2008 World Professional Billiards Championship Explained

The 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 23 and 27 July 2008 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England.^[1] The 16 players were divided into four groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his ninth World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Geet Sethi 1821–1342 in the final.

Group round

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Group A

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	1,068	Michael Kreuziger	147
Devendra Joshi	720	Gary Rogers	253
Mike Russell	980	Gary Rogers	207
Devendra Joshi	809	Michael Kreuziger	241
Gary Rogers	301	Michael Kreuziger	370
Mike Russell	741	Devendra Joshi	501

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	2,789	885
2	Devendra Joshi	3	2	1	2,030	1,235
3	Michael Kreuziger	3	1	2	788	2,178
4	Gary Rogers	3	0	3	761	2,070

Group B

Player	Score	Player	Score
David Causier	918	Sourav Kothari	308
Dhruv Sitwala	378	Sourav Kothari	561
David Causier	858	Dhruv Sitwala	533
Paul Bennett	483	Dhruv Sitwala	534
Paul Bennett	488	Sourav Kothari	541
David Causier	706	Paul Bennett	583

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	3	0	2,482	1,418
2	Saurav Kothari	3	2	1	1,404	1,784
3	Dhruv Sitwala	3	1	2	1,445	1,902
4	Paul Bennett	3	0	3	1,554	1,781

Group C

Player	Score	Player	Score
Geet Sethi	671	Rupesh Shah	459
Peter Gilchrist	945	Alok Kumar	447
Geet Sethi	887	Alok Kumar	506
Peter Gilchrist	615	Rupesh Shah	433
Alok Kumar	533	Rupesh Shah	744
Geet Sethi	628	Peter Gilchrist	749

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Peter Gilchrist	3	3	0	2,309	1,508
2	Geet Sethi	3	2	1	2,186	1,714
3	Rupesh Shah	3	1	2	1,636	1,819
4	Alok Kumar	3	0	3	1,486	2,576

Group D

Player	Score	Player	Score
Pankaj Advani	742	Ian Williamson	308
Ian Williamson	607	Mark Hirst	154
Pankaj Advani	806	Mark Hirst	472
Chris Shutt	833	Mark Hirst	392
Chris Shutt	976	Ian Williamson	405
Chris Shutt	731	Pankaj Advani	750

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Pankaj Advani	3	3	0	2,258	1,511
2	Chris Shutt	3	2	1	2,540	1,547
3	Ian Williamson	3	1	2	1,320	1,872
4	Mark Hirst	3	0	3	1,018	2,246

Knock-out round

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External links

Notes and References

Web site: Russell Aiming For Cloud Nine . 2008-07-27 . 2008-06-11 . World Snooker . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804122858/http://www.worldsnooker.com/news_tournaments-19431.htm . 2008-08-04 . live .
Web site: Cue Sports India: Group Round . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105021/http://cuesportsindia.com/global/2008/wpb/wpbGR.htm . 2010-09-14 . live . 2009-08-24 .
Web site: Cue Sports India: Knock-out Round . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105035/http://cuesportsindia.com/global/2008/wpb/wpbKO.htm . 2010-09-14 . live . 2009-08-24 .