2011 World Billiards Championship

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The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held between 24 and 31 October 2011 at the in Leeds, England.[1] The 34 players were divided six groups of four and two of five in first group stage, with the top two in each group advancing into the second group stage. The 16 players in the second group stage were divided into four groups of 4, with the top 2 reaching the knock-out round.[2]

Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.[3]

Prize fund[]

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  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £2,750
  • Semi-final: £1,500
  • Quarter-final: £750
  • Third in second group stage: £450
  • Fourth in second group stage: £300
  • Highest break: £250
  • Total: £18,000

First group stage[]

In the group stages all matches were up to 500 points.[2][5][6]

Group A[]

Player Score Player Score
England Mike Russell 500 England 133
England 500 England 366
England 398 England 500
England Mike Russell 500 England 485
England 500 England 69
England Mike Russell 500 England 88
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England Mike Russell 3 3 0 1500 706
2 England 3 2 1 1485 935
3 England 3 1 2 954 1398
4 England 3 0 3 600 1500

Group B[]

Player Score Player Score
India Sourav Kothari 271 Australia Matthew Bolton 500
England 500 England 447
Australia Matthew Bolton 500 England 249
India Sourav Kothari 500 England 329
England 151 Australia Matthew Bolton 500
India Sourav Kothari 500 England 235
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Australia Matthew Bolton 3 3 0 1500 671
2 India Sourav Kothari 3 2 1 1271 1064
3 England 3 1 2 980 1447
4 England 3 0 3 931 1500

Group C[]

Player Score Player Score
India Pankaj Advani 500 England 63
England 500 England 146
India Pankaj Advani 500 England 172
England 500 Scotland 274
India Pankaj Advani 500 Scotland 71
England 500 England 372
England 500 Scotland 392
India Pankaj Advani 500 England 222
England 500 England 336
England 500 Scotland 134
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Pankaj Advani 4 4 0 2000 528
2 England 4 3 1 1722 1152
3 England 4 2 2 1435 1610
4 England 4 1 3 1154 1892
5 Scotland 4 0 4 871 2000

Group D[]

Player Score Player Score
India 500 India 0
India Geet Sethi 500 Jersey 106
India Geet Sethi 500 India 0
India 500 Jersey 115
Jersey 500 India 0
India Geet Sethi 500 India 172
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Geet Sethi 3 3 0 1500 278
2 India 3 2 1 1172 615
3 Jersey 3 1 2 721 1000
4 India 3 0 3 0 1500

Group E[]

Player Score Player Score
England David Causier 500 India 266
England 500 England 100
India 500 England 149
England David Causier 500 England 196
England 241 India 500
England David Causier 500 England 0
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England David Causier 3 3 0 1500 462
2 India 3 2 1 1266 890
3 England 3 1 2 937 1100
4 England 3 0 3 249 1500

Group F[]

Player Score Player Score
India Rupesh Shah 500 Australia 148
India 418 England 500
Australia 500 England 431
India Rupesh Shah 500 India 45
India 202 Australia 500
India Rupesh Shah 500 England 181
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Rupesh Shah 3 3 0 1500 374
2 Australia 3 2 1 1148 1133
3 England 3 1 2 1112 1418
4 India 3 0 3 665 1500

Group G[]

Player Score Player Score
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England 106
England 500 India 491
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 India 132
England 500 England 241
England 500 England 444
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England 79
India 500 England 219
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England 279
England 500 England 151
England 187 India 500
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Singapore Peter Gilchrist 4 4 0 2000 596
2 England 4 3 1 1779 1586
3 India 4 2 2 1623 1406
4 England 4 1 3 1237 1741
5 England 4 0 4 690 2000

Group H[]

Player Score Player Score
England 147 England 500
India Dhruv Sitwala 462 India 500
India Dhruv Sitwala 500 England 426
England 104 India 500
India 500 England 182
India Dhruv Sitwala 500 England 160
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India 3 3 0 1500 748
2 India Dhruv Sitwala 3 2 1 1462 1086
3 England 3 1 2 1108 1147
4 England 3 0 3 411 1500

Second group stage[]

In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.[2][5][7]

Group A[]

Player Score Player Score
India 671 England 750
India Geet Sethi 750 Australia 120
India 750 Australia 159
India Geet Sethi 611 England 750
England 750 Australia 319
India Geet Sethi 220 India 750
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England 3 3 0 2250 1601
2 India 3 2 1 2171 1129
3 India Geet Sethi 3 1 2 1581 1620
4 Australia 3 0 3 598 2250

Group B[]

Player Score Player Score
England Mike Russell 750 England 49
India Rupesh Shah 750 India Sourav Kothari 683
England Mike Russell 750 India Sourav Kothari 593
India Rupesh Shah 750 England 470
England 259 India Sourav Kothari 750
India Rupesh Shah 232 England Mike Russell 750
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England Mike Russell 3 3 0 2250 874
2 India Rupesh Shah 3 2 1 1732 1903
3 India Sourav Kothari 3 1 2 2026 1759
4 England 3 0 3 778 2250

Group C[]

Player Score Player Score
Australia Matthew Bolton 750 India 258
India Pankaj Advani 750 India 416
Australia Matthew Bolton 750 India 415
India Pankaj Advani 750 India 463
India 356 India 750
India Pankaj Advani 750 Australia Matthew Bolton 154
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Pankaj Advani 3 3 0 2250 1033
2 Australia Matthew Bolton 3 2 1 1654 1423
3 India 3 1 2 1581 1856
4 India 3 0 3 1077 2250

Group D[]

Player Score Player Score
England David Causier 750 England 268
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 750 India Dhruv Sitwala 220
England David Causier 750 India Dhruv Sitwala 453
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 419 England 750
England 312 India Dhruv Sitwala 750
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 750 England David Causier 490
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England David Causier 3 2 1 1990 1471
2 Singapore Peter Gilchrist 3 2 1 1919 1460
3 India Dhruv Sitwala 3 1 2 1423 1812
4 England 3 1 2 1330 1812

Knock-out stage[]

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Quarter-finals
First to 1000 points 		Semi-finals
First to 1250 points 		Final
First to 1500 points
         
India Pankaj Advani 1000
India 721
India Pankaj Advani 1012
England Mike Russell 1250
England Mike Russell 1000
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 698
England Mike Russell 1500
England David Causier 558
England David Causier 1000
India Rupesh Shah 455
England David Causier 1250
Australia Matthew Bolton 232
England 482
Australia Matthew Bolton 1000

References[]

  1. ^ "2011 World Billiards Championship". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "2011 World Billiards Championship Draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Russell Takes Billiards Crown Again". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ^ "WPBSA 2011 World Billiards Championship". English-Billiards Open Series. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b "2011 World Billiards Championship Group Stages". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Group Stage 1 Match Results" (PDF). English-Billiards Open Series. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Group Stage 2 Match Results" (PDF). English-Billiards Open Series. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Knock-out Stage Match Results" (PDF). English-Billiards Open Series. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

External links[]

  • "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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