The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.
John Higgins was the defending champion, however he lost 5–2 in the quarter-finals to Mark King. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Cope compiled a maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt.
Main draw
Round-robin stage
The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
Group 2A
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21 October: John Higgins 3-0 James Wattana Alan McManus 3-0 Barry Hawkins Issara Kachaiwong 3-2 Dominic Dale Issara Kachaiwong 3-2 Barry Hawkins
22 October: Alan McManus 3-1 Dominic Dale John Higgins 3-1 Issara Kachaiwong John Higgins 3-2 Dominic Dale Issara Kachaiwong 3-1 Alan McManus
23 October: Issara Kachaiwong 3-0 James Wattana John Higgins 3-1 Barry Hawkins James Wattana 1-3 Alan McManus
24 October: John Higgins 1-3 Alan McManus Barry Hawkins 3-0 James Wattana Barry Hawkins 3-0 Dominic Dale James Wattana 0-3 Dominic Dale
Group 2B
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21 October: Ryan Day 3-0 Shaun Murphy Mark King 3-1 Ali Carter Ryan Day 3-0 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 3-0 Mark King
22 October: Shaun Murphy 3-1 Michael Judge Ryan Day 3-0 Jamie Jones Ali Carter 3-0 Michael Judge
23 October: Mark King 3-1 Michael Judge Ali Carter 3-1 Jamie Jones Jamie Jones 3-2 Mark King
24 October: Michael Judge 2-3 Jamie Jones Ryan Day 0-3 Mark King Shaun Murphy 3-2 Jamie Jones Shaun Murphy 2-3 Ali Carter Ryan Day 3-1 Michael Judge
Group 2C
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21 October: Michael Holt 3-0 Marco Fu Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 Steve Davis Michael Holt 3-1 David Roe Steve Davis 3-1 Jamie Cope
22 October: David Roe 3-1 Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-0 Michael Holt Jamie Cope 3-1 Marco Fu Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-0 Jamie Cope Marco Fu 3-1 David Roe
23 October: Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 Marco Fu Michael Holt 1-3 Jamie Cope Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 David Roe Steve Davis 1-3 Michael Holt
24 October: Steve Davis 3-0 Marco Fu Jamie Cope 3-2 David Roe
Group 2D
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21 October: Nigel Bond 3-2 Neil Robertson Judd Trump 3-2 Paul Davison Neil Robertson 3-1 Joe Swail Ken Doherty 3-2 Nigel Bond Joe Swail 3-2 Judd Trump
22 October: Ken Doherty 3-1 Paul Davison Neil Robertson 3-1 Judd Trump Joe Swail 3-2 Paul Davison Ken Doherty 3-0 Judd Trump Joe Swail 3-0 Nigel Bond
23 October: Neil Robertson 3-2 Ken Doherty Paul Davison 3-1 Nigel Bond Ken Doherty 3-0 Joe Swail Neil Robertson 3-0 Paul Davison Nigel Bond 3-2 Judd Trump
Group 2E
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21 October: Liang Wenbo 3-1 Fergal O'Brien Stephen Hendry 3-2 Mark Selby Liang Wenbo 3-2 Andy Hicks
22 October: Matthew Stevens 3-1 Liang Wenbo Andy Hicks 3-2 Stephen Hendry Mark Selby 3-0 Andy Hicks
23 October: Matthew Stevens 3-0 Stephen Hendry Fergal O'Brien 3-1 Andy Hicks Mark Selby 3-0 Liang Wenbo Matthew Stevens 3-1 Fergal O'Brien
24 October: Fergal O'Brien 3-2 Stephen Hendry Matthew Stevens 0-3 Mark Selby Stephen Hendry 0-3 Liang Wenbo Matthew Stevens 3-0 Andy Hicks Mark Selby 0-3 Fergal O'Brien
Group 2F
PlayerMPMWFWFLFD4397+243105+54297+24278−140412−8Mark Williams withdrew due to wrist injury thus all his results are expunged.
21 October: Stuart Bingham 3-0 Mark Williams Robin Hull 3-1 Gerard Greene Stephen Lee 3-2 Stuart Bingham
22 October: Ian McCulloch 3-0 Stuart Bingham Mark Williams 3-1 Stephen Lee Ian McCulloch 3-0 Gerard Greene Robin Hull 3-1 Mark Williams
23 October: Ian McCulloch 3-2 Robin Hull Gerard Greene 3-0 Stephen Lee Mark Williams vs. Gerard Greene
24 October: Robin Hull 3-0 Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham 2-3 Gerard Greene Stephen Lee 3-1 Robin Hull Stephen Lee 3-1 Ian McCulloch
Group 2G
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21 October: David Gray 3-2 Anthony Hamilton David Gray 3-0 Ben Woollaston Robert Milkins 3-2 Peter Ebdon
22 October: Tom Ford 3-2 Anthony Hamilton Ben Woollaston 3-1 Anthony Hamilton
23 October: Robert Milkins 3-2 Tom Ford Robert Milkins 3-1 Ben Woolaston Peter Ebdon 1-3 David Gray Peter Ebdon 1-3 Tom Ford
24 October: Peter Ebdon 3-0 Anthony Hamilton Robert Milkins 3-1 David Gray Ben Woolaston 3-2 Tom Ford Peter Ebdon 3-2 Ben Woollaston David Gray 3-0 Tom Ford Anthony Hamilton 1-3 Robert Milkins
Group 2H
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21 October: Graeme Dott 3-2 Joe Perry Stephen Maguire 3-0 Mark Allen Ding Junhui 3-0 Graeme Dott Andrew Norman 3-1 Mark Allen
22 October: Andrew Norman 3-2 Ding Junhui Graeme Dott 3-0 Mark Allen Joe Perry 3-1 Stephen Maguire Andrew Norman 3-2 Stephen Maguire
23 October: Stephen Maguire 3-1 Graeme Dott Joe Perry 3-0 Andrew Norman Ding Junhui 2-3 Stephen Maguire Joe Perry 3-0 Mark Allen
24 October: Graeme Dott 1-3 Andrew Norman Ding Junhui 3-2 Mark Allen Joe Perry 3-0 Ding Junhui
Knockout stage
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 29 October 2006. Neil Robertson 9–5 Jamie Cope Afternoon: 40–67, , , , , , Evening: 63–38, 64–31, , , , , 100 Highest break 105 1 Century breaks 1 5 50+ breaks 2
Qualifying
Qualifying was held between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen.
Group 1A
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30 September: Ricky Walden 3-1 Marcus Campbell Jimmy Michie 3-0 Joe Delaney Matthew Couch 2-3 Tian Pengfei Jamie Jones 2-3 Issara Kachaiwong Ricky Walden 3-1 Jimmy Michie Marcus Campbell 3-2 Joe Delaney 1 October Matthew Couch 3-1 Jamie Jones Tian Pengfei 0-3 Issara Kachaiwong Ricky Walden 3-0 Joe Delaney Marcus Campbell 2-3 Matthew Couch Jimmy Michie 1-3 Jamie Jones Ricky Walden 3-0 Issara Kachaiwong
2 October Marcus Campbell 3-2 Tian Pengfei Joe Delaney 1-3 Matthew Couch Jimmy Michie 1-3 Issara Kachaiwong Ricky Walden 2-3 Tian Pengfei Marcus Campbell 2-3 Jamie Jones Joe Delaney 1-3 Issara Kachaiwong 3 October Tian Pengfei 0-3 Jamie Jones Marcus Campbell 1-3 Jimmy Michie Matthew Couch 0-3 Issara Kachaiwong Jimmy Michie 3-0 Tian Pengfei Joe Delaney 1-3 Jamie Jones Ricky Walden 3-1 Matthew Couch
4 October Marcus Campbell 2-3 Issara Kachaiwong Joe Delaney 3-1 Tian Pengfei Ricky Walden 1-3 Jamie Jones Jimmy Michie 3-1 Matthew Couch
Group 1B
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30 September: Michael Judge 3-2 Dominic Dale Shokat Ali 2-3 Jamie Burnett Sean Storey 2-3 Andrew Higginson Roy Stolk 2-3 James Leadbetter Michael Judge 3-1 Shokat Ali Dominic Dale 1-3 Jamie Burnett 1 October Sean Storey 3-1 Roy Stolk Andrew Higginson 3-2 James Leadbetter Michael Judge 3-2 Jamie Burnett Dominic Dale 3-0 Sean Storey Shokat Ali 3-0 Roy Stolk Michael Judge 1-3 James Leadbetter
2 October Dominic Dale 2-3 Andrew Higginson Jamie Burnett 1-3 Sean Storey Shokat Ali 3-0 James Leadbetter Michael Judge 3-2 Andrew Higginson Dominic Dale 3-0 Roy Stolk Jamie Burnett 1-3 James Leadbetter 3 October Andrew Higginson 0-3 Roy Stolk Dominic Dale 3-2 Shokat Ali Sean Storey 3 -2 James Leadbetter Shokat Ali 3-1 Andrew Higginson Jamie Burnett 3-1 Roy Stolk Michael Judge 2-3 Sean Storey
4 October Dominic Dale 3-1 James Leadbetter Jamie Burnett 1-3 Andrew Higginson Michael Judge 3-0 Roy Stolk Shokat Ali 3-2 Sean Storey
Group 1C
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30 September: Rod Lawler 0-3 Jamie Cope Rory McLeod 2-3 Tony Drago Chris Melling 1-3 Paul Davison Mark Boyle 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat Rod Lawler 1-3 Rory McLeod Jamie Cope 3-1 Tony Drago 1 October Chris Melling 3-0 Mark Boyle Paul Davison 2-3 Passakorn Suwannawat Rod Lawler 3-2 Tony Drago Jamie Cope 3-1 Chris Melling Rory McLeod 3-2 Mark Boyle Rod Lawler 3-1 Passakorn Suwannawat
2 October Jamie Cope 3-1 Paul Davison Tony Drago 3-2 Chris Melling Rory McLeod 3-0 Passakorn Suwannawat Rod Lawler 3-1 Paul Davison Jamie Cope 3-0 Mark Boyle Tony Drago 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat 3 October Paul Davison 3-0 Mark Boyle Jamie Cope 1-3 Rory McLeod Chris Melling 3-2 Passakorn Suwannawat Rory McLeod 0-3 Paul Davison Tony Drago 3-1 Mark Boyle Rod Lawler 2-3 Chris Melling
4 October Jamie Cope 3-0 Passakorn Suwannawat Tony Drago 1-3 Paul Davison Rod Lawler 2-3 Mark Boyle Rory McLeod 0-3 Chris Melling
Group 1D
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30 September: John Parrott 3-2 Drew Henry David Gilbert 1-3 David Roe Judd Trump 3-0 Ian Preece Dermot McGlinchey 3-2 Jeff Cundy John Parrott 3-1 David Gilbert Drew Henry 3-2 David Roe 1 October Judd Trump 3-0 Dermot McGlinchey Ian Preece 2-3 Jeff Cundy John Parrott 1-3 David Roe Drew Henry 1-3 Judd Trump David Gilbert 2-3 Dermot McGlinchey John Parrott 3-0 Jeff Cundy
2 October Drew Henry 0-3 Ian Preece David Roe 1-3 Judd Trump David Gilbert 3-0 Jeff Cundy John Parrott 2-3 Ian Preece Drew Henry 2-3 Dermot McGlinchey David Roe 3-0 Jeff Cundy 3 October Ian Preece 3-0 Dermot McGlinchey Drew Henry 0-3 David Gilbert Judd Trump 3-1 Jeff Cundy David Gilbert 0-3 Ian Preece David Roe 3-1 Dermot McGlinchey John Parrott 0-3 Judd Trump
4 October Drew Henry 3-1 Jeff Cundy David Roe 3-1 Ian Preece John Parrott 3-1 Dermot McGlinchey David Gilbert 3-1 Judd Trump
Group 1E
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30 September: Barry Pinches 1-3 Gerrard Greene Mike Dunn 2-3 Scott Mackenzie Paul Wykes 1-3 Liang Wenbo David Morris 3-0 Peter Lines Barry Pinches 1-3 Mike Dun Gerard Greene 3-0 Scott Mackenzie 1 October Paul Wykes 0-3 David Morris Liang Wenbo 3-0 Peter Lines Barry Pinches 1-3 Scott Mackenzie Gerard Greene 1-3 Paul Wykes Mike Dunn 1-3 David Morris Barry Pinches 0-3 Peter Lines
2 October Gerard Greene 1-3 Liang Wenbo Scott Mackenzie 1-3 Paul Wykes Mike Dunn 2-3 Peter Lines Barry Pinches 3-2 Liang Wenbo Gerard Greene 3-1 David Morris Scott Mackenzie 3-2 Peter Lines 3 October Liang Wenbo 3-1 David Morris Gerard Greene 3-1 Mike Dunn Paul Wykes 0-3 Peter Lines Mike Dunn 0-3 Liang Wenbo Scott Mackenzie 1-3 David Morris Barry Pinches 3-2 Paul Wykes
4 October Gerard Greene 3-2 Peter Lines Scott Mackenzie 3-1 Liang Wenbo Barry Pinches 3-0 David Morris Mike Dunn 3-0 Paul Wykes
Group 1F
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30 September: Adrian Gunnell 0-3 Fergal O’Brien Robin Hull 3-0 Stuart Pettman Chris Norbury 1-3 Liu Song Alex Borg 1-3 Mohammed Shehab Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Robin Hull Fergal O’Brien 3-1 Stuart Pettman 1 October Chris Norbury 3-1 Alex Borg Liu Song 1-3 Mohammed Shehab Adrian Gunnell 3-0 Stuart Pettman Fergal O’Brien 3-2 Chris Norbury Robin Hull 3-1 Alex Borg Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Mohammed Shehab
2 October Fergal O’Brien 3-0 Liu Song Stuart Pettman 0-3 Chris Norbury Robin Hull 3-1 Mohammed Shehab Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Liu Song Fergal O’Brien 3-0 Alex Borg Stuart Pettman 2-3 Mohammed Shehab 3 October Liu Song 0-3 Alex Borg Fergal O’Brien 2-3 Robin Hull Chris Norbury 3-1 Mohammed Shehab Robin Hull 3-2 Liu Song Stuart Pettman 3-0 Alex Borg Adrian Gunnell 3-2 Chris Norbury
4 October Fergal O’Brien 3-2 Mohammed Shehab Stuart Pettman 3-2 Liu Song Adrian Gunnell 2-3 Alex Borg Robin Hull 3-1 Chris Norbury
Group 1G