Six-red snooker as a sideshow, involving one-frame knockout matches. In the final veteran Tony Knowles defeated 13-year-old Ross Muir 52–18. Tickets were initially free; however, future events would have been pay-to-enter. The first world championship was held in Ireland between 15–18 December 2009. Mark Davis beat Mark Williams 6–3 in the final, becoming the first world champion of the six-red snooker format. Since this time, the six-red World Championship has been contested in the regular season calendar, and also in the Asian Indoor and Martial arts games. Six-red snooker Six-red snooker (sometimes spelled six-reds, 6-red, and also known as super 6s), is
Sport in Ireland 63 balls), as Ireland produced one of the great upsets to defeat England by 3 wickets in the 2011 tournament. In 2017, domestic cricket in Ireland was recognized as first-class cricket for the first time, and also granted Test status in 2017. Field hockey (known in Ireland as just "hockey") is played throughout the country, particularly in secondary schools. The governing body in Ireland is the Irish Hockey Association. The Ireland women's national field hockey team reached the final of the Women's Hockey World Cup in 2018. As of 2018, the Ireland men's national field hockey team were ranked 10th