2006 Irish Professional Championship

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9–11 October 2006
Venue	Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex
City	Templeogue
Country	Republic of Ireland
Format	Non-Ranking event
Winner's share	€7,000[1]
Highest break	Ken Doherty (140)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Michael Judge
Score	9–4
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The 2006 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in October 2006. The tournament was held at the Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex in Templeogue, and featured sixteen exclusively Irish and Northern Irish players.

The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played over the best of nine frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen. Ken Doherty won the event, beating Michael Judge 9–4 in the final.^[2]

Main draw

	Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Ken Doherty		5
	Robert Murphy		0
						Ken Doherty		5
						Joe Delaney		4
	Joe Delaney		5
	Alex Higgins		2
											Ken Doherty		6
											Mark Allen		2
	Mark Allen		5
	Gary Hardiman		1
						Mark Allen		5
						Gerard Greene		3
	Gerard Greene		5
	Brendan O'Donoghue		0
																Ken Doherty		9
																Michael Judge		4
	Michael Judge		5
	Nigel Power		1
						Michael Judge		5
						Fergal O'Brien		1
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Dermot McGlinchey		2
											Michael Judge		6
											David Morris		1
	David Morris		5
	Colm Gilcreest		3
						David Morris		5
						Joe Swail		4
	Joe Swail		5
	Martin McCrudden		2

Century breaks

• 140, 131, 116 Ken Doherty
• 132 David Morris
• 129 Joe Delaney
• 105 Michael Judge
• 104 Fergal O'Brien

References