World Billiards (Limited) was founded in November 2011 as a subsidiary of the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA). It includes former members of EBOS (English-Billiards Open Series) and WPBSA, and is the governing body for English billiards.
As of 2012, the distinction between professional and amateur players was removed and the WPBSA World Professional Billiards Championship became simply the World Billiards Championship. Tournaments are now held in modern short multiple game format, long single game format and the more traditional timed format.
Promotional activities Since 2012 World Billiards has organised the World Billiards Championship (English billiards) plus up to 20 other world ranking tournaments per year. Apart from the World Championship, other major ranking tournaments include the American Cup in Canada, the European Open, the Pacific International in Australia and the Asian Grand Prix in Singapore.
World Billiards Championships DateFormatWinnerScoreRunner-upScore 2012 Short Rupesh Shah6 Matthew Bolton2 Timed Pankaj Advani1,895 Mike Russell1,216 2013 Short David Causier6 Alok Kumar1 Long Peter Gilchrist1,500 David Causier1,085 2014 Short Pankaj Advani6 Peter Gilchrist2 Timed Pankaj Advani1,928 Robert Hall893 2015 Short David Causier6 Robert Hall1 Long David Causier1,500 Peter Gilchrist1,277 2016 Short David Causier8 Dhruv Sitwala6 Timed Mike Russell2,224 David Causier1115 2017 Short David Causier8 Sourav Kothari4 Long David Causier1,500 Peter Gilchrist779 2018Timed Sourav Kothari1,134 Peter Gilchrist944 2019Timed Peter Gilchrist1,307 Sourav Kothari967 2020 Not played 2021 Not played 2022Timed David Causier1,776 Peter Gilchrist1,092 2023Timed Peter Gilchrist1,824 David Causier783 2024Timed David Causier2,088 Rob Hall1,109 2025Timed David Causier2,948 Dhruv Sitwala677
See also English billiards World Billiards Championship (English billiards) World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association
References
External links World Billiards Official website World Billiards Results website World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) Official website Official Rules of English Billiards