English 6-Red Championship

The English 6-Red Championship is the national snooker championship for the 6-Red format of the sport that has become increasingly popular in recent years.

Players compete for The Jake Nicholson Trophy, named in honour of the former back-to-back champion who sadly passed away in 2021.

2021/22

The provisional dates for the 2021/22 English 6-Red Championship have now been announced:

• North Qualifier – 18 December 2021
• South Qualifier – 18 December 2021
• Final – EPSB Finals Weekend, 11th & 12th June, 2022

Learn how to enter EPSB competitions and how to become an EPSB member this season via WPBSA SnookerScores.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• The 2022 English 6-Red Snooker Championship is open to all
• Event entries close two Fridays before the event starts at midday (1200)
• The opening phase of the championship will consist of two qualifying regions – North and South
• Regardless of home location, players may enter whichever area they wish – although there is only one entry per player per event
• The qualifying regions will be played and completed on one day
• The number of qualifiers produced from each region will be decided on a pro-rata entry basis. This will be made known to players prior to play.
• The format for the regional qualifiers will be round robin groups (with possibly a knockout element attached – this may depend of number of entries)
• The ‘second phase’ of the championship will consist of a straight knockout national last 16 stage combining both the qualifiers from the North and South regions. At this phase the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be completed, resulting in two finalists who will play each other at the EPSB Finals Weekend.
• The regional qualifiers are open draw (no seeding), although further stages of the tournament may be seeded
• Match lengths may be dependent on the number of entries and published at a later date

Entry Fees and Prize Money

Entry: £30

Winner: £300

Runner-Up: £150

Semi-Finalists: £100 (each)

Quarter-Finalists: £50 (each)

Previous Winners

2019 – Jenson Kendrick

2018 – Brandon Sargeant

2017 – Scott Raper

2016 – Jonathan Bagley

2015 – Jake Nicholson

2014 – Jake Nicholson

2013 – Matthew Lee

2012 – John Astley

2011 – Craig Steadman