2006 Welsh Open (snooker)
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| Dates | 27 February–5 March 2006 |
| Venue | Newport Centre |
| City | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £35,000 |
| Highest break | 144 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Lee |
| Runner-up | Shaun Murphy |
| Score | 9–4 |
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The 2006 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February and 5 March at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9-4.
Contents
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Winner: £35,000 |
Stage two highest break: £2000 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 5 March 2006.[2] |
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| Stephen Lee (11) England |
9–4 | Shaun Murphy (2) England |
| Afternoon: 86–6, 74–0, 90–30, 120–0 (120), 47–75,40–61, 0–90, 64–52 (52 Murphy) Evening: 88–0 (62), 39–64, 84–13, 64–52 (52 Murphy), 83–0 (71) |
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| 120 | Highest break | 52 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 24 January and 26 January 2006.[3]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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