2011 World Billiards Championship Explained
The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held between 24 and 31 October 2011 at the Northern Snooker Centre 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
[4]
- 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 |
|---|
| Mike Russell | 500 | Bem French | 133 |
| Phil Mumford | 500 | John Hartley | 366 |
| Bem French | 398 | John Hartley | 500 |
| Mike Russell | 500 | | 485 |
| Phil Mumford | 500 | Bem French | 69 |
| Mike Russell | 500 | | 88 | |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 706 |
| 2 | Phil Mumford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1485 | 935 |
| 3 | John Hartley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 954 | 1398 |
| 4 | Bem French | 3 | 0 | 3 | 600 | 1500 | |
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| David Causier | 500 |  Alok Kumar | 266 |
| John Murphy | 500 | Glen Blythman | 100 |
| Alok Kumar | 500 | Glen Blythman | 149 |
| David Causier | 500 | John Murphy | 196 |
| 241 | Alok Kumar | 500 |
| David Causier | 500 | Glen Blythman | 0 | |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | David Causier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 462 |
| 2 | Alok Kumar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1266 | 890 |
| 3 | John Murphy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 937 | 1100 |
| 4 | Glen Blythman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 1500 | |
Group F
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| Rupesh Shah | 500 |  Neil Bolton | 148 |
| Sushrut Pandia | 418 | Gary Norman | 500 |
| Neil Bolton | 500 | Gary Norman | 431 |
| Rupesh Shah | 500 | Sushrut Pandia | 45 |
| Sushrut Pandia | 202 | Neil Bolton | 500 |
| Rupesh Shah | 500 | Gary Norman | 181 | |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 374 |
| 2 | Neil Bolton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1148 | 1133 |
| 3 | Gary Norman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1112 | 1418 |
| 4 | Sushrut Pandia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 665 | 1500 | |
Group G
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Mark Hirst | 106 |
| Rob Hall | 500 | Manish Jain | 491 |
| Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Manish Jain | 132 |
| Mark Hirst | 500 | Jason Devaney | 241 |
| Rob Hall | 500 | | 444 |
| Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Jason Devaney | 79 |
| Manish Jain | 500 | Jason Devaney | 219 |
| Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Rob Hall | 279 |
| Rob Hall | 500 | Jason Devaney | 151 |
| 187 | Manish Jain | 500 | |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | Peter Gilchrist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2000 | 596 |
| 2 | Rob Hall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1779 | 1586 |
| 3 | Manish Jain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1623 | 1406 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1237 | 1741 |
| 5 | Jason Devaney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 690 | 2000 | |
Group H
Second group stage
In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.[2] [5] [7]
Group A
Group B
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 874 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1732 | 1903 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2026 | 1759 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 778 | 2250 | |
Group C
Group D
Knock-out stage
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External links
- Web site: Break Board . Cue Sports India . 2010-01-21 . 16 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016035331/http://cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/wpb/wpbBB.htm . live .
Notes and References
- Web site: 2011 World Billiards Championship . Cue Sports India . 31 October 2011 . 10 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111110112616/http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/wpb/wpbilliards.htm . live .
- Web site: 2011 World Billiards Championship Draw and format. . worldsnooker.com . . 31 October 2011 . 2011-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027101454/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/91/91/0,,13165~168337,00.pdf . live .
- Web site: Russell Takes Billiards Crown Again. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 October 2011.
- Web site: WPBSA 2011 World Billiards Championship . English-Billiards Open Series . 12 November 2011 . 6 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060630/http://www.world-billiards.com/?p=842#more-842 . dead .
- Web site: 2011 World Billiards Championship Group Stages . Cue Sports India . 31 October 2011 . 16 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016035503/http://cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/wpb/wpbGR.htm . live .
- Web site: Group Stage 1 Match Results . English-Billiards Open Series . 31 October 2011 . 25 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425124504/http://www.world-billiards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/WORLD-group1-matches.pdf . live .
- Web site: Group Stage 2 Match Results . English-Billiards Open Series . 31 October 2011 . 25 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425124521/http://www.world-billiards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/WORLD-group2-matches3.pdf . live .
- Web site: Knock-out Round . Cue Sports India . 31 October 2011 . 16 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016033047/http://cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/wpb/wpbKO.htm . live .
- Web site: Knock-out Stage Match Results . English-Billiards Open Series . 31 October 2011 . 25 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425124529/http://www.world-billiards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/WORLD-knockout-stage6.pdf . live .
