2008 Six-red Snooker International
Snooker tournament
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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.
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| Dates | 8–13 July 2008 |
| Venue | Montien Riverside Hotel |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Organisation | ACBS |
| Highest break | 75 (6x) |
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| Champion |  Ricky Walden |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham |
| Score | 8–3 |
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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.
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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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Knockout stage
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)