Snooker tournament
The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.
John Higgins was the defending champion, however he lost 5-2 in the quarter-finals to Mark King. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Cope compiled a maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt.
Main draw
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Round-robin stage
The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
Group 2A
- 21 October:
- John Higgins 3-0 James Wattana
- Alan McManus 3-0 Barry Hawkins
- Issara Kachaiwong 3-2 Dominic Dale
- Issara Kachaiwong 3-2 Barry Hawkins
| - 22 October:
- Alan McManus 3-1 Dominic Dale
- John Higgins 3-1 Issara Kachaiwong
- John Higgins 3-2 Dominic Dale
- Issara Kachaiwong 3-1 Alan McManus
| - 23 October:
- Issara Kachaiwong 3-0 James Wattana
- John Higgins 3-1 Barry Hawkins
- James Wattana 1-3 Alan McManus
| - 24 October:
- John Higgins 1-3 Alan McManus
- Barry Hawkins 3-0 James Wattana
- Barry Hawkins 3-0 Dominic Dale
- James Wattana 0-3 Dominic Dale
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Group 2B
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
Ryan Day (WAL) | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
Mark King (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
Ali Carter (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
Michael Judge (IRL) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
- 21 October:
- Ryan Day 3-0 Shaun Murphy
- Mark King 3-1 Ali Carter
- Ryan Day 3-0 Ali Carter
- Shaun Murphy 3-0 Mark King
| - 22 October:
- Shaun Murphy 3-1 Michael Judge
- Ryan Day 3-0 Jamie Jones
- Ali Carter 3-0 Michael Judge
| - 23 October:
- Mark King 3-1 Michael Judge
- Ali Carter 3-1 Jamie Jones
- Jamie Jones 3-2 Mark King
| - 24 October:
- Michael Judge 2-3 Jamie Jones
- Ryan Day 0-3 Mark King
- Shaun Murphy 3-2 Jamie Jones
- Shaun Murphy 2-3 Ali Carter
- Ryan Day 3-1 Michael Judge
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Group 2C
- 21 October:
- Michael Holt 3-0 Marco Fu
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 Steve Davis
- Michael Holt 3-1 David Roe
- Steve Davis 3-1 Jamie Cope
| - 22 October:
- David Roe 3-1 Steve Davis
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-0 Michael Holt
- Jamie Cope 3-1 Marco Fu
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-0 Jamie Cope
- Marco Fu 3-1 David Roe
| - 23 October:
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 Marco Fu
- Michael Holt 1-3 Jamie Cope
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 David Roe
- Steve Davis 1-3 Michael Holt
| - 24 October:
- Steve Davis 3-0 Marco Fu
- Jamie Cope 3-2 David Roe
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Group 2D
- 21 October:
- Nigel Bond 3-2 Neil Robertson
- Judd Trump 3-2 Paul Davison
- Neil Robertson 3-1 Joe Swail
- Ken Doherty 3-2 Nigel Bond
- Joe Swail 3-2 Judd Trump
| - 22 October:
- Ken Doherty 3-1 Paul Davison
- Neil Robertson 3-1 Judd Trump
- Joe Swail 3-2 Paul Davison
- Ken Doherty 3-0 Judd Trump
- Joe Swail 3-0 Nigel Bond
| - 23 October:
- Neil Robertson 3-2 Ken Doherty
- Paul Davison 3-1 Nigel Bond
- Ken Doherty 3-0 Joe Swail
- Neil Robertson 3-0 Paul Davison
- Nigel Bond 3-2 Judd Trump
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Group 2E
- 21 October:
- Liang Wenbo 3-1 Fergal O'Brien
- Stephen Hendry 3-2 Mark Selby
- Liang Wenbo 3-2 Andy Hicks
| - 22 October:
- Matthew Stevens 3-1 Liang Wenbo
- Andy Hicks 3-2 Stephen Hendry
- Mark Selby 3-0 Andy Hicks
| - 23 October:
- Matthew Stevens 3-0 Stephen Hendry
- Fergal O'Brien 3-1 Andy Hicks
- Mark Selby 3-0 Liang Wenbo
- Matthew Stevens 3-1 Fergal O'Brien
| - 24 October:
- Fergal O'Brien 3-2 Stephen Hendry
- Matthew Stevens 0-3 Mark Selby
- Stephen Hendry 0-3 Liang Wenbo
- Matthew Stevens 3-0 Andy Hicks
- Mark Selby 0-3 Fergal O'Brien
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Group 2F
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
Robin Hull (FIN) | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Gerard Greene (NIR) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | −8 |
Mark Williams (WAL)[n 3] | | | | | |
- 21 October:
Stuart Bingham 3-0 Mark Williams - Robin Hull 3-1 Gerard Greene
- Stephen Lee 3-2 Stuart Bingham
| - 22 October:
- Ian McCulloch 3-0 Stuart Bingham
Mark Williams 3-1 Stephen Lee - Ian McCulloch 3-0 Gerard Greene
Robin Hull 3-1 Mark Williams
| - 23 October:
- Ian McCulloch 3-2 Robin Hull
- Gerard Greene 3-0 Stephen Lee
Mark Williams vs. Gerard Greene
| - 24 October:
- Robin Hull 3-0 Stuart Bingham
- Stuart Bingham 2-3 Gerard Greene
- Stephen Lee 3-1 Robin Hull
- Stephen Lee 3-1 Ian McCulloch
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Group 2G
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | +8 |
David Gray (ENG) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Tom Ford (ENG) | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 |
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
- 21 October:
- David Gray 3-2 Anthony Hamilton
- David Gray 3-0 Ben Woollaston
- Robert Milkins 3-2 Peter Ebdon
| - 22 October:
- Tom Ford 3-2 Anthony Hamilton
- Ben Woollaston 3-1 Anthony Hamilton
| - 23 October:
- Robert Milkins 3-2 Tom Ford
- Robert Milkins 3-1 Ben Woolaston
- Peter Ebdon 1-3 David Gray
- Peter Ebdon 1-3 Tom Ford
| - 24 October:
- Peter Ebdon 3-0 Anthony Hamilton
- Robert Milkins 3-1 David Gray
- Ben Woolaston 3-2 Tom Ford
- Peter Ebdon 3-2 Ben Woollaston
- David Gray 3-0 Tom Ford
- Anthony Hamilton 1-3 Robert Milkins
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Group 2H
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
Andrew Norman (ENG) | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 |
Mark Allen (NIR) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
- 21 October:
- Graeme Dott 3-2 Joe Perry Stephen
- Maguire 3-0 Mark Allen
- Ding Junhui 3-0 Graeme Dott
- Andrew Norman 3-1 Mark Allen
| - 22 October:
- Andrew Norman 3-2 Ding Junhui
- Graeme Dott 3-0 Mark Allen
- Joe Perry 3-1 Stephen Maguire
- Andrew Norman 3-2 Stephen Maguire
| - 23 October:
- Stephen Maguire 3-1 Graeme Dott
- Joe Perry 3-0 Andrew Norman
- Ding Junhui 2-3 Stephen Maguire
- Joe Perry 3-0 Mark Allen
| - 24 October:
- Graeme Dott 1-3 Andrew Norman
- Ding Junhui 3-2 Mark Allen
- Joe Perry 3-0 Ding Junhui
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Knockout stage
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006. |
Neil Robertson Australia | 9–5 | Jamie Cope England |
Afternoon: 40–67, 100–8 (100), 78–0 (78), 60–59 (Robertson 59), 61–2, 35–70 (55), 59–3 Evening: 63–38, 64–31, 98–9 (68), 0–105 (105), 42–69, 27–57, 70–1 (55) |
100 | Highest break | 105 |
1 | Century breaks | 1 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen.[1]
Group 1A
- 30 September:
- Ricky Walden 3-1 Marcus Campbell
- Jimmy Michie 3-0 Joe Delaney
- Matthew Couch 2-3 Tian Pengfei
- Jamie Jones 2-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- Ricky Walden 3-1 Jimmy Michie
- Marcus Campbell 3-2 Joe Delaney
- 1 October
- Matthew Couch 3-1 Jamie Jones
- Tian Pengfei 0-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- Ricky Walden 3-0 Joe Delaney
- Marcus Campbell 2-3 Matthew Couch
- Jimmy Michie 1-3 Jamie Jones
- Ricky Walden 3-0 Issara Kachaiwong
| - 2 October
- Marcus Campbell 3-2 Tian Pengfei
- Joe Delaney 1-3 Matthew Couch
- Jimmy Michie 1-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- Ricky Walden 2-3 Tian Pengfei
- Marcus Campbell 2-3 Jamie Jones
- Joe Delaney 1-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- 3 October
- Tian Pengfei 0-3 Jamie Jones
- Marcus Campbell 1-3 Jimmy Michie
- Matthew Couch 0-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- Jimmy Michie 3-0 Tian Pengfei
- Joe Delaney 1-3 Jamie Jones
- Ricky Walden 3-1 Matthew Couch
| - 4 October
- Marcus Campbell 2-3 Issara Kachaiwong
- Joe Delaney 3-1 Tian Pengfei
- Ricky Walden 1-3 Jamie Jones
- Jimmy Michie 3-1 Matthew Couch
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Group 1B
- 30 September:
- Michael Judge 3-2 Dominic Dale
- Shokat Ali 2-3 Jamie Burnett
- Sean Storey 2-3 Andrew Higginson
- Roy Stolk 2-3 James Leadbetter
- Michael Judge 3-1 Shokat Ali
- Dominic Dale 1-3 Jamie Burnett
- 1 October
- Sean Storey 3-1 Roy Stolk
- Andrew Higginson 3-2 James Leadbetter
- Michael Judge 3-2 Jamie Burnett
- Dominic Dale 3-0 Sean Storey
- Shokat Ali 3-0 Roy Stolk
- Michael Judge 1-3 James Leadbetter
| - 2 October
- Dominic Dale 2-3 Andrew Higginson
- Jamie Burnett 1-3 Sean Storey
- Shokat Ali 3-0 James Leadbetter
- Michael Judge 3-2 Andrew Higginson
- Dominic Dale 3-0 Roy Stolk
- Jamie Burnett 1-3 James Leadbetter
- 3 October
- Andrew Higginson 0-3 Roy Stolk
- Dominic Dale 3-2 Shokat Ali
- Sean Storey 3 -2 James Leadbetter
- Shokat Ali 3-1 Andrew Higginson
- Jamie Burnett 3-1 Roy Stolk
- Michael Judge 2-3 Sean Storey
| - 4 October
- Dominic Dale 3-1 James Leadbetter
- Jamie Burnett 1-3 Andrew Higginson
- Michael Judge 3-0 Roy Stolk
- Shokat Ali 3-2 Sean Storey
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Group 1C
- 30 September:
- Rod Lawler 0-3 Jamie Cope
- Rory McLeod 2-3 Tony Drago
- Chris Melling 1-3 Paul Davison
- Mark Boyle 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat
- Rod Lawler 1-3 Rory McLeod
- Jamie Cope 3-1 Tony Drago
- 1 October
- Chris Melling 3-0 Mark Boyle
- Paul Davison 2-3 Passakorn Suwannawat
- Rod Lawler 3-2 Tony Drago
- Jamie Cope 3-1 Chris Melling
- Rory McLeod 3-2 Mark Boyle
- Rod Lawler 3-1 Passakorn Suwannawat
| - 2 October
- Jamie Cope 3-1 Paul Davison
- Tony Drago 3-2 Chris Melling
- Rory McLeod 3-0 Passakorn Suwannawat
- Rod Lawler 3-1 Paul Davison
- Jamie Cope 3-0 Mark Boyle
- Tony Drago 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat
- 3 October
- Paul Davison 3-0 Mark Boyle
- Jamie Cope 1-3 Rory McLeod
- Chris Melling 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat
- Rory McLeod 0-3 Paul Davison
- Tony Drago 3-1 Mark Boyle
- Rod Lawler 2-3 Chris Melling
| - 4 October
- Jamie Cope 3-0 Passakorn Suwannawat
- Tony Drago 1-3 Paul Davison
- Rod Lawler 2-3 Mark Boyle
- Rory McLeod 0-3 Chris Melling
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Group 1D
- 30 September:
- John Parrott 3-2 Drew Henry
- David Gilbert 1-3 David Roe
- Judd Trump 3-0 Ian Preece
- Dermot McGlinchey 3-2 Jeff Cundy
- John Parrott 3-1 David Gilbert
- Drew Henry 3-2 David Roe
- 1 October
- Judd Trump 3-0 Dermot McGlinchey
- Ian Preece 2-3 Jeff Cundy
- John Parrott 1-3 David Roe
- Drew Henry 1-3 Judd Trump
- David Gilbert 2-3 Dermot McGlinchey
- John Parrott 3-0 Jeff Cundy
| - 2 October
- Drew Henry 0-3 Ian Preece
- David Roe 1-3 Judd Trump
- David Gilbert 3-0 Jeff Cundy
- John Parrott 2-3 Ian Preece
- Drew Henry 2-3 Dermot McGlinchey
- David Roe 3-0 Jeff Cundy
- 3 October
- Ian Preece 3-0 Dermot McGlinchey
- Drew Henry 0-3 David Gilbert
- Judd Trump 3-1 Jeff Cundy
- David Gilbert 0-3 Ian Preece
- David Roe 3-1 Dermot McGlinchey
- John Parrott 0-3 Judd Trump
| - 4 October
- Drew Henry 3-1 Jeff Cundy
- David Roe 3-1 Ian Preece
- John Parrott 3-1 Dermot McGlinchey
- David Gilbert 3-1 Judd Trump
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Group 1E
- 30 September:
- Barry Pinches 1-3 Gerrard Greene
- Mike Dunn 2-3 Scott Mackenzie
- Paul Wykes 1-3 Liang Wenbo
- David Morris 3-0 Peter Lines
- Barry Pinches 1-3 Mike Dun
- Gerard Greene 3-0 Scott Mackenzie
- 1 October
- Paul Wykes 0-3 David Morris
- Liang Wenbo 3-0 Peter Lines
- Barry Pinches 1-3 Scott Mackenzie
- Gerard Greene 1-3 Paul Wykes
- Mike Dunn 1-3 David Morris
- Barry Pinches 0-3 Peter Lines
| - 2 October
- Gerard Greene 1-3 Liang Wenbo
- Scott Mackenzie 1-3 Paul Wykes
- Mike Dunn 2-3 Peter Lines
- Barry Pinches 3-2 Liang Wenbo
- Gerard Greene 3-1 David Morris
- Scott Mackenzie 3-2 Peter Lines
- 3 October
- Liang Wenbo 3-1 David Morris
- Gerard Greene 3-1 Mike Dunn
- Paul Wykes 0-3 Peter Lines
- Mike Dunn 0-3 Liang Wenbo
- Scott Mackenzie 1-3 David Morris
- Barry Pinches 3-2 Paul Wykes
| - 4 October
- Gerard Greene 3-2 Peter Lines
- Scott Mackenzie 3-1 Liang Wenbo
- Barry Pinches 3-0 David Morris
- Mike Dunn 3-0 Paul Wykes
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Group 1F
- 30 September:
- Adrian Gunnell 0-3 Fergal O’Brien
- Robin Hull 3-0 Stuart Pettman
- Chris Norbury 1-3 Liu Song
- Alex Borg 1-3 Mohammed Shehab
- Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Robin Hull
- Fergal O’Brien 3-1 Stuart Pettman
- 1 October
- Chris Norbury 3-1 Alex Borg
- Liu Song 1-3 Mohammed Shehab
- Adrian Gunnell 3-0 Stuart Pettman
- Fergal O’Brien 3-2 Chris Norbury
- Robin Hull 3-1 Alex Borg
- Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Mohammed Shehab
| - 2 October
- Fergal O’Brien 3-0 Liu Song
- Stuart Pettman 0-3 Chris Norbury
- Robin Hull 3-1 Mohammed Shehab
- Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Liu Song
- Fergal O’Brien 3-0 Alex Borg
- Stuart Pettman 2-3 Mohammed Shehab
- 3 October
- Liu Song 0-3 Alex Borg
- Fergal O’Brien 2-3 Robin Hull
- Chris Norbury 3-1 Mohammed Shehab
- Robin Hull 3-2 Liu Song
- Stuart Pettman 3-0 Alex Borg
- Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Chris Norbury
| - 4 October
- Fergal O’Brien 3-2 Mohammed Shehab
- Stuart Pettman 3-2 Liu Song
- Adrian Gunnell 2-3 Alex Borg
- Robin Hull 3-1 Chris Norbury
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Group 1G
- 30 September:
- Dave Harold 0-3 Mark Davis
- Paul Davies 1-3 Andrew Norman
- Mark Joyce 3-1 Lee Page
- Robert Stephen 0-3 Ben Woollaston
- Dave Harold 3-1 Paul Davies
- Mark Davis 1-3 Andrew Norman
- 1 October
- Mark Joyce 0-3 Robert Stephen
- Lee Page 0-3 Ben Woollaston
- Dave Harold 0-3 Andrew Norman
- Mark Davis 3-1 Mark Joyce
- Paul Davies 3-1 Robert Stephen
- Dave Harold 2-3 Ben Woollaston
| - 2 October
- Mark Davies 3-2 Lee Page
- Andrew Norman 1-3 Mark Joyce
- Paul Davies 2-3 Ben Woollaston
- Dave Harold 3-0 Lee Page
- Mark Davis 3-0 Robert Stephen
- Andrew Norman 1-3 Ben Woollaston
- 3 October
- Lee Page 0-3 Robert Stephen
- Mark Davis 3-1 Paul Davies
- Mark Joyce 2-3 Ben Woollaston
- Paul Davies 3-1 Lee Page
- Andrew Norman 3-2 Robert Stephen
- Dave Harold 3-1 Mark Joyce
| - 4 October
- Mark Davis 0-3 Ben Woollaston Andrew
- Norman 3-2 Lee Page
- Dave Harold 3-0 Robert Stephen
- Paul Davies 3-0 Mark Joyce
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Group 1H
- 30 September:
- Tom Ford 3-2 Jimmy White
- Mark Allen 3-2 Joe Jogia
- Alfie Burden 3-0 Lee Spick
- Tom Ford 2-3 Mark Allen
- Jimmy White 1-3 Joe Jogia
- 1 October
- Alfie Burden 2-3 Patrick Einsle
- Tom Ford 3-2 Joe Jogia
- Jimmy White 3-0 Alfie Burden
- Mark Allen 3-1 Patrick Einsle
| - 2 October
- Jimmy White 0-3 Lee Spick
- Joe Jogia 3-0 Alfie Burden
- Tom Ford 3-0 Lee Spick
- Jimmy White 3-2 Patrick Einsle
- 3 October
- Lee Spick 3-0 Patrick Einsle
- Jimmy White 3-1 Mark Allen
- Mark Allen 3-1 Lee Spick
- Joe Jogia 1-3 Patrick Einsle
- Tom Ford 0-3 Alfie Burden
| - 4 October
- Joe Jogia 0-3 Lee Spick
- Tom Ford 3-2 Patrick Einsle Mark
- Allen 2-3 Alfie Burden
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Century breaks
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Qualifying stage centuries
Televised stage centuries
- 147, 105 – Jamie Cope
- 144 – Robin Hull
- 142, 131 – Fergal O'Brien
- 142 – Issara Kachaiwong
- 141 – Stuart Bingham
- 140 – Ryan Day
- 139, 107 – Mark Selby
- 136, 133, 129, 118, 113, 107, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 128, 100 – Ken Doherty
- 126 – David Roe
- 123 – Gerard Greene
- 121, 120, 106, 106 – John Higgins
- 121 – Tom Ford
- 119, 102 – Joe Perry
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Notes
- ^ a b c d Jamie Cope 2nd due to win against Michael Holt, David Roe is 6th due to loss against Marco Fu.
- ^ a b c d Neil Robertson 1st due to win against Ken Doherty, Paul Davison 6th due to loss against Judd Trump.
- ^ Mark Williams withdrew due to wrist injury thus all his results are expunged.
References
- ^ a b c "2006 Grand Prix". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
- ^ "2006 Grand Prix Order of Play". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
- ^ "2006 Grand Prix results". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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