2008 World Professional Billiards Championship

Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England. 23-27 July 2008

SCROLL DOWN FOR GROUP RESULTS AND TABLES

 

Quarters Friday (3pm & 7pm BST)

Semis

Final

  Mike Russell 838 Mike Russell 1788 Mike Russell 1821
  Sourav Kothari 526
  David Causier 1547 David Causier 1149
  Devendra Joshi 358
  Peter Gilchrist   Chris Shutt 1293 Geet Sethi 1342
  Chris Shutt  
  Geet Sethi   Geet Sethi 1426
  Pankaj Advani  

 

FINAL

FINAL              MIKE RUSSELL             v    GEET SETHI          

First Session

Score: 1041                                    Score: 443                             

Breaks: 176-315-67-51-58-51-133    Breaks:82-88-91-11unf         

Average:         34.7                         Average:         14.8

Second Session

Score: 780                                       Score: 899                             

Breaks:  118-57-189-72-193              Breaks: 77-120-183-51-64-52          

Average:         21.6                          Average:         25.0

Match Result

Score:              1821                        Score:              1342   

Match Average:  27.6                        Match Average:  20.3

 

Semi Finals

SEMI-FINAL 1 MIKE RUSSELL V          DAVID CAUSIER

First session

Score:               909                              Score:   466

Breaks:  52-86-209-492-19unf                Breaks:   58-95-130-56

Average:           47.8                              Average:           24.5

Second session

Score:               879                              Score:  683      

Breaks:   231-60-204-183-104                Breaks:  114-73-173-95-22unf

Average:           54.9                             Average:           45.5

Match Result                 

Score:               1788                             Score:   1149

Match Average:  51.1                             Match Average:  33.8

 

SEMI-FINAL 2 CHRIS SHUTT   V         GEET SETHI

First session

Score:               634                               Score:               757

Breaks:151-105-76-115-88                     Breaks:92-52-84-181-62-63-73unf

Average:           30.2                              Average:           36.0

Second session

Score:               659                               Score:               669

Breaks:89-113-179-81                            Breaks:  99-79-129-94-88-103-32unf

Average:           41.2                              Average:           41.8

Match Result               

Score:               1293                             Score:               1426

Match Average:  34.9                             Match Average:  38.5

 

Quarter Finals

MIKE  RUSSELL [72, 301, 295] (Av24.6) 838-526  SOURAV KOTHARI [50, 99, 79] (Av 15.5)

DAVID  CAUSIER [65,  96, 92, 94, 97, 118, 180, 495, 108uf] (Av 59.5) 1547-358 DEVENDRA  JOSHI [63, 108, 53] (Av 13.2)


GROUP SCORES

Group A:

Mike Russell [76, 89, 588] (Av 35.6) 1068-177 (Av 5.7) Michael Kreuziger

Devendra Joshi (115, 57, 86, 55, 108, 65uf] (Av 16.4) 720-253 (Av 5.6) Gary Rogers

Mike Russell [101, 203, 62, 87, 272, 99] (Av 24.5) 980-207 (Av 5.2) Gary Rogers

Group B:

David Causier [137, 87, 138, 150, 74] (Av 21.9) 918-302 [84] (Av 7.2) Sourav Kothari

Sourav Kothari [76, 66, 159] (Av 17.0) 561-378 [68, 112, 71] (Av 11.1) Dhruv Sitwala

David Causier [150, 214, 121, 77, 87] (Av 39.0) 858-533 [63, 66, 80, 141] (Av 24.2) Dhruv Sitwala

Group C:
Geet Sethi [118, 94, 53, 79, 92, 70uf] (Av 39.5) 671-459 [83, 71, 113] (Av 27.0) Rupesh Shah

Peter Gilchrist [54, 108, 118, 103, 189, 187] (Av 49.7) 945-447 [61, 97, 54, 84uf] (Av 23.5) Alok Kumar

Geet Sethi [97, 52, 90, 119, 73, 85, 139] (Av 36.9) 887-506 [89, 79, 68, 74] (Av 22.0) Alok Kumar

Group D:
Pankaj Advani [62, 130, 87, 106, 56, 176uf] (Av 21.8) 742-308 [81] (Av 8.8) Ian Williamson

Ian Williamson [54, 62, 69, 129, 85, 86, 40uf] (Av 50.6) 607-154 (Av 11.8) Mark Hirst

Pankaj Advani [256, 95, 149, 97] (Av 35.0) 806-472 [59, 128uf] (Av 20.5) Mark Hirst

 

HIGH BREAKS

588, 272, 203, 101 Mike Russell

189, 187, 118, 108, 103 Peter Gilchrist

256, 176, 149, 130, 106 Pankaj Advani

159 Sourav Kothari

214, 150, 1150, 38, 137, 121, David Causier

141 Dhruv Sitwala

129 Ian Williamson

139, 119, 118 Geet Sethi

115, 108 Devendra Joshi

113 Rupesh Shah

 

GROUP TABLES

Group A   Matches Pos
Player 1 2 3 4 Won Lost
Mike Russell     980 1068 2 0  
Devendra Joshi     720   1 0  
Gary Rogers 207 253     0 2  
Michael Kreuziger 177       0 1  
Group B Matches Pos
Player 1 2 3 4 Won Lost
David Causier     858 918 2 0  
Paul Bennett              
Dhruv Sitwala 533     378 1 1  
Sourav Kothari 302   561   1 1  
Group C Matches Pos
Player 1 2 3 4 Won Lost
Geet Sethi     887 671 2 0  
Peter Gilchrist     945   1 0  
Alok Kumar 506 447     0 2  
Rupesh Shah 459       0 1  
Group D Matches Pos
Player 1 2 3 4 Won Lost
Chris Shutt              
Pankaj Advani     742 806 2 0  
Ian Williamson   308   607 1 1  
Mark Hirst   472 154   0 2  

 

The top two from each group will go through to the quarter-finals:

The round robin games will be played over one 120-minute session. Quarter-finals matches will be one 150-minute session.

Semi-finals will be two 120-minute sessions and the final will be two 150-minute session.

 

Order of Play

Date                Time               Table  Players

Wednesday           11.00am                 1              Mike Russell v  Michael Kreuziger

23 July                                                    2              David Causier v Sourav Kothari

                                                                3              Geet Sethi v Rupesh Shah

                                                                4              Pankaj Advani v Ian Williamson

                                 3.00pm                   1              Devendra Joshi v Gary Rogers

                                                                2              Dhruv Sitwala v Sourav Kothari

                                                                3              Peter Gilchrist v Alok Kumar

                                                                4              Ian Williamson v Mark Hirst

                                 7.00pm                   1              Mike Russell v Gary Rogers

                                                                2              David Causier v Dhruv Sitwala

                                                                3              Geet Sethi v Alok Kumar

                                                                4              Pankaj Advani v Mark Hirst

 Thursday               11.00am                 1              Devendra Joshi v Michael Kreuziger

24 July                                                    3              Peter Gilchrist v Rupesh Shah

                                3.00pm                   1              Gary Rogers v Michael Kreuziger

                                                                2              Paul Bennett v Dhruv Sitwala

                                                                3              Alok Kumar v Rupesh Shah

                                                                4              Chris Shutt v Mark Hirst

                                7.00pm                   1              Mike Russell v Devendra Joshi

                                                                2              Paul Bennett v Sourav Kothari

                                                                3              Geet Sethi v Peter Gilchrist

                                                                4              Chris Shutt v Ian Williamson

Friday                     10.00am                 2              David Causier v Paul Bennett  

25 July                                                    4              Chris Shutt v Pankaj Advani

 3.00pm                  3              Quarter-Final 1                                    

                                4              Quarter-Final 2                                                                                                      

  7.00pm                 1              Quarter-Final 3                    

                                                                2              Quarter-Final 4

Saturday               10.00am                                  Open Event

26 July                   3.00pm                   1              Semi-Final 1         

                                                                3              Semi-Final 2   

                                                            Semi-Finals   

  7.00pm                 1              Semi-Final 1 *    

                                                                3              Semi-Final 2 *

Sunday                   10.00am                                 Open Event

27 July                     3.00pm                 1              Final

                                  7.00pm                 1              Final *

* Denotes the final session of match

 

PRIZE FUND

Winner £6 ,000
Runner-Up £2 ,750
Losing semi-finalist £1 ,500
Losing quarter-finalist £750
Group Losers £400
High break £ 350
Total prize fund £18,300

 

ROLL OF HONOUR

2008          
2007   Mike Russell 2166-1710 Chris Shutt  
2006   Geet Sethi 2093-1057 Lee Lagan  
2005   Chris Shutt 1620-1365    
2004   Mike Russell 2402-1349 David Causier  
2003   Mike Russell 6-4 (100up) Peter Gilchrist  
2002   Mike Russell 2251-1273 Peter Gilchrist  
2001 Mega Ace Peter Gilchrist 1287-863 Mike Russell  
2000 not played        
1999   Mike Russell 2001-832 Peter Gilchrist  
1998   Geet Sethi 1400-1015 Mike Russell  
1997          
1996   Mike Russell 2534-1848 Geet Sethi  
1995   Geet Sethi 1661-931 Devendra Joshi  
1994   Peter Gilchrist 1539-645 Mike Russell  
1993   Geet Sethi 2139-1140 Mike Russell  
1992   Geet Sethi 2529-718 Mike Russell  
1991   Mike Russell 1352-957 Robbie Foldvari  
1990          
1989   Mike Russell 2242-1247 Peter Gilchrist  
1988   Norman Dagley 7-4 Eddie Charlton  
1987   Norman Dagley 3-1 Robbie Foldvari  
1986   Robbie Foldvari 3-1 Norman Dagley  
1985 Eurotherm Ray Edmonds 3-1 Norman Dagley  
1984 Strachan Mark Wildman 1045-1012 Eddie Charlton  
1983   Rex Williams 1500-605 Fred Davis  
1982   Rex Williams 3000-1765 Mark Wildman  
1980 Yorkshire Bank Fred Davis 5978-4452 Rex Williams  
1976   Rex Williams 9105-5149 Eddie Charlton  
1974   Rex Williams 7017-4916 Eddie Charlton  
1973   Rex Williams 8360-4336 Jack Karnehm  
1971   Rex Williams 9250-4058 Bernard Bennett  
1968   Rex Williams 5499-5234 Clark McConachy
1951   Clark McConachy 9292-6691 John Barrie  
1948 Pro Sidney Smith 7002-6428 John Barrie  
1934   Walter Lindrum 23,553-22,678 Joe Davis  
1933   Walter Lindrum 21,815-21,121 Joe Davis  
1932   Joe Davis 25,161-19,259 Clark McConachy
1930   Joe Davis 20,198-20,117 Tom Newman  
1929   Joe Davis 18,000-17,219 Tom Newman  
1928   Joe Davis 16,000-14,763 Tom Newman  
1927   Tom Newman 16,000-14,763 Joe Davis  
1926   Tom Newman 16,000-9,505 Joe Davis  
1925   Tom Newman 16,000-10,092 Tom Reece  
1924   Tom Newman 16,000-14,845 Tom Reece  
1923   Willie Smith 16,000-15,180 Tom Newman  
1922   Tom Newman 16,000-15,167 Claude Falkiner  
1921   Tom Newman 16,000-10,744 Tom Reece  
1920   Willie Smith 16,000-14,500 Claude Falkiner  
1919   Mel Inman 16,000-9,468 Harry Stevenson  
1914   Mel Inman 18,000-12,826 Tom Reece  
1913   Mel Inman 18,000-16,627 Tom Reece  
1912   Mel Inman 18,000-9,675 Tom Reece  
1911   Harry Stevenson 18,000-16,914 Mel Inman  
1910 oct   Harry Stevenson 18,000-16,907 Mel Inman  
1910 apr   Harry Stevenson unfinished Mel Inman  
1909 apr   Harry Stevenson     declared winner. No contest
1909 mar Mel Inman     declared winner. No contest
1908   Mel Inman 9000-7662 Albert Williams  
1903   Charles Dawson 9000-8700 Harry Stevenson  
1901 nov Harry Stevenson     declared winner. No contest
1901 apr   Charles Dawson 9000-5796 Harry Stevenson  
1901 jan   Harry Stevenson 9000-6406 Charles Dawson  
1900   Charles Dawson 9000-6775 Harry Stevenson  
1899   Charles Dawson 9000-4715 John North  
1894   Billy Mitchell 9000-8163 Charles Dawson  
1893   Billy Mitchell 9000-7525 John North Bristol
1892 apr   Billy Mitchell 3000-2697 John North  
1892   William Peall 5000-1755 Billy Mitchell  
1889   William Peall     round robin winner
1889   William Peall     round robin winner
1889   Billy Mitchell     round robin winner
1888   William Peall 15,000-5,753 Billy Mitchell  
1887   Billy Mitchell 15,000-13,733 William Peall  
1885 jun   John Roberts Jun. 3000-1360 Joseph Bennett  
1885 mar John Roberts Jun. 3000-2908 William Cook  
1884   John Roberts Jun.     declared winner. No contest
1881 jan   Joseph Bennett 1000-910 Tom Taylor  
1881 sep William Cook     declared winner. No contest
1880   Joseph Bennett 1000-949 William Cook  
1878   William Cook     declared winner. No contest
1877   John Roberts Jun. 1000-799 William Cook  
1876   William Cook     declared winner. No contest
1875 dec John Roberts Jun. 1000-865 William Cook  
1875 may John Roberts Jun. 1000-837 William Cook  
1874   William Cook 1000-784 John Roberts Jun.
1872   William Cook 1000-799 John Roberts Jun.
1871 nov William Cook 1000-942 Joseph Bennett  
1871 may William Cook 1000-985 John Roberts Jun.
1871 jan   John Roberts Jun. 1000-637 Joseph Bennett  
1870 nov Joseph Bennett 1000-905 John Roberts Jun.
1870 may John Roberts Jun. 1000-752 Alfred Bowles  
1870 apr   John Roberts Jun. 1000-552 William Cook  
1870 feb   William Cook 1200-1083 John Roberts Sen.
1849   John Roberts Sen.     declared winner. No contest
1825   Edwin Kentfield     declared winner. No contest



 

     

 

     

 

       
       
       
       

 

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