Recap: The 2006 IPT World Open prize money list

By Vincent Lauria

The 2006 IPT (International Pool Tour) World Open was a milestone in the world of professional pool in terms of prize money. This tournament broke records by offering a staggering total prize fund of $2 million, making it one of the most lucrative pool tournaments in history.

It attracted top-notch pool players from all over the world, all eager to claim a piece of the impressive prize pool. Here, we delve into the prize money distribution for this landmark event in pool history.

Below is a breakdown of the top 50 prize money places.

IPT WORLD OPEN 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

  1. Efren Reyes (PHIL.) $500,000
  2. Rodney Morris (USA) $150,000
  3. Mika Immonen (FINLAND) $92,000
  4. Oliver Ortmann (GER.) $80,000
  5. Dennis Orcollo (PHIL.) $66,000
  6. Cory Deuel (USA) $50,000
  7. Fran. Bustamante (PHIL.) $41,995
  8. Karl Boyes (ENGLAND) $40,905
  9. Michael Hill (U.K.) $39,815
  10. Ralf Souquet (GER.) $38,725
  11. Thomas Engert (GER.) $37,635
  12. Niels Feijen (NED.) $36,545
  13. David Alcaide (Spain) $35,455
  14. Alex Pagulayan (PHIL.) $34,365
  15. Hui-Kai Hsia (TAIWAN) $33,275
  16. Charles Williams (USA) $32,185
  17. Dimitri Jungo (SWISS) $31,095
  18. Danny Harriman (USA) $30,005
  19. Larry Nevel (USA) $28,502
  20. Fabio Petroni (ITALY) $28,090
  21. Ben Davies (WALES) $27,678
  22. Darren Appleton (U.K.) $27,266
  23. Ronato Alcano (PHIL.) $26,854
  24. Quinten Hann (AUSTRALIA) $26,443
  25. Antonio Lining (PHIL.) $26,030
  26. Charles Bryant (USA) $25,618
  27. Tony Drago (MALTA) $25,206
  28. Yannick Beaufi ls (FRANCE) $24,794
  29. Jason Kirkwood (USA) $24,382
  30. Daryl Peach (ENGLAND) $23,970
  31. Alex Lely (NED.) $23,558
  32. Marko Lohtander (FINLAND) $23,146
  33. Michael Schmidt (GER.) $22,734
  34. Jose Parica (PHIL.) $22,322
  35. Nick Varner (USA) $21,910
  36. Jason Miller (USA) $21,498
  37. Nick Van den Berg (NED.) $20,980
  38. Gabriel Owen (USA) $20,460
  39. Tony Robles (USA) $19,940
  40. Chris Melling (ENGLAND) $19,420
  41. Steve Moore (USA) $18,900
  42. Sandor Tot (SERBIA) $18,380
  43. Raj Hundal (U.K.) $17,860
  44. Edwin Montal (Canada) $17,340
  45. Robert Mckenna (U.K.) $16,820
  46. Jayson Shaw (U.K.) $16,300
  47. Imran Majid (ENGLAND) $15,780
  48. Michael Davis (USA) $15,260
  49. Ernesto Dominguez (USA) $14,740
  50. Ramil Gallego (PHIL.) $14,220
About the author

Hey there, I’m Vincent Lauria, and welcome to my cue sports blog! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the prodigious pool player from the movie “The Color of Money,” played by the one and only Tom Cruise.

Now, I know what you’re thinking – “Vincent, you’re just a fictional character!” But let me tell you, I’m more real than you think. Sure, my story may have been written for the screen, but my passion for the game of pool is as real as it gets.

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