Location Bangkok Established 2008 Current champion Ding Junhui | Country Thailand Total prize fund 8,000,000 baht | |
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Venue Montien Riverside Hotel Organisation World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Instances 2009 Six‑red World Gr, 2008 Six‑red Snooker I, 2009 Six‑red World Ch, 2012 Six‑red World Ch, 2013 Six‑red World Ch | ||
The Six-red World Championship (also known as the SangSom 6 Red World Championship for sponsorship purposes) is a six-red snooker tournament, played with the six colour balls and six reds. Ding Junhui is the reigning champion.
History
The event was first held in the 2008/2009 season, and was known as the Six-red Snooker International. The event was organised by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports. Forty-eight players were divided in 8 round-robin groups. The top four from each group moved into the knock-out stage. In 2009 the event was renamed the Six-red World Grand Prix. In 2010, it replaced another event as the official six red snooker world championship, after the previous event—held once in 2009— was discontinued. The event wasn't held in the 2011/2012 season, but it returned for the 2012/2013 season with the backing of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The event was held at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand between 2008 and 2014.