2012 Six-red World Championship explained

Venue:	Montien Riverside Hotel
Location:	Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Organisation:	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Total Prize Fund:	6,000,000 baht
Winners Share:	2,000,000 baht
Highest Break:	75 (2x)
Winner:	Mark Davis
Runner Up:	Shaun Murphy
Score:	8–4
Previous:	2010
Next:	2013

The 2012 Six-red World Championship (often styled the 2012 SangSom 6-red World Championship for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament held between 2 and 7 July 2012 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The highest break of the tournament was 75, compiled by both Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy.^{[1] [2]}

Mark Selby was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost in the quarter-finals 5–7 against Trump.

Mark Davis won his second Six-reds World Championship title after 2009, by defeating Murphy 8–4 in the final.^[4]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

• Winner: 2,000,000 baht
• Runner-up: 800,000 baht
• Semi-finalists: 400,000 baht
• Quarter-finalists: 200,000 baht
• Last 16: 100,000 baht
• Last 32: 50,000 baht
• Total: 6,000,000 baht

Round-robin stage

The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Group A

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1	Mark Selby	5	5	25	7	+18	5
2	Joe Perry	5	3	19	16	+3	3
3		5	3	17	14	+3	3
4	Dominic Dale	5	3	21	19	+2	3
5	Shachar Ruberg	5	1	15	24	−9	1
6	Andy Lee	5	0	8	25	−17	0

• Joe Perry 5–0 Andy Lee
• Mark Selby 5–1 Shachar Ruberg
• Andy Lee 0–5 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Dominic Dale 5–4 Shachar Ruberg
• Dominic Dale 5–3 Andy Lee
• Mark Selby 5–2 Joe Perry
• Shachar Ruberg 1–5 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Mark Selby 5–1 Andy Lee
• Dominic Dale 3–5 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Joe Perry 5–4 Shachar Ruberg
• Joe Perry 5–2 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Mark Selby 5–3 Dominic Dale
• Mark Selby 5–0 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Andy Lee 4–5 Shachar Ruberg
• Dominic Dale 5–2 Joe Perry

Group B

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1	Rodney Goggins	5	5	25	11	+14	5
2	Barry Hawkins	5	3	22	17	+5	3
3	Judd Trump	5	3	18	14	+4	3
4	Issara Kachaiwong	5	3	20	18	+2	3
5	Nick Jennings	5	1	13	23	−10	1
6	Mohamed Khairy	5	0	10	25	−15	0

• Judd Trump 2–5 Barry Hawkins
• Mohamed Khairy 1–5 Rodney Goggins
• Nick Jennings 2–5 Issara Kachaiwong
• Barry Hawkins 3–5 Rodney Goggins
• Nick Jennings 5–3 Mohamed Khairy
• Judd Trump 5–1 Issara Kachaiwong
• Rodney Goggins 5–4 Issara Kachaiwong
• Judd Trump 5–0 Nick Jennings
• Barry Hawkins 5–1 Mohamed Khairy
• Barry Hawkins 4–5 Issara Kachaiwong
• Judd Trump 1–5 Rodney Goggins
• Mohamed Khairy 2–5 Issara Kachaiwong
• Judd Trump 5–3 Mohamed Khairy
• Barry Hawkins 5–4 Nick Jennings
• Nick Jennings 2–5 Rodney Goggins

Group C

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1	Mark Williams	5	4	24	12	+12	4
2	Aditya Mehta	5	3	23	20	+3	3
3		5	3	20	19	+1	3
4	Ken Doherty	5	3	19	18	+1	3
5	Peter Ebdon	5	2	17	21	−4	2
6	Li Hang	5	0	12	25	−13	0

• Peter Ebdon 3–5 Ken Doherty
• Li Hang 4–5 Aditya Mehta
• Li Hang 1–5 Ken Doherty
• Aditya Mehta 5–4 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
• Mark Williams 5–1 Peter Ebdon
• Mark Williams 5–4 Aditya Mehta
• Ken Doherty 2–5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
• Peter Ebdon 5–2 Li Hang
• Mark Williams 5–1 Li Hang
• Peter Ebdon 3–5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
• Aditya Mehta 5–2 Ken Doherty
• Li Hang 4–5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
• Mark Williams 4–5 Ken Doherty
• Peter Ebdon 5–4 Aditya Mehta
• Mark Williams 5–1 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

Group D

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1	Hossein Vafaei	5	4	21	12	+9	4
2	Mark Davis	5	4	23	18	+5	4
3	Darren Morgan	5	3	21	15	+6	3
4	James Wattana	5	3	22	18	+4	3
5	Stephen Maguire	5	1	13	21	−8	1
6	Mohamed Ibrahim	5	0	9	25	−16	0

• Stephen Maguire 0–5 Hossein Vafaei
• Mohammed Ibrahim 2–5 James Wattana
• Mark Davis 5–3 Darren Morgan
• Hossein Vafaei 5–1 Mohammed Ibrahim
• Mark Davis 5–4 James Wattana
• Stephen Maguire 3–5 Darren Morgan
• Mark Davis 3–5 Hossein Vafaei
• Mohammed Ibrahim 1–5 Darren Morgan
• Darren Morgan 3–5 James Wattana
• Stephen Maguire 5–1 Mohammed Ibrahim
• Stephen Maguire 2–5 Mark Davis
• Hossein Vafaei 1–5 Darren Morgan
• Stephen Maguire 3–5 James Wattana
• Mark Davis 5–4 Mohammed Ibrahim
• Hossein Vafaei 5–3 James Wattana

Group E

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1	Shaun Murphy	5	4	24	9	+15	4
2	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5	3	19	14	+5	3
3	Steve Davis	5	3	17	17	0	3
4	Andrew Higginson	5	3	16	17	−1	3
5	Pankaj Advani	5	2	19	23	−4	2
6	Ben Nunan	5	0	10	25	−15	0

• Shaun Murphy 4–5 Andrew Higginson
• Ben Nunan 4–5 Pankaj Advani
• Steve Davis 1–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Shaun Murphy 5–0 Ben Nunan
• Pankaj Advani 5–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Andrew Higginson 0–5 Steve Davis
• Andrew Higginson 5–2 Pankaj Advani
• Ben Nunan 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Shaun Murphy 5–1 Steve Davis
• Ben Nunan 3–5 Steve Davis
• Shaun Murphy 5–3 Pankaj Advani
• Andrew Higginson 1–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Pankaj Advani 4–5 Steve Davis
• Shaun Murphy 5–0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Andrew Higginson 5–1 Ben Nunan

Group F

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1	Stephen Lee	5	4	22	11	+11	4
2	Stuart Bingham	5	3	23	16	+7	3
3	Saleh Mohammed	5	3	22	21	+1	3
4	Jimmy White	5	3	21	20	+1	3
5		5	2	15	22	−7	2
6	Ben Judge	5	0	12	25	−13	0

• Saleh Mohammad 4–5 Passakorn Suwannawat
• Stephen Lee 5–3 Jimmy White
• Ben Judge 3–5 Passakorn Suwannawat
• Saleh Mohammad 5–3 Jimmy White
• Stuart Bingham 5–1 Ben Judge
• Stuart Bingham 4–5 Jimmy White
• Stephen Lee 5–3 Saleh Mohammad
• Jimmy White 5–2 Passakorn Suwannawat
• Stephen Lee 2–5 Stuart Bingham
• Ben Judge 4–5 Saleh Mohammad
• Stephen Lee 5–0 Ben Judge
• Stuart Bingham 5–3 Passakorn Suwannawat
• Ben Judge 4–5 Jimmy White
• Stephen Lee 5–0 Passakorn Suwannawat
• Stuart Bingham 4–5 Saleh Mohammad

Group G

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1	Ricky Walden	5	4	23	11	+12	4
2	Noppon Saengkham	5	4	21	18	+3	4
3	Tom Ford	5	3	21	16	+5	3
4	Matthew Stevens	5	3	20	19	+1	3
5	Marcus Campbell	5	1	16	20	−4	1
6	Krzysztof Wróbel	5	0	8	25	−17	0

• Marcus Campbell 5–0 Krzysztof Wróbel
• Tom Ford 5–1 Noppon Saengkham
• Matthew Stevens 5–3 Marcus Campbell
• Ricky Walden 3–5 Noppon Saengkham
• Tom Ford 5–3 Krzysztof Wróbel
• Matthew Stevens 3–5 Noppon Saengkham
• Ricky Walden 5–0 Krzysztof Wróbel
• Matthew Stevens 5–2 Krzysztof Wróbel
• Ricky Walden 5–2 Tom Ford
• Marcus Campbell 4–5 Noppon Saengkham
• Matthew Stevens 2–5 Ricky Walden
• Tom Ford 5–2 Marcus Campbell
• Ricky Walden 5–2 Marcus Campbell
• Matthew Stevens 5–4 Tom Ford
• Krzysztof Wróbel 3–5 Noppon Saengkham

Group H

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1	Lee Walker	5	5	25	16	+9	5
2	Marco Fu	5	4	24	17	+7	4
3	Graeme Dott	5	2	21	18	+3	2
4	Panompai Powises	5	2	16	20	−4	2
5	Martin Gould	5	2	16	21	−5	2
6	Zhang Anda	5	0	15	25	−10	0

• Martin Gould 5–2 Panompai Powises
• Lee Walker 5–4 Zhang Anda
• Martin Gould 5–4 Zhang Anda
• Lee Walker 5–4 Marco Fu
• Graeme Dott 4–5 Panompai Powises
• Marco Fu 5–3 Panompai Powises
• Graeme Dott 5–3 Zhang Anda
• Martin Gould 4–5 Lee Walker
• Zhang Anda 3–5 Marco Fu
• Graeme Dott 3–5 Lee Walker
• Martin Gould 2–5 Marco Fu
• Lee Walker 5–1 Panompai Powises
• Graeme Dott 5–0 Martin Gould
• Graeme Dott 4–5 Marco Fu
• Zhang Anda 1–5 Panompai Powises

Knockout stage

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Sieg und Niederlage für Maximum-Trump. Eurosport DE. 2 July 2012. 9 July 2012. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708222934/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/sieg-und-niederlage-f%C3%BCr-maximum-trump-163626792.html. 2012-07-08. dead.
2. Web site: Viertelfinal-Duell zwischen Selby und Trump. Eurosport DE. 5 July 2012. 9 July 2012. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017204055/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/viertelfinal-duell-zwischen-selby-trump-160828895.html. 2012-10-17. dead.
3. Web site: Selby crowned Sangsom champion. 25 July 2010. Eurosport. 25 July 2010.
4. Web site: Davis wins Six-reds world title. Eurosport UK. 7 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019065022/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/davis-wins-six-reds-world-title-190936400.html. 19 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Prize Money. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 June 2012.
6. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2012: Match Schedules of the Round Robin Stages . worldsnooker.com . . 29 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130415220706/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/e8/b5/0,,13165~177640,00.pdf . 15 April 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Six Red World Championship 2012 results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 July 2012.
8. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2012). Snooker.org. 27 June 2012.
9. Web site: SangSom World 6 Red Championship 2012. Cue Sports India. 7 July 2012.
10. Web site: Six Red World Championship 2012 Group Tables . Billiards Sports Association of Thailand . 6 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130610021218/http://www.thailandsnooker.org/data/schedules/files/1341416466_42.pdf . 10 June 2013 . live .
11. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group A (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
12. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group B (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
13. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group C (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
14. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group D (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
15. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group E (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
16. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group F (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
17. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group G (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
18. Web site: Sangsom 6 Red World Championship, Group H (2012). Snooker.org. 28 June 2012.
19. Web site: 2012 Sangsom 6 Red World Championship knockout draw . Billiards Sports Association of Thailand . 7 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220150935/http://thailandsnooker.org/data/schedules/files/1341672736_45.pdf . 20 February 2016 . live .