2009 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 2 and 6 September 2009 at the in Leeds, England.^[1] The 17 players were divided into three groups of four, and one group of five, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Pankaj Advani won his first World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating defending champion Mike Russell in the final 2030–1253.^[2]^[3]

Group round[]

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Group A[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	945	Rupesh Shah	215
	615	Ian Williamson	237
Mike Russell	889	Ian Williamson	269
	309	Rupesh Shah	485
Ian Williamson	249	Rupesh Shah	480
Mike Russell	703		439

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	2537	919
2	Rupesh Shah	3	2	1	1176	1503
3		3	1	2	1363	1425
4	Ian Williamson	3	0	3	1176	1503

Group B[]

Player	Score	Score
Sourav Kothari	333	779
	171	654
Sourav Kothari	394	413
	529	295
	567	400
Sourav Kothari	730	317

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1		3	3	0	1634	965
2		3	2	1	1708	1195
3	Sourav Kothari	3	1	2	1457	1509
4		3	0	3	783	1913

Group C[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Peter Gilchrist	927		240
	513		314
Peter Gilchrist	789		471
David Causier	982		299
David Causier	862		332
David Causier	982	Peter Gilchrist	467

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	3	0	2826	1098
2	Peter Gilchrist	3	2	1	2183	1693
3		3	1	2	1316	1965
4		3	0	3	853	2422

Group D[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Geet Sethi	383	Dhruv Sitwala	629
Pankaj Advani	787		394
Dhruv Sitwala	957		154
Geet Sethi	1329		206
Pankaj Advani	1169		159
Dhruv Sitwala	1010		228
Geet Sethi	1247		185
Pankaj Advani	495	Dhruv Sitwala	731
	222		690
Geet Sethi	482	Pankaj Advani	818

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Dhruv Sitwala	4	4	0	3327	1260
2	Pankaj Advani	4	3	1	3269	1766
3	Geet Sethi	4	2	2	3441	1838
4		4	1	3	1518	3348
5		4	0	4	720	4063

Knock-out round[]

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

Mike Russell	1271

	419
		Mike Russell	1366

		Rupesh Shah	880
Rupesh Shah	545

	394
				Mike Russell	1253

				Pankaj Advani	2030
David Causier	782

Pankaj Advani	896
		Pankaj Advani	1037

		Dhruv Sitwala	972
Peter Gilchrist	399

Dhruv Sitwala	872

References[]

^ "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ Everton, Clive (6 September 2009). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

External links[]

"Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[1] "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[2] Everton, Clive (6 September 2009). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[3] "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[4] "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[5] "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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