| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 5 March 2006 |
| Venue | Newport Centre |
| City | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £223,275 |
| Winner's share | £35,000 |
| Highest break | 
Robert Milkins (
ENG) (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Stephen Lee (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Shaun Murphy (
ENG) |
| Score | 9–4 |
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The 2006 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February and 5 March at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Ian McCulloch.
Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9–4.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1]
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Winner:
£35,000 |
Stage two highest break: £2000 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Eirian Williams. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 5 March 2006. [2] | ||
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Stephen Lee (11)
England
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9–4 |
Shaun Murphy (2)
England
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| Afternoon: 86–6, 74–0, 90–30, 120–0 (120), 47–75, 40–61, 0–90, 64–52 (Murphy 52) Evening: 88–0 (62), 39–64, 84–13, 64–52 (Murphy 52), 83–0 (71) | ||
| 120 | Highest break | 52 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 24 January and 26 January 2006. [3]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Preisgeld Welsh Open 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Welsh Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "2006 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006.