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2006 Masters (snooker)

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2006 SAGA Insurance Masters
Tournament information
Dates15–22 January 2006 (2006-01-15 – 2006-01-22)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score10–9
2005
2007

The 2006 Masters (officially the 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 22 January 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and the last time that the tournament was held at this venue. The tournament was part of the 2005/2006 season.

John Higgins won his 2nd Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in a reverse of last year's final.

Field

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Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. Places were allocated to the leading players in the world rankings. With Murphy having a ranking of 21, Ian McCulloch, ranked 16, was not an automatic invitation. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Stuart Bingham (ranked 37), and McCulloch, who was the wild-card selection. Stuart Bingham and Ian McCulloch were making their debuts in the Masters.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Qualifying stage

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  • Winner: £2,000
  • Runner-up: £680
  • Semi-final: £250
  • Quarter-final: £105
  • Total: £3,600

Televised stage

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Wild-card round

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In the preliminary "wild-card round", the two wild-card players were drawn against the players seeded 15th and 16th:[2][3][4][5][6]

Match Date Score
WC1 Sunday 15 January  Joe Perry (ENG) (15) 3–6  Ian McCulloch (ENG)
WC2 Sunday 15 January  Steve Davis (ENG) (16) 4–6  Stuart Bingham (ENG)

Main draw

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[2][3][4][5][6]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
 Ian McCulloch (ENG) 0
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
8 England Peter Ebdon 2
8  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
11 England Stephen Lee 5
5  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
14  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
14 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
11 England Stephen Lee 6
4  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 0
11  Stephen Lee (ENG) 6
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
7 Scotland John Higgins 10
3  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 4
13  Alan McManus (SCO) 6
13 Scotland Alan McManus 6
10 Wales Mark Williams 4
6  Paul Hunter (ENG) 3
10  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
13 Scotland Alan McManus 2
7 Scotland John Higgins 6
7  John Higgins (SCO) 6
9  Jimmy White (ENG) 3
7 Scotland John Higgins 6
2 England Shaun Murphy 4
2  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
12  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 22 January 2006.[2][4]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
 England
9–10 John Higgins (7)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 60–48, 139–0 (139), 138–0 (138), 0–73 (73), 0–80 (80), 20–48, 27–66, 0–71
Evening: 91–44 (91), 100–30 (56), 0–81 (81), 6–86 (68), 72–46, 100–5 (100), 1–71 (62), 62–53, 65–5 (58), 1–83, 60–64 (60, 64)
139 Highest break 80
3 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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The 2005 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 20 and 23 November 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The winner who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham.[7][8]

Last 48
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
England Anthony Hamilton3
England Rory McLeod4England Rory McLeod5
England Rory McLeod5
England Joe Jogia3
Malta Tony Drago3
Malta Tony Drago5
England James Tatton1England Simon Bedford1
England Rory McLeod5
England Simon Bedford4
England Barry Hawkins3
England Barry Hawkins5
England Matthew Couch1England Andrew Norman2
England Barry Hawkins5
England Andrew Norman4
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace1
England Robert Milkinsw/d
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallacew/o
England Rory McLeod4
England Rod Lawler2
England Stuart Bingham5
England Nigel Bond4
Scotland Marcus Campbell4Scotland Marcus Campbell5
Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Gary Wilson0
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0
Republic of Ireland Michael Judgew/oRepublic of Ireland Michael Judge5
Scotland Marcus Campbell0
England Adam Daviesw/d
England Stuart Bingham5
England Stuart Bingham5
England Ricky Walden3England David Roe2
England Stuart Bingham5
England David Roe4
Finland Robin Hull3
England David Gray2
Finland Robin Hull4Finland Robin Hull5
England Stuart Bingham6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen1
England Ali Carter3
England Ali Carter5
England Justin Astleyw/oEngland Justin Astley2
England Ali Carter5
Scotland James McBainw/d
Wales Ryan Day2
Wales Ryan Day5
England Chris Norbury2England Alfie Burden3
England Ali Carter5
England Alfie Burden4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Australia Neil Robertson2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brienw/oRepublic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Brian Morganw/d
England Lee Spick2
Hong Kong Marco Fu2
England Lee Spickw/oEngland Lee Spick5
England Ali Carter5
England Sean Storeyw/d
Northern Ireland Joe Swail3
England Michael Holt5
England Dave Harold2England Judd Trump2
England Michael Holt2
England Judd Trump4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
England Mark Selby2
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
England Stuart Mann0
China Ding Junhui4
England John Parrott0
England Jamie Cope4England Jamie Cope5
England Jamie Cope1
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez2
China Ding Junhui5
England Barry Pinches2
England Tom Ford3China Ding Junhui5
China Ding Junhui4

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

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Total: 11[4]

Qualifying stage centuries

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[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Preisgeld Masters 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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  3. ^ a b "2006 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "2006 SAGA Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006.
  5. ^ a b "2006 SAGA Insurance Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2005 Saga Masters Qualifying event". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006.
  8. ^ "2005 Master Qualifying Event results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.