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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 | n/a |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break | 135 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Williams |
| Runner-up | John Higgins |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place from 20–26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium. This was the penultimate ranking event of the season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.
Mark Williams won the tournament, beating John Higgins 9–8 in a high quality final.
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Winner: £30,000 |
Stage 1 high break: £500 Stage 1 max: £1000 |
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Dave Harold | 2–5 | Yang Qing Tian |
| WC2 | Andrew Norman | 1–5 | Yu Delu |
| WC3 | Joe Swail | 5–2 | Liu Chuang |
| WC4 | David Roe | 5–2 | Li Yin Xi |
| WC5 | Scott MacKenzie | 5–2 | Li Hang |
| WC6 | Jamie Cope | 5–2 | Tian Pengfei |
| WC7 | Ricky Walden | 5–1 | Cao Kai Sheng |
| WC8 | Adrian Gunnell | 5–3 | Zheng Peng |
| Final: Best of 17 frames Beijing University Student's Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006.[2][4] |
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| Mark Williams Wales |
9–8 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 1–85 (54), 63–60, 60-66 (56 Williams, 66 Higgins), 72–52, 69–0 (60), 3-74 (74), 25–168, 73–32 (66) Evening: 67–0, 57–71, 78–42 (161), 39–58, 0–75 (69), 70–12 (69), 58–47, 28-64 (64), 69–44 |
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| 69 | Highest break | 74 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.[4]
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