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The maximum break in six-red snooker is 75, as compared to 147 for traditional snooker. The table is the same size as in the traditional 15-red game. The format was designed to feature shorter frames, due to fewer red balls.
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A similar game consisting of ten red balls, rather than six is also played. Popular in the women's game, ten-red had a World Women's 10-Red
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After four consecutive Foul and a Miss calls, the referee will warn the offending player that should a Foul and a Miss be called again the following options are available to the non-striker:
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It was hoped that the format would revive the popularity of snooker as a spectator sport, in the same way
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6–3 in the final, becoming the first world champion of the six-red snooker format.
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as a sideshow, involving one-frame knockout matches. In the final veteran
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has been contested in the regular season calendar, and also in the
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ask his opponent to play from where the balls have come to rest;
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A player cannot snooker behind a nominated colour at any time.
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initially on the table as opposed to the standard fifteen.
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also said he would be interested in playing the format.
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in the final. A six-red tournament was held during the
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are standardized by international sanctioning bodies.
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Ireland between 15 and 18 December 2009.
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play himself from where the balls have come to rest;
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338:"Davis makes his Mark in Killarney"
168:Asian Indoor and Martial arts games
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290:from the original on 16 July 2011
226:"Knowles is crowned Super 6 king"
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1069:WPA World Ten-ball Championship
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278:"Carter fells like a Contender"
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162:Since this time, the
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1101:World Pool Masters
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203:on 27 August 2011
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1013:tournaments
919:Bumper pool
887:Other games
795:One-cushion
695:Cowboy pool
680:Bottle pool
559:Rival event
348:18 December
114:Jimmy White
1264:Categories
1210:Cue sports
1203:Categories
970:Techniques
760:Three-ball
755:Speed pool
750:Seven-ball
735:One-pocket
725:Kelly pool
685:Bowlliards
626:Eight-ball
608:Cue sports
183:References
153:Mark Davis
131:defeating
123:The first
118:Ali Carter
1139:U.S. Open
1122:Euro Tour
1084:champions
1062:champions
1035:champions
990:Cue stick
958:Resources
924:Bagatelle
877:Shoot Out
832:Goriziana
827:Four-ball
814:Five-pins
705:Cutthroat
670:Bank pool
642:Nine-ball
256:BBC Sport
230:BBC Sport
145:Ross Muir
59:red balls
965:Glossary
929:Boccette
802:Balkline
745:Rotation
720:Honolulu
700:Cribbage
675:Baseball
656:Ten-ball
488:Editions
439:See also
426:27 March
400:27 March
374:27 March
288:Archived
106:Twenty20
67:Overview
49:super 6s
41:six-reds
1250:italics
1215:Players
1057:Women's
849:Snooker
841:Snooker
690:Chicago
110:cricket
73:snooker
53:snooker
1154:9-Ball
1149:8-Ball
1127:events
939:Novuss
730:Killer
1009:Major
949:Slosh
909:Kaisa
618:games
322:3 May
294:3 May
262:3 May
236:3 May
207:3 May
155:beat
45:6-red
995:Rack
715:Golf
616:Pool
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545:2019
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