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Grand Prix 2006 (snooker)

Royal London Watches Grand Prix
Royal London Watches Grand Prix logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates 21–29 October 2006
Venue A.E.C.C.
City Aberdeen
Country Scotland
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £455,750
Winner's share £60,000
Highest break England Jamie Cope (147)
Final
Champion Australia Neil Robertson
Runner-up England Jamie Cope
Score 9–5
2005
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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.

Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final.

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.

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.


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