2015 Six-red World Championship

Six-red World Championship

Tournament information
Dates	7–12 September 2015
Venue	Fashion Island Shopping Mall
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Total prize fund	8,000,000 baht
Winner's share	2,500,000 baht
Highest break	75 (x4)
Final
Champion	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Runner-up	Liang Wenbo
Score	8–2
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The 2015 Six-red World Championship (often styled the 2015 SangSom 6-red World Championship for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament that was held between 7 and 12 September 2015 at the Fashion Island Shopping Mall in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

Stephen Maguire was the defending champion,^[2] but lost 4–6 against Judd Trump in the last 32.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won in the final 8–2 against Liang Wenbo.^[3]

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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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Pankaj Advani 5 4 22 8 +14 4 2 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 5 4 13 13 +10 4 3 Liang Wenbo 5 4 21 12 +9 4 4 Stephen Maguire 5 2 14 20 -6 2 5 Alan Trigg 5 1 12 24 -12 1 6 Hassan Kerde 5 0 10 25 -15 0

Stephen Maguire 2–5 Pankaj Advani Liang Wenbo 5–2 Hassan Kerde Alan Trigg 3–5 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Stephen Maguire 1–5 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Liang Wenbo 5–1 Alan Trigg Hassan Kerde 0–5 Pankaj Advani Stephen Maguire 5–3 Alan Trigg Liang Wenbo 1–5 Pankaj Advani Hassan Kerde 2–5 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Alan Trigg 0–5 Pankaj Advani Liang Wenbo 5–3 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Stephen Maguire 5–2 Hassan Kerde Alan Trigg 5–4 Hassan Kerde Stephen Maguire 1–5 Liang Wenbo Pankaj Advani 2–5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

Group B

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Anthony McGill 5 5 25 14 +11 5 2 Matthew Selt 5 4 22 13 +9 4 3 Muhammad Sajjad 5 3 22 20 +2 3 4 Boonyarit Keattikun 5 1 17 21 -4 1 5 John Higgins 5 1 16 23 -7 1 6 Yuan Sijun 5 1 13 24 -11 1

John Higgins 4–5 Yuan Sijun Matthew Selt 5–3 Muhammad Sajjad Anthony McGill 5–4 Boonyarit Keattikun John Higgins 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun Matthew Selt 2–5 Anthony McGill Muhammad Sajjad 5–4 Yuan Sijun John Higgins 3–5 Muhammad Sajjad Matthew Selt 5–2 Boonyarit Keattikun Anthony McGill 5–1 Yuan Sijun John Higgins 3–5 Anthony McGill Muhammad Sajjad 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun Matthew Selt 5–2 Yuan Sijun John Higgins 1–5 Matthew Selt Yuan Sijun 1–5 Boonyarit Keattikun Anthony McGill 5–4 Muhammad Sajjad

Group C

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Judd Trump 5 5 25 5 20 5 2 Kristjan Helgason 5 4 21 16 5 4 3 Muhammad Asif 5 2 19 18 1 2 4 Michael White 5 2 17 19 -2 2 5 Noppadon Noppachorn 5 2 17 20 -3 2 6 Ahmed Ghalal 5 0 4 25 -21 0

Judd Trump 5–0 Ahmed Galal Michael White 5–3 Muhammad Asif Kristjan Helgason 5–3 Noppadon Noppachorn Michael White 4–5 Noppadon Noppachorn Muhammad Asif 5–0 Ahmed Galal Judd Trump 5–1 Noppadon Noppachorn Michael White 2–5 Kristjan Helgason Ahmed Galal 1–5 Noppadon Noppachorn Judd Trump 5–1 Michael White Kristjan Helgason 5–4 Muhammad Asif Michael White 5–1 Ahmed Galal Muhammad Asif 5–3 Noppadon Noppachorn Judd Trump 5–1 Kristjan Helgason Judd Trump 5–2 Muhammad Asif Kristjan Helgason 5–2 Ahmed Galal

Group D

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Michael Holt 5 4 23 15 +8 4 2 Graeme Dott 5 3 20 12 +8 3 3 Ding Junhui 5 3 22 15 +7 3 4 Phaitoon Phonbun 5 2 15 16 -1 2 5 Ben Judge 5 2 11 22 -11 2 6 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad 5 1 12 23 -11 1

Ben Judge 5–4 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad Ding Junhui 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun Graeme Dott 1–5 Michael Holt Graeme Dott 5–0 Ben Judge Michael Holt 5–3 Phaitoon Phonbun Michael Holt 5–2 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad Graeme Dott 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun Ding Junhui 5–0 Ben Judge Ding Junhui 3–5 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad Graeme Dott 5–1 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad Ding Junhui 4–5 Michael Holt Ben Judge 1–5 Phaitoon Phonbun Ehsan Heydari Nezhad 0–5 Phaitoon Phonbun Ding Junhui 5–4 Graeme Dott Michael Holt 3–5 Ben Judge

Group E

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Davis 5 5 25 9 16 5 2 Noppon Saengkham 5 3 21 18 3 3 3 Stuart Bingham 5 3 19 16 3 3 4 Yan Bingtao 5 3 20 18 2 3 5 Soheil Vahedi 5 1 13 22 -9 1 6 Craig MacGillivray 5 0 10 25 -15 0

Soheil Vahedi 2–5 Noppon Saengkham Stuart Bingham 5–0 Soheil Vahedi Mark Davis 5–2 Yan Bingtao Craig MacGillivray 3–5 Noppon Saengkham Stuart Bingham 5–3 Yan Bingtao Craig MacGillivray 2–5 Soheil Vahedi Mark Davis 5–3 Noppon Saengkham Yan Bingtao 5–4 Soheil Vahedi Stuart Bingham 3–5 Noppon Saengkham Mark Davis 5–1 Craig MacGillivray Stuart Bingham 1–5 Mark Davis Craig MacGillivray 1–5 Yan Bingtao Mark Davis 5–2 Soheil Vahedi Yan Bingtao 5–3 Noppon Saengkham Stuart Bingham 5–3 Craig MacGillivray

Group F

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Robert Milkins 5 4 20 8 12 4 2 Joe Perry 5 3 21 16 5 3 3 Asjad Iqbal 5 3 17 19 -2 3 4 James Wattana 5 2 17 18 -1 2 5 Matthew Stevens 5 2 15 18 -3 2 6 Thor Chuan Leong 5 1 11 22 -11 1

Joe Perry 5–2 Thor Chuan Leong Robert Milkins 5–1 Asjad Iqbal Matthew Stevens 2–5 James Wattana Asjad Iqbal 5–2 James Wattana Joe Perry 2–5 Matthew Stevens Joe Perry 5–0 Robert Milkins Thor Chuan Leong 1–5 James Wattana Matthew Stevens 5–1 Asjad Iqbal Asjad Iqbal 5–3 Thor Chuan Leong Joe Perry 5–4 James Wattana Robert Milkins 5–1 Matthew Stevens Robert Milkins 5–0 Thor Chuan Leong Robert Milkins 5–1 James Wattana Joe Perry 4–5 Asjad Iqbal Matthew Stevens 2–5 Thor Chuan Leong

Group G

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Williams 5 4 22 14 8 4 2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 4 24 18 6 4 3 Jamie Rhys Clarke 5 3 19 14 5 3 4 Marco Fu 5 3 20 17 3 3 5 Peter Francisco 5 1 14 21 -7 1 6 Darren Paris 5 0 10 25 -15 0

Darren Paris 1–5 Jamie Rhys Clarke Darren Paris 3–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Marco Fu 5–1 Peter Francisco Mark Williams 2–5 Jamie Rhys Clarke Marco Fu 5–2 Jamie Rhys Clarke Darren Paris 1–5 Peter Francisco Mark Williams 5–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Jamie Rhys Clarke 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Marco Fu 5–4 Darren Paris Mark Williams 5–3 Peter Francisco Marco Fu 1–5 Mark Williams Peter Francisco 4–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Jamie Rhys Clarke 5–1 Peter Francisco Marco Fu 4–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Mark Williams 5–1 Darren Paris

Group H

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Selby 5 4 24 9 15 4 2 Ryan Day 5 4 23 11 12 4 3 Ken Doherty 5 3 18 17 1 3 4 Joe Swail 5 2 14 17 -3 2 5 Akani Songsermsawad 5 2 12 17 -5 2 6 Wael Talat 5 0 5 25 -20 0

Ryan Day 5–0 Wael Talat Mark Selby 5–1 Joe Swail Ken Doherty 5–1 Akani Songsermsawad Ryan Day 5–1 Joe Swail Akani Songsermsawad 5–0 Wael Talat Mark Selby 5–2 Ken Doherty Ryan Day 5–1 Akani Songsermsawad Ken Doherty 1–5 Joe Swail Mark Selby 5–1 Wael Talat Wael Talat 1–5 Joe Swail Mark Selby 5–0 Akani Songsermsawad Ryan Day 3–5 Ken Doherty Ken Doherty 5–3 Wael Talat Joe Swail 2–5 Akani Songsermsawad Mark Selby 4–5 Ryan Day

Knockout stage

	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
		Pankaj Advani	2
		Michael White	6
							Michael White	5
							Noppon Saengkham	6
		Noppon Saengkham	6
		Jamie Rhys Clarke	5
												Noppon Saengkham	7
												Joe Perry	5
		Joe Perry	6
		Ken Doherty	1
							Joe Perry	6
							Anthony McGill	1
		Anthony McGill	6
		Phaitoon Phonbun	4
																	Noppon Saengkham	3
																	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	7
		Judd Trump	6
		Stephen Maguire	4
							Judd Trump	3
							Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
		Stuart Bingham	3
												Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	7
												Boonyarit Keattikun	1
		Ryan Day	6
		Asjad Iqbal	3
							Ryan Day	4
							Boonyarit Keattikun	6
		Michael Holt	3
		Boonyarit Keattikun	6
																						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	8
																						Liang Wenbo	2
		Mark Davis	4
		Marco Fu	6
							Marco Fu	6
							Muhammad Asif	2
		Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	2
		Muhammad Asif	6
												Marco Fu	3
												Matthew Selt	7
		Matthew Selt	6
		Ding Junhui	2
							Matthew Selt	6
							Robert Milkins	2
		Robert Milkins	6
		Joe Swail	5
																	Matthew Selt	4
																	Liang Wenbo	7
		Mark Williams	4
		Yan Bingtao	6
							Yan Bingtao	4
							Liang Wenbo	6
		Kristjan Helgason	1
		Liang Wenbo	6
												Liang Wenbo	7
												Mark Selby	4
		Graeme Dott	3
		Muhammad Sajjad	6
							Muhammad Sajjad	2
							Mark Selby	6
		Mark Selby	6
		James Wattana	0

Maximum breaks

(Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75.)^[12]

• Judd Trump (2 times)
• Ken Doherty
• Liang Wenbo

Highest break: Mark Davis: 80

References

1. "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "Stephen Maguire wins SangSom Six Red World Championship". Sky Sports. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "Stephen Maguire wins SangSom Six Red World Championship". Sky Sports. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
4. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group A (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
5. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group B (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
6. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group C (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
7. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group D (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
8. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group E (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
9. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group F (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
10. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group G (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
11. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship, Group H (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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External links

• Official website