2019 Six-red World Championship
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The 2019 Six-red World Championship (also known as the 2019 SangSom Six-red World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a six-red snooker invitational tournament held between 2 and 7 September 2019 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was the 2019 edition of the Six-red World Championship, first held in 2008. The event's final was contested by Scots Stephen Maguire and John Higgins who had won the 2019 World Cup doubles competition as a pair earlier in the season. Maguire won the event, defeating Higgins 8–6. The win was Maguire's first singles tournament victory since 2014.
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Logo for the 2019 championship which was sponsored by SangSom | |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 2–7 September 2019 (2019-09-02 – 2019-09-07) |
Venue | Bangkok Convention Center |
City | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Six-red snooker |
Total prize fund | 10,500,000 baht |
Winner's share | 4,000,000 baht |
Highest break | ![]() (A maximum break in six-red snooker is 75) |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 8–6 |
← 2018 2023 → |
Kyren Wilson won the previous year's event, but lost in the first knockout round to David Gilbert 4–6. The event saw a prize fund of 10,500,000 baht, with 4,000,000 baht awarded to the winner. Only one maximum break of 75 was made during the event, by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. The event was sponsored by Thai rum producers SangSom.