The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005âÂÂ06 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.
Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating John Higgins 9âÂÂ8 in a high-quality final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: ã30,000<br /> Runner Up: ã15,000<br /> Semi Finalist: ã7,500<br /> Quarter Finalist: ã5,600<br /> Last 16: ã4,000<br /> Last 32: ã2,500<br /> Last 48: ã1,625<br /> Last 64: ã1,100<br />
Stage one high break: ã500<br /> Stage two high break: ã2,000
Stage one maximum break: ã1,000<br /> Stage two maximum break: ã20,000
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.