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The 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 2 and 6 September 2009 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England. The 17 players were divided into three groups of four, and one group of five, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Pankaj Advani won his first World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating defending champion Mike Russell in the final 2030–1253.

Group round

Group A

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	945	Rupesh Shah	215
Devendra Joshi	615	Ian Williamson	237
Mike Russell	889	Ian Williamson	269
Devendra Joshi	309	Rupesh Shah	485
Ian Williamson	249	Rupesh Shah	480
Mike Russell	703	Devendra Joshi	439

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	2537	919
2	Rupesh Shah	3	2	1	1176	1503
3	Devendra Joshi	3	1	2	1363	1425
4	Ian Williamson	3	0	3	1176	1503

Group B

Player	Score	Player	Score
Sourav Kothari	333	B. Bhaskar	779
Gary Rogers	171	Martin Goodwill	654
Sourav Kothari	394	Martin Goodwill	413
B. Bhaskar	529	Gary Rogers	295
Martin Goodwill	567	B. Bhaskar	400
Sourav Kothari	730	Gary Rogers	317

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Martin Goodwill	3	3	0	1634	965
2	B. Bhaskar	3	2	1	1708	1195
3	Sourav Kothari	3	1	2	1457	1509
4	Gary Rogers	3	0	3	783	1913

Group C

Player	Score	Player	Score
Peter Gilchrist	927	Bernard French	240
Mark Hirst	513	Bernard French	314
Peter Gilchrist	789	Mark Hirst	471
David Causier	982	Bernard French	299
David Causier	862	Mark Hirst	332
David Causier	982	Peter Gilchrist	467

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	3	0	2826	1098
2	Peter Gilchrist	3	2	1	2183	1693
3	Mark Hirst	3	1	2	1316	1965
4	Bernard French	3	0	3	853	2422

Group D

Player	Score	Player	Score
Geet Sethi	383	Dhruv Sitwala	629
Pankaj Advani	787	Robert Hall	394
Dhruv Sitwala	957	Michael Kreuziger	154
Geet Sethi	1329	Robert Hall	206
Pankaj Advani	1169	Michael Kreuziger	159
Dhruv Sitwala	1010	Robert Hall	228
Geet Sethi	1247	Michael Kreuziger	185
Pankaj Advani	495	Dhruv Sitwala	731
Michael Kreuziger	222	Robert Hall	690
Geet Sethi	482	Pankaj Advani	818

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Dhruv Sitwala	4	4	0	3327	1260
2	Pankaj Advani	4	3	1	3269	1766
3	Geet Sethi	4	2	2	3441	1838
4	Robert Hall	4	1	3	1518	3348
5	Michael Kreuziger	4	0	4	720	4063

Knock-out round

	Quarterfinals 2½ hours					Semifinals 4 hours					Final 5 hours
	Mike Russell		1271
	B. Bhaskar		419			Mike Russell		1366
	Rupesh Shah		545			Rupesh Shah		880
	Martin Goodwill		394								Mike Russell		1253
	David Causier		782								Pankaj Advani		2030
	Pankaj Advani		896			Pankaj Advani		1037
	Peter Gilchrist		399			Dhruv Sitwala		972
	Dhruv Sitwala		872

References

1. "World Billiards Draw And Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
2. Everton, Clive (6 September 2009). "Pankaj Advani seals World Professional Billiards Championship win". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
3. "Advantage Advani As Russell Is Denied Perfect Ten". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
4. "Group Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
5. "Knock-out Round". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

External links

• "Break Board". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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• September 2009 sports events in the United Kingdom
• Sports competitions in Leeds
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