MANCHESTER OPEN 2005/06 GROUP DRAW
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark ASTBURY | Rick ABLETT | Kevin BRENNAN | Mark BEESON |
| Paul ATHERTON | Saleem AHMED | Tony COUGHTREY | Andrew CHAPMAN |
| Ian BALLANTYNE | Mark DOWNES | Colin DAVENPORT | Tim DICKINSON |
| James BALLANTYNE | Steve GOUGH | Jimmy DOWNES | Chris ECCLESTON |
| Peter BRUCE | Colin KERR | Mark ECKERSLEY | Mick FITZGERALD |
| Craig HARDY | Dave KERRIGAN | Peter FLANNERY | Paul HARRISON |
| Jason KING | Chris LAW | Steven HARVEY | Kevin HOLLAND |
| Steve LUNT | Danny LENNON | Andy JONES | Ryan LAV |
| Lee MITCHELL | Harry MULCAHY | David LAV | Graeme MAPP |
| Neil ROBINSON | Dean PARKIN | Jim McGOWAN | Martin POWER |
| Neil SASS | Steve RIVA | Ian McMULLAN | Mike WINNICK |
| David SHAND | Dave ROBLIN | Paul PICKERING | Ian WINTERBOTTOM |
| Paul STEVENS | Albert ROWLAND |
INFORMATION PACKS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY ALL PLAYERS BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. ANY PLAYER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A PACK BY THEN SHOULD CONTACT A COMMITTEE MEMBER IMMEDIATELY!
The top four players from each group will qualify to the last 16 playoff. The playoff will be seeded.
The losing eight will enter the plate competition and the winning eight will play off in the Main Event.
First round losers in the plate (except Main event qualifiers) gain entry into the Wooden Spoon event.
Both the Main Event and plate competition will be seeded.