Six-red snooker

The format was designed to feature shorter frames, due to fewer red balls.

[2] Jimmy White said that six-red snooker could be one way of helping boost the game's popularity.

[4] The first international tournament in this format was contested in July 2008, with Ricky Walden defeating Stuart Bingham in the final.

A six-red tournament was held during the 2009 World Snooker Championship as a sideshow, involving one-frame knockout matches.

[6] 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.