2017 Six-red World Championship

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.

Six-red World Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–9 September 2017
VenueBangkok Convention Center
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
Organisation(s)WPBSA
Total prize fund10,000,000 baht
Winner's share3,500,000 baht
Highest break Noppon Saengkham (75)
Stuart Bingham (75)
(Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)
Final
Champion Mark Williams
Runner-up Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Score8–2
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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
            
Noppon Saengkham 5
David Gilbert 6
David Gilbert 4
Anthony McGill 6
Anthony McGill 6
Mark King 5
Anthony McGill 3
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 7
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
Stuart Bingham 5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6
Liang Wenbo 4
Liang Wenbo 6
Ben Woollaston 3
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Mark Williams 8
Sunny Akani 2
Michael Holt 6
Michael Holt 2
Mark Williams 6
Mark Williams 6
Kyren Wilson 3
Mark Williams 7
Marco Fu 3
Graeme Dott 6
Ryan Day 5
Graeme Dott 5
Marco Fu 6
Marco Fu 6
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.)

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References
  1. "6 Red World Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. "Williams Takes Six Red Glory". World Snooker. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "Saengkham Shocks Defending Champion Ding - World Snooker". World Snooker. 4 September 2017.
  4. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2017 Match Schedules - Round Robin Stages" (PDF). Billiard Sports Association of Thailand. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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