2010 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between 27 and 31 October 2010.[1] The 20 players were divided into four groups of five, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his 10th World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Dhruv Sitwala 1738–1204 in the final.[2]

Contents

Group round

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Group A

Player Score Player Score
Pankaj Advani 1150 Sushrut Pandia 167
Devendra Joshi 280 Sourav Kothari 728
Pankaj Advani 684 Martin Goodwill 637
Devendra Joshi 839 Sushrut Pandia 299
Sourav Kothari 718 Martin Goodwill 262
Pankaj Advani 818 Devendra Joshi 469
Sourav Kothari 1152 Sushrut Pandia 189
Devendra Joshi 493 Martin Goodwill 500
Pankaj Advani 965 Sourav Kothari 457
Sushrut Pandia 239 Martin Goodwill 906
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Pankaj Advani 4 4 0 3617 1730
2 Sourav Kothari 4 3 1 3055 1696
3 Martin Goodwill 4 1 3 2305 2134
4 Devendra Joshi 4 1 3 2081 2345
5 Sushrut Pandia 4 0 4 894 4047

Group B

Player Score Player Score
Rupesh Shah 702 Bem French 239
Geet Sethi 781 Siddharth Parikh 397
Rupesh Shah 618 Matthew Sutton 414
Geet Sethi 1223 Bem French 186
Siddharth Parikh 964 Bem French 201
Rupesh Shah 441 Geet Sethi 461
Siddharth Parikh 351 Matthew Sutton 385
Geet Sethi 1199 Matthew Sutton 223
Rupesh Shah 352 Siddharth Parikh 416
Bem French 242 Matthew Sutton 705
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Geet Sethi 4 4 0 3664 1247
2 Rupesh Shah 4 2 2 2113 1530
3 Siddharth Parikh 4 2 2 2128 1719
4 Matthew Sutton 4 2 2 1727 2410
5 Bem French 4 0 4 868 3594

Group C

Player Score Player Score
Dhruv Sitwala 283 Ashok Shandilya 504
David Causier 868 Mark Hirst 289
Dhruv Sitwala 533 Phil Mumford 480
David Causier 911 Ashok Shandilya 391
Mark Hirst 347 Phil Mumford 599
Dhruv Sitwala 593 David Causier 498
Mark Hirst 560 Ashok Shandilya 386
David Causier 1150 Phil Mumford 289
Dhruv Sitwala 430 Mark Hirst 429
Ashok Shandilya 566 Phil Mumford 554
Rank Player P W L F A
1 David Causier 4 3 1 3427 1562
2 Dhruv Sitwala 4 3 1 1839 1911
3 Ashok Shandilya 4 2 2 1847 2308
4 Mark Hirst 4 1 3 1625 2283
5 Phil Mumford 4 1 3 1922 2596

Group D

Player Score Player Score
Mike Russell 1070 Ian Williamson 262
Peter Gilchrist 616 Gary Rogers 394
Mike Russell 413 Robert Marshall 614
Peter Gilchrist 961 Ian Williamson 275
Gary Rogers 148 Robert Marshall 730
Mike Russell 719 Peter Gilchrist 393
Gary Rogers 368 Ian Williamson 277
Peter Gilchrist 674 Robert Marshall 422
Mike Russell 820 Gary Rogers 338
Ian Williamson 375 Robert Marshall 321
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Mike Russell 4 3 1 3022 1607
2 Peter Gilchrist 4 3 1 2644 1810
3 Robert Marshall 4 2 2 2087 1610
4 Gary Rogers 4 1 3 1248 2443
5 Ian Williamson 4 1 3 1189 2720

Knock-out round

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2½ hours 4 hours 5 hours
     
Pankaj Advani     608          
Dhruv Sitwala     723    
Dhruv Sitwala     980  
  Geet Sethi     979    
Peter Gilchrist   445
Geet Sethi   969  
Dhruv Sitwala     1204  
  Mike Russell     1738  
David Causier   1356
Sourav Kothari   499  
David Causier   1279
  Mike Russell   1525  
Rupesh Shah   496
Mike Russell   995  

References

  1. ^ "2010 World Professional Billiards Championship". Cue Sports India. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2010/wpb/wpbilliards.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  2. ^ Geet, Sethi (2010-11-02). "Mike Russell regains World crown". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/02/stories/2010110254702100.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  3. ^ "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2010/wpb/wpbGR.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  4. ^ "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2010/wpb/wpbKO.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 

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