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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events. [3]
Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 Sep | 16 Sep | ![]() | UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [18] |
21 Oct | 21 Oct | ![]() | East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | [19] |
18 Nov | 18 Nov | ![]() | British Open | Cueball Derby | Derby | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [20] |
10 Feb | 10 Feb | ![]() | South Coast Classic | Rileys Snooker Club | Brighton | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [21] |
10 Mar | 10 Mar | ![]() | Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | ![]() | ![]() | 3–1 | [22] |
31 Mar | 5 Apr | ![]() | World Women's Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | [23] |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 Sep | 22 Sep | ![]() | PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3 | [24] [25] |
12 Oct | 16 Oct | ![]() | PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 | [25] [26] |
30 Nov | 4 Dec | ![]() | PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 | [25] [27] |
14 Jan | 18 Jan | ![]() | PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4 | [25] [28] |
1 Feb | 5 Feb | ![]() | PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3 | [25] [29] |
4 Mar | 8 Mar | ![]() | PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 | [25] [30] |
12 Apr | 16 Apr | ![]() | PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 | [25] [31] |
10 May | 14 May | ![]() | PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4 | [25] [32] |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Jul | 16 Jul | ![]() | Thailand Masters | Hua Hin Grand Hotel | Hua Hin | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | [33] |
25 Aug | 27 Aug | ![]() | Fürth German Open | Stadthalle | Fürth | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [34] |
16 Sep | 17 Sep | ![]() | Pontin's Pro Am Series | Pontin's | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [35] |
9 Oct | 11 Oct | ![]() | Irish Professional Championship | Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex | Templeogue | ![]() | ![]() | 9–4 | [36] |
9 Nov | 12 Nov | ![]() | Swiss Open | Billard Center Im Funken | Zofingen | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | [37] |
6 Dec | 7 Dec | ![]() | Asian Games | Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall | Doha | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [38] |
16 Dec | 17 Dec | ![]() | Dutch Open | De Dieze | 's-Hertogenbosch | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 | [39] |
9 Mar | 11 Mar | ![]() | Irish Masters | Ormonde Hotel | Kilkenny | ![]() | ![]() | 9–1 | [40] |
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters. [41] [42] [43]
No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2004/05 | Points 2005/06 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 21337 | 15100 | 36437 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 15887 | 20250 | 36137 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 23162 | 12850 | 36012 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 15812 | 19150 | 34962 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 16375 | 16350 | 32725 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 13500 | 19100 | 32600 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 15650 | 15550 | 31200 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 12837 | 18300 | 31137 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 19725 | 11000 | 30725 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 15625 | 13500 | 29125 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 15775 | 13100 | 28875 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 13225 | 14600 | 27825 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 14425 | 12575 | 27000 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 15262 | 8600 | 23862 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 14175 | 9550 | 23725 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 14312 | 9413 | 23725 |
No. | Player | Points 2005/06 | NIT | GP | UK | WO | MC | CO | WSC | Points 2006/07 | Total [46] |
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1 | ![]() | 19150 | 1900 | 2500 | 4800 | 700 | 700 | 2500 | 10000 | 23100 | 42250 |
2 | ![]() | 19100 | 2500 | 575 | 4800 | 1900 | 2500 | 5000 | 1400 | 18675 | 37775 |
3 | ![]() | 16350 | 2500 | 1400 | 1050 | 2500 | 5000 | 2500 | 6400 | 21350 | 37700 |
4 | ![]() | 20250 | 2500 | 1900 | 2850 | 1900 | 2500 | 2500 | 1400 | 15550 | 35800 |
5 | ![]() | 12850 | 4000 | 2500 | 2850 | 2500 | 700 | 3200 | 5000 | 20750 | 33600 |
6 | ![]() | 15550 | 700 | 1400 | 7500 | 700 | 3200 | 700 | 3800 | 18000 | 33550 |
7 | ![]() | 12575 | 1900 | 5000 | 1050 | 5000 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 20550 | 33125 |
8 | ![]() | 15100 | 1900 | 575 | 6000 | 1900 | 2500 | 700 | 3800 | 17375 | 32475 |
9 | ![]() | 14475 | 5000 | 1400 | 3750 | 575 | 1400 | 1400 | 2800 | 16325 | 30800 |
10 | ![]() | 11000 | 1900 | 1400 | 2850 | 3200 | 1900 | 1900 | 6400 | 19550 | 30550 |
11 | ![]() | 9125 | 1900 | 1900 | 2100 | 1900 | 575 | 1900 | 8000 | 18275 | 27400 |
12 | ![]() | 18300 | 1900 | 575 | 2850 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 8825 | 27125 |
13 | ![]() | 13500 | 3200 | 1900 | 2850 | 700 | 1900 | 700 | 1400 | 12650 | 26150 |
14 | ![]() | 9550 | 700 | 1400 | 1050 | 2500 | 3200 | 1900 | 5000 | 15750 | 25300 |
15 | ![]() | 13100 | 700 | 1400 | 3750 | 3200 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 11850 | 24950 |
16 | ![]() | 10050 | 2500 | 1900 | 2100 | 575 | 4000 | 575 | 2800 | 14450 | 24500 |
2006/2007 Points distribution for world ranking events: [47]
Tournament | Round → | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland Trophy [48] [49] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
UK Championship [50] [51] | Unseeded loser | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2100 | 2850 | 3750 | 4800 | 6000 | 7500 |
Seeded loser | 300 | 488 | 675 | 863 | 1050 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Malta Cup [52] [53] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Welsh Open [54] [55] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
China Open [56] [57] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
World Championship [58] [59] | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournament | Stage 1 Group | Stage 2 Group | L16 | QF | SF | F | W | ||||
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7–8 | 5–6 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5–6 | 3–4 | ||||||
Grand Prix [60] | 200 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 575 [n 7] | 1400 [n 7] | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
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