2006 IBSF World Grand Prix

IBSF World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates22 February – 6 March 2006 (2006-02-22 – 2006-03-06)
CityPrestatyn
CountryWales
OrganisationIBSF
Highest breakChina Liu Song (127)
Final
ChampionWales Michael White
Runner-upScotland Mark Boyle
Score11–5
2004
2006

The 2006 IBSF World Grand Prix was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 22 February to 6 March 2006 in Prestatyn, Wales It was the 31st edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.

Summary

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The 2005 IBSF World Snooker Championship was originally due to be held in Pakistan. However, due to the Kashmir earthquake the tournament was cancelled. As a result, a new tournament was organised to be held in Prestatyn, Wales in 2006 under the name IBSF World Grand Prix so as not to cause confusion between with the 2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship due to be held in Amman, Jordan later that year, with the winner of the World Grand Prix qualifying for the vacant place on World Snooker Tour 2006/07 season.

The tournament was won by 14-year old Michael White who defeated 24th seed Mark Boyle 11–5 in the final, in doing so White became the youngest winner in the tournaments history. Despite being the runner-up Boyle was awarded with World Tour qualification place due to White's age at the time. White would go on to join the World Snooker Tour for the 2007/08 season after winning the European Under-19 Championship. He would cement his reputation as one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents in the world at the time by reaching the top 16 in 2015 and winning his first ranking title at the Indian Open.

Results

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Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-Finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-Finals
Best of 15 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
               
1 Wales David Donovan 5
32 Scotland Callum Niven 1
1 Wales David Donovan 5
16 India Aditya Mehta 3
16 India Aditya Mehta 5
17 Wales Jamie Jones 3
1 Wales David Donovan 3
9 Scotland Mark Boyle 6
9 China Liu Song 4
24 Scotland Mark Boyle 5
24 Scotland Mark Boyle 5
8 Wales Andrew Pagett 2
25 England David Grace 3
8 Wales Andrew Pagett 5
24 Scotland Mark Boyle 8
4 Germany Lasse Münstermann 5
5 Wales Rhydian Richards 3
28 Malta Simon Zammit 5
28 Malta Simon Zammit 5
21 Republic of Ireland David Hogan 4
21 Republic of Ireland David Hogan 5
12 Australia Steve Mifsud 4
28 Malta Simon Zammit 5
4 Germany Lasse Münstermann 6
13 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden 5
20 England Andy Symons-Rowe 1
13 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden 4
4 Germany Lasse Münstermann 5
29 England Daniel Ward 3
4 Germany Lasse Münstermann 5
24 Scotland Mark Boyle 5
22 Wales Michael White 11
3 England Peter Lines 3
30 Germany Patrick Einsle 5
30 Germany Patrick Einsle 0
14 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5
19 Belgium Kevin Van Hove 2
14 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5
14 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 3
22 Wales Michael White 6
11 Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 4
22 Wales Michael White 5
11 Wales Michael White 5
27 Republic of Ireland Robert Murphy 2
27 Republic of Ireland Robert Murphy 5
6 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 4
22 Wales Michael White 8
18 India Alok Kumar 5
7 Wales Gavin Pantall 5
26 Northern Ireland Julian Logue 4
7 Wales Gavin Pantall 5
10 Republic of Ireland David Morris 2
23 Wales Mark Tucker 2
10 Republic of Ireland David Morris 5
7 Wales Gavin Pantall 1
18 India Alok Kumar 6
15 England Mark Joyce 1
18 India Alok Kumar 4
18 India Alok Kumar 5
2 India Pankaj Advani 1
31 Taiwan Po-Hsien Lee 2
2 India Pankaj Advani 4

References

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  1. ^ "2006 IBSF WORLD GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP". European Billiards & Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2015.