| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–17 December 2006 |
| Venue | Barbican Centre |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £552,500 |
| Winner's share | £77,000 |
| Highest break |  David Gray (ENG) (146) Mark King (ENG) (146) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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The 2006 UK Championship (officially the 2006 Maplin UK Championship) was the 2006 edition of the UK Championship, a professional snooker tournament that is one of the sport's three Triple Crown events. It was held from 4 to 17 December 2006 at the Barbican Centre in York, North Yorkshire. The competition was the third of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season and the 30th edition of the tournament. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Europe on the BBC and Eurosport.
Peter Ebdon won the tournament, defeating the five-time UK champion Stephen Hendry 10 frames to 6 in the final. It was Ebdon's first UK Championship win and his seventh career ranking title. He was the ninth player in history to win both the UK Championship and the World Snooker Championship. In the semi-finals Ebdon beat John Higgins 9–7 and Hendry defeated fellow Scot Graeme Dott by the same scoreline. David Gray and Mark King both achieved the tournament's highest breaks with individual breaks of 146. The tournament followed the Grand Prix and preceded the Malta Cup.