2008 Six-red Snooker International explained

Venue:	Montien Riverside Hotel
Location:	Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Organisation:	ACBS
Highest Break:	75 (6x)
Winner:	Ricky Walden
Runner Up:	Stuart Bingham
Score:	8–3
Previous:	First
Next:	2009

The 2008 Six-red Snooker International (also known as the 2008 SangSom 6-red Snooker International for promotional and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 13 July 2008 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Twenty-one of the tournament's 48 competitors were currently on the 2008/09 main tour of the more established 15-reds game, including former world champions Peter Ebdon and Ken Doherty, 2007 finalist Mark Selby and the hugely successful Jimmy White. A relatively high proportion of competitors were from Asia.__TOC__

Round-robin stage

The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[1] ^[2]

Group A

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1	Mark Selby	5	4	24	13	+11	4
2	Jimmy White	5	4	21	14	+7	4
3	Martin Gould	5	3	18	18	0	3
4	Aditya Mehta	5	2	20	21	−1	2
5	Issara Kachaiwong	5	1	15	23	−8	1
6	Gregory Kopec	5	1	12	21	−9	1

Jimmy White 5–0 Martin Gould
Issara Kachaiwong 2–5 Aditya Mehta
Mark Selby 5–0 Gregory Kopec
Jimmy White 1–5 Gregory Kopec
Issara Kachaiwong 4–5 Martin Gould
Aditya Mehta 5–4 Gregory Kopec
Mark Selby 4–5 Jimmy White
Aditya Mehta 4–5 Martin Gould
Issara Kachaiwong 4–5 Jimmy White
Mark Selby 5–3 Martin Gould
Issara Kachaiwong 5–3 Gregory Kopec
Mark Selby 5–2 Aditya Mehta
Mark Selby 5–3 Issara Kachaiwong
Jimmy White 5–4 Aditya Mehta
Gregory Kopec 0–5 Martin Gould

Group B

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1	Peter Ebdon	5	4	23	15	+8	4
2	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5	3	23	15	+8	3
3	Keith Boon	5	3	21	18	+3	3
4	Stuart Pettman	5	3	18	16	+2	3
5	Au Chi-wai	5	2	12	21	−9	2
6	Yasin Merchant	5	0	13	25	−12	0

Yasin Merchant 4–5 Keith Boon
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Au Chi Wai
Keith Boon 5–0 Stuart Pettman
Peter Ebdon 5–0 Yasin Merchant
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Stuart Pettman
Au Chi Wai 5–2 Keith Boon
Yasin Merchant 3–5 Stuart Pettman
Peter Ebdon 5–2 Au Chi Wai
Peter Ebdon 5–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Peter Ebdon 5–4 Keith Boon
Au Chi Wai 0–5 Stuart Pettman
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Yasin Merchant
Peter Ebdon 3–5 Stuart Pettman
Au Chi Wai 5–4 Yasin Merchant
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–5 Keith Boon'

Group C

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1	Mark Davis	5	5	25	9	+16	5
2	Supoj Saenla	5	3	23	14	+9	3
3	Chan Wok Ming	5	3	20	15	+5	3
4	Ken Doherty	5	3	20	17	+3	3
5	Ian Wells	5	2	8	21	−13	2
6	Nguyen Nat Thanh	5	0	5	25	−20	0

Nguyen Nat Thanh 1–5 Ian Wells
Supoj Saenla 5–3 Chan Wok Ming
Ken Doherty 2–5 Mark Davis
Supoj Saenla 5–0 Nguyen Nat Thanh
Chan Wok Ming 5–2 Ian Wells
Supoj Saenla 5–1 Ian Wells
Ken Doherty 5–3 Nguyen Nat Thanh
Chan Wok Ming 2–5 Mark Davis
Ken Doherty 3–5 Chan Wok Ming
Nguyen Nat Thanh 1–5 Mark Davis
Ken Doherty 5–0 Ian Wells
Nguyen Nat Thanh 0–5 Chan Wok Ming
Supoj Saenla 4–5 Mark Davis
Ken Doherty 5–4 Supoj Saenla
Ian Wells 0–5 Mark Davis

Group D

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1	Joe Swail	5	4	24	14	+10	4
2	James Wattana	5	4	21	14	+7	4
3	Tom Ford	5	3	23	15	+8	3
4	Dene O'Kane	5	2	16	21	−5	2
5	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	5	1	16	24	−8	1
6	Habib Subah	5	1	12	24	−12	1

James Wattana 5–2 Habib Subah
Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 5–4 Tom Ford
Joe Swail 5–3 Dene O'Kane
Habib Subah 1–5 Tom Ford
Joe Swail 5–1 James Wattana
Dene O'Kane 5–3 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
Joe Swail 5–1 Habib Subah
James Wattana 5–4 Tom Ford
Habib Subah 3–5 Dene O'Kane
Joe Swail 5–1 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
Habib Subah 5–4 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
Joe Swail 4–5 Tom Ford
James Wattana 5–3 Dene O'Kane
James Wattana 5–0 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
Dene O'Kane 0–5 Tom Ford

Group E

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1	Saleh Mohammad	5	5	25	11	+14	5
2	Mike Dunn	5	3	19	15	+4	3
3	Atthasit Mahitthi	5	3	19	16	+3	3
4	Stuart Bingham	5	3	20	18	+2	3
5	Mohammed Al Joker	5	1	17	24	−7	1
6	Zaw Tun	5	0	9	25	−16	0

Stuart Bingham 5–1 Zaw Tun
Saleh Mohammad 5–3 Mike Dunn
Atthasit Mahitthi 5–2 Zaw Tun
Stuart Bingham 5–3 Mohammed Al Joker
Atthasit Mahitthi 0–5 Saleh Mohammad
Mohammed Al Joker 2–5 Mike Dunn
Zaw Tun 0–5 Saleh Mohammad
Stuart Bingham 4–5 Saleh Mohammad
Zaw Tun 4–5 Mohammed Al Joker
Atthasit Mahitthi 5–1 Mike Dunn
Zaw Tun 2–5 Mike Dunn
Atthasit Mahitthi 5–3 Mohammed Al Joker
Stuart Bingham 1–5 Mike Dunn
Saleh Mohammad 5–4 Mohammed Al Joker
Stuart Bingham 5–4 Atthasit Mahitthi

Group F

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1	Nigel Bond	5	4	23	13	+10	4
2	Noppadon Noppachorn	5	3	22	17	+5	3
3	Steve Mifsud	5	3	20	17	+3	3
4	Jimmy Michie	5	3	18	16	+2	3
5	Mohsen Abdullah Aziz	5	2	18	18	0	2
6	Yutaka Fukuda	5	0	5	25	−20	0

Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz
Nigel Bond 5–2 Yutaka Fukuda
Steve Mifsud 3–5 Jimmy Michie
Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3 Jimmy Michie
Steve Mifsud 5–3 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz
Yutaka Fukuda 0–5 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz
Nigel Bond 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn
Steve Mifsud 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda
Mohsen Abdullah Aziz 2–5 Jimmy Michie
Nigel Bond 5–0 Jimmy Michie
Noppadon Noppachorn 3–5 Steve Mifsud
Nigel Bond 5–2 Steve Mifsud
Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Jimmy Michie
Nigel Bond 3–5 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz
Noppadon Noppachorn 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda

Group G

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1	Phaitoon Phonbun	5	4	23	15	+8	4
2	Ricky Walden	5	4	22	14	+8	4
3	Manan Chandra	5	2	17	19	−2	2
4	Matthew Selt	5	2	17	20	−3	2
5	Mohammed Shehab	5	2	14	20	−6	2
6	Akani Songsermsawad	5	1	17	22	−5	1

Manan Chandra 2–5 Ricky Walden
Akani Songsermsawat 5–2 Matthew Selt
Phaitoon Phonbun 5–1 Mohammed Shehab
Matthew Selt 5–2 Manan Chandra
Akani Songsermsawat 3–5 Ricky Walden
Phaitoon Phonbun 5–4 Akani Songsermsawat
Matthew Selt 1–5 Mohammed Shehab
Matthew Selt 4–5 Ricky Walden
Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Manan Chandra
Akani Songsermsawat 4–5 Mohammed Shehab
Phaitoon Phonbun 5–2 Ricky Walden
Mohammed Shehab 0–5 Ricky Walden
Akani Songsermsawat 1–5 Manan Chandra
Phaitoon Phonbun 4–5 Matthew Selt
Manan Chandra 5–3 Mohammed Shehab

Group H

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1	Dave Harold	5	4	22	11	+11	4
2	Daniel Wells	5	4	24	14	+10	4
3	Itaro Santos	5	2	19	20	−1	2
4	Michael Holt	5	2	18	21	−3	2
5	Suchart Phookang	5	2	15	21	−6	2
6	Muhammad Sajjad	5	1	12	23	−11	1

Itaro Santos 5–3 Muhammad Sajjad
Dave Harold 5–4 Daniel Wells
Suchart Phookang 5–3 Michael Holt
Daniel Wells 5–2 Michael Holt
Suchart Phookang 5–3 Muhammad Sajjad
Suchart Phookang 3–5 Daniel Wells
Muhammad Sajjad 5–3 Michael Holt
Dave Harold 5–2 Itaro Santos
Itaro Santos 3–5 Daniel Wells
Dave Harold 5–0 Suchart Phookang
Dave Harold 5–0 Muhammad Sajjad
Suchart Phookang 2–5 Itaro Santos
Dave Harold 2–5 Michael Holt
Muhammad Sajjad 1–5 Daniel Wells
Itaro Santos 4–5 Michael Holt

Knockout stage

^[2] ^[3]

Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75.)^[2] ^[4]

Saleh Mohammad (2 minutes 54 seconds)
Mike Dunn (3 minutes 1 seconds)
Michael Holt (3 minutes 31 seconds)
Michael Holt (3 minutes 32 seconds)
Mark Selby (3 minutes 42 seconds)
Mohammed Shehab (4 minutes 13 seconds)

Notes and References

Web site: Group Round. Cue Sports India. 9 February 2011.
Web site: 2008 Sangsom 6-reds International Snooker. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055452/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-Sangsom-6-reds.htm. 24 December 2008.
Web site: Knock–Out Round. Cue Sports India. 9 February 2011.
Web site: Break Board. Cue Sports India. 9 February 2011.