2006 Welsh Open (snooker)
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Dates | 27 February–5 March 2006 |
Venue | Newport Centre |
City | Newport |
Country | Wales |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Winner's share | £35,000 |
Highest break | 144 |
Final | |
Champion | Stephen Lee |
Runner-up | Shaun Murphy |
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.
Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9-4.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £35,000 |
Stage two highest break: £2000 |
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 5 March 2006.[2] | ||
Stephen Lee (11) England |
9 - 4 | Shaun Murphy (2) England |
Afternoon: 86-6, 74-0, 90-30, 120-0 (120), 47-75,40-61, 0-90, 64-52 (52 Murphy) Evening: 88-0 (62), 39-64, 84-13, 64-52 (52 Murphy), 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Welsh Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2006 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006.
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