Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–18 December 2009 |
Venue | INEC |
City | Killarney |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Winner's share | €10,000 [1] |
Highest break | 78 |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Davis |
Runner-up | Mark Williams |
Score | 6–3 |
The 2009 Six-red World Championship (styled the 888sport.com 6Red World Championship, among other spellings, for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 December 2009 at the INEC in Killarney, Republic of Ireland. The tournament was sponsored by online bookmaker 888sport.
The field of 118 players were divided into twenty groups of five and three groups of six. Twenty-eight competitors were on the 2009/2010 professional Main Tour. [2] During the tournament Michael White compiled the fastest 75 maximum break in the group stage with 2 minutes and 28 seconds. [3]
Mark Davis won in the final 6–3 against Mark Williams. [4]
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Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Marcus Campbell | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Neil Craycraft | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Neil Craycraft | 5 | ||||||||||||||
John Torpey | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Marcus Campbell | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mohammed Shehab | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Marcus Campbell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Gerard Greene | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 4 | ||||||||||||||
John Rea | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Kieran McMahon | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Reanne Evans | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Reanne Evans | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Leonard Shanahan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Declan Brennan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Peter Bullen | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Richie Flynn | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Peter Bullen | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Philip Wildman | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mike Hallett | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Philip Wildman | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Philip Wildman | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Jason Waters | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Muhammad Atiq | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Jason Waters | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Jason Waters | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Michael White | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | ||||||||||||||
John McBride | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
David Morris | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Aditya Mehta | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Aditya Mehta | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mitchell Mann | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Aditya Mehta | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Duffy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Duffy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Dave Harold | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Duffy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Darren Merza | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ross Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Darren Merza | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Mark King | '5 | ||||||||||||||
Darren Dornan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Darren Dornan | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Robbie Walker | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Mark King | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Lucky Vatnani | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Murphy | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Lucky Vatnani | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mark King | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ian Glover | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Ricky Walden | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ricky Walden | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Ian Glover | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ian Glover | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Brendan O'Donoghue | 0 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Vincent Muldoon | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Gareth Allen | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Vincent Muldoon | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 2 | ||||||||||||||
John Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
John Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Sherry | 1 | ||||||||||||||
John Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Eissa Al Sayed | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Alex O'Donoghue | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Alex O'Donoghue | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Shachar Ruberg | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Shachar Ruberg | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Michael Smyth | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mario Fernandez | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mario Fernandez | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Mario Fernandez | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mohammed Al Joker | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Oliver Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 5 |
Preliminary Round Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
Itaro Santos | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Barry Pinches | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Itaro Santos | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 5 | ||||||||||||||
David Hogan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Michael Wasley | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Jamie Cope | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Anthony O'Connor | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Kieran O'Leary | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Anthony O'Connor | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Jamie Cope | 5 |
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 2 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||
Adam Duffy | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 5 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 |
(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points.)
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