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
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
Group A PlayerScorePlayerScore Geet Sethi724 Sourav Kothari206 Mike Russell753 Ian Williamson294 Geet Sethi444 Ian Williamson379 Mike Russell1197 Sourav Kothari226 Sourav Kothari572 Ian Williamson341 Mike Russell 1192 Geet Sethi236
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Mike Russell33031427562 Geet Sethi321140417773 Sourav Kothari312100422624 Ian Williamson 30310141769
Group B PlayerScorePlayerScore Peter Gilchrist769 Michael Kreuziger244 Dhruv Sitwala618 Devendra Joshi 455 Peter Gilchrist757 Dhruv Sitwala 387 Devendra Joshi 1111 Michael Kreuziger269 Peter Gilchrist678 Devendra Joshi820 Michael Kreuziger 208 Dhruv Sitwala763
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Devendra Joshi 321238615652 Peter Gilchrist321220414513 Dhruv Sitwala321176814204 Michael Kreuziger3037212643
Group C PlayerScorePlayerScore Alok Kumar621 Ashok Shandilya527 Pankaj Advani805 Paul Bennett400 Ashok Shandilya682 Pankaj Advani609 Paul Bennett590 Alok Kumar416 Pankaj Advani774 Alok Kumar520 Ashok Shandilya407 Paul Bennett 449
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Pankaj Advani 321218816022 Paul Bennett321143916283 Ashok Shandilya312161616794 Alok Kumar31215571894
Group D PlayerScorePlayerScore Chris Shutt1076 Mark Hirst365 David Causier777 Steve Mifsud 440 Chris Shutt1132 Steve Mifsud550 David Causier 1058 Mark Hirst230 Steve Mifsud626 Mark Hirst545 Chris Shutt 786 David Causier893
RankPlayerPWLFA1 David Causier 330272814562 Chris Shutt321299418083 Steve Mifsud312161624544 Mark Hirst30311402760
Knock-out round
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