2006 China Open (snooker)


The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005–06 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.
Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating John Higgins 9–8 in a high-quality final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £30,000

Runner Up: £15,000

Semi Finalist: £7,500

Quarter Finalist: £5,600

Last 16: £4,000

Last 32: £2,500

Last 48: £1,625

Last 64: £1,100

Stage one high break: £500

Stage two high break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000

Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Wildcard round

MatchScore
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Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries