2009 World Professional Billiards Championship Explained

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

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Group A

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Mike Russell945 Rupesh Shah215
Devendra Joshi615 Ian Williamson237
Mike Russell889 Ian Williamson269
Devendra Joshi309 Rupesh Shah485
Ian Williamson249 Rupesh Shah480
Mike Russell703 Devendra Joshi439
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Mike Russell3302537919
2 Rupesh Shah32111761503
3 Devendra Joshi31213631425
4 Ian Williamson30311761503

Group B

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Sourav Kothari333 B. Bhaskar779
Gary Rogers171 Martin Goodwill654
Sourav Kothari394 Martin Goodwill413
B. Bhaskar529 Gary Rogers295
Martin Goodwill567 B. Bhaskar400
Sourav Kothari730 Gary Rogers317
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Martin Goodwill3301634965
2 B. Bhaskar32117081195
3 Sourav Kothari31214571509
4 Gary Rogers3037831913

Group C

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Peter Gilchrist927 Bernard French240
Mark Hirst513 Bernard French314
Peter Gilchrist789 Mark Hirst471
David Causier 982 Bernard French299
David Causier862 Mark Hirst332
David Causier 982 Peter Gilchrist467
RankPlayerPWLFA
133028261098
2 Peter Gilchrist32121831693
3 Mark Hirst31213161965
4 Bernard French3038532422

Group D

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Geet Sethi383 Dhruv Sitwala629
Pankaj Advani787 Robert Hall394
Dhruv Sitwala957 Michael Kreuziger154
Geet Sethi1329 Robert Hall206
Pankaj Advani1169 Michael Kreuziger159
Dhruv Sitwala1010 Robert Hall228
Geet Sethi1247 Michael Kreuziger185
Pankaj Advani495 Dhruv Sitwala731
Michael Kreuziger222 Robert Hall690
Geet Sethi482 Pankaj Advani818
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Dhruv Sitwala44033271260
2 Pankaj Advani43132691766
3 Geet Sethi42234411838
4 Robert Hall41315183348
5 Michael Kreuziger4047204063

Knock-out round

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Billiards Draw And Schedule. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2009-09-09. 2009-08-28.
  2. News: Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win. guardian.co.uk. 2009-09-09. 2009-09-06 . London . Clive . Everton.
  3. Web site: Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2009-09-09. 2009-09-09.
  4. Web site: Group Round . Cue Sports India . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912100326/http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/wpb/wpbGR.htm . 2009-09-12 . live . 2009-09-04 .
  5. Web site: Knock-out Round . Cue Sports India . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912100331/http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/wpb/wpbKO.htm . 2009-09-12 . live . 2009-09-04 .