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 Northern Snooker Centre 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
[edit]Group A
[edit]| 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 |
Group B
[edit]| 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 |
Group C
[edit]| 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 |
Group D
[edit]| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geet Sethi
|
383 | Dhruv Sitwala
|
629 |
| Pankaj Advani
|
787 | Robert Hall
|
394 |
| Dhruv Sitwala
|
957 |  Michael Kreuziger
|
154 |
| Geet Sethi
|
1329 | Robert Hall
|
206 |
| Pankaj Advani
|
1169 | Michael Kreuziger
|
159 |
| Dhruv Sitwala
|
1010 | Robert Hall
|
228 |
| Geet Sethi
|
1247 | Michael Kreuziger
|
185 |
| Pankaj Advani
|
495 | Dhruv Sitwala
|
731 |
| Michael 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 | Michael Kreuziger
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 720 | 4063 |
Knock-out round
[edit]| Quarterfinals 2½ hours | Semifinals 4 hours | Final 5 hours | ||||||||||||
| Mike Russell
| 1271 | |||||||||||||
| B. Bhaskar
| 419 | Mike Russell
| 1366 | |||||||||||
| Rupesh Shah
| 545 | Rupesh Shah
| 880 | |||||||||||
| Martin Goodwill
| 394 | Mike Russell
| 1253 | |||||||||||
| David Causier
| 782 | Pankaj Advani
| 2030 | |||||||||||
| Pankaj Advani
| 896 | Pankaj Advani
| 1037 | |||||||||||
| Peter Gilchrist
| 399 | Dhruv Sitwala
| 972 | |||||||||||
| Dhruv Sitwala
| 872 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
External links
[edit]- "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.