2006 Welsh Open (snooker)


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.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Ian McCulloch.
Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9–4.

Tournament summary

was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £35,000

Runner Up: £17,500

Semi Finalist: £8,750

Quarter Finalist: £6,500

Last 16: £4,275

Last 32: £2,750

Last 48: £1,725

Last 64: £1,325

Stage two highest break: £2000

Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 24 January and 26 January 2006.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries