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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
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Mike Russell | 945 | India Rupesh Shah | 215 |
| India Devendra Joshi | 615 | England Ian Williamson | 237 |
| Qatar Mike Russell | 889 | England Ian Williamson | 269 |
| India Devendra Joshi | 309 | India Rupesh Shah | 485 |
| England Ian Williamson | 249 | India Rupesh Shah | 480 |
| Qatar Mike Russell | 703 | India Devendra Joshi | 439 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2537 | 919 |
| 2 | India Rupesh Shah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1176 | 1503 |
| 3 | India Devendra Joshi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1363 | 1425 |
| 4 | England Ian Williamson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1176 | 1503 |
Group B
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| India Sourav Kothari | 333 | India B. Bhaskar | 779 |
| England Gary Rogers | 171 | England Martin Goodwill | 654 |
| India Sourav Kothari | 394 | England Martin Goodwill | 413 |
| India B. Bhaskar | 529 | England Gary Rogers | 295 |
| England Martin Goodwill | 567 | India B. Bhaskar | 400 |
| India Sourav Kothari | 730 | England Gary Rogers | 317 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Martin Goodwill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1634 | 965 |
| 2 | India B. Bhaskar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1708 | 1195 |
| 3 | India Sourav Kothari | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1457 | 1509 |
| 4 | England Gary Rogers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 783 | 1913 |
Group C
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Peter Gilchrist | 927 | England Bernard French | 240 |
| England Mark Hirst | 513 | England Bernard French | 314 |
| Singapore Peter Gilchrist | 789 | England Mark Hirst | 471 |
| England David Causier | 982 | England Bernard French | 299 |
| England David Causier | 862 | England Mark Hirst | 332 |
| England David Causier | 982 | Singapore Peter Gilchrist | 467 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England David Causier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2826 | 1098 |
| 2 | Singapore Peter Gilchrist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2183 | 1693 |
| 3 | England Mark Hirst | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1316 | 1965 |
| 4 | England Bernard French | 3 | 0 | 3 | 853 | 2422 |
Group D
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| India Geet Sethi | 383 | India Dhruv Sitwala | 629 |
| India Pankaj Advani | 787 | England Robert Hall | 394 |
| India Dhruv Sitwala | 957 | Austria Michael Kreuziger | 154 |
| India Geet Sethi | 1329 | England Robert Hall | 206 |
| India Pankaj Advani | 1169 | Austria Michael Kreuziger | 159 |
| India Dhruv Sitwala | 1010 | England Robert Hall | 228 |
| India Geet Sethi | 1247 | Austria Michael Kreuziger | 185 |
| India Pankaj Advani | 495 | India Dhruv Sitwala | 731 |
| Austria Michael Kreuziger | 222 | England Robert Hall | 690 |
| India Geet Sethi | 482 | India Pankaj Advani | 818 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Dhruv Sitwala | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3327 | 1260 |
| 2 | India Pankaj Advani | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3269 | 1766 |
| 3 | India Geet Sethi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3441 | 1838 |
| 4 | England Robert Hall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1518 | 3348 |
| 5 | Austria Michael Kreuziger | 4 | 0 | 4 | 720 | 4063 |
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
- (2009-08-28). "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- Everton, Clive. (2009-09-06). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". [[guardian.co.uk]].
- (2009-09-09). "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Group Round". Cue Sports India.
- "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India.
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