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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.

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
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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarterfinals
2½ hours
Semifinals
4 hours
Final
5 hours
Qatar Mike Russell 1271
India B. Bhaskar 419 Qatar Mike Russell 1366
India Rupesh Shah 545 India Rupesh Shah 880
England Martin Goodwill 394 Qatar Mike Russell 1253
England David Causier 782 India Pankaj Advani 2030
India Pankaj Advani 896 India Pankaj Advani 1037
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 399 India Dhruv Sitwala 972
India 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.
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  • "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.