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2006 Pot Black

FieldValue
tournament_namePot Black
dates2 September 2006
venueRoyal Automobile Club
locationLondon
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£40,000
winners_share£10,000
highest_break119 – Mark Williams
winnerWAL Mark Williams
runner_upSCO John Higgins
score1–0 (119–13)
previous2005
next2007

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 . Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 0–1 (64–70) against John Higgins.

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.

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: £10,000
  • Runner-up: £6,000
  • Semi-final: £4,000
  • Quarter-final: £3,500
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £40,000

Main draw

Players highlighted in bold are the match winners. | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= WAL Matthew Stevens | RD1-score1= 64 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= SCO John Higgins | RD1-score2= 70 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= SCO Graeme Dott | RD1-score3= 20 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= ENG Peter Ebdon | RD1-score4= 61 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= ENG Shaun Murphy | RD1-score5= 46 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= WAL Mark Williams | RD1-score6= 60 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= SCO Stephen Hendry | RD1-score7= 1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= IRL Ken Doherty | RD1-score8= ''88''' | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= SCO John Higgins | RD2-score1= 81 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= ENG Peter Ebdon | RD2-score2= 0 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= WAL Mark Williams | RD2-score3= 72 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score4= 50 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= SCO John Higgins | RD3-score1= 13 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= WAL Mark Williams | RD3-score2= 119

References

References

  1. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. "Williams claims Pot Black prize". [[BBC Sport]].
  3. "2006 Pot Black Cup". Global Snooker Centre.
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