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