The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005–06 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.

Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating John Higgins 9–8 in a high-quality final.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1] Winner: £30,000 Runner Up: £15,000 Semi Finalist: £7,500 Quarter Finalist: £5,600 Last 16: £4,000 Last 32: £2,500 Last 48: £1,625 Last 64: £1,100 Stage one high break: £500 Stage two high break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000

[2][3][4] [2][3][4] Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.