2016 Six-red World Championship

Six-red World Championship
Tournament information
Dates5–10 September 2016 (2016-09-05 – 2016-09-10)
VenueBangkok Convention Center
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWPBSA
Winner's share£45,000
Highest break75 (x3)
Final
ChampionChina Ding Junhui
Runner-upEngland Stuart Bingham
Score8–7
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Snooker tournament

The 2016 SangSom Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker tournament held between 5 and 10 September 2016 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] It featured 48 players from 16 different nations.[2]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was the defending champion, but he lost 2–6 in the last 16 round to Stephen Maguire. Ding Junhui won the title by beating Stuart Bingham 8–7 in the final. Bingham won the first frame of the final, but Ding then built a 3–1 lead. The match then went to 4-4. Ding later led 7-5 but did not pot any balls in the next two frames as Bingham levelled the match at 7-7. In the last frame, Ding made a clearance of 29 to win the match on the final black.[2]

Prize money

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

  • Winner: 2,500,000 baht
  • Runner-up: 1,000,000 baht
  • Semi-finalists: 500,000 baht
  • Quarter-finalists: 250,000 baht
  • Last 16: 125,000 baht
  • Last 32: 62,500 baht
  • Group stage: 31,250 baht
  • Total: 8,000,000 baht

Round-robin stage

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

Group A

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1 England Mark Davis 5 5 25 7 +18 5
2 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5 3 17 16 +1 3
3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 3 16 19 −3 3
4 Germany Lukas Kleckers 5 2 17 18 −1 2
5 England Rod Lawler 5 1 15 22 −7 1
6 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5 1 16 24 −8 1


  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–2 Mohammed Shehab
  • Mark Davis 5–0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
  • Rod Lawler 1–5 Lukas Kleckers
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–3 Lukas Kleckers
  • Mark Davis 5–1 Rod Lawler
  • Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5–3 Mohammed Shehab
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 Rod Lawler
  • Mark Davis 5–4 Mohammed Shehab
  • Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5–2 Lukas Kleckers
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1–5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
  • Rod Lawler 4–5 Mohammed Shehab
  • Mark Davis 5–2 Lukas Kleckers
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0–5 Mark Davis
  • Rod Lawler 5–2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
  • Mohammed Shehab 2–5 Lukas Kleckers

Group B

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1 China Liang Wenbo 5 4 23 10 +11 4
2 Thailand Sunny Akani 5 3 23 17 +9 3
3 England Martin Gould 5 3 17 15 +2 3
4 England Michael Holt 5 2 21 19 −4 2
5 Egypt Basem Eltahhan 5 2 12 23 −7 2
6 Hong Kong Chau Hon Man 5 1 12 24 −11 1


  • Martin Gould 5–0 Basem Eltahhan
  • Liang Wenbo 5–0 Chau Hon Man
  • Michael Holt 4–5 Sunny Akani
  • Martin Gould 0–5 Sunny Akani
  • Liang Wenbo 5–3 Michael Holt
  • Chau Hon Man 4–5 Basem Eltahhan
  • Martin Gould 5–1 Chau Hon Man
  • Michael Holt 5–2 Basem Eltahhan
  • Liang Wenbo 3–5 Sunny Akani
  • Chau Hon Man 5–4 Sunny Akani
  • Liang Wenbo 5–0 Basem Eltahhan
  • Martin Gould 5–4 Michael Holt
  • Martin Gould 2–5 Liang Wenbo
  • Michael Holt 5–2 Chau Hon Man
  • Basem Eltahhan 5–4 Sunny Akani

Group C

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1 India Pankaj Advani 5 5 25 9 +16 5
2 England Robert Milkins 5 3 22 18 +4 3
3 Wales Dominic Dale 5 3 18 17 +1 3
4 China Ding Junhui 5 2 17 17 0 2
5 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun 5 2 12 19 −7 2
6 Australia Ryan Thomerson 5 0 11 25 −14 0


  • Ding Junhui 4–5 Pankaj Advani
  • Robert Milkins 5–4 Ryan Thomerson
  • Dominic Dale 3–5 Phaitoon Phonbun
  • Robert Milkins 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun
  • Ding Junhui 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun
  • Robert Milkins 3–5 Dominic Dale
  • Ryan Thomerson 1–5 Pankaj Advani
  • Ding Junhui 3–5 Robert Milkins
  • Dominic Dale 5–4 Ryan Thomerson
  • Pankaj Advani 5–0 Phaitoon Phonbun
  • Ding Junhui 0–5 Dominic Dale
  • Robert Milkins 4–5 Pankaj Advani
  • Ryan Thomerson 1–5 Phaitoon Phonbun
  • Ding Junhui 5–1 Ryan Thomerson
  • Dominic Dale 0–5 Pankaj Advani

Group D

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1 England David Gilbert 5 4 23 12 +11 4
2 Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 5 3 20 16 +4 3
3 England Ricky Walden 5 3 17 13 +4 3
4 England Ben Woollaston 5 2 14 17 −3 2
5 Egypt Ahmed Galal 5 2 15 22 −7 2
6 Wales Andrew Pagett 5 1 12 21 −9 1


  • Ricky Walden 5–1 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
  • David Gilbert 5–2 Ben Woollaston
  • Andrew Pagett 3–5 Ahmed Galal
  • David Gilbert 5–0 Andrew Pagett
  • Ben Woollaston 1–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
  • Ricky Walden 1–5 Andrew Pagett
  • Ben Woollaston 5–0 Ahmed Galal
  • David Gilbert 3–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
  • Ricky Walden 5–1 Ahmed Galal
  • Ricky Walden 5–1 Ben Woollaston
  • David Gilbert 5–4 Ahmed Galal
  • Andrew Pagett 2–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
  • Ricky Walden 1–5 David Gilbert
  • Ben Woollaston 5–2 Andrew Pagett
  • Ahmed Galal 5–4 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn

Group E

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1 England Stuart Bingham 5 5 25 6 +19 5
2 Wales Ryan Day 5 4 20 14 +6 4
3 Thailand James Wattana 5 3 20 16 +4 3
4 Wales Darren Morgan 5 1 15 24 −9 1
5 England Wayne Brown 5 1 14 24 −10 1
6 Pakistan Babar Masih 5 1 14 24 −10 1


  • Babar Masih 1–5 James Wattana
  • Stuart Bingham 5–1 Babar Masih
  • Ryan Day 5–1 Darren Morgan
  • Wayne Brown 2–5 James Wattana
  • Stuart Bingham 5–2 Darren Morgan
  • Wayne Brown 4–5 Babar Masih
  • Ryan Day 5–4 James Wattana
  • Stuart Bingham 5–1 James Wattana
  • Ryan Day 5–1 Wayne Brown
  • Darren Morgan 5–4 Babar Masih
  • Stuart Bingham 5–0 Ryan Day
  • Wayne Brown 5–4 Darren Morgan
  • Stuart Bingham 5–2 Wayne Brown
  • Ryan Day 5–3 Babar Masih
  • Wayne Brown 3–5 James Wattana

Group F

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1 England Joe Perry 5 5 25 11 +14 5
2 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5 4 21 14 +7 4
3 Wales Michael White 5 3 22 13 +9 3
4 Russia Ivan Kakovsky 5 2 14 23 −9 2
5 India Sourav Kothari 5 1 13 20 −7 1
6 Egypt Hesham Abdelhmed 5 0 11 25 −14 0


  • Joe Perry 5–4 Hesham Abdelhmed
  • Michael White 5–3 Sourav Kothari
  • Ivan Kakovsky 3–5 Noppon Saengkham
  • Joe Perry 5–1 Ivan Kakovsky
  • Sourav Kothari 0–5 Noppon Saengkham
  • Joe Perry 5–4 Michael White
  • Ivan Kakovsky 5–4 Sourav Kothari
  • Hesham Abdelhmed 3–5 Noppon Saengkham
  • Joe Perry 5–1 Noppon Saengkham
  • Michael White 5–0 Ivan Kakovsky
  • Sourav Kothari 5–0 Hesham Abdelhmed
  • Michael White 5–0 Hesham Abdelhmed
  • Ivan Kakovsky 5–4 Hesham Abdelhmed
  • Joe Perry 5–1 Sourav Kothari
  • Michael White 3–5 Noppon Saengkham

Group G

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1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5 4 24 13 +11 4
2 China Yuan Sijun 5 4 22 17 +5 4
3 Thailand Suchakree Poomjang 5 3 21 15 +6 3
4 Wales Mark Williams 5 3 21 17 +4 3
5 Poland Mateusz Baranowski 5 1 11 21 −10 1
6 New Zealand Daniell Haenga 5 0 9 25 −16 0


  • Mateusz Baranowski 5–1 Daniell Haenga
  • Mark Williams 3–5 Yuan Sijun
  • Stephen Maguire 5–3 Daniell Haenga
  • Mateusz Baranowski 1–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Daniell Haenga
  • Mateusz Baranowski 4–5 Yuan Sijun
  • Stephen Maguire 4–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng
  • Mark Williams 5–1 Mateusz Baranowski
  • Stephen Maguire 5–2 Yuan Sijun
  • Daniell Haenga 0–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng
  • Mark Williams 3–5 Stephen Maguire
  • Yuan Sijun 5–3 Suchakree Poomjaeng
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Suchakree Poomjaeng
  • Stephen Maguire 5–0 Daniell Haenga
  • Daniell Haenga 2–5 Yuan Sijun

Group H

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1 England Mark Selby 5 4 24 14 +10 4
2 Belgium Luca Brecel 5 4 20 10 +10 4
3 England Matthew Selt 5 3 21 15 +6 3
4 Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun 5 2 18 20 −2 2
5 Australia Peter McCullagh 5 2 12 15 −3 2
6 Malaysia Moh Keen Ho 5 0 4 25 −21 0


  • Mark Selby 5–3 Keen Hoo Moh
  • Matthew Selt 5–2 Peter McCullagh
  • Luca Brecel 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun
  • Mark Selby 4–5 Luca Brecel
  • Matthew Selt 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh
  • Peter McCullagh 4–5 Boonyarit Keattikun
  • Matthew Selt 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun
  • Luca Brecel 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh
  • Mark Selby 5–1 Peter McCullagh
  • Mark Selby 5–2 Boonyarit Keattikun
  • Matthew Selt 3–5 Luca Brecel
  • Peter McCullagh 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh
  • Mark Selby 5–3 Matthew Selt
  • Luca Brecel w/d–w/o Peter McCullagh
  • Keen Hoo Moh 1–5 Boonyarit Keattikun

Knockout stage

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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 Davis 4
China Ding Junhui 6
China Ding Junhui 6
Wales Ryan Day 3
Wales Ryan Day 6
Thailand Suchakree Poomjang 3
China Ding Junhui 7
China Liang Wenbo 2
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
England Matthew Selt 3
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5
China Liang Wenbo 6
China Liang Wenbo 6
England Ben Woollaston 4
China Ding Junhui 7
India Pankaj Advani 4
India Pankaj Advani 6
Germany Lukas Kleckers 0
India Pankaj Advani 6
China Yuan Sijun 4
China Yuan Sijun 6
Thailand James Wattana 0
India Pankaj Advani w/o
England Michael Holt w/d
Wales Michael White 6
England Mark Selby 4
Wales Michael White 1
England Michael Holt 6
England Michael Holt 6
England David Gilbert 2
China Ding Junhui 8
England Stuart Bingham 7
England Stuart Bingham 6
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Stuart Bingham 6
Wales Dominic Dale 1
Wales Dominic Dale 6
India Ishpreet Singh Chadha 0
England Stuart Bingham 7
Thailand Sunny Akani 4
Thailand Sunny Akani 6
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 3
Thailand Sunny Akani 6
England Joe Perry 1
England Joe Perry 6
Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun 5
England Stuart Bingham 7
Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
Wales Darren Morgan 0
Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
England Robert Milkins 2
Scotland Stephen Maguire 7
Belgium Luca Brecel 6
England Ricky Walden 6
England Martin Gould 2
England Ricky Walden 5
Belgium Luca Brecel 6
Belgium Luca Brecel 6
Russia Ivan Kakovsky 1

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee:
Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 10 September 2016.
Ding Junhui
 China 		8–7 Stuart Bingham
 England
26–34, 57–14, 72–0 (72), 46–0, 0–70 (70), 67–0 (67), 25–35, 0–40, 56–0, 56–0, 0–65, 52–8, 0–39, 0–49, 33–29
72 Highest break 70
2 50+ breaks 1

Maximum breaks

(Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75.)

References

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Hendon, David (October 2016). "Ding clinches six reds title on the final black". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.
  3. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group A (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group B (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group C (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group D (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group E (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group F (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group G (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group H (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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