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.[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.

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

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Player  | Score  | Player  | Score

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Mike Russell | 945 |  Rupesh Shah | 215
Devendra Joshi | 615 |  Ian Williamson | 237
Mike Russell | 889 |  Ian Williamson | 269
Devendra Joshi | 309  |  Rupesh Shah | 485
Ian Williamson | 249  |  Rupesh Shah | 480
Mike Russell | 703 |  Devendra Joshi | 439
Rank  | Player  | P  | W  | L  | F  | A

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1  |  Mike Russell | 3  | 3  | 0  | 2537  | 919
2  |  Rupesh Shah | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1176  | 1503
3  |  Devendra Joshi | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1363  | 1425
4  |  Ian Williamson | 3  | 0  | 3  | 1176  | 1503

### Group B

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Player  | Score  | Player  | Score

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Sourav Kothari | 333  |  B. Bhaskar | 779
Gary Rogers | 171  |  Martin Goodwill | 654
Sourav Kothari | 394  |  Martin Goodwill | 413
B. Bhaskar | 529 |  Gary Rogers | 295
Martin Goodwill | 567 |  B. Bhaskar | 400
Sourav Kothari | 730 |  Gary Rogers | 317
Rank  | Player  | P  | W  | L  | F  | A

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1  |  Martin Goodwill | 3  | 3  | 0  | 1634  | 965
2  |  B. Bhaskar | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1708  | 1195
3  |  Sourav Kothari | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1457  | 1509
4  |  Gary Rogers | 3  | 0  | 3  | 783  | 1913

### Group C

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Player  | Score  | Player  | Score

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Peter Gilchrist | 927 |  Bernard French | 240
Mark Hirst | 513 |  Bernard French | 314
Peter Gilchrist | 789 |  Mark Hirst | 471
David Causier | 982 |  Bernard French | 299
David Causier | 862 |  Mark Hirst | 332
David Causier | 982 |  Peter Gilchrist | 467
Rank  | Player  | P  | W  | L  | F  | A

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1  |  David Causier | 3  | 3  | 0  | 2826  | 1098
2  |  Peter Gilchrist | 3  | 2  | 1  | 2183  | 1693
3  |  Mark Hirst | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1316  | 1965
4  |  Bernard French | 3  | 0  | 3  | 853  | 2422

### Group D

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Player  | Score  | Player  | Score

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Geet Sethi | 383  |  Dhruv Sitwala | 629
Pankaj Advani | 787 |  Robert Hall | 394
Dhruv Sitwala | 957 |  Michael Kreuziger | 154
Geet Sethi | 1329 |  Robert Hall | 206
Pankaj Advani | 1169 |  Michael Kreuziger | 159
Dhruv Sitwala | 1010 |  Robert Hall | 228
Geet Sethi | 1247 |  Michael Kreuziger | 185
Pankaj Advani | 495  |  Dhruv Sitwala | 731
Michael Kreuziger | 222  |  Robert Hall | 690
Geet Sethi | 482  |  Pankaj Advani | 818
Rank  | Player  | P  | W  | L  | F  | A

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1  |  Dhruv Sitwala | 4  | 4  | 0  | 3327  | 1260
2  |  Pankaj Advani | 4  | 3  | 1  | 3269  | 1766
3  |  Geet Sethi | 4  | 2  | 2  | 3441  | 1838
4  |  Robert Hall | 4  | 1  | 3  | 1518  | 3348
5  |  Michael Kreuziger | 4  | 0  | 4  | 720  | 4063

## Knock-out round

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| Quarterfinals
2½ hours | | | Semifinals
4 hours | | | Final
5 hours |

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|  Mike Russell | 1271 | | |
|  B. Bhaskar | 419 | | |  Mike Russell | 1366 |
|  Rupesh Shah | 545 | | |  Rupesh Shah | 880 |
|  Martin Goodwill | 394 | | | | | |  Mike Russell | 1253 |
|  David Causier | 782 | | | | |  Pankaj Advani | 2030 |
|  Pankaj Advani | 896 | | |  Pankaj Advani | 1037 | | | |
|  Peter Gilchrist | 399 | | |  Dhruv Sitwala | 972 |
|  Dhruv Sitwala | 872 | |

## References

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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.

## External links

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* "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.