Six-red World Championship rival tournament (sponsored by 888sport) as the official six red snooker world championship, after the other event—held once in 2009—was discontinued. The event wasn't held in the 2011/2012 season, but it returned for the 2012/2013 season with the backing of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The event was held at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand between 2008 and 2014. The following year it took place in the "Fashion Island Shopping Mall", before the "Convention Centre" became the venue for the tournament from 2016 on. Six-red World Championship The Six-red World Championship (also known as the SangSom
Mark Davis (snooker player) to win the decider and end Davis' hopes of a first ranking final. At the Six-red World Championship he claimed the title by defeating Shaun Murphy 8–4 in the final. The winner's cheque of £40,000 is the biggest of his career to date. In the Australian Goldfields Open Davis saw off Jack Lisowski (5–2), home favourite Neil Robertson (5–1) and Martin Gould (5–2), to reach his second successive ranking semi-final.<ref name="2012/13"></ref> There he played close friend Barry Hawkins and was beaten 4–6. At the UK Championship he beat Cao Yupeng 6–1 in the first round and led three-time champion John