2008_World_Professional_Billiards_Championship

2008 World Professional Billiards Championship

2008 World Professional Billiards Championship

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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

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knock-out round

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Quarterfinals
2½ hours
Semifinals
4 hours
Final
5 hours
England Mike Russell 838
India Saurav Kothari 526 England Mike Russell 1,788
England David Causier 1,547 England David Causier 1,149
India Devendra Joshi 358 England Mike Russell 1,821
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 647 India Geet Sethi 1,342
England Chris Shutt 965 England Chris Shutt 1,293
India Pankaj Advani 713 India Geet Sethi 1,426
India Geet Sethi 960

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 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. "Cue Sports India: Knock-out Round". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

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