2017 Six-red World Championship

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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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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[]

Group B[]

Group C[]

Group D[]

Group E[]

Group F[]

Group G[]

Group H[]

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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