Destination Killarney Group is delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural 6 Red World Championships which will take place from the 15th to 18th of December 2009 in the INEC Arena in Killarney, Ireland
The Destination Killarney Group, operators of the INEC, The Gleneagle Hotel & The Brehon Killarney and in association with Cue Club Events and Ex-World Champion Ken Doherty are proud to host the first World Championships in this cue sport discipline.
This event aims to build on the growing interest in 6 Red Snooker around the world and the success of the World Grand Prix in Thailand over the last two years.6 Red Snooker is a new discipline in snooker that retains all the rules of snooker but with only 6 red’s on the table can be played with an average frame time of 6-8 minutes at professional level making it more exciting for the players and public alike.
Ken Doherty comments that :“The speed and unpredictability of the games makes it far more exciting and the format can be a great leveller with the maximum break of 75 being far more attainable than the traditional 147 “.
The four day event which carries a prize fund of over 35,000 Euro will be split up into two days of group game matches which will include a staggering 320 matches in all played on 16 championship tables. The final two days will see the field whittled down from the Last 64 to the final.
The event itself will take place in the Home of Irish Snooker, the INEC Killarney which successfully hosted the World Series of Snooker Event back in May 2009. It is anticipated that 160 players from all corners of the world will compete in an initial group stage format with all 96 Main Tour professional players invited to take part. The current feedback from the Main Tour players is fantastic and a huge entry from the professional ranks is expected.
However this World Championships will be unique as we will be giving top amateurs the chance to compete alongside the pros for the title of the 2009 6 Red World Champion.
Our official web site at www.6redworldchampionships.com will be going live soon and will keep everyone up to date regarding entry into this event. To encourage as many spectators as possible to attend and witness the fast and furious action of 6 Red Snooker the event will be free entry for the first three days with entry into the final days play including the final only costing €10 per person.
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