2009 World Professional Billiards Championship

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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. [1] 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.

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Pankaj Advani won his first World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating defending champion Mike Russell in the final 2030–1253. [2] [3]

Group round

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Group A

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 945 Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 215
Flag of India.svg Devendra Joshi 615 Flag of England.svg Ian Williamson 237
Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 889 Flag of England.svg Ian Williamson 269
Flag of India.svg Devendra Joshi 309 Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 485
Flag of England.svg Ian Williamson 249 Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 480
Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 703 Flag of India.svg Devendra Joshi 439
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 3302537919
2 Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 32111761503
3 Flag of India.svg Devendra Joshi 31213631425
4 Flag of England.svg Ian Williamson 30311761503

Group B

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Flag of India.svg Sourav Kothari 333 Flag of India.svg B. Bhaskar 779
Flag of England.svg Gary Rogers 171 Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwill 654
Flag of India.svg Sourav Kothari 394 Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwill 413
Flag of India.svg B. Bhaskar 529 Flag of England.svg Gary Rogers 295
Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwill 567 Flag of India.svg B. Bhaskar 400
Flag of India.svg Sourav Kothari 730 Flag of England.svg Gary Rogers 317
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwill 3301634965
2 Flag of India.svg B. Bhaskar 32117081195
3 Flag of India.svg Sourav Kothari 31214571509
4 Flag of England.svg Gary Rogers 3037831913

Group C

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Flag of Singapore.svg Peter Gilchrist 927 Flag of England.svg Bernard French 240
Flag of England.svg Mark Hirst 513 Flag of England.svg Bernard French 314
Flag of Singapore.svg Peter Gilchrist 789 Flag of England.svg Mark Hirst 471
Flag of England.svg David Causier 982 Flag of England.svg Bernard French 299
Flag of England.svg David Causier 862 Flag of England.svg Mark Hirst 332
Flag of England.svg David Causier 982 Flag of Singapore.svg Peter Gilchrist 467
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Flag of England.svg David Causier 33028261098
2 Flag of Singapore.svg Peter Gilchrist 32121831693
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Hirst 31213161965
4 Flag of England.svg Bernard French 3038532422

Group D

PlayerScorePlayerScore
Flag of India.svg Geet Sethi 383 Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 629
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 787 Flag of England.svg Robert Hall 394
Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 957 Flag of Austria.svg Michael Kreuziger 154
Flag of India.svg Geet Sethi 1329 Flag of England.svg Robert Hall 206
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 1169 Flag of Austria.svg Michael Kreuziger 159
Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 1010 Flag of England.svg Robert Hall 228
Flag of India.svg Geet Sethi 1247 Flag of Austria.svg Michael Kreuziger 185
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 495 Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 731
Flag of Austria.svg Michael Kreuziger 222 Flag of England.svg Robert Hall 690
Flag of India.svg Geet Sethi 482 Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 818
RankPlayerPWLFA
1 Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 44033271260
2 Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 43132691766
3 Flag of India.svg Geet Sethi 42234411838
4 Flag of England.svg Robert Hall 41315183348
5 Flag of Austria.svg Michael Kreuziger 4047204063

Knock-out round

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Quarterfinals
2½ hours
Semifinals
4 hours
Final
5 hours
Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 1271
Flag of India.svg B. Bhaskar 419 Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 1366
Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 545 Flag of India.svg Rupesh Shah 880
Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwill 394 Flag of Qatar.svg Mike Russell 1253
Flag of England.svg David Causier 782 Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 2030
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 896 Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 1037
Flag of Singapore.svg Peter Gilchrist 399 Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 972
Flag of India.svg Dhruv Sitwala 872

References

  1. "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  2. Everton, Clive (6 September 2009). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". London: guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  5. "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.