2007 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 18 and 22 July 2007 at the in Leeds, England. The 16 players were divided into four groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his eighth World Professional Billiards Championship title, by defeating Chris Shutt 2166–1710 in the final.

Prize fund[]

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Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £2,750
Semi-final: £1,500
Quarter-final: £750
Group losers: £400
Highest break: £350
Total: £18,300

Group round[]

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Group A[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Geet Sethi	724	Sourav Kothari	206
Mike Russell	753	Ian Williamson	294
Geet Sethi	444	Ian Williamson	379
Mike Russell	1197	Sourav Kothari	226
Sourav Kothari	572	Ian Williamson	341
Mike Russell	1192	Geet Sethi	236

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	3142	756
2	Geet Sethi	3	2	1	1404	1777
3	Sourav Kothari	3	1	2	1004	2262
4	Ian Williamson	3	0	3	1014	1769

Group B[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Peter Gilchrist	769		244
Dhruv Sitwala	618		455
Peter Gilchrist	757	Dhruv Sitwala	387
	1111		269
Peter Gilchrist	678		820
	208	Dhruv Sitwala	763

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1		3	2	1	2386	1565
2	Peter Gilchrist	3	2	1	2204	1451
3	Dhruv Sitwala	3	2	1	1768	1420
4		3	0	3	721	2643

Group C[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
	621		527
Pankaj Advani	805		400
	682	Pankaj Advani	609
	590		416
Pankaj Advani	774		520
	407		449

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Pankaj Advani	3	2	1	2188	1602
2		3	2	1	1439	1628
3		3	1	2	1616	1679
4		3	1	2	1557	1894

Group D[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Chris Shutt	1076		365
David Causier	777	Steve Mifsud	440
Chris Shutt	1132	Steve Mifsud	550
David Causier	1058		230
Steve Mifsud	626		545
Chris Shutt	786	David Causier	893

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	3	0	2728	1456
2	Chris Shutt	3	2	1	2994	1808
3	Steve Mifsud	3	1	2	1616	2454
4		3	0	3	1140	2760

Knock-out round[]

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Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final
2½ hours		4 hours		5 hours

Mike Russell	1387

Peter Gilchrist	482
		Mike Russell	1835

		Geet Sethi	1231
Geet Sethi	850

	673
				Mike Russell	2166

				Chris Shutt	1710
Pankaj Advani	859

Chris Shutt	1074
		Chris Shutt	1698

		David Causier	1464
	406

David Causier	1330

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". The English Amateur Billiards Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

[GSC-1] "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.

[EABA-2] "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". The English Amateur Billiards Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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