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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
The 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 edit
Players highlighted in bold are the match winners.[3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
| 64 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 70 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 81 | |||||||||||||
 Peter Ebdon
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 61 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 13 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 119 | |||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 46 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 60 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 72 | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 50 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 88 | |||||||||||||
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.