2009 Six-red World Grand Prix

This article is about the event sponsored by Sangsom and re-branded the Six-red World Championship in 2010. For the 888sport.com sponsored event in Ireland, see 2009 Six-red World Championship.

The 2009 Six-red World Grand Prix (often styled the 2009 SangSom 6-red World Grand Prix for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament held between 7 and 12 July 2009 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Six-red World Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	7–12 July 2009 (2009-07-07 – 2009-07-12)
Venue	Montien Riverside Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	ACBS
Total prize fund	3,720,000 baht
Winner's share	1,000,000 baht
Highest break	75 (x3)
Final
Champion	Jimmy White
Runner-up	Barry Hawkins
Score	8–6
← 2008 2010 →

Twenty-three of the tournament's 48 competitors were on the 2009/10 professional World Snooker tour of the more established 15-red game. A relatively high proportion of competitors were from Asia.

Jimmy White won in the final 8–6 against Barry Hawkins.^[1]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: 1,000,000 baht
• Runner-up: 500,000 baht
• Semi-finalists: 250,000 baht
• Quarter-finalists: 150,000 baht
• Last 16: 70,000 baht
• Last 32: 35,000 baht
• Total: 3,720,000 baht

Round-robin stage

The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[3][4]

Group A

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Judd Trump 5 5 25 8 +17 5 2 Ricky Walden 5 3 18 12 +6 3 3 Phaithoon Phonbun 5 3 21 18 +3 3 4 Fung Kwok Wai 5 2 19 18 +1 2 5 Mohammed Al-Joakar 5 1 9 21 −11 1 6 Daniel Thorp 5 1 8 24 −16 1

Fung Kwok Wai 4–5 Judd Trump Mohammed Al-Joakar 2–5 Phaithoon Phonbun Ricky Walden 5–1 Daniel Thorp Phaithoon Phonbun 2–5 Judd Trump Daniel Thorp 1–5 Fung Kwok Wai Daniel Thorp 0–5 Mohammed Al-Joakar Ricky Walden 5–1 Fung Kwok Wai Mohammed Al-Joakar 0–5 Judd Trump Fung Kwok Wai 4–5 Phaithoon Phonbun Ricky Walden 1–5 Judd Trump Daniel Thorp 5–4 Phaithoon Phonbun Ricky Walden 5–0 Mohammed Al-Joakar Ricky Walden 2–5 Phaithoon Phonbun Fung Kwok Wai 5–2 Mohammed Al-Joakar Daniel Thorp 1–5 Judd Trump

Group B

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Shaun Murphy 5 4 21 14 +7 4 2 James Wattana 5 3 22 13 +9 3 3 Nigel Bond 5 3 17 16 +1 3 4 Aditya Mehta 5 2 16 20 −4 2 5 Alex Borg 5 2 15 21 −6 2 6 Akar Soe Yin 5 1 14 21 −7 1

Alex Borg 5–2 Akar Soe Yin Aditya Mehta 5–4 James Wattana Alex Borg 2–5 Nigel Bond Shaun Murphy 5–3 Akar Soe Yin James Wattana 5–1 Nigel Bond Alex Borg 5–4 Aditya Mehta Akar Soe Yin 3–5 Nigel Bond Shaun Murphy 5–1 Aditya Mehta Shaun Murphy 5–3 James Wattana Shaun Murphy 5–2 Alex Borg Aditya Mehta 5–1 Nigel Bond Akar Soe Yin 1–5 James Wattana Shaun Murphy 1–5 Nigel Bond Aditya Mehta 1–5 Akar Soe Yin Alex Borg 1–5 James Wattana

Group C

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 John Higgins 5 4 20 12 +8 4 2 Matthew Stevens 5 4 21 15 +6 4 3 Muhammad Sajjad 5 3 19 15 +4 3 4 Noppadon Noppachorn 5 2 20 21 −1 2 5 Sascha Lippe 5 1 15 23 −8 1 6 Habib Subah 5 1 13 22 −9 1

Noppadon Noppachorn 4–5 Matthew Stevens John Higgins 0–5 Muhammad Sajjad Sascha Lippe 5–3 Habib Subah John Higgins 5–1 Matthew Stevens Muhammad Sajjad 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn John Higgins 5–2 Noppadon Noppachorn Sascha Lippe 3–5 Matthew Stevens Habib Subah 5–2 Muhammad Sajjad Sascha Lippe 1–5 Muhammad Sajjad Habib Subah 1–5 Matthew Stevens Sascha Lippe 4–5 Noppadon Noppachorn Muhammad Sajjad 2–5 Matthew Stevens John Higgins 5–2 Habib Subah Habib Subah 2–5 Noppadon Noppachorn John Higgins 5–2 Sascha Lippe

Group D

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Ryan Day 5 4 23 13 +10 4 2 Ken Doherty 5 4 24 16 +8 4 3 Michael Holt 5 4 23 15 +8 4 4 Supoj Saenla 5 2 18 20 −2 2 5 Ang Bun Chin 5 1 13 21 −8 1 6 Au Chi Wai 5 0 9 25 −16 0

Ryan Day 5–1 Au Chi Wai Ken Doherty 5–3 Supoj Saenla Ang Boon Chin 2–5 Michael Holt Ken Doherty 5–2 Au Chi Wai Ryan Day 3–5 Michael Holt Ang Boon Chin 3–5 Supoj Saenla Au Chi Wai 3–5 Michael Holt Ryan Day 5–4 Ken Doherty Au Chi Wai 1–5 Ang Boon Chin Supoj Saenla 2–5 Michael Holt Au Chi Wai 2–5 Supoj Saenla Ken Doherty 5–3 Michael Holt Ryan Day 5–0 Ang Boon Chin Ryan Day 5–3 Supoj Saenla Ken Doherty 5–3 Ang Boon Chin

Group E

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Issara Kachaiwong 5 5 25 10 +15 5 2 Mohammed Shehab 5 3 21 16 +5 3 3 Joe Perry 5 3 21 17 +4 3 4 Jimmy White 5 3 19 18 +1 3 5 Joe Swail 5 1 17 20 −3 1 6 Yutaka Fukada 5 0 3 25 −22 0

Joe Perry 5–0 Yutaka Fukuda Issara Kachaiwong 5–3 Joe Swail Jimmy White 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda Joe Perry 5–4 Mohammed Shehab Jimmy White 1–5 Issara Kachaiwong Mohammed Shehab 5–1 Joe Swail Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Issara Kachaiwong Joe Perry 3–5 Issara Kachaiwong Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Mohammed Shehab Jimmy White 5–4 Joe Swail Yutaka Fukuda 0–5 Joe Swail Jimmy White 3–5 Mohammed Shehab Joe Perry 5–3 Joe Swail Mohammed Shehab 2–5 Issara Kachaiwong Joe Perry 3–5 Jimmy White

Group F

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Darren Morgan 5 5 25 9 +16 5 2 Noppadol Sangnil 5 3 19 16 +3 3 3 Stuart Bingham 5 2 15 17 −2 2 4 Peter Ebdon 5 2 15 17 −2 2 5 Manan Chandra 5 2 16 20 −4 2 6 Raees Aslam 5 1 10 21 −11 1

Darren Morgan 5–2 Noppadol Sangnil Peter Ebdon 5–0 Raees Aslam Manan Chandra 1–5 Stuart Bingham Darren Morgan 5–2 Stuart Bingham Manan Chandra 2–5 Noppadol Sangnil Raees Aslam 2–5 Noppadol Sangnil Peter Ebdon 1–5 Darren Morgan Manan Chandra 5–2 Raees Aslam Noppadol Sangnil 5–2 Stuart Bingham Peter Ebdon 1–5 Stuart Bingham Darren Morgan 5–3 Manan Chandra Peter Ebdon 3–5 Manan Chandra Raees Aslam 5–1 Stuart Bingham Peter Ebdon 5–2 Noppadol Sangnil Darren Morgan 5–1 Raees Aslam

Group G

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Williams 5 4 22 6 +16 4 2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 4 20 14 +6 4 3 Dave Harold 5 3 18 13 +5 3 4 Wael Talat 5 2 16 16 0 2 5 Mohsen Abdul Aziz 5 1 10 23 −13 1 6 Glen Wilkinson 5 1 10 24 −14 1

Mark Williams 2–5 Dave Harold Glen Wilkinson 5–4 Wael Talat Mohsen Abdul Aziz 3–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh Mark Williams 5–0 Wael Talat Glen Wilkinson 0–5 Dave Harold Glen Wilkinson 3–5 Mohsen Abdul Aziz Wael Talat 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh Wael Talat 5–1 Dave Harold Mark Williams 5–1 Mohsen Abdul Aziz Glen Wilkinson 2–5 Thepchaiya Un-nooh Mohsen Abdul Aziz 1–5 Dave Harold Thepchaiya Un-nooh 5–2 Dave Harold Mark Williams 5–0 Glen Wilkinson Wael Talat 5–0 Mohsen Abdul Aziz Mark Williams 5–0 Thepchaiya Un-nooh

Group H

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark King 5 5 25 7 +18 5 2 Barry Hawkins 5 4 23 12 +11 4 3 Brendan O'Donoghue 5 3 17 12 +5 3 4 Atthasit Mahitthi 5 2 17 16 +1 2 5 Mohammed Kayat 5 1 8 21 −13 1 6 Nguyen Nhat Thank 5 0 3 25 −22 0

Mohammed Kayat 5–1 Nguyen Nhat Thanh Mark King 5–2 Atthasit Mahitthi Brendan O’Donnoghue 1–5 Barry Hawkins Atthasit Mahitthi 4–5 Barry Hawkins Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–0 Nguyen Nhat Thanh Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–1 Atthasit Mahitthi Nguyen Nhat Thanh 1–5 Barry Hawkins Mark King 5–1 Mohammed Kayat Mohammed Kayat 0–5 Atthasit Mahitthi Mark King 5–1 Brendan O’Donnoghue Mark King 5–0 Nguyen Nhat Thanh Brendan O’Donnoghue 5–1 Mohammed Kayat Mark King 5–3 Barry Hawkins Nguyen Nhat Thanh 1–5 Atthasit Mahitthi Mohammed Kayat 1–5 Barry Hawkins

Knockout stage

^[4][5]

	Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 13 frames					Semi-finals Best of 13 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
	Mark King		6
	Wael Talat		1
						Mark King		6
						Michael Holt		2
	Michael Holt		6
	Noppadol Sangnil		3
											Mark King		6
											Jimmy White		7
	Ricky Walden		6
	Muhammad Sajjad		3
						Ricky Walden		5
						Jimmy White		6
	Jimmy White		6
	Shaun Murphy		4
																Jimmy White		7
																Mark Williams		4
	Mark Williams		6
	Atthasit Mahitthi		2
						Mark Williams		6
						Ken Doherty		0
	Phaithoon Phonbun		4
	Ken Doherty		6
											Mark Williams		7
											Issara Kachaiwong		5
	Matthew Stevens		1
	Stuart Bingham		6
						Stuart Bingham		5
						Issara Kachaiwong		6
	Aditya Mehta		4
	Issara Kachaiwong		6
																					Jimmy White		8
																					Barry Hawkins		6
	Darren Morgan		4
	Noppadon Noppachorn		6
						Noppadon Noppachorn		4
						Barry Hawkins		6
	Dave Harold		5
	Barry Hawkins		6
											Barry Hawkins		7
											James Wattana		5
	Joe Perry		3
	James Wattana		6
						James Wattana		6
						Ryan Day		4
	Fung Kwok Wai		1
	Ryan Day		6
																Barry Hawkins		7
																Judd Trump		2
	John Higgins		6
	Supoj Saenla		4
						John Higgins		6
						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		0
	Brendan O'Donoghue		4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		6
											John Higgins		2
											Judd Trump		7
	Mohammed Shehab		6
	Nigel Bond		4
						Mohammed Shehab		4
						Judd Trump		6
	Peter Ebdon		1
	Judd Trump		6

Maximum breaks

(Note a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75)^[4]

• Michael Holt
• Ryan Day
• Jimmy White

References

1. "Six of the Best for White". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
2. "Prize Money". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
3. "2009 Sangsom 6 reds Groups". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
4. "2009 Sangsom 6 Reds Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
5. "2009 Sangsom 6 Reds Drawsheet". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.