2005–06 snooker season

2005–06 snooker seasonDetails

Duration| 17 May 2005 – 10 May 2006 (2005-05-17 – 2006-05-10)
Tournaments| 24 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship|  Ding Junhui
Masters|  John Higgins
World Championship|  Graeme Dott

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2006–07 ->

The 2005–06 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 17 May 2005 and 10 May 2006. There were six ranking tournaments, and the British Open and Irish Masters tournaments were removed from calendar.[1][2] The Northern Ireland Trophy was held for the first time as non-ranking tournament,[3] and the Pot Black was held again after a 12-year hiatus.[4]

## New professional players

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Countries

* Bahrain
* China
* England
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2004/2005 professional Main Tour.

International champions[5]

1. IBSF World Snooker Championship winner:  Mark Allen
2. IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner:  Gary Wilson
3. EBSA European Snooker Championships winner:  Alex Borg
4. EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships winner:  Chris Norbury
5. ACBS Asian Snooker Championship winner:  Jin Long
6. ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship winner:  Moh Keen Ho

WPBSA Wildcard[5]

7. Judd Trump
8. Habib Subah
9. Liang Wenbo

From Challenge Tour[5][6]

10. Jamie Cope
11. Lee Spick
12. Justin Astley
13. Matthew Couch
14. Chris Norbury
15. James Tatton
16. Stuart Mann
17. David Gilbert
18. James McBain

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## Calendar

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The following table outlines the results and dates for the ranking and major invitational events that took place.[7]

### World Snooker Tour

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17 Aug  | 21 Aug  |  NIR | Northern Ireland Trophy | Waterfront Hall | Belfast |  Matthew Stevens |  Stephen Hendry | 9–7  | [8][9]
8 Oct | 16 Oct |  ENG | Grand Prix | Guild Hall | Preston |  John Higgins |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–2  | [10]
29 Oct  |  ENG | Pot Black | Royal Automobile Club | London |  Matthew Stevens |  Shaun Murphy | 1–0  | [11]
20 Nov  | 23 Nov  |  WAL | Masters Qualifying Event | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Stuart Bingham |  Ali Carter | 6–3  | [12]
15 Sep  | 4 Dec  |  ENG | Premier League | G-Mex Centre | Manchester |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |  Stephen Hendry | 6–0  | [13]
5 Dec  | 18 Dec  |  ENG | UK Championship | Barbican Centre | York |  Ding Junhui |  Steve Davis | 10–6  | [14]
15 Jan  | 22 Jan  |  ENG | Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London |  John Higgins |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–9  | [15][16]
30 Jan  | 5 Feb  |  MLT | Malta Cup | Hilton Conference Center | Portomaso |  Ken Doherty |  John Higgins | 9–8  | [17]
27 Feb  | 5 Mar  |  WAL | Welsh Open | Newport Centre | Newport |  Stephen Lee |  Shaun Murphy | 9–4  | [18][19]
20 Mar  | 26 Mar  |  CHN | China Open | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium | Beijing |  Mark Williams |  John Higgins | 9–8  | [20][21]
15 Apr  | 1 May  |  ENG | World Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield |  Graeme Dott |  Peter Ebdon | 18–14 | [22]
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.

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24 Sep  | 25 Sep  |  ENG | British Open  | Savoy Snooker Centre  | Snodland |  June Banks |  Reanne Evans | 4–0  | [23]
29 Oct  | 29 Oct  |  ENG | UK Ladies Championship  | Landywood Snooker Hall  | Walsall |  Reanne Evans |  Maria Catalano | 4–0  | [24]
26 Nov  | 26 Nov  |  ENG | East Anglian Championship  | Cambridge Snooker Centre  | Cambridge |  June Banks |  Reanne Evans | 4–3  | [25]
4 Feb  | 4 Feb  |  ENG | Northern Championship  | Regal Snooker Centre  | Preston |  Maria Catalano |  June Banks | 4–1  | [26]
25 Feb  | 25 Feb  |  ENG | Connie Gough Memorial  | Rileys Snooker Club  | Luton |  Maria Catalano |  Reanne Evans | 4–3  | [27]
1 Apr  | 6 Apr  |  ENG | World Women's Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre  | Cambridge |  Reanne Evans |  Emma Bonney | 5–3  | [28]

### Pontin's International Open Series

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Start  | Finish  | Country  | Tournament name  | Venue  | City  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score  | Ref.

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17 May  | 21 May  |  WAL | PIOS I  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Tian Pengfei |  Martin Gould | 6–3  | [29][30]
17 Jun  | 21 Jun  |  WAL | PIOS II  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Mark Joyce |  James Leadbetter | 6–3  | [31][32]
2 Sep  | 7 Sep  |  WAL | PIOS III  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Liu Song |  Stephen Rowlings | 6–1  | [33][34]
14 Oct  | 19 Oct  |  WAL | PIOS IV  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Colm Gilcreest |  Mark Joyce | 6–3  | [35][36]
28 Nov  | 1 Dec  |  WAL | PIOS V  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Chris Melling |  Paul Davison | 6–5  | [37][38]
17 Feb  | 20 Feb  |  WAL | PIOS VI  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Liu Song |  Paul Davison | 6–3  | [39][40]
6 Mar  | 9 Mar  |  WAL | PIOS VII  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Tian Pengfei |  Liu Song | 6–3  | [41]
8 May  | 10 May  |  WAL | PIOS VIII  | Pontin's | Prestatyn |  Andrew Higginson |  Jamie O'Neill | 6–3  | [42]

### Other events

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20 Jul  | 24 Jul  |  GER | World Games | Saalbau Bottrop | Duisburg |  Gerard Greene |  Ding Junhui | 4–3  | [43][44]
1 Oct  | 3 Oct  |  GER | Fürth German Open | Stadthalle  | Fürth |  Mark King |  Michael Holt | 4–2  | [45]
22 Oct  | 26 Oct  |  IRL | Irish Professional Championship | Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex | Templeogue |  Joe Swail |  Ken Doherty | 9–7  | [46]
25 Nov  | 27 Nov  |  SUI | Swiss Open  | Billard Center Im Funken  | Zofingen |  Ricky Walden |  Ken Doherty | 5–3  | [47]
17 Dec  | 18 Dec  |  NED | Dutch Open | De Dieze | 's-Hertogenbosch |  Bjorn Haneveer |  Michael Holt | 6–1  | [48]

## Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2005/2006

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.[49][50][51]

No.  | Ch.  | Player  | Points 2003/04  | Points 2004/05  | Total

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1 |  |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 26650 | 23162 | 49812
2 |  |  Stephen Hendry | 20800 | 21337 | 42137
3 |  |  Stephen Maguire | 14025 | 19725 | 33750
4 |  |  Matthew Stevens | 18450 | 19725 | 33712
5 |  |  Paul Hunter | 18925 | 13200 | 32125
6 |  |  John Higgins | 16212 | 15812 | 32024
7 |  |  Peter Ebdon | 15525 | 15650 | 31175
8 |  |  Jimmy White | 18175 | 12787 | 30962
9 |  |  Mark Williams | 16912 | 12837 | 29749
10 |  |  Stephen Lee | 14025 | 15625 | 29650
11 |  |  Ken Doherty | 13237 | 15887 | 29124
12 |  |  Alan McManus | 12825 | 15975 | 28800
13 |  |  Graeme Dott | 14812 | 13500 | 28312
14 |  |  Joe Perry | 15900 | 11250 | 27150
15 |  |  Steve Davis | 11212 | 15775 | 26987
16 |  |  Ian McCulloch | 12075 | 14537 | 26612

## World ranking points

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2006/2007

The rankings for the 2006–07 season were based on the total points from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. There were 6 ranking events during the 2005–06 season.

## Points distribution

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2005/2006 Points distribution for world ranking events:[52]

Tournament  | Round →  | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W

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Grand Prix[53] | Unseeded loser  | 400  | –  | 900  | –  | 1400  | 1900  | 2500  | 3200  | 4000  | 5000
Seeded loser  | 250  | –  | 450  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
UK Championship[54][55] | Unseeded loser  | 600  | 975  | 1350  | 1725  | 2100  | 2850  | 3750  | 4800  | 6000  | 7500
Seeded loser  | 300  | 488  | 675  | 863  | 1050  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Malta Cup[56][57] | Unseeded loser  | 400  | 650  | 900  | 1150  | 1400  | 1900  | 2500  | 3200  | 4000  | 5000
Seeded loser  | 200  | 325  | 450  | 575  | 700  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Welsh Open[58] | Unseeded loser  | 400  | 650  | 900  | 1150  | 1400  | 1900  | 2500  | 3200  | 4000  | 5000
Seeded loser  | 200  | 325  | 450  | 575  | 700  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
China Open[59][60] | Unseeded loser  | 400  | 650  | 900  | 1150  | 1400  | 1900  | 2500  | 3200  | 4000  | 5000
Seeded loser  | 200  | 325  | 450  | 575  | 700  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
World Championship[61][62] | Unseeded loser  | 800  | 1300  | 1800  | 2300  | 2800  | 3800  | 5000  | 6400  | 8000  | 10000
Seeded loser  | 400  | 650  | 900  | 1150  | 1400  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –

## Notes

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