Six-red World Championship
This article is about the Sangsom sponsored event. For the 888.com sponsored event, see 2009 Six-red World Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Montien Riverside Hotel |
| Location | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established | 2008 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Total prize fund | 8,000,000 baht[1] |
| Current champion(s) |
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
The Six-red World Championship (also known as the SangSom Six-red World Championship for sponsorship purposes) is a six-red snooker tournament, played with the six colour balls and six reds. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is the reigning champion.
History
The event was first held in the 2008/2009 season, and was known as the Six-red Snooker International. The event was organised by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports. Forty-eight players were divided in 8 round-robin groups. The top four from each group moved into the knock-out stage.[2] In 2009 the event was renamed the Six-red World Grand Prix. In 2010, it replaced another event as the official six red snooker world championship, after the previous event—held once in 2009— was discontinued.[2] The event wasn't held in the 2011/2012 season,[3] but it returned for the 2012/2013 season with the backing of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The event was held at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand between 2008 and 2014.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Final score | Season |
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| Six-red Snooker International | ||||
| 2008[5] |  Ricky Walden |
Stuart Bingham |
8–3 | 2008/09 |
| Six-red World Grand Prix | ||||
| 2009[6] | Jimmy White |
Barry Hawkins |
8–6 | 2009/10 |
| Six-red World Championship | ||||
| 2010[7] | Mark Selby |
Ricky Walden |
8–6 | 2010/11 |
| 2012[4] | Mark Davis |
Shaun Murphy |
8–4 | 2012/13 |
| 2013[8] | Mark Davis |
 Neil Robertson |
8–4 | 2013/14 |
| 2014[9] |  Stephen Maguire |
Ricky Walden |
8–7 | 2014/15 |
| 2015[10] | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
 Liang Wenbo |
8–2 | 2015/16 |
References
- ↑ "2014 Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 "6-red snooker". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- 1 2 "SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "2008 Sangsom 6-reds International Snooker". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
- ↑ "2009 Sangsom 6 Reds Results". Global Snooker. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ "Sangsom 6Red World Championships 2010". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "6 Red World Championship (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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