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 the United Kingdom then rounds at Silverstone and Brands Hatch have been dropped. The reigning SBK World Champion is Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea. Since 2000 the British Superbike Championship (BSB) has become increasingly popular. Road racing events are popular, with the Isle of Man hosting the Isle of Man TT and Northern Ireland hosting the North West 200. In rally raiding, Sam Sunderland became the first British winner of the Dakar Rally when he won the motorcycle classification in 2017. Triathlon popularity continues to grow in the UK with membership to the British triathlon federation up 174% since 2009, though numbers of participants