2010 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 27 and 31 October 2010 at the in Leeds, England.^[1] The 20 players were divided into four groups of five, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his 10th World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Dhruv Sitwala 1738–1204 in the final.^[2]

Group round[]

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Group A[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Pankaj Advani	1150		167
	280	Sourav Kothari	728
Pankaj Advani	684		637
	839		299
Sourav Kothari	718		262
Pankaj Advani	818		469
Sourav Kothari	1152		189
	493		500
Pankaj Advani	965	Sourav Kothari	457
	239		906

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Pankaj Advani	4	4	0	3617	1730
2	Sourav Kothari	4	3	1	3055	1696
3		4	1	3	2305	2134
4		4	1	3	2081	2345
5		4	0	4	894	4047

Group B[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Rupesh Shah	702		239
Geet Sethi	781		397
Rupesh Shah	618		414
Geet Sethi	1223		186
	964		201
Rupesh Shah	441	Geet Sethi	461
	351		385
Geet Sethi	1199		223
Rupesh Shah	352		416
	242		705

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Geet Sethi	4	4	0	3664	1247
2	Rupesh Shah	4	2	2	2113	1530
3		4	2	2	2128	1719
4		4	2	2	1727	2410
5		4	0	4	868	3594

Group C[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Dhruv Sitwala	283		504
David Causier	868		289
Dhruv Sitwala	533		480
David Causier	911		391
	347		599
Dhruv Sitwala	593	David Causier	498
	560		386
David Causier	1150		289
Dhruv Sitwala	430		429
	566		554

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	4	3	1	3427	1562
2	Dhruv Sitwala	4	3	1	1839	1911
3		4	2	2	1847	2308
4		4	1	3	1625	2283
5		4	1	3	1922	2596

Group D[]

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	1070	Ian Williamson	262
Peter Gilchrist	616		394
Mike Russell	413		614
Peter Gilchrist	961	Ian Williamson	275
	148		730
Mike Russell	719	Peter Gilchrist	393
	368	Ian Williamson	277
Peter Gilchrist	674		422
Mike Russell	820		338
Ian Williamson	375		321

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	4	3	1	3022	1607
2	Peter Gilchrist	4	3	1	2644	1810
3		4	2	2	2087	1610
4		4	1	3	1248	2443
5	Ian Williamson	4	1	3	1189	2720

Knock-out round[]

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

Pankaj Advani	608

Dhruv Sitwala	723
		Dhruv Sitwala	980

		Geet Sethi	979
Peter Gilchrist	445

Geet Sethi	969
				Dhruv Sitwala	1204

				Mike Russell	1738
David Causier	1356

Sourav Kothari	499
		David Causier	1279

		Mike Russell	1525
Rupesh Shah	496

Mike Russell	995

References[]

^ "2010 World Professional Billiards Championship". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ Geet, Sethi (2 November 2010). "Mike Russell regains World crown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

External links[]

"Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.

[1] "2010 World Professional Billiards Championship". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

[2] Geet, Sethi (2 November 2010). "Mike Russell regains World crown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

[3] "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

[4] "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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