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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 21–29 October 2006 (2006-10-21 – 2006-10-29) |
| Venue | A.E.C.C. |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £455,750 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
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| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–5 |
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The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.
John Higgins was the defending champion, however he lost 5–2 in the quarter-finals to Mark King. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Cope compiled a maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt.
Main draw
Round-robin stage
The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
Group 2A
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | +6 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
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Group 2B
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | +8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
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Group 2C
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | +11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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Group 2D
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | +7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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Group 2E
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | −9 | |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | −7 |
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Group 2F
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | −8 | |
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Group 2G
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | +8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
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Group 2H
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | +10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
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Knockout stage
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | |||||||||||
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006. | ||
| Neil Robertson |
9–5 | Jamie Cope |
| Afternoon: 40–67, 100–8 (100), 78–0 (78), 60–59 (Robertson 59), 61–2, 35–70 (55), 59–3 Evening: 63–38, 64–31, 98–9 (68), 0–105 (105), 42–69, 27–57, 70–1 (55) | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 105 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen.[1]
Group 1A
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 11 | +7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | |
| 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | −10 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | −11 |
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Group 1B
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
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Group 1C
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | +13 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | −10 | |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | −10 |
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Group 1D
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | +13 | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 10 | +8 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | −13 |
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Group 1E
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
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Group 1F
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | +10 | |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | +12 | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | −9 |
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Group 1G
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | +14 | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
| 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
| 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | −15 |
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Group 1H
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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| 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 |
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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Notes
- Jamie Cope 2nd due to win against Michael Holt, David Roe is 6th due to loss against Marco Fu.
- Neil Robertson 1st due to win against Ken Doherty, Paul Davison 6th due to loss against Judd Trump.
- Mark Williams withdrew due to wrist injury thus all his results are expunged.
References
- "2006 Grand Prix". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
- "2006 Grand Prix Order of Play". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
- "2006 Grand Prix results". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
