Killarney set for Six Reds World Championship
Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:20Reigning Crucible king John Higgins will face women's world champion Reanne Evans in the group stage of the inaugural Six Reds World Championship, in association with 888sport.com, in Killarney later this month.
Higgins has been paired in Group B alongside Evans, the dominant force in the women's game, Adiyta Mehta from India, Bahrain's Punit Sagar and Irishman James Corbett.
Stephen Hendry will play German-based Brazilian Itaro Santos and Habib Subah of Bahrain.
Shaun Murphy, the 2005 world champion, is in a group which includes Igor Figueiredo, a Brazilian who finished runner-up in the IBSF world amateur championship last month.
Nottingham's Michael Holt is among the players who will take on the legendary Alex Higgins.
Three players from each group will progress to the knockout phase. Live coverage of the last two days, including the final, will be screened on Eurosport.
Six Reds is played using the same rules as the established game but with nine fewer reds. It has been described as snooker's version of Twenty/20 cricket.
The World Championship runs at the INEC in Killarney from December 15 to 18. Entry is free for the first two days with tickets costing €10 on the final two days.
