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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Wembley Arena, London, England, 21 January 2007. [2] [3] | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England | 10–3 | Ding Junhui China |
Afternoon: 1–77 (77), 16–109 (109), 62–1 (55), 99–22 (99), 128–0 (128), 101–37 (101), 64–72 (O'Sullivan 58), 116–4 (116) Evening:96–0 (96), 66–65 (66, 65), 143–11 (143), 97–0, 121–12 (74) | ||
143 | Highest break | 109 |
4 | Century breaks | 1 |
10 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
The 2006 Masters Qualifying Event were held between 4 and 9 November 2006 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham. [6]
Total: 26 [3]
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