2009 Six-red World Championship

Snooker tournament

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]

Group stage

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group L

Group M

Group N

Group P

Group Q

Group R

Group S

Group T

Group V

Group W

Group X

Group Y

Group Z

Knock-out stage

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Notable breaks

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Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points.)

• Michael White (2 minutes 28 seconds)^[a]
• Mark King (3 minutes 12 seconds)
• David Morris (3 minutes 25 seconds)
• Ken Doherty (3 minutes 28 seconds)
• John Higgins (3 minutes 38 seconds)
• Mark Joyce (4 minutes 44 seconds)
• Barry Pinches (4 minutes 53 seconds)

Seven-red clearances

• 78 points Ricky Walden
• 76 points Robert Milkins (4 minutes 18 seconds)
• 75 points Mark King (3 minutes 12 seconds)

Notes

• a Michael White compiled the fastest maximum break in six-red snooker, it took 2 minutes and 28 seconds.^[10]

References

1. "Davis claims Six Reds title in Killarney". RTÉ. 18 December 2009.
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4. "Davis makes his Mark in Killarney". Global Snooker. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
5. "Group Stage Tables (A-L)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
6. "Group Stage Tables (M-Z)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
7. "Group Stage Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
8. "Knock-out Stage Draw". Foul4.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
9. "Knock-out Stage Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
10. "Davis makes his Mark in Killarney". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.