The 2006 Pot Black was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was held on 2 September 2006 at the Royal Automobile Club in London, England. All matches were played over one frame.[1] Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 0–1 (64–70) against John Higgins.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 2 September 2006 |
Venue | Royal Automobile Club |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £40,000 |
Winner's share | £10,000 |
Highest break | 119 – Mark Williams |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams |
Runner-up | John Higgins |
Score | 1–0 (119–13) |
← 2005 2007 → |
Mark Williams won the final 1–0 (119–13) against John Higgins. During the final Williams compiled a 119 break, the highest in the tournament's history.[2]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £10,000
- Runner-up: £6,000
- Semi-final: £4,000
- Quarter-final: £3,500
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £40,000
Main draw
editPlayers highlighted in bold are the match winners.[3]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 0 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 0 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 0 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 1 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 1 | |||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 0 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Williams claims Pot Black prize". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ a b "2006 Pot Black Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007.