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| Sport | English billiards |
|---|---|
| Category | Sport governing body |
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Abbreviation | WBL |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Affiliation | WPBSA |
| President | Roxton Chapman |
| Board members | Jason Colebrook (Managing Director), Jim Burke, Darren Clark, Chris Coumbe, Paul Collier, Aonghus McAnally. |
| Official website | |
| www | |
World Billiards (Limited) was founded in November 2011 as a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA). It includes former members of EBOS (English-Billiards Open Series) and WPBSA, and is the governing body for English billiards.
As of 2012, the distinction between professional and amateur players was removed and the WPBSA World Professional Billiards Championship became simply the World Billiards Championship. Tournaments are now held in modern short multiple game format, long single game format and the more traditional timed format.
Promotional activities
Since 2012 World Billiards has organised the World Billiards Championship (English billiards) plus up to 20 other world ranking tournaments per year. Apart from the World Championship, other major ranking tournaments include the American Cup in Canada, the European Open, the Pacific International in Australia and the Asian Grand Prix in Singapore.
World Billiards Championships
| Date | Format | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Short |  Rupesh Shah
|
6 |  Matthew Bolton
|
2 |
| Timed | Pankaj Advani
|
1,895 |  Mike Russell
|
1,216 | |
| 2013 | Short | David Causier
|
6 | Alok Kumar
|
1 |
| Long |  Peter Gilchrist
|
1,500 | David Causier
|
1,085 | |
| 2014 | Short | Pankaj Advani
|
6 | Peter Gilchrist
|
2 |
| Timed | Pankaj Advani
|
1,928 | Robert Hall
|
893 | |
| 2015 | Short | David Causier
|
6 | Robert Hall
|
1 |
| Long | David Causier
|
1,500 | Peter Gilchrist
|
1,277 | |
| 2016 | Short | David Causier
|
8 | Dhruv Sitwala
|
6 |
| Timed | Mike Russell
|
2224 | David Causier
|
1115 | |
| 2017 | Short | David Causier
|
8 | Sourav Kothari
|
4 |
| Long | David Causier
|
1,500 | Peter Gilchrist
|
779 | |
| 2018 | Timed | Sourav Kothari
|
1,134 | Peter Gilchrist
|
944 |
| 2019 | Timed | Peter Gilchrist
|
1,307 | Sourav Kothari
|
967 |
| 2020 | Not played | ||||
| 2021 | Not played | ||||
| 2022 | Timed | David Causier
|
1,776 | Peter Gilchrist
|
1,092 |
| 2023 | Timed | Peter Gilchrist
|
1,824 | David Causier
|
783 |
See also
- English billiards
- World Billiards Championship (English billiards)
- World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association
References
- Subbaiah, Sunil. "Rupesh Shah wins second world title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- "Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Pathak, Vivek (25 October 2013). "David Causier, the new champion for World Billiards (Short format)". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "IBSF Long up Billiards Championships Long up – Leeds / England 2013". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Advani stuns Gilchrist to clinch World Billiards title". The Times of India. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- "Advani: first ever player to bag billiards triple double". The Hindu. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
External links
- World Billiards Official website
- World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) Official website
