2006 Irish Professional Championship

The 2006 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in October 2006. The tournament was held at the Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex in Templeogue, and featured sixteen players exclusively from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9–11 October 2006 (2006-10-09 – 2006-10-11)
Venue	Spawell Sport & Leisure Complex
City	Templeogue
Country	Ireland
Format	Non-Ranking event
Winner's share	€7,000[1]
Highest break	Ken Doherty (140)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Michael Judge
Score	9–4
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The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played over the best of nine frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen. Ken Doherty won the event, beating Michael Judge 9–4 in the final.^[2][3]

Main draw

	Last 16 Best of 9 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Ken Doherty	5
	Robert Murphy	0
					Ken Doherty	5
					Joe Delaney	4
	Joe Delaney	5
	Alex Higgins	2
									Ken Doherty	6
									Mark Allen	2
	Mark Allen	5
	Gary Hardiman	1
					Mark Allen	5
					Gerard Greene	3
	Gerard Greene	5
	Brendan O'Donoghue	0
													Ken Doherty	9
													Michael Judge	4
	Michael Judge	5
	Nigel Power	1
					Michael Judge	5
					Fergal O'Brien	1
	Fergal O'Brien	5
	Dermot McGlinchey	2
									Michael Judge	6
									David Morris	1
	David Morris	5
	Colm Gilcreest	3
					David Morris	5
					Joe Swail	4
	Joe Swail	5
	Martin McCrudden	2

Century breaks

• 140, 131, 116 – Ken Doherty
• 132 – David Morris
• 129 – Joe Delaney
• 105 – Michael Judge
• 104 – Fergal O'Brien