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

Countries

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

Calendar

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

World Snooker Tour

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

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

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

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

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
1RiseScotland Stephen Hendry 213371510036437
2RiseRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty 158872025036137
3FallEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 231621285036012
4RiseScotland John Higgins 158121915034962
5RiseEngland Shaun Murphy 163751635032725
6RiseScotland Graeme Dott 135001910032600
7SteadyEngland Peter Ebdon 156501555031200
8RiseWales Mark Williams 128371830031137
9FallScotland Stephen Maguire 197251100030725
10SteadyEngland Stephen Lee 156251350029125
11RiseEngland Steve Davis 157751310028875
12RiseEngland Barry Hawkins 132251460027825
13RiseAustralia Neil Robertson 144251257527000
14FallWales Matthew Stevens 15262860023862
15RiseEngland Ali Carter 14175955023725
16RiseEngland Anthony Hamilton 14312941323725

World ranking points

[44][45]

No. Player Points 2005/06 NIT GP UK WO MC CO WSC Points 2006/07 Total[46]
1Scotland John Higgins 191501900250048007007002500100002310042250
2Scotland Graeme Dott 191002500575480019002500500014001867537775
3England Shaun Murphy 1635025001400105025005000250064002135037700
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2025025001900285019002500250014001555035800
5England Ronnie O'Sullivan 128504000250028502500700320050002075033600
6England Peter Ebdon 1555070014007500700320070038001800033550
7Australia Neil Robertson 1257519005000105050001900190038002055033125
8Scotland Stephen Hendry 15100190057560001900250070038001737532475
9China Ding Junhui 144755000140037505751400140028001632530800
10Scotland Stephen Maguire 1100019001400285032001900190064001955030550
11England Mark Selby 91251900190021001900575190080001827527400
12Wales Mark Williams 18300190057528507007007001400882527125
13England Stephen Lee 13500320019002850700190070014001265026150
14England Ali Carter 95507001400105025003200190050001575025300
15England Steve Davis 1310070014003750320070070014001185024950
16Wales Ryan Day 10050250019002100575400057528001445024500

Points distribution

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

  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. 1 2 Only for seeded players

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