tournament took place between 8 and 13 January 2006 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The final round of qualifying took place between 14 and 15 March 2006 at the same venue. Century breaks Televised stage centuries There were 46 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. 140, 139, 124, 109, 106, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 137 Mark Williams 135, 112 Ali Carter 135, 125, 121, 118, 110, 103, 101, 100 Marco Fu 135, 113, 110 Stephen Lee 123, 122, 110 Mark Selby 122, 117, 116, 112, 107, 107, 101 Peter Ebdon 121 Graeme Dott 119 John Higgins 115 Anthony Hamilton 113, 106 Shaun Murphy 112, 106, 103 Matthew Stevens 109 David Gray 109, 109, 106, 103, 102 Neil Robertson 104 Ryan Day 102 Michael Holt Qualifying stage centuries There were 52 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 147 Robert Milkins 141, 100 Paul Wykes 141 Jamie Burnett 140 James Wattana 138, 113, 108 Mark Selby 138 Alfie Burden 135 David Gilbert 132, 124, 120, 101, 100 Mark Allen 132 Robin Hull 132 Gerard Greene 130, 130, 124, 104, 100 Ding Junhui 125 Shokat Ali 124 Joe Jogia 124 Joe Swail 122, 119, 102, 101 Tom Ford 120 Mark King 118, 101 Mark Davis 117 Mike Dunn 117 Neil Robertson 116 John Parrott 113 Gerrit bij de Leij 111 Paul Davies 110 Ricky Walden 109 Adrian Gunnell 107 Stefan Mazrocis 106 Barry Hawkins 105, 102 Judd Trump 105 Alex Borg 104 James McBain 103, 102 Lee Spick 103, 100 Fergal O'Brien 103 Dave Harold 102 Nick Dyson 101 Jin Long 100 Barry Pinches References 2006 World Championship World Snooker Championship Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship