Dhruv Sitwala Explained
Dhruv Sitwala |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1972 |
Sport Country: | India |
High Break: | 654 |
Dhruv Sitwala (born 15 October 1972)[1] is an Indian player of English billiards. He has reached three world finals, and twice been Asian Billiards champion.
In 2007, Sitwala reached the final of the timed version of the IBSF World Billiards Championship, losing 1488–1946 to Pankaj Advani.
In the semi-final of the 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship, Sitwala won by a single point, 980-979 against Geet Sethi.[2] Mike Russell won his 10th World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Sitwala 1738–1204 in the final.[3] Sitwala was also the losing finalist in the 2016 short format World Billiards Championship, losing 6–8 to David Causier in the final.[4]
In 2016, Sitwala won 6–2 against Bhaskar Balachandra in the final to successfully defend the Asian Billiards Championship title that he had won the previous year.
At the 2019 Pan-Am Cup in Winnipeg, Peter Gilchrist beat Sitwala 1500-507 in the final.[5]
Sitwala's highest break in competition is 654.
Career highlights
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Notes and References
- Web site: Dhruv Sitwala . bsfi.net . The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India . 20 December 2019.
- News: Sethi . Geet . 31 October 2010 . Sitwala to take on Russell in final . The Hindu . India . 20 December 2019 .
- News: Mike Russell regains World crown. The Hindu. 2011-01-21. 2010-11-02. Geet Sethi. Sethi. Geet. https://web.archive.org/web/20110601083742/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/02/stories/2010110254702100.htm. 1 June 2011. dead.
- Web site: The 2016 LITEtask World Billiards Championship . world-billiards.com . World Billiards . 26 October 2016 . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031171108/http://world-billiards.com/?p=11170 . 31 October 2018 . live .
- Web site: 2019 Pan Am Cup . wbeventsonline.com . World Billiards. 27 May 2019 . 20 December 2019.
- Web site: Past Champions . ibsf.info . International Billiards and Snooker Federation . 20 December 2019.
- News: . Sitwala's reign continues . The Hindu . India . 9 March 2016 . 20 December 2019 .
- Web site: ACBS Billiards Championships 100 up – Colombo / Sri Lanka 2016 . acbs.qa . Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. 20 December 2019.