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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2006 [[Maplin (retailer)|Maplin]] [[UK Championship]]
|dates={{Start and end dates|2006|12|4|2006|12|17|df=y}}
|venue=[[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]]
|location=[[York]]
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]
|format=[[List of snooker ranking tournaments|Ranking event]]
|Total prize fund=£552,500
|winners_share=£77,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]|ENG}} (146)<br />{{flagathlete|[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]|ENG}} (146)
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}}
|score=10–6
|previous=[[2005 UK Championship|2005]]
|next=[[2007 UK Championship|2007]]
}}

The '''2006 UK Championship''' (officially the '''2006 Maplin UK Championship''') was the 2006 edition of the [[UK Championship]], a professional [[snooker]] tournament that is one of the sport's three [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] events. It was held from 4 to 17 December 2006 at the [[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]] in [[York]], [[North Yorkshire]]. The competition was the third of seven [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA) ranking events in the [[Snooker season 2006/2007|2006/2007 season]] and the 30th edition of the tournament. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Europe on the [[BBC]] and [[Eurosport]].

[[Peter Ebdon]] won the tournament, defeating the five-time UK champion [[Stephen Hendry]] 10 {{Cuegloss|frame|frames}} to 6 in the final. It was Ebdon's first UK Championship win and his seventh career ranking title. He was the ninth player in history to win both the UK Championship and the [[World Snooker Championship]]. In the semi-finals Ebdon beat [[John Higgins]] 9–7 and Hendry defeated fellow Scot [[Graeme Dott]] by the same scoreline. [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]] and [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]] both achieved the tournament's highest {{Cuegloss|break|breaks}} with individual breaks of 146. The tournament followed the [[2006 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]] and preceded the [[2007 Malta Cup|Malta Cup]].

==Background==
[[File:The Barbican Centre (geograph 5053201).jpg|left|thumb|The [[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]], where the tournament was held]]
The tournament was created as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship in 1977 and was open to residents in the United Kingdom and holders of British passports. Seven years later all professional players were allowed to enter and snooker's governing body, the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA), granted the tournament [[Snooker world rankings|ranking status]].<ref name=UKHistory>{{cite web |title=A Brief History of the UK Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930190022/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html |archive-date=30 September 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is considered to be snooker's second most important ranking tournament behind the [[World Snooker Championship]] and is one of three of the sport's [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] events.<ref>{{cite web |title=Betway UK Championship |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betway-uk-championship-2017/ |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515153336/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/betway-uk-championship-2017/|archive-date=15 May 2017 }}</ref>

The 2006 tournament was held from 4 to 17 December 2006 at the [[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]] in [[York]], [[North Yorkshire]].<ref name="Snooker.org" /> It was the third of seven WPBSA ranking events in the [[Snooker season 2006/2007|2006/2007 season]], following the [[2006 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]] and preceding the [[2007 Malta Cup|Malta Cup]].<ref name="Snooker.org" /> The defending UK champion was [[Ding Junhui]], who beat [[Steve Davis]] 10–6 in [[2005 UK Championship|the previous year's]] final.<ref name="UKHistory" /> Sponsored by the electronics retailer [[Maplin (retailer)|Maplin]] for the first time,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/abta-conference-brief-maplin-electronics-sponsor-world-snooker/608554 |title=ABTA Conference brief: Maplin Electronics to sponsor World Snooker |date=6 December 2006 |website=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216175350/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/abta-conference-brief-maplin-electronics-sponsor-world-snooker/608554 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref> the 2006 tournament was the 30th time it had been held.<ref name="UKHistory" /> The competition had a total prize fund of £552,500,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2006 UK Championship – Draw|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/06_UK_info.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224152741/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/06_UK_info.htm|archive-date=24 December 2008|access-date=9 July 2021|publisher=Global Snooker Centre}}</ref> and was broadcast on the [[BBC]] in the United Kingdom and [[Eurosport]] in Europe.<ref name="Snooker.org" /> All matches held between 4 and 16 December were the best-of-17-{{Cuegloss|frame|frames}} until the final on 17 December.<ref name="GSC" />

=== Prize fund ===
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:<ref name=":0" />{{Col-begin|width=70%}}
{{Col-break|width=50%}}
*Winner: [[Pound sterling|£]]77,000
*Runner-up: £37,000
*Semi-final: £20,300
*Quarter-final: £15,800
*Last 16: £11,750
*Last 32: £8,000
*Last 48: £4,500
*Last 64: £2,200
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*Stage one highest break: £500
*Stage two highest break: £5000
*Stage one maximum break: £1,000
*Stage two maximum break: £25,000
*Total: £552,500
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== Tournament summary ==

===Qualifying===
The qualifying rounds were played between players on the [[World Snooker Tour|main tour]] ranked 33 and lower for one of 32 places in the final stage at [[Pontin's Snooker Centre|Pontin's]] in [[Prestatyn]], from 14 to 19 November.<ref name="GSC" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Drawsheet – Maplin UK Championship qualifiers, 14 Nov 2006 - 19 Nov 2006, Pontin's Prestatyn|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_latest_drawsheet-73.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104090123/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_latest_drawsheet-73.htm|archive-date=4 January 2007|access-date=13 July 2021|publisher=World Snooker}}</ref> [[John Parrott]], the [[1991 World Snooker Championship|1991 world champion]], beat [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]] 9–8 after coming from 8–5 behind to earn a spot in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/parrott-back-from-the-dead_sto1012386/story.shtml |title=Parrott back from the dead |date=19 November 2006 |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216195434/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/parrott-back-from-the-dead_sto1012386/story.shtml |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref> The other successful qualifiers included [[Barry Pinches]], [[Michael Judge]], [[Jamie Burnett]] and [[Robin Hull]].<ref name="GSC" /><ref name=":1" />

===Round one===
The 16 first-round matches were between players ranked 17–32 and those who had made it through the qualifying stage from 4 to 5 December.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="GSC" /> [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] came from 3–0 down to beat [[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]] 9–5 with a match-winning {{Cuegloss|break}} of 130.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/snooker-day-books-clash-defending-2288042 |title=Day books clash with defending champion |date=5 December 2006 |work=[[South Wales Echo]] |access-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216210342/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/snooker-day-books-clash-defending-2288042 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[2004 UK Championship|2004]] runner up [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]] was helped by breaks of 131, 81 and 68 to defeat Pinches 9–2,<ref name=DTR1>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A155457829/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=33aaa8c2 |title=Selby sends Parrott tumbling |last=Dee |first=John |date=5 December 2006 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref> while [[Stuart Bingham]] emerged a 9–8 winner over [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] from 7–5 and 8–7 down.<ref name=BBCDay1>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6208298.stm |title=Selby storms past Parrott in York |date=4 December 2006 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206043015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6208298.stm |archive-date=6 December 2006 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Selby]] defeated Parrott 9–1 with breaks of 110, 104, 59 and 57 to lead 7–1 entering the evening {{Cuegloss|session}} and Selby took less than half an hour in the second to give Parrott his biggest career defeat since his 18–3 loss to Davis in the final of the [[1989 World Snooker Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A155446736/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=ea323d59 |title=Snooker: Promising Selby crushes Parrott |last=Wilde |first=Jon |date=5 December 2006 |work=[[Birmingham Post]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |page=29 |via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/05/snooker.gdnsport3 |title=Parrott crashes to humbling defeat |last=Hendon |first=David |date=5 December 2006 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928222955/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/05/snooker.gdnsport3 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Of the other first day matches [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]] beat [[Adrian Gunnell]] 9–4,<ref name=BBCDay1/> and [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] led Judge 7–1 overnight with breaks of 125, 93, 75, 66 and 60.<ref name=DTR1/> Perry took 26 minutes the next day to claim two straight frames and win 9–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6211098.stm |title=Superb Perry thumps Judge in York |date=5 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207055211/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6211098.stm |archive-date=7 December 2006 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> [[Rod Lawler]] prevailed 9–7 over [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] in a match lasting more than 8{{1/2}} hours,<ref name=EurosportR1>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Lee |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1025509.shtml |title=Perry downs Judge |date=6 December 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212152857/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1025509.shtml |archive-date=12 December 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> and world number 35 [[Dave Harold]] defeated [[Robert Milkins]] 9–7 with a match-winning break of 102.<ref name=YPR1>{{Cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1058577.perry-feels-at-ease-in-city-of-york/ |title=Perry feels at ease in city of York |last=Carroll |first=Steve |date=6 December 2006 |work=[[The Press (York)|The Press]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217072547/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1058577.perry-feels-at-ease-in-city-of-york/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]] took five out of six final frames to defeat [[James Wattana]] 9–5 and claim a place in the second round.<ref name=EurosportR1/><ref name=YPR1/> [[Gerard Greene]] received a [[walkover]] to the next round after his opponent, world number 27 [[Marco Fu]], withdrew from the tournament to represent [[Hong Kong at the 2006 Asian Games|Hong Kong]] at the [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Asia Games]] in Qatar at his country's behest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/fu-pulls-out-of-york_sto1014134/story.shtml |title=Fu pulls out of Championship |date=21 November 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217090629/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/fu-pulls-out-of-york_sto1014134/story.shtml |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> [[Joe Swail]] tied 4–4 with [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]] overnight and both players shared six frames before Swail won the last two for a 9–7 win.<ref name=EurosportR1/> [[Ricky Walden]] led [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]] 5–4 before McCulloch took two consecutive frames. Walden then achieved breaks of 68, 112, 45 and 70 to secure a 9–6 win and his second over McCulloch.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A183986400/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=8ac2bf08 |title=McCulloch knocked out by friend Walden |date=6 October 2006 |work=[[Lancashire Evening Post]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In the game between [[Alan McManus]] and [[Marcus Campbell]], McManus led 4–0 before coming back from Campbell's challenge to win 9–5.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184527120/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=03837c18 |title=Murphy up against McManus |date=6 December 2006 |work=[[Sheffield Star]] |access-date=17 February 2019|via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Of the other first round matches, Burnett compiled breaks of 110 and 104 in his 9–3 victory over [[Andy Hicks]], while Hull produced breaks of 104 and 120 in a 9–5 win against [[Nigel Bond]],<ref name=EurosportR1/> and [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]] [[Whitewash (sport)|whitewashed]] [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]] 9–0 after breaks of 65 and 109.<ref name=RTEMackenzie>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1206/212050-ukcships/ |title=Mackenzie completes whitewash over Holt |date=14 June 2007 |publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001142144/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1206/212050-ukcships/ |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>

===Round two===
The winners of round one went through to face members of the [[Snooker world rankings 2006/2007|top 16]] in the second round staged from 6 to 10 December.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="GSC" /> [[Peter Ebdon]] compiled four [[century break]]s and three half centuries that included a match-winning 124 to beat Selby 9–6.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A155593046/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=843fbd9c |title=Ebdon eases past Selby |last=Dee |first=John |date=7 December 2006 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 February 2019 |via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=YP071206>{{Cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1060743.rocket-grounded/ |title=Rocket grounded |last=Carroll |first=Steve |date=7 December 2006 |work=The Press |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217072628/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1060743.rocket-grounded/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although he achieved a 146 {{Cuegloss|clearance}} in the ninth frame of his match, Gray lost 5–9 to the [[2003 UK Championship|2003]] champion [[Matthew Stevens]],<ref name=YP071206/> while Perry defeated [[Barry Hawkins]] 9–4.<ref name=BBC061206>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6215204.stm |title=Ebdon & Stevens march on in York |date=6 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217115804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6215204.stm |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> Bingham defeated [[Ali Carter]] 9–8, a match in which Carter had a frame docked. Carter was tied at 6–6 when he spent the mid-session interval in his dressing room discussing [[Cue sports techniques|tactics]] with his coach [[Terry Griffiths]]. Carter was deemed to have returned to the [[Billiard table|table]] late by the referee Olivier Marteel and Bingham was awarded frame 13.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/snooker-carter-rues-contentious-decision-by-clockwise-referee-v5srm5zk2bp |title=Snooker: Carter rues contentious decision by clockwise referee |last=Yates |first=Phil |date=7 December 2006 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=17 February 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Walden began his match against the [[2001 UK Championship|2001 tournament]] winner [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] with breaks of 80 and 67 before O'Sullivan tied at 2–2 and both players concluded the first session 4–4.<ref name=BBC061206/> O'Sullivan led 7–4 but breaks of 102, 93, 85 and 79 put Walden into the lead before O'Sullivan forced a final frame decider,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/08/snooker.gdnsport3 |title=Dodgy cushion lets O'Sullivan bounce back |last=Hendon |first=David |date=7 December 2006 |work=The Guardian |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928223109/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/08/snooker.gdnsport3 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> which he took with a 23rd season century break of 108 to win 9–8.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2351939/OSullivan-limps-into-the-last-16.html |title=O'Sullivan limps into the last 16 |last=Dee |first=John |date=8 December 2006 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707070545/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2351939/OSullivan-limps-into-the-last-16.html |archive-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Tied at 4–4 after his opening session Davis beat Burnett 9–5, while Hull was a surprise winner over Robertson winning five consecutive frames to claim a 9–4 victory. [[Shaun Murphy]], the [[2005 World Snooker Championship|2005 world champion]], fell 6–2 behind McManus at the interval and could not recover as McManus won 9–3.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1027269.shtml |title=Ronnie edges through |date=7 December 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209073146/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1027269.shtml |archive-date=9 December 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]], a two-time world champion, progressed to round three by beating Greene 9–7. Another world champion, [[John Higgins]], emulated Gray's 146 clearance in a 9–4 victory over King, and [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] defeated Lawler 9–6.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6219842.stm |title=York exits for Murphy & Robertson |date=7 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106112416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6219842.stm |archive-date=6 January 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> Breaks of 107, 86, 82 and 66 enabled [[Stephen Maguire]] to overcome Swail 9–8 in the second session.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1207/212098-ukchamps/ |title=Swail and Greene out of UK Championship |date=14 June 2007 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001142157/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1207/212098-ukchamps/ |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> Five-time UK champion [[Stephen Hendry]] led Harold 7–3 before the latter won four successive frames with two century breaks of 115 and 111 to equal the score at 7–7. Hendry's match-high breaks of 88 and 82 in the 14th and 15th frames earned him a 9–7 victory.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A155701138/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=090effa3 |title=Hendry fends off Harold's centuries |author-link=Clive Everton |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=10 December 2006 |work=[[The Independent on Sunday]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |page=78 |via=General OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

[[Graeme Dott]], the [[2006 World Snooker Championship|world champion]], won the first six frames of his match against fellow Scot MacKenzie within one hour, compiling century breaks of 100, 107 and 112 to win 9–2.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/10/snooker.news |title=Dott in place to clinch a rare double |last=Yates |first=Phil |date=9 December 2006 |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928223208/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/10/snooker.news |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ding, fatigued from having arrived in the United Kingdom on 8 December after winning three gold medals at the 2006 Qatar Asian Games, beat Day 9–7 in a tightly contested match. Tied at 4–4, both players exchanged frames with four in a row decided on the {{Cuegloss|black ball}}. Day missed a difficult shot into the {{Cuegloss|centre pocket|middle pocket}} from his position and Ding made a game-winning clearance of 57 to win. Fourth seed [[Ken Doherty]] held a 7–1 advantage over his opponent Dunn and claimed frames nine and ten with breaks of 87 and 58 in 22 minutes to win 9–1 and progression to the third round.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1067558.ding-dong-scrap/ |title=Ding dong scrap |last=Carroll |first=Steve |date=11 December 2006 |work=The Press |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217073627/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1067558.ding-dong-scrap/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Round three===
The third round was held from 11 to 12 December.<ref name=":0" /> Breaks of 128, 121 and 105 enabled Higgins to lead Lee 7–1 in a match delayed by 20 minutes to enable players and officials to watch [[Paul Hunter]]'s widow Lyndsey receive the [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award]] on his behalf.<ref name=RTEHiggins>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1211/212237-higginsj/ |title=Higgins impressive in York |date=14 June 2007 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928042026/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2006/1211/212237-higginsj/ |archive-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Higgins made another century break in the second session to beat Lee 9–2.<ref name=ECR3>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/snooker-big-guns-open-fire-1559199 |title=Snooker: The big guns open fire |date=12 December 2006 |work=[[Evening Chronicle]] |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218064736/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/snooker-big-guns-open-fire-1559199 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ebdon moved 6–2 ahead of Bingham despite missing the penultimate {{Cuegloss|red ball}} when it appeared he would achieve a [[maximum break]] but he won 9–4. O'Sullivan constructed a 5–3 lead over Maguire and used several mistakes from his opponent in the second session to win 9–3.<ref name=RTEHiggins/><ref name=ECR3/> Doherty lead Perry 5–1,<ref name=ECR3/> but the latter responded in the second session to claim six of the next seven frames to win 9–5.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A182766582/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=68cb020d |title=Snooker: Perry fights back for victory |date=13 December 2006 |work=Fenland Citizen |access-date=18 February 2019|via=Infotrac Newsstand|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Dott ended the first session of his match with Hull 7–1 with breaks of 90, 73 and 66.<ref name=RTEHiggins/> He won the first two frames of the following session to make the quarter-finals 9–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6167637.stm |title=Big names book last-eight places |date=11 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126130633/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6167637.stm |archive-date=26 January 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>

Ding led the first session of his match against Stevens 5–3 from breaks of 111, 100 and 92 while his opponent compiled breaks of 82, 74 and 66.<ref name=ECR3/> He won 9–5 and spoke of his relief to have won because his Asian Games schedule affected his stability and confidence.<ref name=BBCR3>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6173845.stm |title=Doherty sent tumbling out in York |date=13 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413143559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6173845.stm |archive-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Davis defeated McManus 9–7; the match ended 20 minutes after midnight and the final frame lasted 46 minutes.<ref name=BBCR3/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/ding-hendry-progress_sto1031377/story.shtml |title=Ding, Hendry progress |date=12 December 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218074525/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/ding-hendry-progress_sto1031377/story.shtml |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> In the final third round match, breaks of 103, 117 and 73 enabled Hendry to lead Williams 6–2. Williams improved his form to take three of the first four frames of the second session and be 6–5 behind. Hendry claimed three more frames with a match-winning break of 92 to qualify for the quarter-finals 9–6.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/13/snooker.gdnsport3 |title=Hendry reaps the benefit of hard graft |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=13 December 2006 |work=The Guardian |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928223338/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/13/snooker.gdnsport3 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals were played on 13 and 14 December.<ref name=":0" /> Ebdon won four successive frames to lead Ding 4–0 and was 6–2 ahead after the first session. Ding won the evening session's first two frames with breaks of 110 and 82 and came from 40–0 behind in frame 11 with a 59 clearance. Ebdon won frame 12 after a shot battle with Ding and outscored his opponent 212–4 in the following two frames to win the match 9–5.<ref name=DingEbdon>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/14/snooker.cliveeverton |title=Ebdon takes semi-final place with victory over travel-weary Ding |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=13 December 2006 |work=The Guardian |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928223400/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/14/snooker.cliveeverton |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins came from 66–0 behind Perry to claim frame three with a 69 clearance and took the sixth with a 47 clearance after Perry missed a shot on the black ball.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/athletics/article/snooker-ebdon-takes-toll-of-weary-traveller-ding-vsvnthd9c8t |title=Snooker: Ebdon takes toll of weary traveller Ding |last=Yates |first=Phil |date=14 December 2006 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=18 February 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Perry accumulated breaks of 100 and 128 in the second session but Higgins won the match 9–3 with a 106 break in the 12th frame.<ref name=DingEbdon/>

Hendry won 9–1 against O'Sullivan, a match which O'Sullivan [[Default (law)|defaulted]].<ref name="O'SullivanWalkOut">{{Cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/hendry-snookered-as-o-sullivan-walks-out-1-734442 |title=Hendry snookered as O'Sullivan walks out |date=15 December 2006 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218091128/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/hendry-snookered-as-o-sullivan-walks-out-1-734442 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Trailing 1–4 and 24–0 in front during frame six after {{Cuegloss|pot|potting}} the black ball and after missing a red to a corner {{Cuegloss|pocket}},<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharratt |first=Alex |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1033047.shtml |title=Ronnie storms out |date=14 December 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109084200/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1033047.shtml |archive-date=9 January 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> O'Sullivan declared the match over. He shook hands with Hendry and [[Glossary of cue sports terms#referee|referee]] [[Jan Verhaas]].<ref name=BBCForfeit>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6180591.stm |title=O'Sullivan sorry for York walkout |date=14 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121161530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6180591.stm |archive-date=21 January 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> O'Sullivan left the Barbican Arena after wishing Hendry well in his [[Changing room|dressing room]].<ref name="O'SullivanWalkOut" /> Tournament director Mike Ganley confirmed O'Sullivan had forfeited the match and O'Sullivan later apologised to Hendry and his fans in a statement.<ref name=BBCForfeit/> O'Sullivan was fined £20,800 and docked 900 ranking points by the WPBSA's disciplinary committee in May 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6709043.stm |title=O'Sullivan receives massive fine |date=31 May 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606220219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6709043.stm |archive-date=6 June 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> The last quarter-final saw Dott overcome Davis 9–6. He came from 3–2 behind to lead the first session 5–3 after breaks of 78, 83 and 65.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6181499.stm |title=Dott books Hendry semi-final date |date=14 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128201925/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6181499.stm |archive-date=28 January 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Breaks of 52 and 61 enabled Dott to get within a frame of victory before Davis won two successive frames to make it 8–6. Dott's 116 break secured him a semi-final berth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1033377.shtml |title=Dott defeats Davis to set up Hendry semi |date=18 February 2019 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110212754/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1033377.shtml |archive-date=10 January 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>

===Semi-finals===
Both the semi-finals were held on 15 and 16 December.<ref name=":0" /> Both Ebdon and Higgins were level at 4–4 after the first session that had seven breaks over 60, including 97, 76 and 132 from Ebdon. Higgins led 5–4 but he missed a tricky shot on a red ball and Ebdon cleared the table to force a {{Cuegloss|re-spot|re-spotted}} black ball to again equal the score before going 6–5 ahead.<ref name=YPSF1>{{Cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1078097.ebdon-peaks-in-semi-final-epic/ |title=Ebdon peaks in semi-final epic |last=Carroll |first=Steve |date=16 December 2006 |work=The Press |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217071938/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1078097.ebdon-peaks-in-semi-final-epic/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In frame 14, Higgins missed a straightforward red ball while on a break of 49 and the frame was taken by Ebdon. He won a disjointed frame 15 to claim victory at 9–7 and enter his first UK Championship final since the [[1995 UK Championship|1995 tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-herald-sport/20061216/281728380031077 |title=Ebdon edges past Higgins in match of highest quality |last=Milne |first=Malcolm |date=16 December 2006 |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |access-date=18 February 2019 |page=18 |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Post-match, Ebdon considered the victory the most important of his career and praised the quality of the match, "This win means so much to me because I have got so much respect for John. He's a wonderful ambassador for the game. You have to play top class when you play John."<ref name=YPSF1/> Higgins said that considered the game's decisive point to have been when he was leading 5–4 and attributed his loss to a lack of concentration, "But take nothing away from Peter. He played very well all through the match and thoroughly deserved to win."<ref name=YPSF1/>

The other semi-final was between Hendry and his fellow Scot Dott. Trailing 5–3 after the first session Dott won four frames in a row with breaks of 96, 92 and 85 to take the lead as he accumulated 203 unanswered points. Hendry compiled a 111 clearance and a break of 50 to go level at 7–7.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/hendry-back-to-his-best-vslvmwpftgh |title=Hendry back to his best |last=Pitt |first=Nick |date=17 December 2006 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=BBCSF2>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6186417.stm |title=Hendry shows class to reach final |date=16 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108191017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6186417.stm |archive-date=8 January 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Hendry claimed frame 16 with a score of 61–25 and a break of 93 in the next earned him a place in the final alongside Ebdon at 9–7.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/hendry-edges-in-to-final_sto1034967/story.shtml |title=Hendry edges in to final |date=16 December 2006 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407153113/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/hendry-edges-in-to-final_sto1034967/story.shtml |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> It was Hendry's record-breaking 10th appearance in the final of the UK Championship and his first since the [[2005 China Open (snooker)|2005 China Open]].<ref name=BBCSF2/> Hendry said additional practice in the past two to three weeks improved his playing, "I'm so close to playing at my best – it's a pleasure to be competing again. Peter is playing fantastic snooker and is very hard to beat over a long match. But I'm just delighted to be in a final and have a chance of winning a tournament – I can't believe it."<ref name=BBCSF2/>

===Final===
The best-of-19 frames final happened on 17 December.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="GSC" /> In the afternoon session Hendry took 1 hour and 31 minutes to lead 3–1 with breaks of 51 and 59,<ref name="YPFinal">{{cite news|last=Carroll|first=Steve|date=18 December 2006|title=Peter the great|newspaper=The Press|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1078710.peter-the-great/|url-status=live|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217075229/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1078710.peter-the-great/|archive-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="GuardianFinal" /> but his lead was narrowed by one frame after Ebdon missed a shot leading 66–0 and Hendry did not win frame five.<ref name="GuardianFinal" /> Ebdon moved 4–3 in front with a break of 83,<ref name="BBCSF2" /> and a then season-high clearance of 135.<ref name="IndependentFinal">{{cite news |last=Wilde |first=Jon |title=Snooker: Ebdon joins elite club with UK title triumph |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-ebdon-joins-elite-club-with-uk-title-triumph-429013.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=18 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218105651/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/snooker-ebdon-joins-elite-club-with-uk-title-triumph-429013.html |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hendry ended the first session at 4–4 after Ebdon made a double shot error.<ref name="BBCSF2" /> The evening session's first four frames were won by Ebdon through consistent potting and him playing tight {{Cuegloss|safety|safety shots}},<ref name="GuardianFinal" /> as Hendry's long-shot potting accuracy lowered and made errors on simple shots, which appeared to affect his confidence.<ref name="IndependentFinal" /> Nonetheless, Hendry took frame 13 on the {{Cuegloss|pink ball}} and won the next with his only century break of the match, a 116 clearance, to be two frames behind Ebdon at 8–6. Hendry missed a straightforward red ball in the 15th frame and Ebdon won it with a break of 43 before following it up with a break of 70 in the next frame to win the match 10–6 and his first UK Championship title.<ref name="YPFinal" /><ref name="TheTimesFinal" /> 
[[File:Peter Ebdon PHC 2018-6.jpg|thumb|[[Peter Ebdon]] ''(pictured in 2018)'' won his first UK Championship tournament and the seventh ranking title of his career.]]
It was his fifth career victory over Hendry in 19 meetings. Aged 36, Ebdon was the oldest UK Championship title winner since [[Doug Mountjoy]] in [[1988 UK Championship|1988]].<ref name="TheTimesFinal">{{cite news |last=Yates |first=Phil |title=Snooker: Ebdon's dedication earns rich reward in UK crown |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/snooker/article/snooker-ebdons-dedication-earns-rich-reward-in-uk-crown-5gg7rntdqds |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=18 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He also won the seventh ranking title of his career and his first since the [[2004 Irish Masters]].<ref name="GuardianFinal">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Ebdon claims his first UK title |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/18/snooker.gdnsport3 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928223548/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/18/snooker.gdnsport3 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TheTimesFinal" /> Ebdon joined Davis, Griffiths, [[Alex Higgins]], Parrott, Hendry, Higgins, Williams and O'Sullivan as the ninth player to win both the UK Championship and the World Snooker Championship.<ref name="BBCSportFinal">{{cite web |title=Ebdon beats Hendry to join elite |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6188249.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108122639/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6188249.stm |archive-date=8 January 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> He earned £77,000 prize money,<ref name="TelegraphFinal">{{cite news |last=Dee |first=John |title=Ebdon strikes as Hendry's game falls apart |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2352548/Ebdon-strikes-as-Hendrys-game-falls-apart.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707085817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2352548/Ebdon-strikes-as-Hendrys-game-falls-apart.html |archive-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and moved from tenth to fourth in the provisional world rankings.<ref name="ProvisionalRankings">{{Cite news |url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/ebdon-moves-to-fourth_sto1036366/story.shtml |title=Ebdon moves to fourth |date=18 December 2006 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407094023/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/masters/2006-2007/ebdon-moves-to-fourth_sto1036366/story.shtml |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref>

Post-match, a tearful Ebdon dedicated the win to his Dubai-based family and commented, "This just means so much. It's a tournament I have worked so hard for. I always knew it was going to be tough against Stephen. He played some good safety in the first session, then I found a bit of rhythm and then Stephen inexplicably started to miss balls."<ref name="YPFinal" /> Hendry bemoaned his poor performance but praised Ebdon, "I picked the one day of the week when I didn't want to play like that. I had a great chance to go 4–1 up but from then on Peter was by far the better player and dominated the match. For some reason I couldn't pot a long ball – sometimes that just happens. Peter didn't play as well as he can either. We've both had better matches."<ref name="BBCSportFinal" />

==Main draw==
Numbers to the left of the players' names are the tournament [[Seed (sports)|seedings]]. Players in bold indicate match winners.<ref name="Snooker.org">{{cite web |title=Maplin Electronics UK Championship 2006 |url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0607/uk2006_res.shtml |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="GSC">{{cite web |title=2006 UK Championship |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/06_UK.htm |publisher=Global Snooker Centre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055315/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/06_UK.htm |archive-date=24 December 2008 |access-date=31 March 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Drawsheet – Maplin UK Championship, 04 Dec 2006 – 17 Dec 2006, York Barbican Centre|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_latest_drawsheet-56.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104090810/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_latest_drawsheet-56.htm|archive-date=4 January 2007|access-date=9 July 2021|publisher=World Snooker}}</ref>

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| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Ding Junhui]]'''|CHN}}
| RD2-score01 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed02 = 18
| RD2-team02 = {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score02 = 7
| RD2-seed03 = 15
| RD2-team03 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Matthew Stevens]]'''|WAL}}
| RD2-score03 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed04 = 24
| RD2-team04 = {{flagathlete|[[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score04 = 5
| RD2-seed05 = 16
| RD2-team05 = {{flagathlete|[[Ali Carter]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score05 = 8
| RD2-seed06 = 25
| RD2-team06 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Stuart Bingham]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score06 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed07 = 8
| RD2-team07 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Peter Ebdon]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score07 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed08 = 28
| RD2-team08 = {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score08 = 6
| RD2-seed09 = 6
| RD2-team09 = {{flagathlete|'''[[John Higgins]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score09 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed10 = 29
| RD2-team10 = {{flagathlete|[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score10 = 4
| RD2-seed11 = 11
| RD2-team11 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score11 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed12 = 46
| RD2-team12 = {{flagathlete|[[Rod Lawler]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score12 = 6
| RD2-seed13 = 13
| RD2-team13 = {{flagathlete|[[Barry Hawkins]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score13 = 4
| RD2-seed14 = 19
| RD2-team14 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score14 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed15 = 4
| RD2-team15 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Ken Doherty]]'''|IRL}}
| RD2-score15 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed16 = 53
| RD2-team16 = {{flagathlete|[[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score16 = 1
| RD2-seed17 = 3
| RD2-team17 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score17 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed18 = 35
| RD2-team18 = {{flagathlete|[[Dave Harold]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score18 = 7
| RD2-seed19 = 9
| RD2-team19 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]'''|WAL}}
| RD2-score19 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed20 = 38
| RD2-team20 = {{flagathlete|[[Gerard Greene]]|NIR}}
| RD2-score20 = 7
| RD2-seed21 = 10
| RD2-team21 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Stephen Maguire]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score21 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed22 = 30
| RD2-team22 = {{flagathlete|[[Joe Swail]]|NIR}}
| RD2-score22 = 8
| RD2-seed23 = 5
| RD2-team23 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score23 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed24 = 36
| RD2-team24 = {{flagathlete|[[Ricky Walden]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score24 = 8
| RD2-seed25 = 7
| RD2-team25 = {{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score25 = 3
| RD2-seed26 = 20
| RD2-team26 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Alan McManus]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score26 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed27 = 12
| RD2-team27 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Steve Davis]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score27 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed28 = 54
| RD2-team28 = {{flagathlete|[[Jamie Burnett]]|SCO}}
| RD2-score28 = 5
| RD2-seed29 = 14
| RD2-team29 = {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
| RD2-score29 = 5
| RD2-seed30 = 50
| RD2-team30 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Robin Hull]]'''|FIN}}
| RD2-score30 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed31 = 2
| RD2-team31 = {{flagathlete|'''[[Graeme Dott]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score31 = '''9'''
| RD2-seed32 = 59
| RD2-team32 = {{flagathlete|[[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]]|SCO}}
| RD2-score32 = 2
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Ding Junhui]]'''
| RD3-score01 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed02 = 15
| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]]
| RD3-score02 = 5
| RD3-seed03 = 25
| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| RD3-score03 = 4
| RD3-seed04 = 8
| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]]'''
| RD3-score04 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed05 = 6
| RD3-team05 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[John Higgins]]'''
| RD3-score05 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed06 = 11
| RD3-team06 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
| RD3-score06 = 2
| RD3-seed07 = 19
| RD3-team07 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]'''
| RD3-score07 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed08 = 4
| RD3-team08 = {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| RD3-score08 = 6
| RD3-seed09 = 3
| RD3-team09 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''
| RD3-score09 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed10 = 9
| RD3-team10 = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| RD3-score10 = 6
| RD3-seed11 = 10
| RD3-team11 = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
| RD3-score11 = 3
| RD3-seed12 = 5
| RD3-team12 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]'''
| RD3-score12 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed13 =
| RD3-team13 = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan McManus]]
| RD3-score13 = 7
| RD3-seed14 = 12
| RD3-team14 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Davis]]'''
| RD3-score14 = '''9'''
| RD3-seed15 = 50
| RD3-team15 = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Robin Hull]]
| RD3-score15 = 1
| RD3-seed16 = 2
| RD3-team16 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Graeme Dott]]'''
| RD3-score16 = '''9'''
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| RD4-score01 = 5
| RD4-seed02 = 8
| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]]'''
| RD4-score02 = '''9'''
| RD4-seed03 = 6
| RD4-team03 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[John Higgins]]'''
| RD4-score03 = '''9'''
| RD4-seed04 = 19
| RD4-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
| RD4-score04 = 3
| RD4-seed05 = 3
| RD4-team05 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''
| RD4-score05 = '''9'''{{efn|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] forfeited his quarter-final match against [[Stephen Hendry]] by walking out when Hendry was ahead 4–1. The match was handed to Hendry as a 9–1 victory as a result of O'Sullivan's [[default (law)|default]].<ref name=BBCForfeit/>}}
| RD4-seed06 = 5
| RD4-team06 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| RD4-score06 = 1
| RD4-seed07 = 12
| RD4-team07 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Davis]]
| RD4-score07 = 6
| RD4-seed08 = 2
| RD4-team08 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Graeme Dott]]'''
| RD4-score08 = '''9'''
| RD5-seed01 = 8
| RD5-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]]'''
| RD5-score01 = '''9'''
| RD5-seed02 = 6
| RD5-team02 = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| RD5-score02 = 7
| RD5-seed03 = 3
| RD5-team03 = {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''
| RD5-score03 = '''9'''
| RD5-seed04 = 2
| RD5-team04 = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]]
| RD5-score04 = 7
| RD6-seed01 = 8
| RD6-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Peter Ebdon]]'''
| RD6-score01 = '''10'''
| RD6-seed02 = 3
| RD6-team02 = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| RD6-score02 = 6
}}

==Final==
Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores and the winning competitor. Breaks over 50 are shown in brackets.<ref name="Snooker.org" /><ref name="GSC" />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames <ref name="GSC" /> Referee: [[Jan Verhaas]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Triple Crown Final Referees|url=https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/triple-crown-final-referees/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111143925/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/triple-crown-final-referees/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2020|access-date=13 November 2020|publisher=World Snooker}}</ref><br />[[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]], [[York]], England, 17 December 2006.<ref name="Snooker.org" /><ref name="GSC" />
|-
| width="200" align="right" | '''[[Peter Ebdon]]''' (8) <br />{{ENG}}
| width="100" align="center" | '''10'''–6
| width="200" | [[Stephen Hendry]] (3)<br />{{SCO}}
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' 0–'''89''' (51), {{nobr|'''59'''–47}}, {{nobr|38–'''59''' (59)}}, {{nobr|48–'''60'''}}, {{nobr|'''66'''–22 (60)}}, {{nobr|'''83'''–0 (83)}}, {{nobr|'''135'''–0 (135)}}, {{nobr|49–'''77''' (52)}} <br />''Evening:'' '''68'''–34, '''79'''–33, {{nobr|'''52'''–7}}, {{nobr|'''72'''–35 (64)}}, {{nobr|51–'''59'''}}, {{nobr|1–'''116''' (116)}}, {{nobr|'''75'''–5}}, {{nobr|'''70'''–1 (70)}}
|-
| align="right" | '''135'''
| align="center" | Highest break
| 116
|-
| align="right" | ''1''
| align="center" | Century breaks
| ''1''
|-
| align="right" | '''5'''
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| 4
|}

== Qualifying ==
The qualifying took place between 14 and 19 November at [[Pontins]] in [[Prestatyn]]. Players in bold denote match winners.<ref name=GSC/><ref name=":1" />

{{2NTeam-NTeamBracket
| RD1 = Round 1<br/>Best of 17 frames
| RD2 = Round 2<br/>Best of 17 frames
| RD3 = Round 3<br/>Best of 17 frames
| team-width=200
| RD1-team01 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]]'''|CHN}}
| RD1-score01 ='''9'''
| RD1-team02 ={{flagathlete|Dermot McGlinchey|NIR}}
| RD1-score02 =5
| RD1-team03 ={{flagathlete|[[Chris Melling (snooker player)|Chris Melling]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score03 =3
| RD1-team04 ={{flagathlete|'''[[James Leadbetter]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score04 ='''9'''
| RD1-team05 ={{flagathlete|[[Lee Spick]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score05 =8
| RD1-team06 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Passakorn Suwannawat]]'''|THA}}
| RD1-score06 ='''9'''
| RD1-team07 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Tian Pengfei]]'''|CHN}}
| RD1-score07 ='''9'''
| RD1-team08 ={{flagathlete|[[Mohammed Shehab]]|UAE}}
| RD1-score08 =6
| RD1-team09 ={{flagathlete|[[Paul Wykes]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score09 =7
| RD1-team10 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Sean Storey]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score10 ='''9'''
| RD1-team11 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Judd Trump]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score11 ='''9'''
| RD1-team12 ={{flagathlete|[[Patrick Einsle]]|GER}}
| RD1-score12 =0
| RD1-team13 ={{flagathlete|[[Robert Stephen]]|SCO}}
| RD1-score13 =4
| RD1-team14 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Peter Lines]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score14 ='''9'''
| RD1-team15 ={{flagathlete|[[Chris Norbury]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score15 =6
| RD1-team16 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Jamie Jones (snooker player)|Jamie Jones]]'''|WAL}}
| RD1-score16 ='''9'''
| RD1-team17 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Ian Preece]]'''|WAL}}
| RD1-score17 ='''9'''
| RD1-team18 ={{flagathlete|[[Roy Stolk]]|NLD}}
| RD1-score18 =8
| RD1-team19 ={{flagathlete|[[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score19 =4
| RD1-team20 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Ben Woollaston]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score20 ='''9'''
| RD1-team21 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Andrew Higginson]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score21 ='''9'''
| RD1-team22 ={{flagathlete|[[Mark Boyle (snooker player)|Mark Boyle]]|SCO}}
| RD1-score22 =4
| RD1-team23 ={{flagathlete|[[Paul Davison]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score23 =5
| RD1-team24 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Issara Kachaiwong]]'''|THA}}
| RD1-score24 ='''9'''
| RD1-team25 ={{flagathlete|[[Lee Page]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score25 =5
| RD1-team26 ={{flagathlete|'''[[David Morris (snooker player)|David Morris]]'''|IRL}}
| RD1-score26 ='''9'''
| RD1-team27 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Liang Wenbo]]'''|CHN}}
| RD1-score27 ='''9'''
| RD1-team28 ={{flagathlete|[[Alex Borg]]|MLT}}
| RD1-score28 =4
| RD1-team29 ={{flagathlete|[[Mark Joyce]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score29 =6
| RD1-team30 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Jeff Cundy]]'''|ENG}}
| RD1-score30 ='''9'''
| RD1-team31 ={{flagathlete|[[Matthew Couch]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score31 =6
| RD1-team32 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Dene O'Kane]]'''|NZL}}
| RD1-score32 ='''9'''
| RD2-team01 ={{flagathlete|[[Shailesh Jogia|Joe Jogia]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score01 =7
| RD2-team02 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]]'''|CHN}}
| RD2-score02 ='''9'''
| RD2-team03 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''|NIR}}
| RD2-score03 ='''9'''
| RD2-team04 ={{flagathlete|[[James Leadbetter]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score04 =5
| RD2-team05 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score05 ='''9'''
| RD2-team06 ={{flagathlete|[[Passakorn Suwannawat]]|THA}}
| RD2-score06 =4
| RD2-team07 ={{flagathlete|'''[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score07 ='''9'''
| RD2-team08 ={{flagathlete|[[Tian Pengfei]]|CHN}}
| RD2-score08 =3
| RD2-team09 ={{flagathlete|[[Shokat Ali]]|PAK}}
| RD2-score09 =4
| RD2-team10 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Sean Storey]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score10 ='''9'''
| RD2-team11 ={{flagathlete|[[David Roe]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score11 =2
| RD2-team12 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Judd Trump]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score12 ='''9'''
| RD2-team13 ={{flagathlete|[[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score13 =5
| RD2-team14 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Peter Lines]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score14 ='''9'''
| RD2-team15 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score15 ='''9'''
| RD2-team16 ={{flagathlete|[[Jamie Jones (snooker player)|Jamie Jones]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score16 =4
| RD2-team17 ={{flagathlete|[[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score17 =8
| RD2-team18 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Ian Preece]]'''|WAL}}
| RD2-score18 ='''9'''
| RD2-team19 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Jimmy Michie]]'''|ENG}}
| RD2-score19 ='''9'''
| RD2-team20 ={{flagathlete|[[Ben Woollaston]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score20 =5
| RD2-team21 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]'''|IRL}}
| RD2-score21 ='''9'''
| RD2-team22 ={{flagathlete|[[Andrew Higginson]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score22 =5
| RD2-team23 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Tony Drago]]'''|MLT}}
| RD2-score23 ='''9'''
| RD2-team24 ={{flagathlete|[[Issara Kachaiwong]]|THA}}
| RD2-score24 =7
| RD2-team25 ={{flagathlete|[[Stuart Pettman]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score25 =6
| RD2-team26 ={{flagathlete|'''[[David Morris (snooker player)|David Morris]]'''|IRL}}
| RD2-score26 ='''9'''
| RD2-team27 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Jamie Burnett]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score27 ='''9'''
| RD2-team28 ={{flagathlete|[[Liang Wenbo]]|CHN}}
| RD2-score28 =7
| RD2-team29 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Robin Hull]]'''|FIN}}
| RD2-score29 ='''9'''
| RD2-team30 ={{flagathlete|[[Jeff Cundy]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score30 =8
| RD2-team31 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]]'''|SCO}}
| RD2-score31 ='''9'''
| RD2-team32 ={{flagathlete|[[Dene O'Kane]]|NZL}}
| RD2-score32 =3
| RD3-team01 ={{flagathlete|[[Drew Henry]]|SCO}}
| RD3-score01 =8
| RD3-team02 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]]'''|CHN}}
| RD3-score02 ='''9'''
| RD3-team03 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Barry Pinches]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score03 ='''9'''
| RD3-team04 ={{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
| RD3-score04 =4
| RD3-team05 ={{flagathlete|[[Dominic Dale]]|WAL}}
| RD3-score05 =7
| RD3-team06 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score06 ='''9'''
| RD3-team07 ={{flagathlete|'''[[John Parrott]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score07 ='''9'''
| RD3-team08 ={{flagathlete|[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score08 =8
| RD3-team09 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Adrian Gunnell]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score09 ='''9'''
| RD3-team10 ={{flagathlete|[[Sean Storey]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score10 =8
| RD3-team11 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Rod Lawler]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score11 ='''9'''
| RD3-team12 ={{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score12 =7
| RD3-team13 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Michael Judge]]'''|IRL}}
| RD3-score13 ='''9'''
| RD3-team14 ={{flagathlete|[[Peter Lines]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score14 =1
| RD3-team15 ={{flagathlete|[[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score15 =5
| RD3-team16 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Mike Dunn (snooker player)|Mike Dunn]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score16 ='''9'''
| RD3-team17 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Dave Harold]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score17 ='''9'''
| RD3-team18 ={{flagathlete|[[Ian Preece]]|WAL}}
| RD3-score18 =3
| RD3-team19 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Gerard Greene]]'''|NIR}}
| RD3-score19 ='''9'''
| RD3-team20 ={{flagathlete|[[Jimmy Michie]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score20 =7
| RD3-team21 ={{flagathlete|[[Fergal O'Brien]]|IRL}}
| RD3-score21 =7
| RD3-team22 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]'''|IRL}}
| RD3-score22 ='''9'''
| RD3-team23 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Ricky Walden]]'''|ENG}}
| RD3-score23 ='''9'''
| RD3-team24 ={{flagathlete|[[Tony Drago]]|MLT}}
| RD3-score24 =1
| RD3-team25 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Marcus Campbell]]'''|SCO}}
| RD3-score25 ='''9'''
| RD3-team26 ={{flagathlete|[[David Morris (snooker player)|David Morris]]|IRL}}
| RD3-score26 =8
| RD3-team27 ={{flagathlete|[[Jamie Cope]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score27 =4
| RD3-team28 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Jamie Burnett]]'''|SCO}}
| RD3-score28 ='''9'''
| RD3-team29 ={{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score29 =4
| RD3-team30 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Robin Hull]]'''|FIN}}
| RD3-score30 ='''9'''
| RD3-team31 ={{flagathlete|[[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score31 =7
| RD3-team32 ={{flagathlete|'''[[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]]'''|SCO}}
| RD3-score32 ='''9'''
}}

== Century breaks ==
===Televised stage centuries===
A total of 72 century breaks were achieved by 27 different players during the course of the 2006 UK Championship.<ref name="GSC" />{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* 146 {{ndash}} [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]
* 146 {{ndash}} [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]
* 135, 132, 125, 124, 124, 121, 110, 104 {{ndash}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
* 133, 117, 116, 111, 103, 102 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 133, 114 {{ndash}} [[Matthew Stevens]]
* 131 {{ndash}} [[Barry Pinches]]
* 130, 101 {{ndash}} [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]
* 128, 125, 125, 100 {{ndash}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
* 128, 121, 108, 106, 102 {{ndash}} [[John Higgins]]
* 127, 110, 104 {{ndash}} [[Mark Selby]]
* 125, 110, 108, 107, 100 {{ndash}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
* 120, 104 {{ndash}} [[Robin Hull]]
* 120 {{ndash}} [[Marcus Campbell]]
* 119, 111, 111, 110, 100 {{ndash}} [[Ding Junhui]]
{{col-2}}
* 116 {{ndash}} [[Gerard Greene]]
* 115, 115, 111, 105, 102 {{ndash}} [[Dave Harold]]
* 114, 103 {{ndash}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
* 113, 112, 107, 100 {{ndash}} [[Graeme Dott]]
* 113, 105 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
* 113 {{ndash}} [[Joe Swail]]
* 112, 102 {{ndash}} [[Ricky Walden]]
* 110, 104 {{ndash}} [[Jamie Burnett]]
* 109 {{ndash}} [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]]
* 109 {{ndash}} [[Robert Milkins]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Rod Lawler]]
* 102, 100, 100 {{ndash}} [[Ken Doherty]]
{{col-end}}

===Qualifying stage centuries===
A total of 27 different players made a total of 40 century breaks in the course of the qualifying rounds of the event.<ref name="GSC" />{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* 137, 127, 111, 104, 103 {{ndash}} [[Judd Trump]]
* 136, 131 {{ndash}} [[Peter Lines]]
* 136 {{ndash}} [[Mohammed Shehab]]
* 130 {{ndash}} [[Sean Storey]]
* 128, 107 {{ndash}} [[Liang Wenbo]]
* 128 {{ndash}} [[Passakorn Suwannawat]]
* 127 {{ndash}} [[Shailesh Jogia|Joe Jogia]]
* 126 {{ndash}} [[Marcus Campbell]]
* 122, 106 {{ndash}} [[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]]
* 120 {{ndash}} [[Drew Henry]]
* 117, 110 {{ndash}} [[Adrian Gunnell]]
* 117 {{ndash}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]
* 116, 114, 103 {{ndash}} [[Jamie Burnett]]
* 116, 112 {{ndash}} [[Ian Preece]]
{{col-2}}
* 115 {{ndash}} [[Chris Norbury]]
* 114 {{ndash}} [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]
* 106 {{ndash}} [[Rod Lawler]]
* 105, 102 {{ndash}} [[Scott MacKenzie (snooker player)|Scott MacKenzie]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
* 104 {{ndash}} [[Matthew Couch]]
* 103 {{ndash}} [[Fergal O'Brien]]
* 102, 101 {{ndash}} [[Ricky Walden]]
* 102 {{ndash}} [[Robin Hull]]
* 101 {{ndash}} [[Tony Drago]]
* 101 {{ndash}} [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[James Leadbetter]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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