2023 Six-red World Championship

The 2023 Pathum Thani Six-red World Championship was a non-ranking six-red snooker tournament held from 6 to 11 March 2023 at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani, Thailand. The event was originally scheduled for September 2022, but was postponed until March 2023.^[1] A qualification round was played prior to the tournament with four players qualifying to the 32 player field.^[2]

2023 Pathum Thani Six-red World Championship

Tournament information
Dates	6–11 March 2023 (2023-03-06 – 2023-03-11)
Venue	Thammasat University Convention Centre
City	Pathum Thani
Country	Thailand
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Six-red snooker
Total prize fund	11,000,000 baht
Winner's share	4,200,000 baht
Highest break	Matthew Selt (ENG) (80)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Score	8–6
← 2019

Stephen Maguire was the defending champion, having won the previous championship in September 2019, but he was eliminated in the group stage.^[3] Ding Junhui won the event for the second time, beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8–6 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

A breakdown of the prize money awarded is shown below.^[5]

• Winner = £100,800
• Runner-up = £31,200
• Semi-final = £18,000
• Quarter-final = £9,000
• Last 16 = £3,600

Results

Group stage

Source:^[6]

Group A

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Zhang Anda (CHN) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 2  Ding Junhui (CHN) 3 2 1 10 9 +1 3  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 3 1 2 9 10 -1 4  Mink Nutcharut (THA) 3 0 3 4 15 -11

Ding Junhui 5–2 Stephen Maguire Zhang Anda 5–2 Mink Nutcharut Zhang Anda 5–2 Stephen Maguire Ding Junhui 5–2 Mink Nutcharut Zhang Anda 5–0 Ding Junhui Stephen Maguire 5–0 Mink Nutcharut

Group B

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 3 3 0 15 5 +10 2  Tom Ford (ENG) 3 1 2 11 11 0 3  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 3 1 2 8 11 -3 4  Jimmy White (ENG) 3 1 2 6 13 -7

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Jimmy White Tom Ford 5–1 Zhou Yuelong Zhou Yuelong 5–1 Jimmy White Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–3 Tom Ford Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–2 Zhou Yuelong Jimmy White 5–3 Tom Ford

Group C

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 2  John Higgins (SCO) 3 2 1 11 7 +4 3  Poramin Danjirkul (THA) 3 1 2 7 13 -6 4  Ken Doherty (IRL) 3 0 3 6 15 -9

John Higgins 5–2 Ken Doherty Hossein Vafaei 5–2 Poramin Danjirakul Hossein Vafaei 5–1 John Higgins Pormin Danjirakul 5–3 Ken Doherty John Higgins 5–0 Poramin Danjirakul Hossein Vafaei 5–1 Ken Doherty

Group D

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Judd Trump (ENG) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 2  Ricky Walden  (ENG) 3 2 1 10 10 0 3  Ma Hai Long (CHN) 3 1 2 10 13 -3 4  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA) 3 0 3 11 15 -4

Judd Trump 5–0 Ricky Walden Ma Hai Long 5–3 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Judd Trump 5–4 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Ricky Walden 5–1 Ma Hailong Judd Trump 5–4 Ma Hailong Ricky Walden 5–4 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn

Group E

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 3 3 0 15 11 +4 2  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 3 1 2 12 10 +2 3  Matthew Selt (ENG) 3 1 2 11 13 -2 4  Robert Milkins (ENG) 3 1 2 8 12 -4

Robert Milkins 5–2 Matthew Selt Chris Wakelin 5–4 Dechawat Poomjaeng Chris Wakelin 5–4 Matthew Selt Dechawat Poomjaeng 5–0 Robert Milkins Chris Wakelin 5–3 Robert Milkins Matthew Selt 5–3 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Group F

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Joe Perry (ENG) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 2  Mark Williams (WAL) 3 2 1 12 11 +1 3  Andres Petrov (EST) 3 1 2 10 13 -3 4  Sunny Akani (THA) 3 0 3 10 15 -5

Joe Perry 5–1 Mark Williams Andres Petrov 5–3 Sunny Akani Mark Williams 5–4 Sunny Akani Joe Perry 5–3 Andres Petrov Mark Williams 5–2 Andres Petrov Joe Perry 5–3 Sunny Akani

Group G

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 2  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 3 2 1 11 10 +1 3  Jordan Brown (NIR) 3 1 2 11 12 -1 4  Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) 3 0 3 4 15 -11

Noppon Saengkham 5–4 Jordan Brown Stuart Bingham 5–1 Mahoud El Hareedy Stuart Bingham 5–2 Jordan Brown Noppon Saengkham 5–1 Mahoud El Hareedy Jordan Brown 5–2 Mahoud El Hareedy Stuart Bingham 5–1 Noppon Saengkham

Group H

Position Player MP MW ML FW FL FD 1  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 2  James Wattana (THA) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 3  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 3 1 2 12 12 0 4  Stan Moody (ENG) 3 0 3 5 15 -10

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3 Jimmy Robertson James Wattana 5–1 Stan Moody Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–2 Stan Moody James Wattana 5–4 Jimmy Robertson Jimmy Robertson 5–2 Stan Moody Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–2 James Wattana

Knockout stage

Source:^[7]

	Last 16 Best of 11 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames				Semi-finals Best of 13 frames				Final Best of 15 frames
	Zhang Anda	6
	James Wattana	4
					Zhang Anda	2
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	7
									Hossein Vafaei	6
	Hossein Vafaei	6
	Noppon Saengkham	3
					Hossein Vafaei	6
					Judd Trump	5
	Judd Trump	6
	Mark Williams	3
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6
													Ding Junhui	8
	Chris Wakelin	3
	Tom Ford	6
					Tom Ford	6
					John Higgins	5
	Joe Perry	2
	John Higgins	6
									Tom Ford	4
									Ding Junhui	7
	Stuart Bingham	6
	Ricky Walden	0
					Stuart Bingham	2
					Ding Junhui	6
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
	Ding Junhui	6

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: Tawich Kongdee Thammasat University Convention Centre, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 11 March 2023
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  Thailand	6–8	Ding Junhui  China
Frame scores: 0–72 (72), 0–71 (71), 53–1 (52), 34–20, 2–35, 0–46, 1–40, 34–12, 40–12, 10–37, 29–34, 35–25, 41–17, 1–38
52	Highest Break	72
1	50+ Breaks	2

Qualifying

Qualifying for the event took place from 7 to 9 January 2023 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Four players qualified for the final stage in Thailand, one from each quarter of the draw.^[8] Eight players received byes to Round 2.^{[citation needed]} Ricky Walden later got an automatic place in the main event draw as a top 16 player pulled out.^[9]

First quarter

	Round 1 Best of 11 frames				Round 2 Best of 11 frames				Round 3 Best of 11 frames				Round 4 Best of 11 frames				Round 5 Best of 11 frames
					Ricky Walden	w/d
					Robbie Williams	w/o
	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6
	Rebecca Kenna (ENG)	1
									Robbie Williams	6
									Michael White	5
	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6
	Daan Leyssen (BEL)	1
					Mark Joyce	5
					Michael White	6
	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	5
	Michael White (WAL)	6
													Robbie Williams	6
													Xiao Guodong	2
	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6
	David Lilley (ENG)	5
					Xiao Guodong	6
					Asjad Iqbal	2
	Rodion Judin (LAT)	2
	Asjad Iqbal (PAK)	6
									Xiao Guodong	6
									Tian Pengfei	1
	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6
	Hammad Miah (ENG)	5
					Liam Highfield	2
					Tian Pengfei	6
	Ng On-yee (HKG)	4
	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6
																	Robbie Williams	3
																	Zhang Anda	6
	Umut Dikme (GER)	w/o
	Zhang Jiankang (CHN)	w/d
					Umut Dikme	2
					Jamie Clarke	6
	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	6
	Allan Taylor (ENG)	1
									Jamie Clarke	3
									Zhang Anda	6
	Mickey Joyce (ENG)	0
	Lei Peifan (CHN)	6
					Lei Peifan	3
					Zhang Anda	6
	Robert Milkins (ENG)	2
	Zhang Anda (CHN)	6
													Zhang Anda	6
													Lukas Kleckers	2
	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	w/o
	Andy Hicks (ENG)	w/d
					Louis Heathcote	5
					Anthony Hamilton	6
	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6
	Duane Jones (WAL)	2
									Anthony Hamilton	5
									Lukas Kleckers	6
	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	6
	Jack Harris (ENG)	5
					Lukas Kleckers	6
					Joe Perry	4

Second quarter

	Round 1 Best of 11 frames				Round 2 Best of 11 frames				Round 3 Best of 11 frames				Round 4 Best of 11 frames				Round 5 Best of 11 frames
					Jordan Brown	2
					Ben Mertens	6
	Jenson Kendrick (ENG)	1
	Ben Mertens (BEL)	6
									Ben Mertens	6
									Mark Davis	0
	Mark Davis (ENG)	6
	Alexander Ursenbacher (CHE)	5
					Mark Davis	6
					Ian Martin	1
	Ian Martin (ENG)	w/o
	Heather Clare (ENG)	w/d
													Ben Mertens	6
													Jamie Jones	5
	Jamie Jones (WAL)	6
	Gerard Greene (NIR)	2
					Jamie Jones	6
					Fergal Quinn	1
	Fergal Quinn (NIR)	6
	Dylan Smith (ENG)	1
									Jamie Jones	6
									Peng Yisong	4
	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	3
	Peng Yisong (CHN)	6
					Peng Yisong	6
					Barry Pinches	5
	Barry Pinches (ENG)	6
	Andrew Pagett (WAL)	2
																	Ben Mertens	2
																	Chris Wakelin	6
	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	6
	Phil O'Kane (ENG)	5
					Ashley Hugill	5
					Chris Wakelin	6
	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	w/o
	Brian Ochoiski (FRA)	w/d
									Chris Wakelin	6
									Gary Wilson	5
	Oliver Brown (ENG)	6
	Xu Si (CHN)	5
					Oliver Brown	2
					Gary Wilson	6
	Gary Wilson (ENG)	6
	Anton Kazakov (UKR)	1
													Chris Wakelin	6
													Cao Yupeng	5
	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	6
	Martyn Taylor (ENG)	4
					Jamie O'Neill	1
					Cao Yupeng	6
	David Grace (ENG)	3
	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	6
									Cao Yupeng	6
									Matthew Selt	5
	Mark Lloyd (ENG)	1
	Reanne Evans (ENG)	6
					Reanne Evans	5
					Matthew Selt	6

Third quarter

	Round 1 Best of 11 frames				Round 2 Best of 11 frames				Round 3 Best of 11 frames				Round 4 Best of 11 frames				Round 5 Best of 11 frames
					Ali Carter	6
					Rod Lawler	2
	Patrick Whelan (ENG)	w/d
	Rod Lawler (ENG)	w/o
									Ali Carter	6
									Elliot Slessor	2
	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	4
	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	6
					Elliot Slessor	6
					John Fearick	1
	Peter Devlin (ENG)	w/d
	John Fearick (ENG)	w/o
													Ali Carter	6
													Ben Woollaston	3
	Graeme Dott (SCO)	w/o
	Alfie Burden (ENG)	w/d
					Graeme Dott	6
					Ben Fortey	2
	Ben Fortey (WAL)	6
	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	1
									Graeme Dott	4
									Ben Woollaston	6
	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6
	Dylan Emery (WAL)	4
					Ben Woollaston	6
					Ian Burns	4
	Ian Burns (ENG)	6
	Adam Duffy (ENG)	2
																	Ali Carter	6
																	Zhou Yuelong	1
	Jackson Page (WAL)	6
	Alfie Lee (ENG)	3
					Jackson Page	6
					Scott Donaldson	4
	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6
	Andy Milliard (ENG)	1
									Jackson Page	2
									Tom Ford	6
	Leo Fernandez (IRL)	2
	Peter Lines (ENG)	6
					Peter Lines	4
					Tom Ford	6
	Tom Ford (ENG)	6
	Jack Bradford (WAL)	3
													Tom Ford	1
													Zhou Yuelong	6
	Sean McAllister (ENG)	3
	John Astley (ENG)	6
					John Astley	4
					Pang Junxu	6
	Pang Junxu (CHN)	w/o
	Lewis Ullah (ENG)	w/d
									Pang Junxu	5
									Zhou Yuelong	6
	Si Jiahui (CHN)	6
	James Cahill (ENG)	3
					Si Jiahui	4
					Zhou Yuelong	6

Fourth quarter

	Round 1 Best of 11 frames				Round 2 Best of 11 frames				Round 3 Best of 11 frames				Round 4 Best of 11 frames				Round 5 Best of 11 frames
					Jimmy Robertson	6
					Sean O'Sullivan	2
	Michael Judge (IRL)	1
	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
									Jimmy Robertson	6
									Mark King	4
	Mark King (ENG)	w/o
	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	w/d
					Mark King	6
					Mitchell Mann	4
	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	6
	Himanshu Dinesh Jain (IND)	0
													Jimmy Robertson	6
													Fraser Patrick	2
	Ryan Day (WAL)	2
	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	6
					Fraser Patrick	6
					Dean Young	3
	Chen Zifan (CHN)	w/d
	Dean Young (SCO)	w/o
									Fraser Patrick	6
									Joe O'Connor	4
	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	6
	Marco Fu (HKG)	5
					Joe O'Connor	6
					Craig Steadman	4
	Zak Surety (ENG)	4
	Craig Steadman (ENG)	6
																	Jimmy Robertson	6
																	Aaron Hill	3
	Ryan Thomerson (AUS)	6
	Rodney Goggins (IRL)	4
					Ryan Thomerson	0
					Jak Jones	6
	Jak Jones (WAL)	w/o
	Stephen Hendry (SCO)	w/d
									Jak Jones	5
									Fan Zhengyi	6
	Jamie Wilson (ENG)	5
	Wu Yize (CHN)	6
					Wu Yize	4
					Fan Zhengyi	6
	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	6
	Saqib Nasir (ENG)	2
													Fan Zhengyi	4
													Aaron Hill	6
	Andy Lee (HKG)	6
	Victor Sarkis (BRA)	3
					Andy Lee	6
					Oliver Lines	4
	Oliver Lines (ENG)	6
	Muhammad Asif (PAK)	4
									Andy Lee	4
									Aaron Hill	6
	Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)	1
	Aaron Hill (IRL)	6
					Aaron Hill	w/o
					David Gilbert	w/d

Maximum breaks

(Note: A maximum break in six-red is 75)

Main stage

• Matthew Selt (80)

Qualifying stage

• Andy Lee
• Jackson Page
• Peng Yisong
• Zhou Yuelong