[1][2] The Northern Ireland Trophy was held for the first time as non-ranking tournament,[3] and the Pot Black was held again after a 12-year hiatus.

[4] Countries Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2004/2005 professional Main Tour.

The following table outlines the results and dates for the ranking and major invitational events that took place.

[7] The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

2005/2006 Points distribution for world ranking events:[52]