2006 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Royal London Watches Grand Prix
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Tournament information
Dates21–29 October 2006 (2006-10-21 2006-10-29)
Venue A.E.C.C.
City Aberdeen
Country Scotland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £455,750
Winner's share£60,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)
Score9–5
2005
2007

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.

Contents

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.

Main draw

[1] [2] [3]

Round-robin stage

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.

Group 2A

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)54136+7
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)54137+6
Flag of Thailand.svg  Issara Kachaiwong  (THA)54138+5
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)52990
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)51812−4
Flag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)50115−14

Group 2B

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)54124+8
Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)53118+3
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)53119+2
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)53109+1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)52913−4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)50515−10

Group 2C

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)55154+11
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG) [n 1] 5310100
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG) [n 1] 53108+2
Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)52910−1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG) [n 1] 51613−7
Flag of England.svg  David Roe  (ENG) [n 1] 51813−5

Group 2D

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS) [n 2] 54147+7
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL) [n 2] 54146+8
Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)5310100
Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)52913−4
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG) [n 2] 51814−6
Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG) [n 2] 51813−5

Group 2E

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)54125+7
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)53116+5
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)53119+2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)53109+1
Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)51615−9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)51714−7

Group 2F

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)4397+2
Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG)43105+5
Flag of Finland.svg  Robin Hull  (FIN)4297+2
Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)4278−1
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)40412−8
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL) [n 3]

Group 2G

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)55157+8
Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)54136+7
Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)521011−1
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)521012−2
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)52912−3
Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)50615−9

Group 2H

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)54144+10
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)54129+3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)53129+3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)521011−1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)52811−3
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)50315−12

Knockout stage

[4]

 
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
              
 
26 October
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)5
 
27 October
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)1
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
 
26 October
 
Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 3
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)3
 
28 October
 
Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG)5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 2
 
25 October
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)5
 
27 October
 
Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)2
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
 
25 October
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)5
 
29 October
 
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)3
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 9
 
26 October
 
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)4
 
27 October
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 2
 
26 October
 
Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)3
 
28 October
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
 
25 October
 
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)0
 
27 October
 
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5
 
25 October
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)5
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)0
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006.
Neil Robertson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
9–5 Jamie Cope
Flag of England.svg  England
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)
100Highest break105
1Century breaks1
550+ breaks2

Qualifying

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]

Group 1A

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Thailand.svg  Issara Kachaiwong  (THA)76189+9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)751811+7
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)75189+9
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)741511+4
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Couch  (ENG)731316−3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)721419−5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)72919−10
Flag of Ireland.svg  Joe Delaney  (IRL)71819−11

Group 1B

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)751813+5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)741712+5
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Shokat Ali  (PAK)741712+5
Flag of England.svg  Sean Storey  (ENG)741615+1
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)741516−1
Flag of England.svg  James Leadbetter  (ENG)731416−2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)731416−2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roy Stolk  (NED)71718−11

Group 1C

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)76196+13
Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG)741611+5
Flag of England.svg  Chris Melling  (ENG)741613+3
Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)741413+1
Flag of Malta.svg  Tony Drago  (MLT)7416160
Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)731416−2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Mark Boyle  (SCO)72919−10
Flag of Thailand.svg  Passakorn Suwannawat  (THA)711020−10

Group 1D

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)76196+13
Flag of England.svg  David Roe  (ENG)751810+8
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ian Preece  (WAL)741511+4
Flag of England.svg  John Parrott  (ENG)741513+2
Ulster Banner.svg Dermot McGlinchey (NIR)731118−7
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)7313130
Flag of Scotland.svg  Drew Henry  (SCO)721118−7
Flag of England.svg  Jeff Cundy  (ENG)71720−13

Group 1E

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)75189+9
Flag of England.svg  Gerard Greene  (ENG)741612+4
Flag of Ireland.svg  David Morris  (IRL)741411+3
Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)741413+1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott MacKenzie  (SCO)741415−1
Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)731216−4
Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)721216−4
Flag of England.svg  Paul Wykes  (ENG)72917−8

Group 1F

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Finland.svg  Robin Hull  (FIN)762010+10
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)76208+12
Flag of England.svg  Adrian Gunnell  (ENG)751714+3
Flag of England.svg  Chris Norbury  (ENG)731514+1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Mohammed Shehab  (UAE)731516−1
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Pettman  (ENG)72917−8
Flag of Malta.svg  Alex Borg  (MLT)72917−8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Song  (CHN)711019−9

Group 1G

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)77217+14
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)751712+5
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)751610+6
Flag of England.svg  Dave Harold  (ENG)741411+3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Paul Davies  (WAL)7314140
Flag of Scotland.svg  Robert Stephen  (SCO)72915−6
Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)721017−7
Flag of England.svg  Lee Page  (ENG)70621−15

Group 1H

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)641512+3
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)641412+2
Flag of England.svg  Lee Spick  (ENG)63109+1
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)6312120
Flag of England.svg  Alfie Burden  (ENG)6311110
Flag of Germany.svg  Patrick Einsle  (GER)621115−4
Flag of England.svg  Joe Jogia  (ENG)621113−2

Century breaks

[1]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jamie Cope 2nd due to win against Michael Holt, David Roe is 6th due to loss against Marco Fu.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Neil Robertson 1st due to win against Ken Doherty, Paul Davison 6th due to loss against Judd Trump.
  3. Mark Williams withdrew due to wrist injury thus all his results are expunged.

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