2005–06 snooker season

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]

2005–06 snooker season
Details
Duration17 May 2005 – 10 May 2006
Tournaments22 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Ding Junhui
Masters John Higgins
World Championship Graeme Dott

New professional players
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.

Calendar

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

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score References
05–17 05–21  WAL OS PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn Tian Pengfei Martin Gould 6–3 [8][9]
06–17 06–21  WAL OS PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn Mark Joyce James Leadbetter 6–3 [10][11]
07–20 07–24  GER P/A World Games Saalbau Bottrop Duisburg Gerard Greene Ding Junhui 4–3 [12][13]
08–17 08–21  NIR NR Northern Ireland Trophy Waterfront Hall Belfast Matthew Stevens Stephen Hendry 9–7 [14][15]
09–02 09–07  WAL OS PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn Liu Song Stephen Rowlings 6–1 [16][17]
10–01 10–03  GER P/A Fürth German Open Stadthalle Fürth Mark King Michael Holt 4–2 [18]
10–08 10–16  ENG WR Grand Prix Guild Hall Preston John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–2 [19]
10–14 10–19  WAL OS PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn Colm Gilcreest Mark Joyce 6–3 [20][21]
10–22 10–26  IRL NR Irish Professional Championship Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex Templeogue Joe Swail Ken Doherty 9–7 [22]
10–29  ENG NR Pot Black Royal Automobile Club London Matthew Stevens Shaun Murphy 1–0 [23]
11–20 11–23  WAL NR Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn Stuart Bingham Ali Carter 6–3 [24]
11–28 12–01  WAL OS PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Chris Melling Paul Davison 6–5 [25][26]
09–15 12–04  ENG NR Premier League G-Mex Centre Manchester Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Hendry 6–0 [27]
12–05 12–18  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Ding Junhui Steve Davis 10–6 [28]
01–15 01–22  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [29][30]
01–30 02–05  MLT WR Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Ken Doherty John Higgins 9–8 [31]
02–17 02–20  WAL OS PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn Liu Song Paul Davison 6–3 [32][33]
02–27 03–05  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Stephen Lee Shaun Murphy 9–4 [34][35]
03–06 03–09  WAL OS PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Tian Pengfei Liu Song 6–3 [36]
03–20 03–26  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing Mark Williams John Higgins 9–8 [37][38]
04–15 05–01  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Graeme Dott Peter Ebdon 18–14 [39]
05–08 05–10  WAL OS PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn Andrew Higginson Jamie O'Neill 6–3 [40]
WR = World ranking event
OS = [Pontin's] International Open Series
NR = Non-ranking event
P/A = Pro–am event

Official rankings
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.[41][42][43]

No. Ch. Player Points 2003/04 Points 2004/05 Total
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 266502316249812
2 Stephen Hendry 208002133742137
3 Stephen Maguire 140251972533750
4 Matthew Stevens 184501972533712
5 Paul Hunter 189251320032125
6 John Higgins 162121581232024
7 Peter Ebdon 155251565031175
8 Jimmy White 181751278730962
9 Mark Williams 169121283729749
10 Stephen Lee 140251562529650
11 Ken Doherty 132371588729124
12 Alan McManus 128251597528800
13 Graeme Dott 148121350028312
14 Joe Perry 159001125027150
15 Steve Davis 112121577526987
16 Ian McCulloch 120751453726612

World ranking points
Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2005/2006

[44][45]

No. Player Points 2004/05 GP UK WO MC CO WSC Points 2005/06 Total
1 Stephen Hendry 21337320048007002500250014001510036437
2 Ken Doherty 158871400375019005000320050002025036137
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2316240001050700070064001285036012
4 John Higgins 158125000285019004000400014001915034962
5 Shaun Murphy 16375190028504000190070050001635032725
6 Graeme Dott 135004501050250032001900100001910032600
7 Peter Ebdon 1565014002850700700190080001555031200
8 Mark Williams 12837450285025002500500050001830031137
9 Stephen Maguire 197254502850700250070038001100030725
10 Stephen Lee 1562545010505000700250038001350029125
11 Steve Davis 1577519006000700700038001310028875
12 Barry Hawkins 132253200210032001900140028001460027825
13 Neil Robertson 1442545037505751400140050001257527000
14 Matthew Stevens 15262450105019007007003800860023862
15 Allister Carter 14175450375057514005752800955023725
16 Anthony Hamilton 14312140086332005755752800941323725

Points distribution

2005/2006 Points distribution for world ranking events:[46]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Grand Prix[47] Unseeded loser 400 – 900 – 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 250 – 450 – – – – – – –
UK Championship[48][49] Unseeded loser 600 975 1350 1725 2100 2850 3750 4800 6000 7500
Seeded loser 300 488 675 863 1050 – – – – –
Malta Cup[50][51] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
Welsh Open[52] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open[53][54] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
World Championship[55][56] Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

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