2006 Pot Black

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.

Pot Black

Tournament information
Dates	2 September 2006
Venue	Royal Automobile Club
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	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

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

[3]

	Quarter-finals Best of 1 frame					Semi-finals Best of 1 frame					Final Best of 1 frame
		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

1. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. "Williams claims Pot Black prize". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. "2006 Pot Black Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007.