2008 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 23 and 27 July 2008 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England.[1] The 16 players were divided into four groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his ninth World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Geet Sethi 1821–1342 in the final.

Group round

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Group A
Player Score Player Score
Mike Russell 1,068 Michael Kreuziger 147
Devendra Joshi 720 Gary Rogers 253
Mike Russell 980 Gary Rogers 207
Devendra Joshi 809 Michael Kreuziger 241
Gary Rogers 301 Michael Kreuziger 370
Mike Russell 741 Devendra Joshi 501
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Mike Russell 3 3 0 2,789 885
2 Devendra Joshi 3 2 1 2,030 1,235
3 Michael Kreuziger 3 1 2 788 2,178
4 Gary Rogers 3 0 3 761 2,070

Group B
Player Score Player Score
David Causier 918 Sourav Kothari 308
Dhruv Sitwala 378 Sourav Kothari 561
David Causier 858 Dhruv Sitwala 533
Paul Bennett 483 Dhruv Sitwala 534
Paul Bennett 488 Sourav Kothari 541
David Causier 706 Paul Bennett 583
Rank Player P W L F A
1 David Causier 3 3 0 2,482 1,418
2 Saurav Kothari 3 2 1 1,404 1,784
3 Dhruv Sitwala 3 1 2 1,445 1,902
4 Paul Bennett 3 0 3 1,554 1,781

Group C
Player Score Player Score
Geet Sethi 671 Rupesh Shah 459
Peter Gilchrist 945 Alok Kumar 447
Geet Sethi 887 Alok Kumar 506
Peter Gilchrist 615 Rupesh Shah 433
Alok Kumar 533 Rupesh Shah 744
Geet Sethi 628 Peter Gilchrist 749
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Peter Gilchrist 3 3 0 2,309 1,508
2 Geet Sethi 3 2 1 2,186 1,714
3 Rupesh Shah 3 1 2 1,636 1,819
4 Alok Kumar 3 0 3 1,486 2,576

Group D
Player Score Player Score
Pankaj Advani 742 Ian Williamson 308
Ian Williamson 607 Mark Hirst 154
Pankaj Advani 806 Mark Hirst 472
Chris Shutt 833 Mark Hirst 392
Chris Shutt 976 Ian Williamson 405
Chris Shutt 731 Pankaj Advani 750
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Pankaj Advani 3 3 0 2,258 1,511
2 Chris Shutt 3 2 1 2,540 1,547
3 Ian Williamson 3 1 2 1,320 1,872
4 Mark Hirst 3 0 3 1,018 2,246

Knock-out round

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2½ hours 4 hours 5 hours
     
Mike Russell 838        
Saurav Kothari 526  
Mike Russell 1,788
  David Causier 1,149  
David Causier 1,547
Devendra Joshi 358  
Mike Russell 1,821
  Geet Sethi 1,342
Peter Gilchrist 647
Chris Shutt 965  
Chris Shutt 1,293
  Geet Sethi 1,426  
Pankaj Advani 713
Geet Sethi 960  
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References
  1. "Russell Aiming For Cloud Nine". World Snooker. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  2. "Cue Sports India: Group Round". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. "Cue Sports India: Knock-out Round". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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