The 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 23 and 27 July 2008 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 ninth World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Geet Sethi 1821–1342 in the final.
Group round
Group A PlayerScorePlayerScore Mike Russell1,068 Michael Kreuziger147 Devendra Joshi720 Gary Rogers253 Mike Russell980 Gary Rogers207 Devendra Joshi809 Michael Kreuziger241 Gary Rogers301 Michael Kreuziger370 Mike Russell741 Devendra Joshi501
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Mike Russell3302,7898852 Devendra Joshi3212,0301,2353 Michael Kreuziger3127882,1784 Gary Rogers3037612,070
Group B PlayerScorePlayerScore David Causier918 Sourav Kothari308 Dhruv Sitwala378 Sourav Kothari561 David Causier858 Dhruv Sitwala533 Paul Bennett483 Dhruv Sitwala534 Paul Bennett488 Sourav Kothari541 David Causier706 Paul Bennett583
RankPlayerPWLFA1 David Causier3302,4821,4182 Saurav Kothari3211,4041,7843 Dhruv Sitwala3121,4451,9024 Paul Bennett3031,5541,781
Group C PlayerScorePlayerScore Geet Sethi671 Rupesh Shah459 Peter Gilchrist945 Alok Kumar447 Geet Sethi887 Alok Kumar506 Peter Gilchrist615 Rupesh Shah433 Alok Kumar533 Rupesh Shah744 Geet Sethi628 Peter Gilchrist749
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Peter Gilchrist3302,3091,5082 Geet Sethi3212,1861,7143 Rupesh Shah3121,6361,8194 Alok Kumar3031,4862,576
Group D PlayerScorePlayerScore Pankaj Advani742 Ian Williamson308 Ian Williamson607 Mark Hirst154 Pankaj Advani806 Mark Hirst472 Chris Shutt833 Mark Hirst392 Chris Shutt976 Ian Williamson405 Chris Shutt731 Pankaj Advani750
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Pankaj Advani3302,2581,5112 Chris Shutt3212,5401,5473 Ian Williamson3121,3201,8724 Mark Hirst3031,0182,246
Knock-out round
References
External links Cue Sports India: Break Board Cue Sports India: Snapshots