2006 UK Championship

2006 Maplin UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–17 December 2006 (2006-12-04 – 2006-12-17)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£552,500
Winner's share£77,000
Highest break David Gray (ENG) (146)
 Mark King (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
2005
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 events. It was held from 4 to 17 December 2006 at the Barbican Centre in York, North Yorkshire. The competition was the third of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 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 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 and Mark King both achieved the tournament's highest breaks with individual breaks of 146. The tournament followed the Grand Prix and preceded the Malta Cup.


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