SangSom Six-Red World Championship , Bangkok Sept 1 - 6, 2014

[golferson123]

Sponsors will love it and advertisers too, frames over quickly +more adds,and I consider myself a purist which is why I don't like the miss rule,the point being Dolly ups and the miss rule make for a unfair outcome,lose one or the other and it would work for me

[rich45]

4-4 Williams comeback.

[scottley]

Great game from two masters!

[robertmac]

The last 32 have been listed.

Very interesting mix.

Dominic Dale - Robert Milkins
DechawatPoomjaeng - Liang Wenbo
Thepchaiya Un Nooh – Ehsan Hydarinezhad
Mohammad Asif - Hossein Vafae Ayouri
Mark Williams – Kacper Filipiak
Joe Perry - Boonrayit Keattikun
Graeme Dott - Shachar Ruberg
Barry Hawkins-Ricky Walden

Stephen Maguire – Ben Judge
Jamie Clark - Ken Doherty
Matthew Stevens – Noppon Saengkham
Michael White –Shaun Murphy
Ryan Day – Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
Mark Davis – Michael Holt
John Higgins – Kamal Chawla
James Wattana - Stuart Bingham

[DeanH]

I don't like the rule that you aren't allowed to roll up behind a colour.

Well they can, (just like in Snooker with the Freeball ruling) you can not roll up behind the nominated/ball on, so you can hit the ball on and snooker behind another colour at any time.
I assume they have this rule to promote fast play

[rich45]

Good stuff from Poomjaeng, coming from 5-3 down to beat Wenbo 6-5! Can't help but like him, and in front of his home crowd too.

[scottley]

I was looking forward to watching Bingham v Higgins, Bing said on twitter it was on at 2pm GMT, no sign of it on eurosport? Or has it finished already?

[robertmac]

Some surprises for sure.

Last 16



Dominic Dale 6-3 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Ehsan Hydarinezhad 3-6 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Mark Williams 6-3 Joe Perry
Shachar Ruberg 2-6 Ricky Walden
Stephen Maguire 6-0 Jamie Rhys Clarke
Noppon Saengkham 3-6 Shaun Murphy
Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 6-2 Mark Davis
John Higgins 6-5 Stuart Bingham

[scottley]

Surprised Davis lost, i'll stick the box on tomorrow and hope there is a match being shown on eurosport, pointless looking at the schedule, fingers crossed.

[rich45]

Random rule. Walden just 'missed' five times and Dominic Dale received cue ball in hand, i.e. he could put it anywhere on the table!

[robertmac]

Quarter-final Results. Quite interesting.

Ricky Walden 7-6 Mark Williams
Dominic Dale 7-4 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 7-4 John Higgins
Stephen Maguire 7-4 Shaun Murphy

[DeanH]

Random rule. Walden just 'missed' five times and Dominic Dale received cue ball in hand, i.e. he could put it anywhere on the table!

I shall have to watch out for this in the highlights later
not a random rule in fact it is in the offical rules (of course) and it is after the fourth Miss but only in "no snooker needed".
sec Alternative Snooker (6-Reds)
1. There will be no more than five consecutive FOUL AND A MISS calls at any one time.
2. After four consecutive FOUL AND A MISS calls, the referee will warn the offending player that should a FOUL AND A MISS be called again the following options are available to the non-striker:
(i) play himself from where the balls have come to rest;
(ii) ask his opponent to play from where the balls have to come to rest;
(iii) place the cue ball anywhere on the table, but this option cannot be taken if play has reached the “snookers required” stage.

[mythman69]

I shall have to watch out for this in the highlights later
not a random rule in fact it is in the offical rules (of course) and it is after the fourth Miss but only in "no snooker needed".
sec Alternative Snooker (6-Reds)
1. There will be no more than five consecutive FOUL AND A MISS calls at any one time.
2. After four consecutive FOUL AND A MISS calls, the referee will warn the offending player that should a FOUL AND A MISS be called again the following options are available to the non-striker:
(i) play himself from where the balls have come to rest;
(ii) ask his opponent to play from where the balls have to come to rest;
(iii) place the cue ball anywhere on the table, but this option cannot be taken if play has reached the “snookers required” stage.

How long has this rule been around? I wonder why it isn't just from the D rather than anywhere on the table?

[DeanH]

the Alternative 6-Red rules have been in the offical book for some years now, they were in my 2011 version but I am not sure when they actually appeared.
I think they did the "any-where on table" part to ensure quick games, just like the "no roll up behind nominated colour" rule, promote quick play.

[mythman69]

the Alternative 6-Red rules have been in the offical book for some years now, they were in my 2011 version but I am not sure when they actually appeared.
I think they did the "any-where on table" part to ensure quick games, just like the "no roll up behind nominated colour" rule, promote quick play.

Geez, maybe they should have a two-shot rule too