2006 Pot Black Explained

Tournament Name:Pot Black
Dates:2 September 2006
Venue:Royal Automobile Club
Location:London
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£40,000
Winners Share:£10,000
Highest Break:119 – Mark Williams
Winner: Mark Williams
Runner Up: John Higgins
Score:1–0 (119–13)
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 Pot Black was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was held on 2 September 2006 at the Royal Automobile Club in London, England. All matches were played over one .[1] Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 0–1 (64–70) against John Higgins.

Mark Williams won the final 1–0 (119–13) against John Higgins. During the final Williams compiled a 119 break, the highest in the tournament's history.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

Main draw

Players highlighted in bold are the match winners.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pot Black, Junior Pot Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 May 2010.
  2. Web site: Williams claims Pot Black prize. BBC Sport. 13 March 2013.
  3. Web site: 2006 Pot Black Cup. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070627071737/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/06POTBLACK.htm. 27 June 2007.