2018 Six-red World Championship explained

Tournament Name:	Six-red World Championship
Dates:	^[1]
Venue:	Bangkok Convention Center
Location:	Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Organisation:	WPBSA
Total Prize Fund:	10,000,000 baht
Winners Share:	3,500,000 baht
Highest Break:	Stuart Bingham (75) Ding Junhui (75) (Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)
Winner:	Kyren Wilson
Runner Up:	Ding Junhui
Score:	8–4
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 SangSom Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker invitational tournament held between 3 and 8 September 2018 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.^{[2] [3]}

Mark Williams was the defending champion,^[4] but he lost in the last 16 to amateur player Mohammed Shehab.

The event was won by Kyren Wilson, defeating Ding Junhui 8–4 in the final.^[5]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:^[6]

• 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

Group matches were played from 3–5 September. The top two players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were the best of 9 frames.^[7]

Positions within the group were decided by the number of matches won (MW) and then, in the event of a tie, by the frame difference (FD). Where two players were still tied, the result of the match between them determined their positions. Where three players were still tied, the top position was determined by a draw and the other two positions by the result of the match between those two players.^[8]

Group A

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Mark Williams	3	3	0	15	7	+8
2	Tom Ford	3	2	1	14	10	+4
3	Ricky Walden	3	1	2	11	14	−3
4	Thepchaiya	3	0	3	6	15	−9

• Mark Williams 5–1 Thepchaiya
• Tom Ford 5–4 Ricky Walden
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–5 Ricky Walden
• Mark Williams 5–4 Tom Ford
• Mark Williams 5–2 Ricky Walden
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1–5 Tom Ford

Group B

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Stephen Maguire	3	3	0	15	6	+9
2	Ryan Day	3	2	1	13	8	+5
3	Luo Honghao	3	1	2	9	11	−2
4	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	3	0	3	3	15	−12

• Ryan Day 5–1 Nutcharut Wongharuthai
• Luo Honghao 2–5 Stephen Maguire
• Nutcharut Wongharuthai 1–5 Stephen Maguire
• Ryan Day 5–2 Luo Honghao
• Nutcharut Wongharuthai 1–5 Luo Honghao
• Ryan Day 3–5 Stephen Maguire

Group C

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Stuart Bingham	3	3	0	15	6	+9
2	James Wattana	3	2	1	13	10	+3
3	Mark King	3	1	2	10	10	0
4	Shachar Ruberg	3	0	3	3	15	−12

• Stuart Bingham 5–3 James Wattana
• Shachar Ruberg 0–5 Mark King
• James Wattana 5–3 Mark King
• Stuart Bingham 5–1 Shachar Ruberg
• Stuart Bingham 5–2 Mark King
• James Wattana 5–2 Shachar Ruberg

Group D

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Kyren Wilson	3	3	0	15	5	+10
2	Graeme Dott	3	2	1	11	6	+5
3	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	3	1	2	6	10	−4
4	Michael White	3	0	3	4	15	−11

• Michael White 0–5 Graeme Dott
• Kyren Wilson 5–0 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
• Kyren Wilson 5–4 Michael White
• Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 1–5 Graeme Dott
• Kyren Wilson 5–1 Graeme Dott
• Michael White 0–5 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat

Group E

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Ding Junhui	3	3	0	15	10	+5
2	Sunny Akani	3	2	1	14	10	+4
3	Jimmy Robertson	3	1	2	12	11	+1
4	Mohamed Khairy	3	0	3	5	15	−10

• Sunny Akani 5–4 Jimmy Robertson
• Ding Junhui 5–3 Mohamed Khairy
• Ding Junhui 5–4 Sunny Akani
• Mohamed Khairy 1–5 Jimmy Robertson
• Ding Junhui 5–3 Jimmy Robertson
• Sunny Akani 5–1 Mohamed Khairy

Group F

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Zhou Yuelong	3	2	1	13	11	+2
2	Anthony McGill	3	2	1	13	12	+1
3	Joe Perry	3	1	2	12	13	−1
4	Michael Holt	3	1	2	11	13	−2

• Michael Holt 5–3 Joe Perry
• Anthony McGill 5–3 Zhou Yuelong
• Anthony McGill 5–4 Michael Holt
• Zhou Yuelong 5–4 Joe Perry
• Anthony McGill 3–5 Joe Perry
• Michael Holt 2–5 Zhou Yuelong

Group G

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Luca Brecel	3	2	1	14	8	+6
2	Marco Fu	3	2	1	14	12	+2
3	Noppon Saengkham	3	2	1	11	11	0
4	Kurt Dunham	3	0	3	7	15	−8

• Noppon Saengkham 5–4 Marco Fu
• Luca Brecel 5–2 Kurt Dunham
• Luca Brecel 4–5 Marco Fu
• Noppon Saengkham 5–2 Kurt Dunham
• Luca Brecel 5–1 Noppon Saengkham
• Kurt Dunham 3–5 Marco Fu

Group H

width=25	POS	width=225	Player	width=25	MP	width=25	MW	width=25	ML	width=25	FW	width=25	FL	width=25	FD
1	Mark Selby	3	3	0	15	7	+8
2	Mohammed Shehab	3	2	1	14	13	+1
3	David Gilbert	3	1	2	10	13	−3
4	Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon	3	0	3	9	15	−6

• Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 3–5 David Gilbert
• Mark Selby 5–4 Mohammed Shehab
• Mark Selby 5–1 David Gilbert
• Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 4–5 Mohammed Shehab
• Mark Selby 5–2 Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
• Mohammed Shehab 5–4 David Gilbert

Source:^{[9] [10]}

Knockout stage

The last 16 matches and quarter-finals were played on 6 September, the semi-finals on 7 September and the final on 8 September.^{[11] [12]}

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: Peggy Li Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 8 September 2018.
Kyren Wilson	8–4	Ding Junhui
35–18, 23–39, 1–35,,,,,,,,,
67	Highest break	31
2	50+ breaks	0

Maximum breaks

(Note: A maximum break in 6-red is 75)^[11]

• Stuart Bingham
• Ding Junhui

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six Red World Championship - World Snooker . World Snooker . 2 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180802163006/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/six-red-world-championship-2018/ . 2 August 2018 . live .
2. Web site: 6 Reds World Championship (2018) - snooker.org . snooker.org . 2 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193044/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=723 . 2 August 2018 . live .
3. Web site: A Simplified Form of Snooker (ie Six Reds) . World Snooker . 16 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194349/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Click-here-for-the-six-red-rules.pdf . 16 August 2018 . live .
4. Web site: Williams Takes Six Red Glory. 9 September 2017. World Snooker. 5 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171113194846/http://www.worldsnooker.com/williams-takes-six-red-glory/. 13 November 2017. live.
5. Web site: Kyren Wilson Wins Six Red World Championship - SnookerHQ . SnookerHQ . 10 September 2018 . 11 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011140123/https://snookerhq.com/2018/09/08/kyren-wilson-wins-six-red-world-championship/ . live .
6. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2018 . World Snooker . 5 September 2018 . 5 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141134/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Click-here-for-the-group-draw.pdf . live .
7. Web site: International Qualifiers Announced for SangSom 6-Red World Championship WSF l World Snooker Federation . worldsnookerfederation.org . 6 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202723/https://www.worldsnookerfederation.org/international-qualifiers-announced-for-sangsom-6-red-world-championship/ . 2018-08-08 . live .
8. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2018 Additional Event Rules . World Snooker . 16 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172146/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/click-here.pdf . 8 August 2018 . live .
9. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2018 . World Snooker . 16 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172018/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Click-here-for-the-draw-3.pdf . 8 August 2018 . live .
10. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship . World Snooker . 16 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162139/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Click-here-for-the-match-schedule.pdf . 16 August 2018 . live .
11. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship results. thailandsnooker.org. 6 September 2018.
12. Web site: Knockout Round results. thailandsnooker.org. 6 September 2018.