The 2006 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 30th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championsh
Nigel Bond (pictured in 2016) won his first-round match against seven-time champion Stephen Hendry on the re-spotted black of the deciding frame.
Barry Hawkins (pictured in 2013) made his debut at the Crucible, but lost 1–10 to the 1997 champion Ken Doherty in the first round.
Ken Doherty (pictured in 2011) took the last five frames in a row to win 13–8 over Matthew Stevens.
Marco Fu (pictured in 2013) won three frames on the spin to see Ken Doherty off and become the first player from Asia since James Wattana in 1997 to reach the semi-finals.
The 2005 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament started on 16 April, and ended on 2 May 2005. Th
2006 World Snooker Championship
…rankings reached the tournament's main stage at the Crucible. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, having defeated Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the 2005 final. He lost in the quarter-finals against eventual runner-up Peter Ebdon and became another world champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not…
Mark Williams (pictured in 2013) made his first career maximum break in a 10–1 win over Robert Milkins.
Ian McCulloch (pictured in 2011) defeated Mark Williams 13–12.
Peter Ebdon (pictured in 2014) defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 13–11.
Matthew Stevens (pictured in 2012) reached his second final after defeating Ian McCulloch 17–14.