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