2009 Six-red World Championship
Introduction 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. During the tournament Michael White compiled the fastest 75 maximum break in the group stage with 2 minutes and 28 seconds.Mark Davis won in the final 6–3 against Mark Williams.__TOC__
Group stage ;Group APOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Igor Figueiredo'''43144+1032 '''Ricky Walden'''43157+833 '''Declan Brennan'''43129+334 Martin Divilly41614−815 Kevin Bowman40316−130* '''Declan Brennan 4'''–1 Martin Divilly* '''Igor Figerideo 4'''–0 Kevin Bowman* '''Ricky Walden 4'''–0 Kevin Bowman* Ricky Walden 3–'''4 Declan Brennan'''* '''Igor Figueiredo 4'''–0 Martin Divilly* '''Martin Divilly''' 4–2 Kevin Bowman* '''Igor Figueiredo 4'''–0 Declan Brennan* '''Ricky Walden 4'''–1 Martin Divilly* '''Declan Brennan 4'''–1 Kevin Bowman* '''Ricky Walden 4'''–2 Igor Figueiredo;Group BPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Aditya Mehta'''44166+842 '''Reanne Evans'''43148+633 '''John Higgins'''421410+424 Aaron Doran41715−815 James Corbett40416−120* '''Reanne Evans 4'''–1 Aaron Doran* '''Aditya Mehta 4'''–0 James Corbett* '''John Higgins 4'''–1 James Corbett* '''Reanne Evans 4'''–3 John Higgins* '''Aditya Mehta 4'''–1 Aaron Doran* '''Reanne Evans 4'''–0 James Corbett* Aaron Doran 1–'''4 John Higgins'''* '''Aditya Mehta 4'''–2 Reanne Evans* John Higgins 3–'''4 Aditya Mehta'''* '''Aaron Doran 4'''–3 James Corbett;Group CPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Jamie Jones'''44163+1342 '''David Morris'''43127+533 '''John Torpey'''421110+124 Daniel Dempsey41712−515 Adel Omar Meawad40216−140* '''John Torpey 4'''–2 Daniel Dempsey* '''Jamie Jones 4'''–2 Adel Omar Meawad* '''Jamie Jones 4'''–0 Daniel Dempsey* '''David Morris 4'''–2 John Torpey* '''David Morris 4'''–0 Adel Omar Meawad* '''Jamie Jones 4'''–1 John Torpey* '''David Morris 4'''–1 Daniel Dempsey* '''John Torpey 4'''–0 Adel Omar Meawad* '''Jamie Jones 4'''–0 David Morris* '''Daniel Dempsey 4'''–0 Adel Omar Meawad;Group DPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Ryan Day'''55204+1652 '''Gareth Allen'''54176+1143 '''Mario Fernandez'''53149+434 '''Robbie Walker'''521012−225 Gavin Stokes51616−1016 John Coxes50020−200* '''Gareth Allen 4'''–0 John Coxes* '''Mario Fernandez 4'''–0 Gavin Stokes* '''Ryan Day 4'''–1 Robbie Walker* '''Mario Fernandez 4'''–0 John Coxes* '''Ryan Day 4'''–1 Gareth Allen* '''Mario Fernandez 4'''–1 Robbie Walker* '''Ryan Day 4'''–1 Gavin Stokes* '''Ryan Day 4'''–0 John Coxes* '''Gareth Allen 4'''–1 Gavin Stokes* '''Gavin Stokes 4'''–0 John Coxes* '''Gareth Allen 4'''–0 Robbie Walker* '''Ryan Day 4'''–1 Mario Fernandez* '''Robbie Walker 4'''–0 Gavin Stokes* '''Gareth Allen 4'''–1 Mario Fernandez;Group EPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Liam Highfield'''43147+732 '''Marco Fu'''43138+533 '''Eissa Al Sayed'''431312+134 Clinton Franey411014−415 Michael Bumster40716−90* '''Clinton Franey 4'''–2 Michael Bumster* Liam Highfield 2–'''4 Eissa Al Sayed'''* '''Marco Fu 4'''–1 Clinton Franey* '''Esissa Al Sayed 4'''–0 Michael Bumster* Marco Fu 1–'''4 Liam Highfield'''* '''Liam Highfield 4'''–0 Michael Bumster* '''Eissa al Sayed 4'''–3 Clinton Franey* '''Marco Fu 4'''–2 Michael Bumster* '''Marco Fu 4'''–1 Eissa Al Sayed* '''Liam Highfield 4'''–2 Clinton Franey;Group FPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Stephen Hendry'''44165+1142 '''Lucky Vatnani'''43158+733 '''Itaro Santos'''421310+324 Shea Brereton41712−515 Patrick Lally40016−160* '''Itaro Santos 4'''–0 Patrick Lally* Shea Brereton 0–'''4 Stephen Hendry'''* '''Lucky Vatnani 4'''–3 Itaro Santos* '''Stephen Hendry 4'''–3 Lucky Vatnani* '''Shea Brereton 4'''–0 Patrick Lally* '''Lucky Vatnani 4'''–0 Patrick Lally* '''Itaro Santos 4'''–2 Shea Brereton* '''Stephen Hendry 4'''–0 Patrick Lally* '''Stephen Hendry 4'''–2 Itaro Santos* '''Lucky Vatnani 4'''–1 Shea Brereton;Group GPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Mark Joyce'''44164+1242 '''Mohammed Shehab'''43147+733 '''Muhammad Atiq'''42138+524 Raymond McHugh41412−815 Sean MacMonagle40016−160* '''Mohamed Shehab 4'''–0 Sean McGonagle* '''Mark Joyce 4'''–2 Muhammed Atiq* Sean McGonagle 0–'''4 Raymond McHugh'''* '''Mark Joyce 4'''–2 Mohammed Shehab* '''Muhammed Atiq 4'''–0 Raymond McHugh* '''Muhammed Atiq 4'''–0 Sean McGonagle* '''Mohammed Shehab 4'''–0 Raymond McHugh* '''Mark Joyce 4'''–0 Sean McGonagle* '''Mohammed Shehab 4'''–3 Muhammed Atiq* '''Mark Joyce 4'''–0 Raymond McHugh;Group HPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Joe Perry'''44163+1342 '''Robert Murphy'''43126+633 '''Mohammed Al Joker'''42139+424 Oliver Brown41512−715 Kevin O'Leary40016−160* '''Joe Perry 4'''–0 Oliver Brown* '''Robert Murphy 4'''–0 Kevin O'Leary* '''Oliver Brown 4'''–0 Kevin O'Leary* '''Joe Perry 4'''–3 Mohammed Al Joker* Mohammed Al Joker 2–'''4 Robert Murphy'''* '''Mohammed Al Joker 4'''–0 Kevin O'Leary* '''Joe Perry 4'''–0 Robert Murphy* '''Mohammed Al Joker 4'''–1 Oliver Brown* '''Joe Perry 4'''–0 Kevin O'Leary* Oliver Brown 0–'''4 Robert Murphy''';Group IPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Mark King'''55202+1852 '''Andrew Pagett'''54186+1243 '''Mike Hallett'''531311+234 '''Darren Merza'''521112−125 David Foran51516−1116 Alan Cleary50020−200* '''Andrew Pagett 4'''–0 David Foran* '''Mark King 4'''–0 Alan Cleary* '''Mark King 4'''–0 David Foran* '''Andrew Pagett 4'''–1 Darren Merza* '''Mark King 4'''–0 Mike Hallett* '''Mike Hallett 4'''–2 Darren Merza* '''David Foran 4'''–0 Alan Cleary* '''Darren Merza 4'''–0 Alan Cleary* '''Andrew Pagett 4'''–1 Mike Hallett* '''Andrew Pagett 4'''–0 Alan Cleary* '''Darren Merza 4'''–0 David Foran* '''Mike Hallett 4'''–1 David Foran* '''Mark King 4'''–0 Darren Merza* '''Mike Hallett 4'''–0 Alan Cleary* '''Mark King 4'''–2 Andrew Pagett;Group JPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Mark Williams'''44166+1042 '''Leo Fernandez'''43126+633 '''Ian Glover'''421412+224 Joe Corrigan411215−315 Dane Mulpeter40516−110* '''Leo Fernandez 4'''–0 Dane Mulpeter* '''Ian Glover 4'''–3 Joe Corrigan* '''Mark Williams 4'''–1 Dane Mulpeter* '''Mark Williams 4'''–3 Ian Glover* '''Leo Fernandez 4'''–3 Joe Corrigan* '''Mark Williams 4'''–2 Joe Corrigan* '''Ian Glover 4'''–1 Dane Mulpeter* '''Joe Corrigan 4'''–3 Dane Mulpeter* '''Mark Williams 4'''–0 Leo Fernandez* '''Leo Fernandez 4'''–3 Ian Glover;Group LPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Barry Hawkins'''44164+1242 '''Vincent Muldoon'''43148+633 '''Michael Smyth'''42914−524 Brendan Thomas41913−415 Paul Mount40716−90* '''Vincent Muldoon 4'''–1 Paul Mount* '''Michael Smyth 4'''–3 Brendan Thomas* '''Barry Hawkins 4'''–2 Paul Mount* '''Barry Hawkins 4'''–0 Michael Smyth* '''Vincent Muldoon 4'''–2 Brendan Thomas* '''Barry Hawkins 4'''–0 Brendan Thomas* '''Michael Smyth 4'''–3 Paul Mount* '''Vincent Muldoon 4'''–1 Michael Smyth* '''Brendan Thomas 4'''–1 Paul Mount* '''Barry Hawkins 4'''–2 Vincent Muldoon;Group MPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Jamie Cope'''44161+1542 '''Adam Duffy'''43136+733 '''Philip Wildman'''42109+124 Damien Long41515+1015 David Cassidy40316−130* David Cassidy 3–'''4 Damien Long'''* '''Adam Duffy 4'''–3 Philip Wildman* David Cassidy 0–'''4 Jamie Cope'''* '''Philip Wildman 4'''–1 Damien Long* '''Jamie Cope 4'''–1 Adam Duffy* '''Adam Duffy 4'''–0 Damian Long* '''Philip Wildman 4'''–0 David Cassidy* '''Jamie Cope 4'''–0 Damien Long* '''Adam Duffy 4'''–0 David Cassidy* '''Jamie Cope 4'''–0 Philip Wildman;Group NPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Stephen Sherry'''43146+832 '''Dave Harold'''43146+833 '''Mitchell Mann'''43137+634 Joseph McClaren41613−715 Chris Kilcoyle40116−150* '''Mitchell Mann 4'''–0 Chris Kilcoyle* '''Stephen Sherry 4'''–2 Dave Harold* '''Mitchell Mann 4'''–1 Joseph McClaren* Joseph McClaren 1–'''4 Dave Harold'''* Chris Kilcoyne 0–'''4 Stephen Sherry'''* '''Mitchell Mann 4'''–2 Stephen Sherry* '''Joseph McClaren 4'''–1 Chris Kilcoyle* '''Dave Harold 4'''–0 Chris Kilcoyle* Joseph McClaren 0–'''4 Stephen Sherry'''* '''Dave Harold 4'''–1 Mitchell Mann;Group PPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Stuart Bingham'''44166+1042 '''Brendan O'Donoghue'''43157+833 '''Neil Craycraft'''42119+224 James Fennessy41712−515 Mohammed Siddiq40116−150* '''Neil Craycraft 4'''–1 Muhammed Siddiq* James Fennessy 2–'''4 Stuart Bingham'''* '''Stuart Bingham 4'''–3 Brendan O'Donoghue* '''Brendan O'Donoghue 4'''–2 Neil Craycraft* '''Brendan O'Donoghue 4'''–0 Muhammed Siddiq* '''Neil Craycraft 4'''–0 James Fennessy* '''Stuart Bingham 4'''–1 Neil Craycraft* '''Brendan O'Donoghue 4'''–1 James Fennessy* '''Stuart Bingham 4'''–0 Muhammed Siddiq* Muhammed Siddiq 0–'''4 James Fennessy''';Group QPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Joe Swail'''44165+1142 '''Michael White'''421410+423 '''John Rea'''42119+224 Philip Burke421013−325 Ernie McMullan40216−140* '''John Rea 4'''–1 Philip Burke* '''Joe Swail 4'''–2 Ernie McMullen* Michael White 3–'''4 Philip Burke'''* '''Michael White 4'''–0 Ernie McMullan* '''Joe Swail 4'''–2 John Rea* '''Philip Burke 4'''–2 Ernie McMullen* '''Michael White 4'''–2 John Rea* '''John Rea 4'''–0 Ernie McMullen* '''Joe Swail 4'''–1 Philip Burke* '''Joe Swail 4'''–3 Michael White;Group RPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Michael Holt'''44163+1342 '''David Hogan'''43159+633 '''Alex O'Donoghue'''4298+124 Alex Higgins41612−615 Jim Stewart40216−140* '''David Hogan 4'''–2 Jim Stewart* Alex Higgins 0–'''4 Alex O'Donoghue'''* '''Michael Holt 4'''–0 Jim Stewart* '''Michael Holt 4'''–0 Alex Higgins* '''David Hogan 4'''–1 Alex O'Donoghue* '''Michael Holt 4'''–0 Alex O'Donoghue* '''Alex Higgins 4'''–0 Jim Stewart* '''David Hogan 4'''–2 Alex Higgins* '''Alex O'Donoghue 4'''–0 Jim Stewart* '''Michael Holt 4'''–3 David Hogan;Group SPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Stephen Lee'''44164+1242 '''Michael Wasley'''43147+733 '''Anthony O'Connor'''421013−324 Karl Ellis41812−415 Hugh Murdock40416−120* '''Anthony O'Connor 4'''–2 Karl Ellis* '''Stephen Lee 4'''–2 Michael Wasley* '''Anthony O'Connor 4'''–3 Hugh Murdock* '''Michael Wasley 4'''–0 Hugh Murdock* '''Stephen Lee 4'''–1 Karl Ellis* Anthony O'Connor 2–'''4 Michael Wasley'''* '''Stephen Lee 4'''–1 Hugh Murdock* '''Michael Wasley 4'''–1 Karl Ellis* Hugh Murdock 0–'''4 Karl Ellis'''* '''Stephen Lee 4'''–0 Anthony O'Connor;Group TPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Matthew Stevens'''44166+1042 '''Philip Browne'''43149+533 '''Darren Dornan'''521110+124 Marc Davis511215−315 Gary Walsh50316−130* '''Darren Dornan 4'''–0 Gary Walsh* Marc Davis 3–'''4 Philip Browne'''* Darren Dornan 2–'''4 Philip Browne'''* '''Matthew Stevens 4'''–3 Marc Davis* '''Matthew Stevens 4'''–0 Gary Walsh* '''Matthew Stevens 4'''–2 Philip Browne* '''Marc Davis 4'''–3 Gary Walsh* '''Philip Browne 4'''–0 Gary Walsh* '''Matthew Stevens 4'''–1 Darren Dornan* '''Darren Dornan 4'''–2 Marc Davis;Group VPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Robert Milkins'''44163+1342 '''Nigel Bond'''43144+1033 '''Peter Bullen'''42910−124 Gennaro Delvecchio41615−915 Ray Power40316−130* '''Peter Bullen 4'''–0 Ray Power* '''Nigel Bond 4'''–0 Gennaro Delvecchio* '''Robert Milkins 4'''–1 Peter Bullen* Nigel Bond 2–'''4 Robert Milkins'''* '''Gennaro Delvecchio 4'''–3 Ray Power* '''Peter Bullen 4'''–2 Gennaro Delvecchio* '''Robert Milkins 4'''–0 Ray Power* '''Nigel Bond 4'''–0 Ray Power* '''Nigel Bond 4'''–0 Peter Bullen* '''Robert Milkins 4'''–0 Gennaro Delvecchio;Group WPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Barry Pinches'''44164+1242 '''Jason Waters'''43135+833 '''Ross Higgins'''41813−514 Shane O'Mahoney41915−615 Brendan Murphy40716−90* Shane O'Mahoney 3–'''4 Ross Higgins'''* Jason Waters 1–'''4 Barry Pinches'''* '''Barry Pinches 4'''–2 Shane O'Mahoney* '''Jason Waters 4'''–1 Brendan Murphy* '''Jason Waters 4'''–0 Ross Higgins* '''Shane O'Mahoney 4'''–3 Brendan Murphy* '''Barry Pinches 4'''–0 Ross Higgins* '''Jason Waters 4'''–0 Shane O'Mahoney* '''Ross Higgins 4'''–2 Brendan Murphy* '''Barry Pinches 4'''–1 Brendan Murphy;Group XPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Mark Davis'''44164+1242 '''Gerard Greene'''43159+633 '''Richie Flynn'''41913−414 Greg Batten41914−515 Joe Charles41615−91* Richie Flynn 2–'''4 Gerard Greene'''* '''Greg Batten 4'''–2 Joe Charles* Richie Flynn 3–'''4 Joe Charles'''* Gerard Greene 3–'''4 Mark Davis'''* '''Mark Davis 4'''–1 Greg Batten* '''Mark Davis 4'''–0 Joe Charles* '''Mark Davis 4'''–0 Richie Flynn* '''Gerard Greene 4'''–3 Greg Batten* '''Mark Davis 4'''–3 Gerard Greene* '''Richie Flynn 4'''–1 Greg Batten;Group YPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Marcus Campbell'''44161+1542 '''Kieran McMahon'''43135+833 '''Kieran O'Leary'''42910−124 John Lynch41612−615 Imran Faood40016−160* '''Kieran McMahon 4'''–1 Kieran O'Leary* '''John Lynch 4'''–0 Imran Faood* '''Marcus Campbell 4'''–0 Imran Faood* '''Marcus Campbell 4'''–1 Kieran McMahon* John Lynch 2–'''4 Kieran O'Leary'''* '''Kieran McMahon 4'''–0 John Lynch* Kieran O'Leary 0–'''4 Marcus Campbell'''* '''Kieran McMahon 4'''–0 Imran Faood* '''Marcus Campbell 4'''–0 John Lynch* '''Kieran O'Leary 4'''–0 Imran Faood;Group ZPOSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 '''Ken Doherty'''55203+1752 '''Leonard Shanahan'''54169+743 '''John McBride'''521413+124 '''Shachar Ruberg'''521012−225 Lewis Miles521116−526 Lee Gorton50220−180* '''Shachur Ruberg 4'''–0 Lewis Miles* '''Ken Doherty 4'''–1 John McBride* '''Leonard Shanahan 4'''–0 Lee Gorton* '''Ken Doherty 4'''–0 Lee Gorton* '''Leonard Shanahan 4'''–2 John McBride* Shachur Ruberg 0–'''4 John McBride'''* '''Ken Doherty 4'''–0 Shachaur Ruberg* '''Leonard Shanahan 4'''–1 Lewis Miles* '''Lewis Miles 4'''–1 Lee Gorton* '''Ken Doherty 4'''–0 Leonard Shanahan* '''John McBride 4'''–1 Lee Gorton* '''Ken Doherty 4'''–2 Lewis Miles* '''Leonard Shanahan 4'''–2 Shachur Ruberg* '''Lewis Miles 4'''–3 John McBride* '''Shachur Ruberg 4'''–0 Lee Gorton
Knock-out stage ===Top half=======Section 1========Section 2========Section 3========Section 4=======Bottom half=======Section 5========Section 6========Section 7========Section 8=======Finals===
Notable breaks ===Maximum breaks===''(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points. )''* Michael White (2 minutes 28 seconds)* 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 * Michael White compiled the fastest maximum break in six-red snooker, it took 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
References