The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held between 24 and 31 October 2011 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England. The 34 players were divided six groups of four and two of five in first group stage, with the top two in each group advancing into the second group stage. The 16 players in the second group stage were divided into four groups of 4, with the top 2 reaching the knock-out round.
Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.
Prize fund
Winner: £6,000 Runner-up: £2,750 Semi-final: £1,500 Quarter-final: £750 Third in second group stage: £450 Fourth in second group stage: £300 Highest break: £250 Total: £18,000
First group stage In the group stages all matches were up to 500 points.
Group A PlayerScorePlayerScore Mike Russell500 Bem French133 Phil Mumford500 John Hartley366 Bem French398 John Hartley500 Mike Russell 500 Phil Mumford 485 Phil Mumford500 Bem French69 Mike Russell500 John Hartley 88
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Mike Russell33015007062 Phil Mumford32114859353 John Hartley31295413984 Bem French3036001500
Group B PlayerScorePlayerScore Sourav Kothari271 Matthew Bolton500 Nalin Patel500 Robert Marshall447 Matthew Bolton 500 Robert Marshall 249 Sourav Kothari 500 Nalin Patel329 Nalin Patel151 Matthew Bolton500 Sourav Kothari500 Robert Marshall235
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Matthew Bolton33015006712 Sourav Kothari321127110643 Nalin Patel31298014474 Robert Marshall3039311500
Group C PlayerScorePlayerScore Pankaj Advani500 Chris Taylor63 Matthew Sutton500 Jamie Barker146 Pankaj Advani500 Jamie Barker172 Chris Taylor 500 Calum Hossack274 Pankaj Advani500 Calum Hossack71 Matthew Sutton 500 Chris Taylor 372 Jamie Barker 500 Calum Hossack392 Pankaj Advani500 Matthew Sutton 222 Chris Taylor 500 Jamie Barker 336 Matthew Sutton 500 Calum Hossack134
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Pankaj Advani44020005282 Matthew Sutton431172211523 Chris Taylor 422143516104 Jamie Barker 413115418925 Calum Hossack4048712000
Group D PlayerScorePlayerScore Balchandra Bhaskar500 Ashok Shandilya0 Geet Sethi500 Guy Heys106 Geet Sethi500 Ashok Shandilya0 Balchandra Bhaskar500 Guy Heys115 Guy Heys500 Ashok Shandilya0 Geet Sethi500 Balchandra Bhaskar172
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Geet Sethi33015002782 Balchandra Bhaskar32111726153 Guy Heys31272110004 Ashok Shandilya30301500
Group E PlayerScorePlayerScore David Causier500 Alok Kumar266 John Murphy500 Glen Blythman100 Alok Kumar500 Glen Blythman149 David Causier500 John Murphy196 John Murphy 241 Alok Kumar500 David Causier500 Glen Blythman0
RankPlayerPWLFA1 David Causier33015004622 Alok Kumar32112668903 John Murphy31293711004 Glen Blythman3032491500
Group F PlayerScorePlayerScore Rupesh Shah500 Neil Bolton148 Sushrut Pandia418 Gary Norman500 Neil Bolton500 Gary Norman431 Rupesh Shah500 Sushrut Pandia45 Sushrut Pandia202 Neil Bolton500 Rupesh Shah 500 Gary Norman181
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Rupesh Shah 33015003742 Neil Bolton321114811333 Gary Norman312111214184 Sushrut Pandia3036651500
Group G PlayerScorePlayerScore Peter Gilchrist500 Mark Hirst106 Rob Hall500 Manish Jain491 Peter Gilchrist500 Manish Jain132 Mark Hirst500 Jason Devaney241 Rob Hall500 Mark Hirst 444 Peter Gilchrist500 Jason Devaney79 Manish Jain500 Jason Devaney219 Peter Gilchrist 500 Rob Hall279 Rob Hall500 Jason Devaney151 Mark Hirst 187 Manish Jain500
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Peter Gilchrist44020005962 Rob Hall431177915863 Manish Jain422162314064 Mark Hirst 413123717415 Jason Devaney4046902000
Group H PlayerScorePlayerScore Brian Watson147 Billy Bousfield500 Dhruv Sitwala462 Devendra Joshi500 Dhruv Sitwala500 Billy Bousfield 426 Brian Watson 104 Devendra Joshi500 Devendra Joshi500 Billy Bousfield182 Dhruv Sitwala500 Brian Watson160
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Devendra Joshi33015007482 Dhruv Sitwala321146210863 Billy Bousfield312110811474 Brian Watson3034111500
Second group stage In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.
Group A PlayerScorePlayerScore Devendra Joshi671 Matthew Sutton750 Geet Sethi 750 Neil Bolton120 Devendra Joshi750 Neil Bolton159 Geet Sethi611 Matthew Sutton750 Matthew Sutton750 Neil Bolton319 Geet Sethi 220 Devendra Joshi750
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Matthew Sutton330225016012 Devendra Joshi321217111293 Geet Sethi 312158116204 Neil Bolton3035982250
Group B PlayerScorePlayerScore Mike Russell750 Rob Hall 49 Rupesh Shah 750 Sourav Kothari683 Mike Russell750 Sourav Kothari 593 Rupesh Shah 750 Rob Hall470 Rob Hall 259 Sourav Kothari750 Rupesh Shah 232 Mike Russell 750
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Mike Russell33022508742 Rupesh Shah 321173219033 Sourav Kothari 312202617594 Rob Hall 3037782250
Group C PlayerScorePlayerScore Matthew Bolton750 Balchandra Bhaskar 258 Pankaj Advani 750 Alok Kumar416 Matthew Bolton750 Alok Kumar415 Pankaj Advani750 Balchandra Bhaskar463 Balchandra Bhaskar356 Alok Kumar750 Pankaj Advani750 Matthew Bolton154
RankPlayerPWLFA1 Pankaj Advani330225010332 Matthew Bolton321165414233 Alok Kumar312158118564 Balchandra Bhaskar30310772250
Group D PlayerScorePlayerScore David Causier 750 Phil Mumford268 Peter Gilchrist750 Dhruv Sitwala220 David Causier750 Dhruv Sitwala453 Peter Gilchrist419 Phil Mumford750 Phil Mumford 312 Dhruv Sitwala750 Peter Gilchrist750 David Causier490
RankPlayerPWLFA1 David Causier321199014712 Peter Gilchrist321191914603 Dhruv Sitwala312142318124 Phil Mumford31213301812
Knock-out stage
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