Dhruv Sitwala (born 15 October 1972)[1] is an Indian player of English billiards. He has reached three world finals, and twice been Asian Billiards champion.
| Born | 15 October 1972 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | India |
| Highest break | 654 |
In 2007, Sitwala reached the final of the timed version of the IBSF World Billiards Championship, losing 1488–1946 to Pankaj Advani.[2]
In the semi-final of the 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship, Sitwala won by a single point, 980-979 against Geet Sethi.[3] Mike Russell won his 10th World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Sitwala 1738–1204 in the final.[4] Sitwala was also the losing finalist in the 2016 short format World Billiards Championship, losing 6–8 to David Causier in the final.[5]
In 2016, Sitwala won 6–2 against Bhaskar Balachandra in the final to successfully defend the Asian Billiards Championship title that he had won the previous year.[6]
At the 2019 Pan-Am Cup in Winnipeg, Peter Gilchrist beat Sitwala 1500-507 in the final.[7]
Career highlights edit
- 2007 IBSF World Billiards Championship runner-up[2]
- 2010 World Billiards Championship runner-up[4]
- 2015 Asian Billiards Champion[6]
- 2016 Asian Billiards Champion[8][6]
- 2016 World Billiards Championship runner-up[5]
- 2019 Pan-Am Cup runner-up
References edit
- ^ a b "Dhruv Sitwala". bsfi.net. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Past Champions". ibsf.info. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Sethi, Geet (31 October 2010). "Sitwala to take on Russell in final". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b Geet, Sethi (2 November 2010). "Mike Russell regains World crown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ a b "The 2016 LITEtask World Billiards Championship". world-billiards.com. World Billiards. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sitwala's reign continues". The Hindu. India. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "2019 Pan Am Cup". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "ACBS Billiards Championships 100 up – Colombo / Sri Lanka 2016". acbs.qa. Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2019.