2011_World_Billiards_Championship
The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held between 24 and 31 October 2011 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England.[1] The 34 players were divided six groups of four and two of five in first group stage, with the top two in each group advancing into the second group stage. The 16 players in the second group stage were divided into four groups of 4, with the top 2 reaching the knock-out round.[2]
Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.[3]
- Winner: £6,000
- Runner-up: £2,750
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £750
- Third in second group stage: £450
- Fourth in second group stage: £300
- Highest break: £250
- Total: £18,000
In the group stages all matches were up to 500 points.[2][5][6]
Group A
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Mike Russell | 500 | Bem French | 133 |
Phil Mumford | 500 | John Hartley | 366 |
Bem French | 398 | John Hartley | 500 |
Mike Russell | 500 | Phil Mumford | 485 |
Phil Mumford | 500 | Bem French | 69 |
Mike Russell | 500 | John Hartley | 88 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 706 |
2 | Phil Mumford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1485 | 935 |
3 | John Hartley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 954 | 1398 |
4 | Bem French | 3 | 0 | 3 | 600 | 1500 |
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Group B
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Sourav Kothari | 271 | Matthew Bolton | 500 |
Nalin Patel | 500 | Robert Marshall | 447 |
Matthew Bolton | 500 | Robert Marshall | 249 |
Sourav Kothari | 500 | Nalin Patel | 329 |
Nalin Patel | 151 | Matthew Bolton | 500 |
Sourav Kothari | 500 | Robert Marshall | 235 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Matthew Bolton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 671 |
2 | Sourav Kothari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1271 | 1064 |
3 | Nalin Patel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 980 | 1447 |
4 | Robert Marshall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 931 | 1500 |
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Group C
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Pankaj Advani | 500 | Chris Taylor | 63 |
Matthew Sutton | 500 | Jamie Barker | 146 |
Pankaj Advani | 500 | Jamie Barker | 172 |
Chris Taylor | 500 | Calum Hossack | 274 |
Pankaj Advani | 500 | Calum Hossack | 71 |
Matthew Sutton | 500 | Chris Taylor | 372 |
Jamie Barker | 500 | Calum Hossack | 392 |
Pankaj Advani | 500 | Matthew Sutton | 222 |
Chris Taylor | 500 | Jamie Barker | 336 |
Matthew Sutton | 500 | Calum Hossack | 134 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Pankaj Advani | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2000 | 528 |
2 | Matthew Sutton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1722 | 1152 |
3 | Chris Taylor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1435 | 1610 |
4 | Jamie Barker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1154 | 1892 |
5 | Calum Hossack | 4 | 0 | 4 | 871 | 2000 |
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Group D
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Balchandra Bhaskar | 500 | Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
Geet Sethi | 500 | Guy Heys | 106 |
Geet Sethi | 500 | Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
Balchandra Bhaskar | 500 | Guy Heys | 115 |
Guy Heys | 500 | Ashok Shandilya | 0 |
Geet Sethi | 500 | Balchandra Bhaskar | 172 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Geet Sethi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 278 |
2 | Balchandra Bhaskar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1172 | 615 |
3 | Guy Heys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 721 | 1000 |
4 | Ashok Shandilya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1500 |
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Group E
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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David Causier | 500 | Alok Kumar | 266 |
John Murphy | 500 | Glen Blythman | 100 |
Alok Kumar | 500 | Glen Blythman | 149 |
David Causier | 500 | John Murphy | 196 |
John Murphy | 241 | Alok Kumar | 500 |
David Causier | 500 | Glen Blythman | 0 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | David Causier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 462 |
2 | Alok Kumar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1266 | 890 |
3 | John Murphy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 937 | 1100 |
4 | Glen Blythman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 1500 |
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Group F
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Rupesh Shah | 500 | Neil Bolton | 148 |
Sushrut Pandia | 418 | Gary Norman | 500 |
Neil Bolton | 500 | Gary Norman | 431 |
Rupesh Shah | 500 | Sushrut Pandia | 45 |
Sushrut Pandia | 202 | Neil Bolton | 500 |
Rupesh Shah | 500 | Gary Norman | 181 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Rupesh Shah | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 374 |
2 | Neil Bolton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1148 | 1133 |
3 | Gary Norman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1112 | 1418 |
4 | Sushrut Pandia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 665 | 1500 |
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Group G
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Mark Hirst | 106 |
Rob Hall | 500 | Manish Jain | 491 |
Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Manish Jain | 132 |
Mark Hirst | 500 | Jason Devaney | 241 |
Rob Hall | 500 | Mark Hirst | 444 |
Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Jason Devaney | 79 |
Manish Jain | 500 | Jason Devaney | 219 |
Peter Gilchrist | 500 | Rob Hall | 279 |
Rob Hall | 500 | Jason Devaney | 151 |
Mark Hirst | 187 | Manish Jain | 500 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Peter Gilchrist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2000 | 596 |
2 | Rob Hall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1779 | 1586 |
3 | Manish Jain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1623 | 1406 |
4 | Mark Hirst | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1237 | 1741 |
5 | Jason Devaney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 690 | 2000 |
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Group H
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Brian Watson | 147 | Billy Bousfield | 500 |
Dhruv Sitwala | 462 | Devendra Joshi | 500 |
Dhruv Sitwala | 500 | Billy Bousfield | 426 |
Brian Watson | 104 | Devendra Joshi | 500 |
Devendra Joshi | 500 | Billy Bousfield | 182 |
Dhruv Sitwala | 500 | Brian Watson | 160 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Devendra Joshi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1500 | 748 |
2 | Dhruv Sitwala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1462 | 1086 |
3 | Billy Bousfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1108 | 1147 |
4 | Brian Watson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 411 | 1500 |
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In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.[2][5][7]
Group A
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Devendra Joshi | 671 | Matthew Sutton | 750 |
Geet Sethi | 750 | Neil Bolton | 120 |
Devendra Joshi | 750 | Neil Bolton | 159 |
Geet Sethi | 611 | Matthew Sutton | 750 |
Matthew Sutton | 750 | Neil Bolton | 319 |
Geet Sethi | 220 | Devendra Joshi | 750 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Matthew Sutton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 1601 |
2 | Devendra Joshi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2171 | 1129 |
3 | Geet Sethi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1581 | 1620 |
4 | Neil Bolton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 598 | 2250 |
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Group B
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Mike Russell | 750 | Rob Hall | 49 |
Rupesh Shah | 750 | Sourav Kothari | 683 |
Mike Russell | 750 | Sourav Kothari | 593 |
Rupesh Shah | 750 | Rob Hall | 470 |
Rob Hall | 259 | Sourav Kothari | 750 |
Rupesh Shah | 232 | Mike Russell | 750 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 874 |
2 | Rupesh Shah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1732 | 1903 |
3 | Sourav Kothari | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2026 | 1759 |
4 | Rob Hall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 778 | 2250 |
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Group C
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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Matthew Bolton | 750 | Balchandra Bhaskar | 258 |
Pankaj Advani | 750 | Alok Kumar | 416 |
Matthew Bolton | 750 | Alok Kumar | 415 |
Pankaj Advani | 750 | Balchandra Bhaskar | 463 |
Balchandra Bhaskar | 356 | Alok Kumar | 750 |
Pankaj Advani | 750 | Matthew Bolton | 154 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | Pankaj Advani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2250 | 1033 |
2 | Matthew Bolton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1654 | 1423 |
3 | Alok Kumar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1581 | 1856 |
4 | Balchandra Bhaskar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1077 | 2250 |
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Group D
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Player | Score | Player | Score |
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David Causier | 750 | Phil Mumford | 268 |
Peter Gilchrist | 750 | Dhruv Sitwala | 220 |
David Causier | 750 | Dhruv Sitwala | 453 |
Peter Gilchrist | 419 | Phil Mumford | 750 |
Phil Mumford | 312 | Dhruv Sitwala | 750 |
Peter Gilchrist | 750 | David Causier | 490 |
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Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
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1 | David Causier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1990 | 1471 |
2 | Peter Gilchrist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1919 | 1460 |
3 | Dhruv Sitwala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1423 | 1812 |
4 | Phil Mumford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1330 | 1812 |
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Quarter-finals First to 1000 points | Semi-finals First to 1250 points | Final First to 1500 points | ||||||||||||
Pankaj Advani | 1000 | |||||||||||||
Devendra Joshi | 721 | |||||||||||||
Pankaj Advani | 1012 | |||||||||||||
Mike Russell | 1250 | |||||||||||||
Mike Russell | 1000 | |||||||||||||
Peter Gilchrist | 698 | |||||||||||||
Mike Russell | 1500 | |||||||||||||
David Causier | 558 | |||||||||||||
David Causier | 1000 | |||||||||||||
Rupesh Shah | 455 | |||||||||||||
David Causier | 1250 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Bolton | 232 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Sutton | 482 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Bolton | 1000 |
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