Six Red World Championship 2-7 July

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As will be the case most of the season now, as one tournament finishes another one begins immediately and this week's offering comes from Bangkok as the Six Red World Championship is played out. It's literally as it says on the tin - 6 red frames. There's a couple of rule quirks - you can't roll up and snooker behind a ball and after four straight fouls it is ball in hand. The tournament features 48 men, with them divided into groups of 6 before a knockout stage. It's on Eurosport all week so should be interesting to watch. Schedule and format can be found here: http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204254,00.html

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Re: Six Red World Championship 2-7 July Tournament preview: 1pt ew M.Gould to win Six Red World Championship 25/1 Paddy Power (1/4 1-4)

The first player I like this week is Martin Gould. He is in Group H which looks quite a weak group with only Graeme Dott and Marco Fu in it who are ranked in the top 50 in the world rankings. Martin Gould has shown in the past that he plays well in the different formats having won Power Snooker and performed well in the Shootout down the years. 1pt ew B.Hawkins to win Six Red World Championship 22/1 Bet365 (1/4 1-4) Barry Hawkins has an excellent record in six red snooker. In three tournaments in this format he has made two semi finals and a final and it can’t be a co-incidence. He’s another who likes the quirkier formats having won the Shootout last year and his group, with the exception of Judd Trump couldn’t be any easier if it had tried. Full preview here:

http://www.punterslounge.com/six-red-world-championship-betting--martin-gould-and-barry-hawkins-can-carry-on-good-form-in-different-formats