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]

Prize fund

[4]

  • 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

First group stage

In the group stages all matches were up to 500 points.[2][5][6]

Group A
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group B
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group C
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group D
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group E
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group F
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group G
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group H
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Second group stage

In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.[2][5][7]

Group A
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group B
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group C
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Group D
Player Score Player Score
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
Rank Player P W L F A
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

Knock-out stage

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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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