2009 Six-red World Championship explained

Tournament Name:Six-red World Championship
Venue:INEC
Location:Killarney
Country:Republic of Ireland
Winners Share:€10,000[1]
Highest Break:78
Winner: Mark Davis
Runner Up: Mark Williams
Score:6–3

The 2009 Six-red World Championship (styled the 888sport.com 6Red World Championship, among other spellings, for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 December 2009 at the INEC in Killarney, Republic of Ireland. The tournament was sponsored by online bookmaker 888sport.

The field of 118 players were divided into twenty groups of five and three groups of six. Twenty-eight competitors were on the 2009/2010 professional Main Tour.[2] During the tournament Michael White compiled the fastest 75 maximum break in the group stage with 2 minutes and 28 seconds.[3]

Mark Davis won in the final 6–3 against Mark Williams.[4] __TOC__

Group stage

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Group A
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1 Igor Figueiredo43144+103
2 Ricky Walden43157+83
3 Declan Brennan43129+33
4 Martin Divilly41614−81
5 Kevin Bowman40316−130
Group B
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1 Aditya Mehta44166+84
2 Reanne Evans43148+63
3 John Higgins421410+42
4 Aaron Doran41715−81
5 James Corbett40416−120
Group C
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1 Jamie Jones44163+134
2 David Morris43127+53
3 John Torpey421110+12
4 Daniel Dempsey41712−51
5 Adel Omar Meawad40216−140
Group D
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1 Ryan Day55204+165
2 Gareth Allen54176+114
3 Mario Fernandez53149+43
4 Robbie Walker521012−22
5 Gavin Stokes51616−101
6 John Coxes50020−200
Group E
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1 Liam Highfield43147+73
2 Marco Fu43138+53
3 Eissa Al Sayed431312+13
4 Clinton Franey411014−41
5 Michael Bumster40716−90
Group F
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1 Stephen Hendry44165+114
2 Lucky Vatnani43158+73
3 Itaro Santos421310+32
4 Shea Brereton41712−51
5 Patrick Lally40016−160
Group G
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1 Mark Joyce44164+124
2 Mohammed Shehab43147+73
3 Muhammad Atiq42138+52
4 Raymond McHugh41412−81
5 Sean MacMonagle40016−160
Group H
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1 Joe Perry44163+134
2 Robert Murphy43126+63
3 Mohammed Al Joker42139+42
4 Oliver Brown41512−71
5 Kevin O'Leary40016−160
Group I
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1 Mark King55202+185
2 Andrew Pagett54186+124
3 Mike Hallett531311+23
4 Darren Merza521112−12
5 David Foran51516−111
6 Alan Cleary50020−200
Group J
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1 Mark Williams44166+104
2 Leo Fernandez43126+63
3 Ian Glover421412+22
4 Joe Corrigan411215−31
5 Dane Mulpeter40516−110
Group L
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1 Barry Hawkins44164+124
2 Vincent Muldoon43148+63
3 Michael Smyth42914−52
4 Brendan Thomas41913−41
5 Paul Mount40716−90
Group M
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1 Jamie Cope44161+154
2 Adam Duffy43136+73
3 Philip Wildman42109+12
4 Damien Long41515+101
5 David Cassidy40316−130
Group N
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1 Stephen Sherry43146+83
2 Dave Harold43146+83
3 Mitchell Mann43137+63
4 Joseph McClaren41613−71
5 Chris Kilcoyle40116−150
Group P
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1 Stuart Bingham44166+104
2 Brendan O'Donoghue43157+83
3 Neil Craycraft42119+22
4 James Fennessy41712−51
5 Mohammed Siddiq40116−150
Group Q
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1 Joe Swail44165+114
2 Michael White421410+42
3 John Rea42119+22
4 Philip Burke421013−32
5 Ernie McMullan40216−140
Group R
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1 Michael Holt44163+134
2 David Hogan43159+63
3 Alex O'Donoghue4298+12
4 Alex Higgins41612−61
5 Jim Stewart40216−140
Group S
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1 Stephen Lee44164+124
2 Michael Wasley43147+73
3 Anthony O'Connor421013−32
4 Karl Ellis41812−41
5 Hugh Murdock40416−120
Group T
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1 Matthew Stevens44166+104
2 Philip Browne43149+53
3 Darren Dornan521110+12
4 Marc Davis511215−31
5 Gary Walsh50316−130
Group V
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1 Robert Milkins44163+134
2 Nigel Bond43144+103
3 Peter Bullen42910−12
4 Gennaro Delvecchio41615−91
5 Ray Power40316−130
Group W
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1 Barry Pinches44164+124
2 Jason Waters43135+83
3 Ross Higgins41813−51
4 Shane O'Mahoney41915−61
5 Brendan Murphy40716−90
Group X
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1 Mark Davis44164+124
2 Gerard Greene43159+63
3 Richie Flynn41913−41
4 Greg Batten41914−51
5 Joe Charles41615−91
Group Y
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1 Marcus Campbell44161+154
2 Kieran McMahon43135+83
3 Kieran O'Leary42910−12
4 John Lynch41612−61
5 Imran Faood40016−160
Group Z
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1 Ken Doherty55203+175
2 Leonard Shanahan54169+74
3 John McBride521413+12
4 Shachar Ruberg521012−22
5 Lewis Miles521116−52
6 Lee Gorton50220−180

Knock-out stage

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Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Finals

Notable breaks

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Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points.)

Seven-red clearances

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davis claims Six Reds title in Killarney. RTÉ. 18 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. 6-Red Snooker. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155754/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/6Red.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 March 2011.
  3. Web site: Various Snooker Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html. 10 February 2013. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 22 October 2010.
  4. Web site: Davis makes his Mark in Killarney . 18 December 2009 . Global Snooker . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111012014343/http://www.global-snooker.com/181209-GS-news-Davis-win-world-title.asp . 12 October 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: Group Stage Tables (A-L) . Global Snooker . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807092306/http://www.global-snooker.com/2009-Killarney-6-Reds-Snooker-Groups.asp . 2011-08-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: Group Stage Tables (M-Z) . Global Snooker . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403024750/http://www.global-snooker.com/Killarney-6-Reds-Groups-L-Z.asp . 2012-04-03 . dead .
  7. Web site: Group Stage Results . Global Snooker . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403024801/http://www.global-snooker.com/Killarney-6-Reds-Snooker-World-Championship-Results.asp . 2012-04-03 . dead .
  8. Web site: Knock-out Stage Draw . Foul4.com . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711021425/http://www.foul4.com/last64.html . 11 July 2011 . live .
  9. Web site: Knock-out Stage Results . Global Snooker . 18 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403024829/http://www.global-snooker.com/Killarney-6-Reds-Knock-Out-Results.asp . 2012-04-03 . dead .
  10. Web site: Davis makes his Mark in Killarney . Global Snooker . 3 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111012014343/http://www.global-snooker.com/181209-GS-news-Davis-win-world-title.asp . 12 October 2011 . dead .