2008 Six-red Snooker International

The 2008 Six-red Snooker International (also known as the 2008 SangSom 6-red Snooker International for promotional and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 13 July 2008 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Six-red Snooker International

Tournament information
Dates	8–13 July 2008 (2008-07-08 – 2008-07-13)
Venue	Montien Riverside Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	ACBS
Highest break	75 (6x)
Final
Champion	Ricky Walden
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham
Score	8–3
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Twenty-one of the tournament's 48 competitors were currently on the 2008/09 main tour of the more established 15-reds game, including former world champions Peter Ebdon and Ken Doherty, 2007 finalist Mark Selby and the hugely successful Jimmy White. A relatively high proportion of competitors were from Asia.

Round-robin stage

The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[1][2]

Group A

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Selby 5 4 24 13 +11 4 2 Jimmy White 5 4 21 14 +7 4 3 Martin Gould 5 3 18 18 0 3 4 Aditya Mehta 5 2 20 21 −1 2 5 Issara Kachaiwong 5 1 15 23 −8 1 6 Gregory Kopec 5 1 12 21 −9 1

Jimmy White 5–0 Martin Gould Issara Kachaiwong 2–5 Aditya Mehta Mark Selby 5–0 Gregory Kopec Jimmy White 1–5 Gregory Kopec Issara Kachaiwong 4–5 Martin Gould Aditya Mehta 5–4 Gregory Kopec Mark Selby 4–5 Jimmy White Aditya Mehta 4–5 Martin Gould Issara Kachaiwong 4–5 Jimmy White Mark Selby 5–3 Martin Gould Issara Kachaiwong 5–3 Gregory Kopec Mark Selby 5–2 Aditya Mehta Mark Selby 5–3 Issara Kachaiwong Jimmy White 5–4 Aditya Mehta Gregory Kopec 0–5 Martin Gould

Group B

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Peter Ebdon 5 4 23 15 +8 4 2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 3 23 15 +8 3 3 Keith Boon 5 3 21 18 +3 3 4 Stuart Pettman 5 3 18 16 +2 3 5 Au Chi-wai 5 2 12 21 −9 2 6 Yasin Merchant 5 0 13 25 −12 0

Yasin Merchant 4–5 Keith Boon Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Au Chi Wai Keith Boon 5–0 Stuart Pettman Peter Ebdon 5–0 Yasin Merchant Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Stuart Pettman Au Chi Wai 5–2 Keith Boon Yasin Merchant 3–5 Stuart Pettman Peter Ebdon 5–2 Au Chi Wai Peter Ebdon 5–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Peter Ebdon 5–4 Keith Boon Au Chi Wai 0–5 Stuart Pettman Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Yasin Merchant Peter Ebdon 3–5 Stuart Pettman Au Chi Wai 5–4 Yasin Merchant Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–5 Keith Boon'

Group C

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Mark Davis 5 5 25 9 +16 5 2 Supoj Saenla 5 3 23 14 +9 3 3 Chan Wok Ming 5 3 20 15 +5 3 4 Ken Doherty 5 3 20 17 +3 3 5 Ian Wells 5 2 8 21 −13 2 6 Nguyen Nat Thanh 5 0 5 25 −20 0

Nguyen Nat Thanh 1–5 Ian Wells Supoj Saenla 5–3 Chan Wok Ming Ken Doherty 2–5 Mark Davis Supoj Saenla 5–0 Nguyen Nat Thanh Chan Wok Ming 5–2 Ian Wells Supoj Saenla 5–1 Ian Wells Ken Doherty 5–3 Nguyen Nat Thanh Chan Wok Ming 2–5 Mark Davis Ken Doherty 3–5 Chan Wok Ming Nguyen Nat Thanh 1–5 Mark Davis Ken Doherty 5–0 Ian Wells Nguyen Nat Thanh 0–5 Chan Wok Ming Supoj Saenla 4–5 Mark Davis Ken Doherty 5–4 Supoj Saenla Ian Wells 0–5 Mark Davis

Group D

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Joe Swail 5 4 24 14 +10 4 2 James Wattana 5 4 21 14 +7 4 3 Tom Ford 5 3 23 15 +8 3 4 Dene O'Kane 5 2 16 21 −5 2 5 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 5 1 16 24 −8 1 6 Habib Subah 5 1 12 24 −12 1

James Wattana 5–2 Habib Subah Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 5–4 Tom Ford Joe Swail 5–3 Dene O'Kane Habib Subah 1–5 Tom Ford Joe Swail 5–1 James Wattana Dene O'Kane 5–3 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat Joe Swail 5–1 Habib Subah James Wattana 5–4 Tom Ford Habib Subah 3–5 Dene O'Kane Joe Swail 5–1 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat Habib Subah 5–4 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat Joe Swail 4–5 Tom Ford James Wattana 5–3 Dene O'Kane James Wattana 5–0 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat Dene O'Kane 0–5 Tom Ford

Group E

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Saleh Mohammad 5 5 25 11 +14 5 2 Mike Dunn 5 3 19 15 +4 3 3 Atthasit Mahitthi 5 3 19 16 +3 3 4 Stuart Bingham 5 3 20 18 +2 3 5 Mohammed Al Joker 5 1 17 24 −7 1 6 Zaw Tun 5 0 9 25 −16 0

Stuart Bingham 5–1 Zaw Tun Saleh Mohammad 5–3 Mike Dunn Atthasit Mahitthi 5–2 Zaw Tun Stuart Bingham 5–3 Mohammed Al Joker Atthasit Mahitthi 0–5 Saleh Mohammad Mohammed Al Joker 2–5 Mike Dunn Zaw Tun 0–5 Saleh Mohammad Stuart Bingham 4–5 Saleh Mohammad Zaw Tun 4–5 Mohammed Al Joker Atthasit Mahitthi 5–1 Mike Dunn Zaw Tun 2–5 Mike Dunn Atthasit Mahitthi 5–3 Mohammed Al Joker Stuart Bingham 1–5 Mike Dunn Saleh Mohammad 5–4 Mohammed Al Joker Stuart Bingham 5–4 Atthasit Mahitthi

Group F

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Nigel Bond 5 4 23 13 +10 4 2 Noppadon Noppachorn 5 3 22 17 +5 3 3 Steve Mifsud 5 3 20 17 +3 3 4 Jimmy Michie 5 3 18 16 +2 3 5 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz 5 2 18 18 0 2 6 Yutaka Fukuda 5 0 5 25 −20 0

Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz Nigel Bond 5–2 Yutaka Fukuda Steve Mifsud 3–5 Jimmy Michie Noppadon Noppachorn 5–3 Jimmy Michie Steve Mifsud 5–3 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz Yutaka Fukuda 0–5 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz Nigel Bond 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn Steve Mifsud 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda Mohsen Abdullah Aziz 2–5 Jimmy Michie Nigel Bond 5–0 Jimmy Michie Noppadon Noppachorn 3–5 Steve Mifsud Nigel Bond 5–2 Steve Mifsud Yutaka Fukuda 1–5 Jimmy Michie Nigel Bond 3–5 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz Noppadon Noppachorn 5–1 Yutaka Fukuda

Group G

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Phaitoon Phonbun 5 4 23 15 +8 4 2 Ricky Walden 5 4 22 14 +8 4 3 Manan Chandra 5 2 17 19 −2 2 4 Matthew Selt 5 2 17 20 −3 2 5 Mohammed Shehab 5 2 14 20 −6 2 6 Akani Songsermsawad 5 1 17 22 −5 1

Manan Chandra 2–5 Ricky Walden Akani Songsermsawat 5–2 Matthew Selt Phaitoon Phonbun 5–1 Mohammed Shehab Matthew Selt 5–2 Manan Chandra Akani Songsermsawat 3–5 Ricky Walden Phaitoon Phonbun 5–4 Akani Songsermsawat Matthew Selt 1–5 Mohammed Shehab Matthew Selt 4–5 Ricky Walden Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Manan Chandra Akani Songsermsawat 4–5 Mohammed Shehab Phaitoon Phonbun 5–2 Ricky Walden Mohammed Shehab 0–5 Ricky Walden Akani Songsermsawat 1–5 Manan Chandra Phaitoon Phonbun 4–5 Matthew Selt Manan Chandra 5–3 Mohammed Shehab

Group H

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Dave Harold 5 4 22 11 +11 4 2 Daniel Wells 5 4 24 14 +10 4 3 Itaro Santos 5 2 19 20 −1 2 4 Michael Holt 5 2 18 21 −3 2 5 Suchart Phookang 5 2 15 21 −6 2 6 Muhammad Sajjad 5 1 12 23 −11 1

Itaro Santos 5–3 Muhammad Sajjad Dave Harold 5–4 Daniel Wells Suchart Phookang 5–3 Michael Holt Daniel Wells 5–2 Michael Holt Suchart Phookang 5–3 Muhammad Sajjad Suchart Phookang 3–5 Daniel Wells Muhammad Sajjad 5–3 Michael Holt Dave Harold 5–2 Itaro Santos Itaro Santos 3–5 Daniel Wells Dave Harold 5–0 Suchart Phookang Dave Harold 5–0 Muhammad Sajjad Suchart Phookang 2–5 Itaro Santos Dave Harold 2–5 Michael Holt Muhammad Sajjad 1–5 Daniel Wells Itaro Santos 4–5 Michael Holt

Knockout stage

^[2][3]

	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 Davis		4
	Aditya Mehta		6
						Aditya Mehta		1
						Ricky Walden		6
	Tom Ford		4
	Ricky Walden		6
											Ricky Walden		7
											Jimmy Michie		5
	Mike Dunn		6
	Itaro Santos		4
						Mike Dunn		1
						Jimmy Michie		6
	Jimmy Michie		6
	Peter Ebdon		2
																Ricky Walden		7
																James Wattana		6
	Nigel Bond		6
	Stuart Pettman		2
						Nigel Bond		6
						Manan Chandra		3
	Manan Chandra		6
	Daniel Wells		3
											Nigel Bond		6
											James Wattana		7
	James Wattana		6
	Atthasit Mahitthi		3
						James Wattana		6
						Ken Doherty		2
	Ken Doherty		6
	Mark Selby		3
																					Ricky Walden		8
																					Stuart Bingham		3
	Dave Harold		3
	Matthew Selt		6
						Matthew Selt		5
						Martin Gould		6
	Martin Gould		6
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
											Martin Gould		3
											Stuart Bingham		7
	Steve Mifsud		1
	Supoj Saenla		6
						Supoj Saenla		2
						Stuart Bingham		6
	Stuart Bingham		6
	Joe Swail		4
																Stuart Bingham		7
																Michael Holt		3
	Phaitoon Phonbun		3
	Michael Holt		6
						Michael Holt		6
						Keith Boon		5
	Keith Boon		6
	Jimmy White		3
											Michael Holt		7
											Saleh Mohammad		3
	Noppadon Noppachorn		6
	Chan Wok Ming		1
						Noppadon Noppachorn		4
						Saleh Mohammad		6
	Dene O'Kane		1
	Saleh Mohammad		6

Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75.)^[2][4]

• Saleh Mohammad (2 minutes 54 seconds)
• Mike Dunn (3 minutes 1 seconds)
• Michael Holt (3 minutes 31 seconds)
• Michael Holt (3 minutes 32 seconds)
• Mark Selby (3 minutes 42 seconds)
• Mohammed Shehab (4 minutes 13 seconds)