2017 Six-red World Championship

Six-red World Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–9 September 2017 (2017-09-04 – 2017-09-09)
VenueBangkok Convention Center
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWPBSA
Total prize fund10,000,000 baht
Winner's share3,500,000 baht
Highest breakThailand Noppon Saengkham (75)
England Stuart Bingham (75)
(Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)
Final
ChampionWales Mark Williams
Runner-upThailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Score8–2
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Snooker tournament

The 2017 SangSom Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker invitational tournament held between 4 and 9 September 2017 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The tournament was reduced from 48 players to 32.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 1–6 to Marco Fu in the last 16.

Mark Williams won the title, beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8–2 in the final.[2]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: 3,500,000 baht
  • Runner-up: 1,300,000 baht
  • Semi-finalists: 750,000 baht
  • Quarter-finalists: 375,000 baht
  • Last 16: 150,000 baht
  • Third in Group: 75,000 baht
  • Fourth in Group: 50,000 baht
  • Total: 10,000,000 baht

Round-robin stage

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

Group A

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1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 3 3 15 6 +9 3
2 China Ding Junhui 3 2 11 10 +1 2
3 England Tom Ford 3 1 11 12 −1 1
4 China Lyu Haotian 3 0 6 15 −9 0


  • Ding Junhui 1–5 Noppon Saengkham
  • Lyu Haotian 2–5 Tom Ford
  • Noppon Saengkham 5–4 Tom Ford
  • Ding Junhui 5–3 Lyu Haotian
  • Ding Junhui 5–2 Tom Ford
  • Noppon Saengkham 5–1 Lyu Haotian

Group B

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1 Scotland Anthony McGill 3 3 15 9 +6 3
2 Wales Ryan Day 3 1 11 10 +1 1
3 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat 3 1 10 12 −2 1
4 Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 3 1 6 11 −5 1


  • Anthony McGill 5–4 Passakorn Suwannawat
  • Muhammad Sajjad 0–5 Ryan Day
  • Passakorn Suwannawat 5–2 Ryan Day
  • Anthony McGill 5–1 Muhammad Sajjad
  • Passakorn Suwannawat 1–5 Muhammad Sajjad
  • Anthony McGill 5–4 Ryan Day

Group C

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1 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3 2 12 10 +2 2
2 England Kyren Wilson 3 2 13 11 +2 2
3 Iceland Kristján Helgason 3 1 10 11 −1 1
4 England Ricky Walden 3 1 9 12 −3 1


  • Kyren Wilson 3–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
  • Kristján Helgason 5–1 Ricky Walden
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–5 Ricky Walden
  • Kyren Wilson 5–3 Kristján Helgason
  • Kyren Wilson 5–3 Ricky Walden
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–2 Kristján Helgason

Group D

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1 China Liang Wenbo 3 2 13 6 +7 2
2 England Michael Holt 3 2 10 8 +2 2
3 England Mark Davis 3 1 10 13 −3 1
4 Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 3 1 7 13 −6 1


  • Atthasit Mahitthi 1–5 Michael Holt
  • Liang Wenbo 3–5 Mark Davis
  • Liang Wenbo 5–1 Atthasit Mahitthi
  • Mark Davis 2–5 Michael Holt
  • Liang Wenbo 5–0 Michael Holt
  • Atthasit Mahitthi 5–3 Mark Davis

Group E

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1 Thailand Sunny Akani 3 2 11 8 +3 2
2 England Stuart Bingham 3 2 11 8 +3 2
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3 2 11 10 +1 2
4 India Kamal Chawla 3 0 8 15 −7 0


  • Sunny Akani 1–5 Stephen Maguire
  • Stuart Bingham 5–2 Kamal Chawla
  • Kamal Chawla 4–5 Stephen Maguire
  • Stuart Bingham 1–5 Sunny Akani
  • Stuart Bingham 5–1 Stephen Maguire
  • Sunny Akani 5–2 Kamal Chawla

Group F

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1 Wales Mark Willams 3 3 15 7 +8 3
2 England Mark King 3 2 13 12 +1 2
3 Thailand James Wattana 3 1 12 10 +2 1
4 Iran Soheil Vahedi 3 0 4 15 −11 0


  • James Wattana 4–5 Mark King
  • Mark Williams 5–1 Soheil Vahedi
  • Soheil Vahedi 3–5 Mark King
  • Mark Williams 5–3 James Wattana
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Mark King
  • James Wattana 5–0 Soheil Vahedi

Group G

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1 Scotland Graeme Dott 3 3 15 2 +13 3
2 England David Gilbert 3 2 11 12 −1 2
3 England Martin Gould 3 1 10 11 −1 1
4 Hong Kong Andy Lee 3 0 4 15 −11 0


  • Graeme Dott 5–1 David Gilbert
  • Martin Gould 5–1 Andy Lee
  • Martin Gould 4–5 David Gilbert
  • Graeme Dott 5–0 Andy Lee
  • Andy Lee 3–5 David Gilbert
  • Martin Gould 1–5 Graeme Dott

Group H

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1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3 2 13 9 +4 2
2 England Ben Woollaston 3 2 12 11 +1 2
3 Wales Michael White 3 1 10 12 −2 1
4 Wales Darren Morgan 3 1 10 13 −3 1


  • Ben Woollaston 2–5 Michael White
  • Marco Fu 5–2 Darren Morgan
  • Marco Fu 5–2 Michael White
  • Ben Woollaston 5–3 Darren Morgan
  • Marco Fu 3–5 Ben Woollaston
  • Darren Morgan 5–3 Michael White

Knockout stage

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 13 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
            
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5
England David Gilbert 6
England David Gilbert 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 6
Scotland Anthony McGill 6
England Mark King 5
Scotland Anthony McGill 3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 7
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
England Stuart Bingham 5
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
China Liang Wenbo 4
China Liang Wenbo 6
England Ben Woollaston 3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Wales Mark Williams 8
Thailand Sunny Akani 2
England Michael Holt 6
England Michael Holt 2
Wales Mark Williams 6
Wales Mark Williams 6
England Kyren Wilson 3
Wales Mark Williams 7
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
Scotland Graeme Dott 6
Wales Ryan Day 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
China Ding Junhui 1

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: ?
Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 9 September 2017.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
 Thailand
2–8 Mark Williams
 Wales
71–0 (71), 0–49, 1–55, 37–32, 0–39, 9–38, 0–54, 0–50 (50), 6–49, 15–43
71 Highest break 50
1 50+ breaks 1

Maximum breaks

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

References

  1. ^ "6 Red World Championship". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Williams Takes Six Red Glory". World Snooker. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Saengkham Shocks Defending Champion Ding - World Snooker". World Snooker. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2017 Match Schedules - Round Robin Stages" (PDF). Billiard Sports Association of Thailand. Retrieved 7 September 2017.[permanent dead link]

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