The 2023 Pathum Thani Six-red World Championship was a non-ranking six-red snooker tournament held from 6 to 11 March 2023 at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani, Thailand. The event was originally scheduled for September 2022, but was postponed until March 2023.[1] A qualification round was played prior to the tournament with four players qualifying to the 32 player field.[2]
Stephen Maguire was the defending champion, having won the previous championship in September 2019, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[3]Ding Junhui won the event for the second time, beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8–6 in the final.[4]
Prize fund
A breakdown of the prize money awarded is shown below.[5]
Qualifying for the event took place from 7 to 9 January 2023 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Four players qualified for the final stage in Thailand, one from each quarter of the draw.[8] Eight players received byes to Round 2.[citation needed]Ricky Walden later got an automatic place in the main event draw as a top 16 player pulled out.[9]
