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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 21–29 October 2006 |
| Venue | A.E.C.C. |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £455,750 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
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| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–5 |
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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.
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.
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | +6 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | +8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | +11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | +7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | −9 | |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | −7 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | −8 | |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | +8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | +10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
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| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006. | ||
| Neil Robertson | 9–5 | Jamie Cope |
| Afternoon: 40–67, 100–8 (100), 78–0 (78), 60–59 (Robertson 59), 61–2, 35–70 (55), 59–3 Evening:63–38, 64–31, 98–9 (68), 0–105 (105), 42–69, 27–57, 70–1 (55) | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 105 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
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]
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 11 | +7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | |
| 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | −10 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | −11 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | +13 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | −10 | |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | −10 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | +13 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 10 | +8 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | −13 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | +10 | |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | +12 | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | −9 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | +14 | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
| 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | −15 |
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| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 |
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