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. 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.
Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.
Prize fund
- 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.
Group A
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| ENG Mike Russell | 500 | ENG Bem French | 133 |
| ENG Phil Mumford | 500 | ENG John Hartley | 366 |
| ENG Bem French | 398 | ENG John Hartley | 500 |
| ENG Mike Russell | 500 | ENG Phil Mumford | 485 |
| ENG Phil Mumford | 500 | ENG Bem French | 69 |
| ENG Mike Russell | 500 | ENG John Hartley | 88 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | ENG Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 706 |
| 2 | ENG Phil Mumford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1485 | 935 |
| 3 | ENG John Hartley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 954 | 1398 |
| 4 | ENG Bem French | 3 | 0 | 3 | 600 | 1500 |
Group B
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| IND Sourav Kothari | 271 | AUS Matthew Bolton | 500 |
| ENG Nalin Patel | 500 | ENG Robert Marshall | 447 |
| AUS Matthew Bolton | 500 | ENG Robert Marshall | 249 |
| IND Sourav Kothari | 500 | ENG Nalin Patel | 329 |
| ENG Nalin Patel | 151 | AUS Matthew Bolton | 500 |
| IND Sourav Kothari | 500 | ENG Robert Marshall | 235 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | AUS Matthew Bolton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 671 |
| 2 | IND Sourav Kothari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1271 | 1064 |
| 3 | ENG Nalin Patel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 980 | 1447 |
| 4 | ENG Robert Marshall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 931 | 1500 |
Group C
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| IND Pankaj Advani | 500 | ENG Chris Taylor | 63 |
| ENG Matthew Sutton | 500 | ENG Jamie Barker | 146 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 500 | ENG Jamie Barker | 172 |
| ENG Chris Taylor | 500 | SCO Calum Hossack | 274 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 500 | SCO Calum Hossack | 71 |
| ENG Matthew Sutton | 500 | ENG Chris Taylor | 372 |
| ENG Jamie Barker | 500 | SCO Calum Hossack | 392 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 500 | ENG Matthew Sutton | 222 |
| ENG Chris Taylor | 500 | ENG Jamie Barker | 336 |
| ENG Matthew Sutton | 500 | SCO Calum Hossack | 134 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | IND Pankaj Advani | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2000 | 528 |
| 2 | ENG Matthew Sutton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1722 | 1152 |
| 3 | ENG Chris Taylor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1435 | 1610 |
| 4 | ENG Jamie Barker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1154 | 1892 |
| 5 | SCO Calum Hossack | 4 | 0 | 4 | 871 | 2000 |
Group D
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 500 | IND Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 500 | Jersey Guy Heys | 106 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 500 | IND Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
| IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 500 | Jersey Guy Heys | 115 |
| Jersey Guy Heys | 500 | IND Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 500 | IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 172 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | IND Geet Sethi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 278 |
| 2 | IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1172 | 615 |
| 3 | Jersey Guy Heys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 721 | 1000 |
| 4 | IND Ashok Shandilya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1500 |
Group E
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| ENG David Causier | 500 | IND Alok Kumar | 266 |
| ENG John Murphy | 500 | ENG Glen Blythman | 100 |
| IND Alok Kumar | 500 | ENG Glen Blythman | 149 |
| ENG David Causier | 500 | ENG John Murphy | 196 |
| ENG John Murphy | 241 | IND Alok Kumar | 500 |
| ENG David Causier | 500 | ENG Glen Blythman | 0 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | ENG David Causier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 462 |
| 2 | IND Alok Kumar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1266 | 890 |
| 3 | ENG John Murphy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 937 | 1100 |
| 4 | ENG Glen Blythman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 1500 |
Group F
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| IND Rupesh Shah | 500 | AUS Neil Bolton | 148 |
| IND Sushrut Pandia | 418 | ENG Gary Norman | 500 |
| AUS Neil Bolton | 500 | ENG Gary Norman | 431 |
| IND Rupesh Shah | 500 | IND Sushrut Pandia | 45 |
| IND Sushrut Pandia | 202 | AUS Neil Bolton | 500 |
| IND Rupesh Shah | 500 | ENG Gary Norman | 181 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | IND Rupesh Shah | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 374 |
| 2 | AUS Neil Bolton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1148 | 1133 |
| 3 | ENG Gary Norman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1112 | 1418 |
| 4 | IND Sushrut Pandia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 665 | 1500 |
Group G
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 500 | ENG Mark Hirst | 106 |
| ENG Rob Hall | 500 | IND Manish Jain | 491 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 500 | IND Manish Jain | 132 |
| ENG Mark Hirst | 500 | ENG Jason Devaney | 241 |
| ENG Rob Hall | 500 | ENG Mark Hirst | 444 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 500 | ENG Jason Devaney | 79 |
| IND Manish Jain | 500 | ENG Jason Devaney | 219 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 500 | ENG Rob Hall | 279 |
| ENG Rob Hall | 500 | ENG Jason Devaney | 151 |
| ENG Mark Hirst | 187 | IND Manish Jain | 500 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | SIN Peter Gilchrist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2000 | 596 |
| 2 | ENG Rob Hall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1779 | 1586 |
| 3 | IND Manish Jain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1623 | 1406 |
| 4 | ENG Mark Hirst | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1237 | 1741 |
| 5 | ENG Jason Devaney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 690 | 2000 |
Group H
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| ENG Brian Watson | 147 | ENG Billy Bousfield | 500 |
| IND Dhruv Sitwala | 462 | IND Devendra Joshi | 500 |
| IND Dhruv Sitwala | 500 | ENG Billy Bousfield | 426 |
| ENG Brian Watson | 104 | IND Devendra Joshi | 500 |
| IND Devendra Joshi | 500 | ENG Billy Bousfield | 182 |
| IND Dhruv Sitwala | 500 | ENG Brian Watson | 160 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | IND Devendra Joshi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 748 |
| 2 | IND Dhruv Sitwala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1462 | 1086 |
| 3 | ENG Billy Bousfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1108 | 1147 |
| 4 | ENG Brian Watson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 411 | 1500 |
Second group stage
In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.
Group A
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| IND Devendra Joshi | 671 | ENG Matthew Sutton | 750 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 750 | AUS Neil Bolton | 120 |
| IND Devendra Joshi | 750 | AUS Neil Bolton | 159 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 611 | ENG Matthew Sutton | 750 |
| ENG Matthew Sutton | 750 | AUS Neil Bolton | 319 |
| IND Geet Sethi | 220 | IND Devendra Joshi | 750 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | ENG Matthew Sutton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 1601 |
| 2 | IND Devendra Joshi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2171 | 1129 |
| 3 | IND Geet Sethi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1581 | 1620 |
| 4 | AUS Neil Bolton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 598 | 2250 |
Group B
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| ENG Mike Russell | 750 | ENG Rob Hall | 49 |
| IND Rupesh Shah | 750 | IND Sourav Kothari | 683 |
| ENG Mike Russell | 750 | IND Sourav Kothari | 593 |
| IND Rupesh Shah | 750 | ENG Rob Hall | 470 |
| ENG Rob Hall | 259 | IND Sourav Kothari | 750 |
| IND Rupesh Shah | 232 | ENG Mike Russell | 750 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | ENG Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 874 |
| 2 | IND Rupesh Shah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1732 | 1903 |
| 3 | IND Sourav Kothari | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2026 | 1759 |
| 4 | ENG Rob Hall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 778 | 2250 |
Group C
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| AUS Matthew Bolton | 750 | IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 258 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 750 | IND Alok Kumar | 416 |
| AUS Matthew Bolton | 750 | IND Alok Kumar | 415 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 750 | IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 463 |
| IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 356 | IND Alok Kumar | 750 |
| IND Pankaj Advani | 750 | AUS Matthew Bolton | 154 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | IND Pankaj Advani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 1033 |
| 2 | AUS Matthew Bolton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1654 | 1423 |
| 3 | IND Alok Kumar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1581 | 1856 |
| 4 | IND Balchandra Bhaskar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1077 | 2250 |
Group D
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
|---|
| ENG David Causier | 750 | ENG Phil Mumford | 268 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 750 | IND Dhruv Sitwala | 220 |
| ENG David Causier | 750 | IND Dhruv Sitwala | 453 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 419 | ENG Phil Mumford | 750 |
| ENG Phil Mumford | 312 | IND Dhruv Sitwala | 750 |
| SIN Peter Gilchrist | 750 | ENG David Causier | 490 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
|---|
| 1 | ENG David Causier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1990 | 1471 |
| 2 | SIN Peter Gilchrist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1919 | 1460 |
| 3 | IND Dhruv Sitwala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1423 | 1812 |
| 4 | ENG Phil Mumford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1330 | 1812 |
Knock-out stage
First to 1000 points
First to 1250 points
First to 1500 points
|RD1-team1=IND Pankaj Advani
|RD1-score1=1000
|RD1-team2=IND Devendra Joshi
|RD1-score2=721
|RD1-team3=ENG Mike Russell
|RD1-score3=1000
|RD1-team4=SIN Peter Gilchrist
|RD1-score4=698
|RD1-team5=ENG David Causier
|RD1-score5=1000
|RD1-team6=IND Rupesh Shah
|RD1-score6=455
|RD1-team7=ENG Matthew Sutton
|RD1-score7=482
|RD1-team8=AUS Matthew Bolton
|RD1-score8=1000
|RD2-team1=IND Pankaj Advani
|RD2-score1=1012
|RD2-team2=ENG Mike Russell
|RD2-score2=1250
|RD2-team3=ENG David Causier
|RD2-score3=1250
|RD2-team4=AUS Matthew Bolton
|RD2-score4=232
|RD3-team1=ENG Mike Russell
|RD3-score1=1500
|RD3-team2=ENG David Causier
|RD3-score2=558