Six-Red World Championship snooker 2023 – Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play, Ronnie O’Sullivan in action

The Six-Red World Championship is back for the first time since 2019 with some of snooker’s biggest names heading to Thailand for the unique event.

The Six-Red format is a different take on the more traditional game, reducing the number of red ball on the table to six from the usual 15.

An invitational tournament, this year’s event will feature the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Williams, and defending champion, Stephen Maguire.

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE 2023 SIX-RED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The latest edition of the tournament begins on March 6, 2023 with the final taking place on March 11.

This year’s tournament is being hosted at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani in Bangkok, Thailand.

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2023 SIX-RED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SNOOKER FORMAT

Six-red snooker is a shorted version of the traditional game, with only six red balls on the table to start as opposed to the usual 15.

This year’s tournament is made up of 32 players divided into eight groups of four in a round-robin format. Each player players against the others in the group in best of nine frame matches, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockouts.

The round of 16 and quarter-final matches are best of 11 frames, the semis best of 13, and the final a best of 15 showdown for the title and £100,000 prize.

GROUPS

GROUP A

• Stephen Maguire (SCO) (1)
• Ding Junhui (CHN) (16)
• Zhang Anda (CHN)
• Mink Nutcharut (THA)

GROUP B

• Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (8)
• Tom Ford (ENG) (9)
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
• Jimmy White (ENG)

GROUP C

• John Higgins (SCO) (5)
• Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (12)
• Ken Doherty (IRL)
• Poramin Danjirakul (THA)

GROUP D

• Judd Trump (ENG) (4)
• Ricky Walden (ENG) (13)
• Ma Hailong (CHN)
• Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA)

GROUP E

• Matthew Selt (ENG) (3)
• Robert Milkins (ENG) (14)
• Chris Wakelin (ENG)
• Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)

GROUP F

• Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
• Joe Perry (ENG) (11)
• Andres Petrov (EST)
• Sunny Akani (THA)

GROUP G

• Jordan Brown (NIR) (7)
• Stuart Bingham (ENG) (10)
• Noppon Saengkham (THA)
• Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY)

GROUP H

• Ronnie O’Sullivan (ENG) (2)
• Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (15)
• James Wattana (THA)
• Stan Moody (ENG)

LATEST SCHEDULE, SCORES AND RESULTS

Monday 6 March

0400

Group A

• Ding Junhui 5-2 Stephen Maguire
• Zhang Anda 5-2 Mink Nutcharut

Group C

• John Higgins 5-2 Ken Doherty
• Hossein Vafaei 5-2 Poramin Danjirakul

0630

Group E

• Robert Milkins 5-2 Matthew Selt
• Chris Wakelin 5-4 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Group G

• Stuart Bingham 5-1 Mahmoud El Hareedy
• Noppon Saengkham 5-4 Jordan Brown

0900

Group A

• Stephen Maguire 2-5 Zhang Anda
• Ding Junhui 5-2 Mink Nutcharut

Group C

• John Higgins 1-5 Hossein Vafaei
• Ken Doherty 5-3 Poramin Danjirakul

1130

Group B

• Zhou Yuelong 1-5 Tom Ford
• Jimmy White 0-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Group D

• Judd Trump 5-0 Ricky Walden
• Ma Hailong 3-3 Kritsanut Lertsattayatthorn

Tuesday 7 March

0400

Group C

• John Higgins v Poramin Danjirakul
• Hossein Vafaei v Ken Doherty

Group E

• Matthew Selt v Chris Wakelin
• Robert Milkins v Dechawat Poomjaeng

0630

Group A

• Stephen Maguire v Mink Nutcharut
• Ding Junhui v Zhang Anda

Group G

• Jordan Brown v Stuart Bingham
• Mahmoud El Hareedy v Noppon Saengkham

0900

Group B

• Zhou Yuelong v Jimmy White
• Tom Ford v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Group D

• Judd Trump v Kritsanut Lertsattayatthorn
• Ricky Walden v Ma Hailong

1130

Group F

• Mark Williams v Joe Perry
• Andres Petrov v Sunny Akani

Group H

• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Jimmy Robertson
• Stan Moody v James Wattana

Wednesday 8 March

0400

Group F

• Mark Williams v Andres Petrov
• Joe Perry v Sunny Akani

Group G

• Jordan Brown v Mahmoud El Hareedy
• Stuart Bingham v Noppon Saengkham

0630

Group D

• Judd Trump v Ma Hailong
• Ricky Walden v Kritsanut Lertsattayatthorn

Group H

• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stan Moody
• Jimmy Robertson v James Wattana

0900

Group B

• Zhou Yuelong v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Tom Ford v Jimmy White

Group F

• Mark Williams v Sunny Akani
• Joe Perry v Andres Petrov

1130

Group E

• Matthew Selt v Dechawat Poomjaeng
• Robert Milkins v Chris Wakelin

Group H

• Ronnie O’Sullivan v James Wattana
• Jimmy Robertson v Stan Moody

Thursday 9 March

0400

Last 16 – TBC

0700

Last 16- TBC

1130

Quarter-finals – TBC

Friday 10 March

0800

Semi-finals – TBC

1130

Semi-finals – TBC

Saturday 11 March

0800

Final – TBC

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