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
Dates2 September 2006
VenueRoyal Automobile Club
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£40,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest break119 – Mark Williams
Final
Champion Mark Williams
Runner-up John Higgins
Score1–0 (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
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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.
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