The 2016 SangSom Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker tournament held between 5 and 10 September 2016 at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. It featured 48 players from 16 different nations.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was the defending champion, but he lost 2–6 in the last 16 round to Stephen Maguire. Ding Junhui won the title by beating Stuart Bingham 8–7 in the final. Bingham won the first frame of the final, but Ding then built a 3–1 lead. The match then went to 4-4. Ding later led 7-5 but did not pot any balls in the next two frames as Bingham levelled the match at 7-7. In the last frame, Ding made a clearance of 29 to win the match on the final black.

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: 2,500,000 baht
  • Runner-up: 1,000,000 baht
  • Semi-finalists: 500,000 baht
  • Quarter-finalists: 250,000 baht
  • Last 16: 125,000 baht
  • Last 32: 62,500 baht
  • Group stage: 31,250 baht
  • Total: 8,000,000 baht

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

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England Mark Davis 5 5 25 7 +18 5 2 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5 3 17 16 +1 3 3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 3 16 19 −3 3 4 Germany Lukas Kleckers 5 2 17 18 −1 2 5 England Rod Lawler 5 1 15 22 −7 1 6 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5 1 16 24 −8 1Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–2 Mohammed Shehab Mark Davis 5–0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha Rod Lawler 1–5 Lukas Kleckers Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–3 Lukas Kleckers Mark Davis 5–1 Rod Lawler Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5–3 Mohammed Shehab Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 Rod Lawler Mark Davis 5–4 Mohammed Shehab Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5–2 Lukas Kleckers Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1–5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha Rod Lawler 4–5 Mohammed Shehab Mark Davis 5–2 Lukas Kleckers Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0–5 Mark Davis Rod Lawler 5–2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha Mohammed Shehab 2–5 Lukas Kleckers
1England Mark Davis55257+185
2India Ishpreet Singh Chadha531716+13
3Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh531619−33
4Germany Lukas Kleckers521718−12
5England Rod Lawler511522−71
6United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab511624−81

Group B

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 China Liang Wenbo 5 4 23 10 +11 4 2 Thailand Sunny Akani 5 3 23 17 +9 3 3 England Martin Gould 5 3 17 15 +2 3 4 England Michael Holt 5 2 21 19 −4 2 5 Egypt Basem Eltahhan 5 2 12 23 −7 2 6 Hong Kong Chau Hon Man 5 1 12 24 −11 1Martin Gould 5–0 Basem Eltahhan Liang Wenbo 5–0 Chau Hon Man Michael Holt 4–5 Sunny Akani Martin Gould 0–5 Sunny Akani Liang Wenbo 5–3 Michael Holt Chau Hon Man 4–5 Basem Eltahhan Martin Gould 5–1 Chau Hon Man Michael Holt 5–2 Basem Eltahhan Liang Wenbo 3–5 Sunny Akani Chau Hon Man 5–4 Sunny Akani Liang Wenbo 5–0 Basem Eltahhan Martin Gould 5–4 Michael Holt Martin Gould 2–5 Liang Wenbo Michael Holt 5–2 Chau Hon Man Basem Eltahhan 5–4 Sunny Akani
1China Liang Wenbo542310+114
2Thailand Sunny Akani532317+93
3England Martin Gould531715+23
4England Michael Holt522119−42
5Egypt Basem Eltahhan521223−72
6Hong Kong Chau Hon Man511224−111

Group C

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 India Pankaj Advani 5 5 25 9 +16 5 2 England Robert Milkins 5 3 22 18 +4 3 3 Wales Dominic Dale 5 3 18 17 +1 3 4 China Ding Junhui 5 2 17 17 0 2 5 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun 5 2 12 19 −7 2 6 Australia Ryan Thomerson 5 0 11 25 −14 0Ding Junhui 4–5 Pankaj Advani Robert Milkins 5–4 Ryan Thomerson Dominic Dale 3–5 Phaitoon Phonbun Robert Milkins 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun Ding Junhui 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun Robert Milkins 3–5 Dominic Dale Ryan Thomerson 1–5 Pankaj Advani Ding Junhui 3–5 Robert Milkins Dominic Dale 5–4 Ryan Thomerson Pankaj Advani 5–0 Phaitoon Phonbun Ding Junhui 0–5 Dominic Dale Robert Milkins 4–5 Pankaj Advani Ryan Thomerson 1–5 Phaitoon Phonbun Ding Junhui 5–1 Ryan Thomerson Dominic Dale 0–5 Pankaj Advani
1India Pankaj Advani55259+165
2England Robert Milkins532218+43
3Wales Dominic Dale531817+13
4China Ding Junhui52171702
5Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun521219−72
6Australia Ryan Thomerson501125−140

Group D

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England David Gilbert 5 4 23 12 +11 4 2 Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 5 3 20 16 +4 3 3 England Ricky Walden 5 3 17 13 +4 3 4 England Ben Woollaston 5 2 14 17 −3 2 5 Egypt Ahmed Galal 5 2 15 22 −7 2 6 Wales Andrew Pagett 5 1 12 21 −9 1Ricky Walden 5–1 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn David Gilbert 5–2 Ben Woollaston Andrew Pagett 3–5 Ahmed Galal David Gilbert 5–0 Andrew Pagett Ben Woollaston 1–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Ricky Walden 1–5 Andrew Pagett Ben Woollaston 5–0 Ahmed Galal David Gilbert 3–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Ricky Walden 5–1 Ahmed Galal Ricky Walden 5–1 Ben Woollaston David Gilbert 5–4 Ahmed Galal Andrew Pagett 2–5 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Ricky Walden 1–5 David Gilbert Ben Woollaston 5–2 Andrew Pagett Ahmed Galal 5–4 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
1England David Gilbert542312+114
2Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn532016+43
3England Ricky Walden531713+43
4England Ben Woollaston521417−32
5Egypt Ahmed Galal521522−72
6Wales Andrew Pagett511221−91

Group E

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England Stuart Bingham 5 5 25 6 +19 5 2 Wales Ryan Day 5 4 20 14 +6 4 3 Thailand James Wattana 5 3 20 16 +4 3 4 Wales Darren Morgan 5 1 15 24 −9 1 5 England Wayne Brown 5 1 14 24 −10 1 6 Pakistan Babar Masih 5 1 14 24 −10 1Babar Masih 1–5 James Wattana Stuart Bingham 5–1 Babar Masih Ryan Day 5–1 Darren Morgan Wayne Brown 2–5 James Wattana Stuart Bingham 5–2 Darren Morgan Wayne Brown 4–5 Babar Masih Ryan Day 5–4 James Wattana Stuart Bingham 5–1 James Wattana Ryan Day 5–1 Wayne Brown Darren Morgan 5–4 Babar Masih Stuart Bingham 5–0 Ryan Day Wayne Brown 5–4 Darren Morgan Stuart Bingham 5–2 Wayne Brown Ryan Day 5–3 Babar Masih Wayne Brown 3–5 James Wattana
1England Stuart Bingham55256+195
2Wales Ryan Day542014+64
3Thailand James Wattana532016+43
4Wales Darren Morgan511524−91
5England Wayne Brown511424−101
6Pakistan Babar Masih511424−101

Group F

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England Joe Perry 5 5 25 11 +14 5 2 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5 4 21 14 +7 4 3 Wales Michael White 5 3 22 13 +9 3 4 Russia Ivan Kakovsky 5 2 14 23 −9 2 5 India Sourav Kothari 5 1 13 20 −7 1 6 Egypt Hesham Abdelhmed 5 0 11 25 −14 0Joe Perry 5–4 Hesham Abdelhmed Michael White 5–3 Sourav Kothari Ivan Kakovsky 3–5 Noppon Saengkham Joe Perry 5–1 Ivan Kakovsky Sourav Kothari 0–5 Noppon Saengkham Joe Perry 5–4 Michael White Ivan Kakovsky 5–4 Sourav Kothari Hesham Abdelhmed 3–5 Noppon Saengkham Joe Perry 5–1 Noppon Saengkham Michael White 5–0 Ivan Kakovsky Sourav Kothari 5–0 Hesham Abdelhmed Michael White 5–0 Hesham Abdelhmed Ivan Kakovsky 5–4 Hesham Abdelhmed Joe Perry 5–1 Sourav Kothari Michael White 3–5 Noppon Saengkham
1England Joe Perry552511+145
2Thailand Noppon Saengkham542114+74
3Wales Michael White532213+93
4Russia Ivan Kakovsky521423−92
5India Sourav Kothari511320−71
6Egypt Hesham Abdelhmed501125−140

Group G

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5 4 24 13 +11 4 2 China Yuan Sijun 5 4 22 17 +5 4 3 Thailand Suchakree Poomjang 5 3 21 15 +6 3 4 Wales Mark Williams 5 3 21 17 +4 3 5 Poland Mateusz Baranowski 5 1 11 21 −10 1 6 New Zealand Daniell Haenga 5 0 9 25 −16 0Mateusz Baranowski 5–1 Daniell Haenga Mark Williams 3–5 Yuan Sijun Stephen Maguire 5–3 Daniell Haenga Mateusz Baranowski 1–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng Mark Williams 5–3 Daniell Haenga Mateusz Baranowski 4–5 Yuan Sijun Stephen Maguire 4–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng Mark Williams 5–1 Mateusz Baranowski Stephen Maguire 5–2 Yuan Sijun Daniell Haenga 0–5 Suchakree Poomjaeng Mark Williams 3–5 Stephen Maguire Yuan Sijun 5–3 Suchakree Poomjaeng Mark Williams 5–3 Suchakree Poomjaeng Stephen Maguire 5–0 Daniell Haenga Daniell Haenga 2–5 Yuan Sijun
1Scotland Stephen Maguire542413+114
2China Yuan Sijun542217+54
3Thailand Suchakree Poomjang532115+63
4Wales Mark Williams532117+43
5Poland Mateusz Baranowski511121−101
6New Zealand Daniell Haenga50925−160

Group H

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POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England Mark Selby 5 4 24 14 +10 4 2 Belgium Luca Brecel 5 4 20 10 +10 4 3 England Matthew Selt 5 3 21 15 +6 3 4 Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun 5 2 18 20 −2 2 5 Australia Peter McCullagh 5 2 12 15 −3 2 6 Malaysia Moh Keen Ho 5 0 4 25 −21 0Mark Selby 5–3 Keen Hoo Moh Matthew Selt 5–2 Peter McCullagh Luca Brecel 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun Mark Selby 4–5 Luca Brecel Matthew Selt 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh Peter McCullagh 4–5 Boonyarit Keattikun Matthew Selt 5–3 Boonyarit Keattikun Luca Brecel 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh Mark Selby 5–1 Peter McCullagh Mark Selby 5–2 Boonyarit Keattikun Matthew Selt 3–5 Luca Brecel Peter McCullagh 5–0 Keen Hoo Moh Mark Selby 5–3 Matthew Selt Luca Brecel w/d–w/o Peter McCullagh Keen Hoo Moh 1–5 Boonyarit Keattikun
1England Mark Selby542414+104
2Belgium Luca Brecel542010+104
3England Matthew Selt532115+63
4Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun521820−22
5Australia Peter McCullagh521215−32
6Malaysia Moh Keen Ho50425−210

Knockout stage

Last 32 Best of 11 framesLast 16 Best of 11 framesQuarter-finals Best of 13 framesSemi-finals Best of 13 framesFinal Best of 15 frames
England Mark Davis4
China Ding Junhui6
China Ding Junhui6
Wales Ryan Day3
Wales Ryan Day6
Thailand Suchakree Poomjang3
China Ding Junhui7
China Liang Wenbo2
Thailand Noppon Saengkham6
England Matthew Selt3
Thailand Noppon Saengkham5
China Liang Wenbo6
China Liang Wenbo6
England Ben Woollaston4
China Ding Junhui7
India Pankaj Advani4
India Pankaj Advani6
Germany Lukas Kleckers0
India Pankaj Advani6
China Yuan Sijun4
China Yuan Sijun6
Thailand James Wattana0
India Pankaj Advaniw/o
England Michael Holtw/d
Wales Michael White6
England Mark Selby4
Wales Michael White1
England Michael Holt6
England Michael Holt6
England David Gilbert2
China Ding Junhui8
England Stuart Bingham7
England Stuart Bingham6
Wales Mark Williams5
England Stuart Bingham6
Wales Dominic Dale1
Wales Dominic Dale6
India Ishpreet Singh Chadha0
England Stuart Bingham7
Thailand Sunny Akani4
Thailand Sunny Akani6
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn3
Thailand Sunny Akani6
England Joe Perry1
England Joe Perry6
Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun5
England Stuart Bingham7
Scotland Stephen Maguire1
Scotland Stephen Maguire6
Wales Darren Morgan0
Scotland Stephen Maguire6
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6
England Robert Milkins2
Scotland Stephen Maguire7
Belgium Luca Brecel6
England Ricky Walden6
England Martin Gould2
England Ricky Walden5
Belgium Luca Brecel6
Belgium Luca Brecel6
Russia Ivan Kakovsky1

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 10 September 2016.
Ding Junhui China8–7Stuart Bingham England
26–34, 57–14, 72–0 (72), 46–0, 0–70 (70), 67–0 (67), 25–35, 0–40, 56–0, 56–0, 0–65, 52–8, 0–39, 0–49, 33–29
72Highest break70
250+ breaks1

Maximum breaks

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

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