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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. 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.

Group round

Group A

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Qatar Mike Russell945India Rupesh Shah215
India Devendra Joshi615England Ian Williamson237
Qatar Mike Russell889England Ian Williamson269
India Devendra Joshi309India Rupesh Shah485
England Ian Williamson249India Rupesh Shah480
Qatar Mike Russell703India Devendra Joshi439
RankPlayerPWLFA
1Qatar Mike Russell3302537919
2India Rupesh Shah32111761503
3India Devendra Joshi31213631425
4England Ian Williamson30311761503

Group B

PlayerScorePlayerScore
India Sourav Kothari333India B. Bhaskar779
England Gary Rogers171England Martin Goodwill654
India Sourav Kothari394England Martin Goodwill413
India B. Bhaskar529England Gary Rogers295
England Martin Goodwill567India B. Bhaskar400
India Sourav Kothari730England Gary Rogers317
RankPlayerPWLFA
1England Martin Goodwill3301634965
2India B. Bhaskar32117081195
3India Sourav Kothari31214571509
4England Gary Rogers3037831913

Group C

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Singapore Peter Gilchrist927England Bernard French240
England Mark Hirst513England Bernard French314
Singapore Peter Gilchrist789England Mark Hirst471
England David Causier982England Bernard French299
England David Causier862England Mark Hirst332
England David Causier982Singapore Peter Gilchrist467
RankPlayerPWLFA
1England David Causier33028261098
2Singapore Peter Gilchrist32121831693
3England Mark Hirst31213161965
4England Bernard French3038532422

Group D

PlayerScorePlayerScore
India Geet Sethi383India Dhruv Sitwala629
India Pankaj Advani787England Robert Hall394
India Dhruv Sitwala957Austria Michael Kreuziger154
India Geet Sethi1329England Robert Hall206
India Pankaj Advani1169Austria Michael Kreuziger159
India Dhruv Sitwala1010England Robert Hall228
India Geet Sethi1247Austria Michael Kreuziger185
India Pankaj Advani495India Dhruv Sitwala731
Austria Michael Kreuziger222England Robert Hall690
India Geet Sethi482India Pankaj Advani818
RankPlayerPWLFA
1India Dhruv Sitwala44033271260
2India Pankaj Advani43132691766
3India Geet Sethi42234411838
4England Robert Hall41315183348
5Austria Michael Kreuziger4047204063

Knock-out round

2½ hours 4 hours 5 hours |RD1-team1=Qatar Mike Russell |RD1-score1=1271 |RD1-team2=India B. Bhaskar |RD1-score2=419 |RD1-team3=India Rupesh Shah |RD1-score3=545 |RD1-team4=England Martin Goodwill |RD1-score4=394 |RD1-team5=England David Causier |RD1-score5=782 |RD1-team6=India Pankaj Advani |RD1-score6=896 |RD1-team7=Singapore Peter Gilchrist |RD1-score7=399 |RD1-team8=India Dhruv Sitwala |RD1-score8=872 |RD2-team1=Qatar Mike Russell |RD2-score1=1366 |RD2-team2=India Rupesh Shah |RD2-score2=880 |RD2-team3=India Pankaj Advani |RD2-score3=1037 |RD2-team4=India Dhruv Sitwala |RD2-score4=972 |RD3-team1=Qatar Mike Russell |RD3-score1=1253 |RD3-team2=India Pankaj Advani |RD3-score2=2030

References

References

  1. (2009-08-28). "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  2. Everton, Clive. (2009-09-06). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". [[guardian.co.uk]].
  3. (2009-09-09). "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  4. "Group Round". Cue Sports India.
  5. "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India.
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