The 2005–06 snooker season was a series of

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tournaments played between 17 May 2005 and 10 May 2006. There were six ranking tournaments, and the

British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

and

Irish Masters The Irish Masters was a professional snooker tournament. It was founded in 1978, following on from the successful Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (alternatively known as the Benson & Hedges Ireland Championship). The final champion of the t ...

tournaments were removed from calendar. The

Northern Ireland Trophy The Northern Ireland Trophy was a professional snooker tournament. History First contested in 1981 and named ''Northern Ireland Classic''. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the fi ...

was held for the first time as non-ranking tournament, and the

Pot Black ''Pot Black'' was a snooker tournament in the United Kingdom broadcast on the BBC. Each match was contested over a single , where other tournaments were significantly longer. The event carried no ranking points, but played a large part in th ...

was held again after a 12-year hiatus.

New professional players

Countries * * * * * * * Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2004/2005 professional Main Tour. ;International champions ;WPBSA Wildcard ;From

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Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for the

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and major invitational events that took place.

World Snooker Tour

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

Pontin's International Open Series

Other events

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

World ranking points

The rankings for the 2006–07 season were based on the total points from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. There were 6 ranking events during the 2005–06 season.

Points distribution

2005/2006 Points distribution for world ranking events:

Notes

References

External links

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