4] 5310100
53108+2
52910−1
51613−7
51813−5

Group 2D

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[5] 54147+7
54146+8
5310100
52913−4
51814−6
51813−5

Group 2E

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54125+7
53116+5
53119+2
53109+1
51615−9
51714−7

Group 2F

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4397+2
43105+5
4297+2
4278−1
40412−8
[6]

Group 2G

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55157+8
54136+7
521011−1
521012−2
52912−3
50615−9

Group 2H

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54144+10
54129+3
53129+3
521011−1
52811−3
50315−12

Knockout stage

[7]

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006.
Neil Robertson
9–5Jamie Cope
Afternoon: 40–67,,,,,,
Evening: 63–38, 64–31,,,,,
100Highest break105
1Century breaks1
550+ breaks2

Qualifying

Qualifying was held between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen.[1]

Group 1A

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76189+9
751811+7
75189+9
741511+4
731316−3
721419−5
72919−10
71819−11

Group 1B

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751813+5
741712+5
741712+5
741615+1
741516−1
731416−2
731416−2
71718−11

Group 1C

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76196+13
741611+5
741613+3
741413+1
7416160
731416−2
72919−10
711020−10

Group 1D

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76196+13
751810+8
741511+4
741513+2
731118−7
7313130
721118−7
71720−13

Group 1E

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75189+9
741612+4
741411+3
741413+1
741415−1
731216−4
721216−4
72917−8

Group 1F

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762010+10
76208+12
751714+3
731514+1
731516−1
72917−8
72917−8
711019−9

Group 1G

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77217+14
751712+5
751610+6
741411+3
7314140
72915−6
721017−7
70621−15

Group 1H

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641512+3
641412+2
63109+1
6312120
6311110
621115−4
621113−2

Century breaks

[1]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Grand Prix. globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070903084411/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res06-7/06-Grand%20Prix.htm. 3 September 2007.
  2. Web site: 2006 Grand Prix Order of Play. globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070903084553/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res06-7/06-Grand%20Prix-info.htm. 3 September 2007.
  3. Web site: 2006 Grand Prix results. Sporting Life. 9 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716051309/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/results/06-07/grand_prix.html. 16 July 2011.
  4. Jamie Cope 2nd due to win against Michael Holt, David Roe is 6th due to loss against Marco Fu.
  5. Neil Robertson 1st due to win against Ken Doherty, Paul Davison 6th due to loss against Judd Trump.
  6. Mark Williams withdrew due to wrist injury thus all his results are expunged.
  7. Web site: Grand Prix. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071643/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=21. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 7 April 2013.