2017 Six-red World Championship

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Dates4–9 September 2017 (2017-09-04 2017-09-09)
CountryThailand
Six-red World Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–9 September 2017 (2017-09-04 2017-09-09)
VenueBangkok Convention Center
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWPBSA
Total prize fund10,000,000 baht
Winner's share3,500,000 baht
Highest breakThailand Noppon Saengkham (75)
England Stuart Bingham (75)
(Note: A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)
Final
ChampionWales Mark Williams
Runner-upThailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Score8–2
2016
2018

The 2017 SangSom Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker invitational tournament held between 4 and 9 September 2017 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The tournament was reduced from 48 players to 32.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 1–6 to Marco Fu in the last 16.

Mark Williams won the title, beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8–2 in the final.[2]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • 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

The top two players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.[4]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: ?
Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 9 September 2017.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
 Thailand
2–8 Mark Williams
 Wales
71–0 (71), 0–49, 1–55, 37–32, 0–39, 9–38, 0–54, 0–50 (50), 6–49, 15–43
71 Highest break 50
1 50+ breaks 1

Maximum breaks

References

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