2007 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 18 and 22 July 2007 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England. 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 eighth World Professional Billiards Championship title, by defeating Chris Shutt 2166–1710 in the final.

Prize fund

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  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £2,750
  • Semi-final: £1,500
  • Quarter-final: £750
  • Group losers: £400
  • Highest break: £350
  • Total: £18,300

Group round

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Group A

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Player Score Player Score
  Geet Sethi 724   Sourav Kothari 206
  Mike Russell 753   Ian Williamson 294
  Geet Sethi 444   Ian Williamson 379
  Mike Russell 1197   Sourav Kothari 226
  Sourav Kothari 572   Ian Williamson 341
  Mike Russell 1192   Geet Sethi 236
Rank Player P W L F A
1   Mike Russell 3 3 0 3142 756
2   Geet Sethi 3 2 1 1404 1777
3   Sourav Kothari 3 1 2 1004 2262
4   Ian Williamson 3 0 3 1014 1769

Group B

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Player Score Player Score
  Peter Gilchrist 769   Michael Kreuziger 244
  Dhruv Sitwala 618   Devendra Joshi 455
  Peter Gilchrist 757   Dhruv Sitwala 387
  Devendra Joshi 1111   Michael Kreuziger 269
  Peter Gilchrist 678   Devendra Joshi 820
  Michael Kreuziger 208   Dhruv Sitwala 763
Rank Player P W L F A
1   Devendra Joshi 3 2 1 2386 1565
2   Peter Gilchrist 3 2 1 2204 1451
3   Dhruv Sitwala 3 2 1 1768 1420
4   Michael Kreuziger 3 0 3 721 2643

Group C

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Player Score Player Score
  Alok Kumar 621   Ashok Shandilya 527
  Pankaj Advani 805   Paul Bennett 400
  Ashok Shandilya 682   Pankaj Advani 609
  Paul Bennett 590   Alok Kumar 416
  Pankaj Advani 774   Alok Kumar 520
  Ashok Shandilya 407   Paul Bennett 449
Rank Player P W L F A
1   Pankaj Advani 3 2 1 2188 1602
2   Paul Bennett 3 2 1 1439 1628
3   Ashok Shandilya 3 1 2 1616 1679
4   Alok Kumar 3 1 2 1557 1894

Group D

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Player Score Player Score
  Chris Shutt 1076   Mark Hirst 365
  David Causier 777   Steve Mifsud 440
  Chris Shutt 1132   Steve Mifsud 550
  David Causier 1058   Mark Hirst 230
  Steve Mifsud 626   Mark Hirst 545
  Chris Shutt 786   David Causier 893
Rank Player P W L F A
1   David Causier 3 3 0 2728 1456
2   Chris Shutt 3 2 1 2994 1808
3   Steve Mifsud 3 1 2 1616 2454
4   Mark Hirst 3 0 3 1140 2760

Knock-out round

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Quarterfinals
2½ hours
Semifinals
4 hours
Final
5 hours
  Mike Russell 1387
  Peter Gilchrist 482   Mike Russell 1835
  Geet Sethi 850   Geet Sethi 1231
  Devendra Joshi 673   Mike Russell 2166
  Pankaj Advani 859   Chris Shutt 1710
  Chris Shutt 1074   Chris Shutt 1698
  Paul Bennett 406   David Causier 1464
  David Causier 1330

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". The English Amateur Billiards Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.