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.
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. __TOC__
Round-robin stage The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.
Group A
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Mark Selby542413+1142 Jimmy White542114+743 Martin Gould531818034 Aditya Mehta522021−125 Issara Kachaiwong511523−816 Gregory Kopec511221−91
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Peter Ebdon542315+842 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh532315+833 Keith Boon532118+334 Stuart Pettman531816+235 Au Chi-wai521221−926 Yasin Merchant501325−120
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Mark Davis55259+1652 Supoj Saenla532314+933 Chan Wok Ming532015+534 Ken Doherty532017+335 Ian Wells52821−1326 Nguyen Nat Thanh50525−200
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Joe Swail542414+1042 James Wattana542114+743 Tom Ford532315+834 Dene O'Kane521621−525 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat511624−816 Habib Subah511224−121
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Saleh Mohammad552511+1452 Mike Dunn531915+433 Atthasit Mahitthi531916+334 Stuart Bingham532018+235 Mohammed Al Joker511724−716 Zaw Tun50925−160
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Nigel Bond542313+1042 Noppadon Noppachorn532217+533 Steve Mifsud532017+334 Jimmy Michie531816+235 Mohsen Abdullah Aziz521818026 Yutaka Fukuda50525−200
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Phaitoon Phonbun542315+842 Ricky Walden542214+843 Manan Chandra521719−224 Matthew Selt521720−325 Mohammed Shehab521420−626 Akani Songsermsawad511722−51
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
POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Dave Harold542211+1142 Daniel Wells542414+1043 Itaro Santos521920−124 Michael Holt521821−325 Suchart Phookang521521−626 Muhammad Sajjad511223−111
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
Maximum breaks (Note: a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75.) 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)
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