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

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

Player	Score	Player	Score
Peter Gilchrist	769	Micheal Kreuziger	244
Dhruv Sitwala	618	Devendra Joshi	455
Peter Gilchrist	757	Dhruv Sitwala	387
Devendra Joshi	1111	Micheal Kreuziger	269
Peter Gilchrist	678	Devendra Joshi	820
Micheal 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	Micheal Kreuziger	3	0	3	721	2643

Group C

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

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

References

1. "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
2. "2007 World Professional Billiards Championship". The English Amateur Billiards Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.