2009 Six-red World Grand Prix

Six-red World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates7–12 July 2009 (2009-07-07 – 2009-07-12)
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationACBS
Total prize fund3,720,000 baht
Winner's share1,000,000 baht
Highest break75 (x3)
Final
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upEngland Barry Hawkins
Score8–6
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Snooker tournament

The 2009 Six-red World Grand Prix (often styled the 2009 SangSom 6-red World Grand Prix for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament held between 7 and 12 July 2009 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Twenty-three of the tournament's 48 competitors were on the 2009/10 professional World Snooker tour of the more established 15-red game. A relatively high proportion of competitors were from Asia.

Jimmy White won in the final 8–6 against Barry Hawkins.[1]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: 1,000,000 baht
  • Runner-up: 500,000 baht
  • Semi-finalists: 250,000 baht
  • Quarter-finalists: 150,000 baht
  • Last 16: 70,000 baht
  • Last 32: 35,000 baht
  • Total: 3,720,000 baht

Round-robin stage

The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.[3][4]

Group A

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1 England Judd Trump 5 5 25 8 +17 5
2 England Ricky Walden 5 3 18 12 +6 3
3 Thailand Phaithoon Phonbun 5 3 21 18 +3 3
4 Hong Kong Fung Kwok Wai 5 2 19 18 +1 2
5 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Joakar 5 1 9 21 −11 1
6 Australia Daniel Thorp 5 1 8 24 −16 1


  • Fung Kwok Wai 4–5 Judd Trump
  • Mohammed Al-Joakar 2–5 Phaithoon Phonbun
  • Ricky Walden 5–1 Daniel Thorp
  • Phaithoon Phonbun 2–5 Judd Trump
  • Daniel Thorp 1–5 Fung Kwok Wai
  • Daniel Thorp 0–5 Mohammed Al-Joakar
  • Ricky Walden 5–1 Fung Kwok Wai
  • Mohammed Al-Joakar 0–5 Judd Trump
  • Fung Kwok Wai 4–5 Phaithoon Phonbun
  • Ricky Walden 1–5 Judd Trump
  • Daniel Thorp 5–4 Phaithoon Phonbun
  • Ricky Walden 5–0 Mohammed Al-Joakar
  • Ricky Walden 2–5 Phaithoon Phonbun
  • Fung Kwok Wai 5–2 Mohammed Al-Joakar
  • Daniel Thorp 1–5 Judd Trump

Group B

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1 England Shaun Murphy 5 4 21 14 +7 4
2 Thailand James Wattana 5 3 22 13 +9 3
3 England Nigel Bond 5 3 17 16 +1 3
4 India Aditya Mehta 5 2 16 20 −4 2
5 Malta Alex Borg 5 2 15 21 −6 2
6 Myanmar Akar Soe Yin 5 1 14 21 −7 1


  • Alex Borg 5–2 Akar Soe Yin
  • Aditya Mehta 5–4 James Wattana
  • Alex Borg 2–5 Nigel Bond
  • Shaun Murphy 5–3 Akar Soe Yin
  • James Wattana 5–1 Nigel Bond
  • Alex Borg 5–4 Aditya Mehta
  • Akar Soe Yin 3–5 Nigel Bond
  • Shaun Murphy 5–1 Aditya Mehta
  • Shaun Murphy 5–3 James Wattana
  • Shaun Murphy 5–2 Alex Borg
  • Aditya Mehta 5–1 Nigel Bond
  • Akar Soe Yin 1–5 James Wattana
  • Shaun Murphy 1–5 Nigel Bond
  • Aditya Mehta 1–5 Akar Soe Yin
  • Alex Borg 1–5 James Wattana

Group C

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1 Scotland John Higgins 5 4 20 12 +8 4
2 Wales Matthew Stevens 5 4 21 15 +6 4
3 Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 5 3 19 15 +4 3
4 Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 5 2 20 21 −1 2
5 Germany Sascha Lippe 5 1 15 23 −8 1
6 Bahrain Habib Subah 5 1 13 22 −9 1


  • Noppadon Noppachorn 4–5 Matthew Stevens
  • John Higgins 0–5 Muhammad Sajjad
  • Sascha Lippe 5–3 Habib Subah
  • John Higgins 5–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Muhammad Sajjad 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn
  • John Higgins 5–2 Noppadon Noppachorn
  • Sascha Lippe 3–5 Matthew Stevens
  • Habib Subah 5–2 Muhammad Sajjad
  • Sascha Lippe 1–5 Muhammad Sajjad
  • Habib Subah 1–5 Matthew Stevens
  • Sascha Lippe 4–5 Noppadon Noppachorn
  • Muhammad Sajjad 2–5 Matthew Stevens
  • John Higgins 5–2 Habib Subah
  • Habib Subah 2–5 Noppadon Noppachorn
  • John Higgins 5–2 Sascha Lippe

Group D

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1 Wales Ryan Day 5 4 23 13 +10 4
2 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5 4 24 16 +8 4
3 England Michael Holt 5 4 23 15 +8 4
4 Thailand Supoj Saenla 5 2 18 20 −2 2
5 Singapore Ang Bun Chin 5 1 13 21 −8 1
6 Hong Kong Au Chi Wai 5 0 9 25 −16 0


  • Ryan Day 5–1 Au Chi Wai
  • Ken Doherty 5–3 Supoj Saenla
  • Ang Boon Chin 2–5 Michael Holt
  • Ken Doherty 5–2 Au Chi Wai
  • Ryan Day 3–5 Michael Holt
  • Ang Boon Chin 3–5 Supoj Saenla
  • Au Chi Wai 3–5 Michael Holt
  • Ryan Day 5–4 Ken Doherty
  • Au Chi Wai 1–5 Ang Boon Chin
  • Supoj Saenla 2–5 Michael Holt
  • Au Chi Wai 2–5 Supoj Saenla
  • Ken Doherty 5–3 Michael Holt
  • Ryan Day 5–0 Ang Boon Chin
  • Ryan Day 5–3 Supoj Saenla
  • Ken Doherty 5–3 Ang Boon Chin

Group E

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1 Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 5 5 25 10 +15 5
2 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5 3 21 16 +5 3
3 England Joe Perry 5 3 21 17 +4 3
4 England Jimmy White 5 3 19 18 +1 3
5 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5 1 17 20 −3 1
6 Japan Yutaka Fukada 5 0 3 25 −22 0


  • Joe Perry 5–0 Yutaka Fukuda
  • Issara Kachaiwong 5–3 Joe Swail
  • Jimmy White 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda
  • Joe Perry 5–4 Mohammed Shehab
  • Jimmy White 1–5 Issara Kachaiwong
  • Mohammed Shehab 5–1 Joe Swail
  • Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Issara Kachaiwong
  • Joe Perry 3–5 Issara Kachaiwong
  • Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Mohammed Shehab
  • Jimmy White 5–4 Joe Swail
  • Yutaka Fukuda 0–5 Joe Swail
  • Jimmy White 3–5 Mohammed Shehab
  • Joe Perry 5–3 Joe Swail
  • Mohammed Shehab 2–5 Issara Kachaiwong
  • Joe Perry 3–5 Jimmy White

Group F

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1 Wales Darren Morgan 5 5 25 9 +16 5
2 Thailand Noppadol Sangnil 5 3 19 16 +3 3
3 England Stuart Bingham 5 2 15 17 −2 2
4 England Peter Ebdon 5 2 15 17 −2 2
5 India Manan Chandra 5 2 16 20 −4 2
6 Pakistan Raees Aslam 5 1 10 21 −11 1


  • Darren Morgan 5–2 Noppadol Sangnil
  • Peter Ebdon 5–0 Raees Aslam
  • Manan Chandra 1–5 Stuart Bingham
  • Darren Morgan 5–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Manan Chandra 2–5 Noppadol Sangnil
  • Raees Aslam 2–5 Noppadol Sangnil
  • Peter Ebdon 1–5 Darren Morgan
  • Manan Chandra 5–2 Raees Aslam
  • Noppadol Sangnil 5–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Peter Ebdon 1–5 Stuart Bingham
  • Darren Morgan 5–3 Manan Chandra
  • Peter Ebdon 3–5 Manan Chandra
  • Raees Aslam 5–1 Stuart Bingham
  • Peter Ebdon 5–2 Noppadol Sangnil
  • Darren Morgan 5–1 Raees Aslam

Group G

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1 Wales Mark Williams 5 4 22 6 +16 4
2 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 4 20 14 +6 4
3 England Dave Harold 5 3 18 13 +5 3
4 Egypt Wael Talat 5 2 16 16 0 2
5 Qatar Mohsen Abdul Aziz 5 1 10 23 −13 1
6 Australia Glen Wilkinson 5 1 10 24 −14 1


  • Mark Williams 2–5 Dave Harold
  • Glen Wilkinson 5–4 Wael Talat
  • Mohsen Abdul Aziz 3–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh
  • Mark Williams 5–0 Wael Talat
  • Glen Wilkinson 0–5 Dave Harold
  • Glen Wilkinson 3–5 Mohsen Abdul Aziz
  • Wael Talat 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh
  • Wael Talat 5–1 Dave Harold
  • Mark Williams 5–1 Mohsen Abdul Aziz
  • Glen Wilkinson 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh
  • Mohsen Abdul Aziz 1–5 Dave Harold
  • Thepchaiya Un-nooh 5–2 Dave Harold
  • Mark Williams 5–0 Glen Wilkinson
  • Wael Talat 5–0 Mohsen Abdul Aziz
  • Mark Williams 5–0 Thepchaiya Un-nooh

Group H

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1 England Mark King 5 5 25 7 +18 5
2 England Barry Hawkins 5 4 23 12 +11 4
3 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 5 3 17 12 +5 3
4 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5 2 17 16 +1 2
5 Egypt Mohammed Kayat 5 1 8 21 −13 1
6 Vietnam Nguyen Nhat Thank 5 0 3 25 −22 0


  • Mohammed Kayat 5–1 Nguyen Nhat Thanh
  • Mark King 5–2 Atthasit Mahitthi
  • Brendan O’Donnoghue 1–5 Barry Hawkins
  • Atthasit Mahitthi 4–5 Barry Hawkins
  • Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–0 Nguyen Nhat Thanh
  • Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–1 Atthasit Mahitthi
  • Nguyen Nhat Thanh 1–5 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark King 5–1 Mohammed Kayat
  • Mohammed Kayat 0–5 Atthasit Mahitthi
  • Mark King 5–1 Brendan O’Donnoghue
  • Mark King 5–0 Nguyen Nhat Thanh
  • Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–1 Mohammed Kayat
  • Mark King 5–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Nguyen Nhat Thanh 1–5 Atthasit Mahitthi
  • Mohammed Kayat 1–5 Barry Hawkins

Knockout stage

[4][5]

Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 13 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 13 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
               
England Mark King 6
Egypt Wael Talat 1
England Mark King 6
England Michael Holt 2
England Michael Holt 6
Thailand Noppadol Sangnil 3
England Mark King 6
England Jimmy White 7
England Ricky Walden 6
Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 3
England Ricky Walden 5
England Jimmy White 6
England Jimmy White 6
England Shaun Murphy 4
England Jimmy White 7
Wales Mark Williams 4
Wales Mark Williams 6
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 2
Wales Mark Williams 6
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0
Thailand Phaithoon Phonbun 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6
Wales Mark Williams 7
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 1
England Stuart Bingham 6
England Stuart Bingham 5
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 6
India Aditya Mehta 4
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 6
England Jimmy White 8
England Barry Hawkins 6
Wales Darren Morgan 4
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 6
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 4
England Barry Hawkins 6
England Dave Harold 5
England Barry Hawkins 6
England Barry Hawkins 7
Thailand James Wattana 5
England Joe Perry 3
Thailand James Wattana 6
Thailand James Wattana 6
Wales Ryan Day 4
Hong Kong Fung Kwok Wai 1
Wales Ryan Day 6
England Barry Hawkins 7
England Judd Trump 2
Scotland John Higgins 6
Thailand Supoj Saenla 4
Scotland John Higgins 6
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
Scotland John Higgins 2
England Judd Trump 7
United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 6
England Nigel Bond 4
United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 4
England Judd Trump 6
England Peter Ebdon 1
England Judd Trump 6

Maximum breaks

(Note a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)[4]

References

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