2009 World Professional Billiards Championship
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The 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between 2 and 6 September 2009.[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 defetending champion Mike Russell in the final 2030–1253.[2][3]
Contents |
[edit] Group round
[edit] Group A
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Russell |
945 |  Rupesh Shah |
215 |
| Devendra Joshi |
615 |  Ian Williamson |
237 |
| Mike Russell |
889 | Ian Williamson |
269 |
| Devendra Joshi |
309 | Rupesh Shah |
485 |
| Ian Williamson |
249 | Rupesh Shah |
480 |
| Mike Russell |
703 | Devendra Joshi |
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 | Devendra Joshi |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1363 | 1425 |
| 4 | Ian Williamson |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1176 | 1503 |
[edit] Group B
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Kothari |
333 | B. Bhaskar |
779 |
| Gary Rogers |
171 | Martin Goodwill |
654 |
| Sourav Kothari |
394 | Martin Goodwill |
413 |
| B. Bhaskar |
529 | Gary Rogers |
295 |
| Martin Goodwill |
567 | B. Bhaskar |
400 |
| Sourav Kothari |
730 | Gary Rogers |
317 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Goodwill |
3 | 3 | 0 | 1634 | 965 |
| 2 | B. Bhaskar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1708 | 1195 |
| 3 | Sourav Kothari |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1457 | 1509 |
| 4 | Gary Rogers |
3 | 0 | 3 | 783 | 1913 |
[edit] Group C
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
 Peter Gilchrist |
927 | Bernard French |
240 |
| Mark Hirst |
513 | Bernard French |
314 |
| Peter Gilchrist |
789 | Mark Hirst |
471 |
| David Causier |
982 | Bernard French |
299 |
| David Causier |
862 | Mark Hirst |
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 | Mark Hirst |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1316 | 1965 |
| 4 | Bernard French |
3 | 0 | 3 | 853 | 2422 |
[edit] Group D
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geet Sethi |
383 | Dhruv Sitwala |
629 |
| Pankaj Advani |
787 | Robert Hall |
394 |
| Dhruv Sitwala |
957 |  Micheal Kreuziger |
154 |
| Geet Sethi |
1329 | Robert Hall |
206 |
| Pankaj Advani |
1169 | Micheal Kreuziger |
159 |
| Dhruv Sitwala |
1010 | Robert Hall |
228 |
| Geet Sethi |
1247 | Micheal Kreuziger |
185 |
| Pankaj Advani |
495 | Dhruv Sitwala |
731 |
| Micheal Kreuziger |
222 | Robert Hall |
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 | Robert Hall |
4 | 1 | 3 | 1518 | 3348 |
| 5 | Micheal Kreuziger |
4 | 0 | 4 | 720 | 4063 |
[edit] Knock-out round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| 2½ hours | 4 hours | 5 hours | |||||||
| Mike Russell |
1271 | ||||||||
| B. Bhaskar |
419 | ||||||||
| Mike Russell |
1366 | ||||||||
| Rupesh Shah |
880 | ||||||||
| Rupesh Shah |
545 | ||||||||
| Martin Goodwill |
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 | ||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2009-08-28. http://www.worldsnooker.com/news-68301.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ Everton, Clive (2009-09-06). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". London: guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/06/billiards-sport. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2009-09-09. http://www.worldsnooker.com/news-68306.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/wpb/wpbGR.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/wpb/wpbKO.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
[edit] External links
- "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/wpb/wpbBB.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
