2023 Six-red World Championship
# 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. A qualification round was played prior to the tournament with four players qualifying to the 32 player field.

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

## Prize fund

A breakdown of the prize money awarded is shown below.

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

## Results

### Group stage

Source:

### Knockout stage

Source:

| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 13 frames | Semi-finals Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zhang Anda | 6 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | Zhang Anda | 2 | | |
| | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 7 |
| | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 6 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | Hossein Vafaei | 6 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | |
| | | Judd Trump | 5 | | |
| Judd Trump | 6 | Judd Trump | 5 | | |
| Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 8 |
| Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | | Ding Junhui | 8 |
| Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 6 | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | |
| | | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | 6 | | | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ding Junhui | 7 |
| Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | Ding Junhui | 7 |
| Ricky Walden | 0 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 0 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 6 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | |
| 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. Eight players received byes to Round 2. Ricky Walden later got an automatic place in the main event draw as a top 16 player pulled out.

### First quarter

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

### Second quarter

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

### Third quarter

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

### Fourth quarter

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