2009 Six-red World Grand Prix

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
Dates7–12 July 2009 (2009-07-07 – 2009-07-12)
VenueMontien Riverside Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationACBS
Total prize fund3,720,000 baht
Winner's share1,000,000 baht
Highest break75 (x3)
Final
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upEngland Barry Hawkins
Score8–6
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

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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

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

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Knockout stage

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[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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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.