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2006–07 snooker season

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2006–07 snooker season
Details
Duration13 July 2006 – 14 May 2007 (2006-07-13 – 2007-05-14)
Tournaments27 (7 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Peter Ebdon
MastersEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
World ChampionshipScotland John Higgins

The 2006–07 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 13 July 2006 and 14 May 2007.

New professional players

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Countries

Note: New means in these case, that these players were not on the 2005/2006 professional Main Tour.

Calendar

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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[3]

World Snooker Tour

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
13 Aug 20 Aug  NIR Northern Ireland Trophy Waterfront Hall Belfast China Ding Junhui England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [4]
2 Sep  ENG Pot Black Royal Automobile Club London Wales Mark Williams Scotland John Higgins 1–0 [5][6]
21 Oct 29 Oct  SCO Grand Prix A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Australia Neil Robertson England Jamie Cope 9–5 [7]
4 Nov 9 Nov  ENG Masters Qualifying Event English Institute of Sport Sheffield England Stuart Bingham England Mark Selby 6–2 [8]
14 Sep 3 Dec  ENG Premier League Forum Centre Wythenshawe England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Jimmy White 7–0 [9]
4 Dec 17 Dec  ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York England Peter Ebdon Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–6 [10]
14 Jan 21 Jan  ENG Masters Wembley Arena London England Ronnie O'Sullivan China Ding Junhui 10–3 [11][12]
29 Jan 4 Feb  MLT Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso England Shaun Murphy Wales Ryan Day 9–4 [13]
12 Feb 18 Feb  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Australia Neil Robertson England Andrew Higginson 9–8 [14][15]
25 Mar 1 Apr  CHN China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing Scotland Graeme Dott England Jamie Cope 9–5 [16]
21 Apr 7 May  ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland John Higgins England Mark Selby 18–13 [17]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
16 Sep 16 Sep  ENG UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield England Reanne Evans England June Banks 4–2 [18]
21 Oct 21 Oct  ENG East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England Reanne Evans England June Banks 4–3 [19]
18 Nov 18 Nov  ENG British Open Cueball Derby Derby England Reanne Evans England June Banks 4–2 [20]
10 Feb 10 Feb  ENG South Coast Classic Rileys Snooker Club Brighton England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 4–2 [21]
10 Mar 10 Mar  ENG Connie Gough Memorial Rileys Snooker Club Luton England Maria Catalano England June Banks 3–1 [22]
31 Mar 5 Apr  ENG World Women's Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England Reanne Evans England Katie Henrick 5–3 [23]

Pontin's International Open Series

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
18 Sep 22 Sep  WAL PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn England Munraj Pal Norway Kurt Maflin 6–3 [24][25]
12 Oct 16 Oct  WAL PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn Northern Ireland Julian Logue England Alex Davies 6–5 [25][26]
30 Nov 4 Dec  WAL PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez Wales Lee Walker 6–5 [25][27]
14 Jan 18 Jan  WAL PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn England Kuldesh Johal Wales Lee Walker 6–4 [25][28]
1 Feb 5 Feb  WAL PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Norway Kurt Maflin England Ashley Wright 6–3 [25][29]
4 Mar 8 Mar  WAL PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn England Jamie O'Neill England Ashley Wright 6–2 [25][30]
12 Apr 16 Apr  WAL PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Belgium Bjorn Haneveer England Craig Steadman 6–2 [25][31]
10 May 14 May  WAL PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn Scotland James McBain Norway Kurt Maflin 6–4 [25][32]

Other events

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
13 Jul 16 Jul  THA Thailand Masters Hua Hin Grand Hotel Hua Hin Hong Kong Marco Fu Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 5–3 [33]
25 Aug 27 Aug  GER Fürth German Open Stadthalle Fürth England Michael Holt England Barry Hawkins 4–2 [34]
16 Sep 17 Sep  WAL Pontin's Pro Am Series Pontin's Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Ricky Walden 4–2 [35]
9 Oct 11 Oct  IRL Irish Professional Championship Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex Templeogue Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 9–4 [36]
9 Nov 12 Nov   SUI Swiss Open Billard Center Im Funken Zofingen England Matthew Couch England Dave Harold 4–3 [37]
6 Dec 7 Dec  QAT Asian Games Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall Doha China Ding Junhui China Liang Wenbo 4–2 [38]
16 Dec 17 Dec  NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch England Michael Wild England Mark King 6–5 [39]
9 Mar 11 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Barry Hawkins 9–1 [40]

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2006/2007

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[41][42][43]

No. Ch. Player Points 2004/05 Points 2005/06 Total
1 Rise Scotland Stephen Hendry 21337 15100 36437
2 Rise Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 15887 20250 36137
3 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 23162 12850 36012
4 Rise Scotland John Higgins 15812 19150 34962
5 Rise England Shaun Murphy 16375 16350 32725
6 Rise Scotland Graeme Dott 13500 19100 32600
7 Steady England Peter Ebdon 15650 15550 31200
8 Rise Wales Mark Williams 12837 18300 31137
9 Fall Scotland Stephen Maguire 19725 11000 30725
10 Steady England Stephen Lee 15625 13500 29125
11 Rise England Steve Davis 15775 13100 28875
12 Rise England Barry Hawkins 13225 14600 27825
13 Rise Australia Neil Robertson 14425 12575 27000
14 Fall Wales Matthew Stevens 15262 8600 23862
15 Rise England Ali Carter 14175 9550 23725
16 Rise England Anthony Hamilton 14312 9413 23725

World ranking points

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Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2006/2007

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No. Player Points 2005/06 NIT GP UK WO MC CO WSC Points 2006/07 Total[46]
1 Scotland John Higgins 19150 1900 2500 4800 700 700 2500 10000 23100 42250
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 19100 2500 575 4800 1900 2500 5000 1400 18675 37775
3 England Shaun Murphy 16350 2500 1400 1050 2500 5000 2500 6400 21350 37700
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 20250 2500 1900 2850 1900 2500 2500 1400 15550 35800
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 12850 4000 2500 2850 2500 700 3200 5000 20750 33600
6 England Peter Ebdon 15550 700 1400 7500 700 3200 700 3800 18000 33550
7 Australia Neil Robertson 12575 1900 5000 1050 5000 1900 1900 3800 20550 33125
8 Scotland Stephen Hendry 15100 1900 575 6000 1900 2500 700 3800 17375 32475
9 China Ding Junhui 14475 5000 1400 3750 575 1400 1400 2800 16325 30800
10 Scotland Stephen Maguire 11000 1900 1400 2850 3200 1900 1900 6400 19550 30550
11 England Mark Selby 9125 1900 1900 2100 1900 575 1900 8000 18275 27400
12 Wales Mark Williams 18300 1900 575 2850 700 700 700 1400 8825 27125
13 England Stephen Lee 13500 3200 1900 2850 700 1900 700 1400 12650 26150
14 England Ali Carter 9550 700 1400 1050 2500 3200 1900 5000 15750 25300
15 England Steve Davis 13100 700 1400 3750 3200 700 700 1400 11850 24950
16 Wales Ryan Day 10050 2500 1900 2100 575 4000 575 2800 14450 24500

Points distribution

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2006/2007 Points distribution for world ranking events:[47]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Northern Ireland Trophy[48][49] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
UK Championship[50][51] Unseeded loser 600 975 1350 1725 2100 2850 3750 4800 6000 7500
Seeded loser 300 488 675 863 1050 – – – – –
Malta Cup[52][53] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
Welsh Open[54][55] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open[56][57] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
World Championship[58][59] Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –
Tournament Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group L16 QF SF F W
7–8 5–6 3–4 1–2 5–6 3–4
Grand Prix[60] 200 650 900 1150 575[n 7] 1400[n 7] 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000

Notes

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  1. ^ James Leadbetter qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. ^ Peter Lines qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. ^ Jamie Jones qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. ^ Robert Stephen qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  5. ^ David Morris qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. ^ Dermot McGlinchey qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  7. ^ a b Only for seeded players

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