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
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
Knock-out round
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References
- ^ "Russell Aiming For Cloud Nine". World Snooker. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
- ^ "Cue Sports India: Group Round". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Cue Sports India: Knock-out Round". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
External links
- Cue Sports India: Break Board
- Cue Sports India: Snapshots