Notable Happennings
- Tian Pengfei won the last 3 frames to oust one of the Welsh favourite, Matthew Stevens 5–4.
- David Roe led John Higgins 3–1 before losing 3–5.
- Mark Williams won the last 3 frames to beat Marco Fu 5–4.
- Ali Carter led Neil Robertson 4–0 but won only 5–3.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan won the high break prize with a 143 in the last frame of his 6–3 semi-final victory over Shaun Murphy, surpassing an effort of 134 from Marcus Campbell.
- Mark Selby had a highest break of 77 in the final compared to O'Sullivan's 135.
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