2016 Six-red World Championship
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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.[1] It featured 48 players from 16 different nations.[2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–10 September 2016 (2016-09-05 – 2016-09-10) |
Venue | Bangkok Convention Center |
City | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Winner's share | £45,000 |
Highest break | 75 (x3) |
Final | |
Champion | Ding Junhui |
Runner-up | Stuart Bingham |
Score | 8–7 |
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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.[2]