The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards

English billiards

English billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, is a hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table. Billiards is less well known as "the English game", "the all-in game" and "the common game".The game is for...

, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, England

England

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, between 24 and 31 October 2011. 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: £
  Pound sterling
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  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

Group A

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	500	Bem French	133
Phil Mumford	500	John Hartley	366
Bem French	398	John Hartley	500
Mike Russell	500	Phil Mumford	485
Phil Mumford	500	Bem French	69
Mike Russell	500	John Hartley	88

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	1500	706
2	Phil Mumford	3	2	1	1485	935
3	John Hartley	3	1	2	954	1398
4	Bem French	3	0	3	600	1500

Group B

Player	Score	Player	Score
Sourav Kothari	271	Matthew Bolton	500
Nalin Patel	500	Robert Marshall	447
Matthew Bolton	500	Robert Marshall	249
Sourav Kothari	500	Nalin Patel	329
Nalin Patel	151	Matthew Bolton	500
Sourav Kothari	500	Robert Marshall	235

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Matthew Bolton	3	3	0	1500	671
2	Sourav Kothari	3	2	1	1271	1064
3	Nalin Patel	3	1	2	980	1447
4	Robert Marshall	3	0	3	931	1500

Group C

Player	Score	Player	Score
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	500	Chris Taylor	63
Matthew Sutton	500	Jamie Barker	146
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	500	Jamie Barker	172
Chris Taylor	500	Calum Hossack	274
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	500	Calum Hossack	71
Matthew Sutton	500	Chris Taylor	372
Jamie Barker	500	Calum Hossack	392
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	500	Matthew Sutton	222
Chris Taylor	500	Jamie Barker	336
Matthew Sutton	500	Calum Hossack	134

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	4	4	0	2000	528
2	Matthew Sutton	4	3	1	1722	1152
3	Chris Taylor	4	2	2	1435	1610
4	Jamie Barker	4	1	3	1154	1892
5	Calum Hossack	4	0	4	871	2000

Group D

Player	Score	Player	Score
Balchandra Bhaskar	500	Ashok Shandilya	0
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	500	Guy Heys	106
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	500	Ashok Shandilya	0
Balchandra Bhaskar	500	Guy Heys	115
Guy Heys	500	Ashok Shandilya	0
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	500	Balchandra Bhaskar	172

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	3	3	0	1500	278
2	Balchandra Bhaskar	3	2	1	1172	615
3	Guy Heys	3	1	2	721	1000
4	Ashok Shandilya	3	0	3	0	1500

Group E

Player	Score	Player	Score
David Causier	500	Alok Kumar	266
John Murphy	500	Glen Blythman	100
Alok Kumar	500	Glen Blythman	149
David Causier	500	John Murphy	196
John Murphy	241	Alok Kumar	500
David Causier	500	Glen Blythman	0

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	3	0	1500	462
2	Alok Kumar	3	2	1	1266	890
3	John Murphy	3	1	2	937	1100
4	Glen Blythman	3	0	3	249	1500

Group F

Player	Score	Player	Score
Rupesh Shah	500	Neil Bolton	148
Sushrut Pandia	418	Gary Norman	500
Neil Bolton	500	Gary Norman	431
Rupesh Shah	500	Sushrut Pandia	45
Sushrut Pandia	202	Neil Bolton	500
Rupesh Shah	500	Gary Norman	181

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Rupesh Shah	3	3	0	1500	374
2	Neil Bolton	3	2	1	1148	1133
3	Gary Norman	3	1	2	1112	1418
4	Sushrut Pandia	3	0	3	665	1500

Group G

Player	Score	Player	Score
Peter Gilchrist	500	Mark Hirst	106
Rob Hall	500	Manish Jain	491
Peter Gilchrist	500	Manish Jain	132
Mark Hirst	500	Jason Devaney	241
Rob Hall	500	Mark Hirst	444
Peter Gilchrist	500	Jason Devaney	79
Manish Jain	500	Jason Devaney	219
Peter Gilchrist	500	Rob Hall	279
Rob Hall	500	Jason Devaney	151
Mark Hirst	187	Manish Jain	500

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Peter Gilchrist	4	4	0	2000	596
2	Rob Hall	4	3	1	1779	1586
3	Manish Jain	4	2	2	1623	1406
4	Mark Hirst	4	1	3	1237	1741
5	Jason Devaney	4	0	4	690	2000

Group H

Player	Score	Player	Score
Brian Watson	147	Billy Bousfield	500
Dhruv Sitwala	462	Devendra Joshi	500
Dhruv Sitwala	500	Billy Bousfield	426
Brian Watson	104	Devendra Joshi	500
Devendra Joshi	500	Billy Bousfield	182
Dhruv Sitwala	500	Brian Watson	160

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Devendra Joshi	3	3	0	1500	748
2	Dhruv Sitwala	3	2	1	1462	1086
3	Billy Bousfield	3	1	2	1108	1147
4	Brian Watson	3	0	3	411	1500

Group A

Player	Score	Player	Score
Devendra Joshi	671	Matthew Sutton	750
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	750	Neil Bolton	120
Devendra Joshi	750	Neil Bolton	159
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	611	Matthew Sutton	750
Matthew Sutton	750	Neil Bolton	319
Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	220	Devendra Joshi	750

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Matthew Sutton	3	3	0	2250	1601
2	Devendra Joshi	3	2	1	2171	1129
3	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	3	1	2	1581	1620
4	Neil Bolton	3	0	3	598	2250

Group B

Player	Score	Player	Score
Mike Russell	750	Rob Hall	49
Rupesh Shah	750	Sourav Kothari	683
Mike Russell	750	Sourav Kothari	593
Rupesh Shah	750	Rob Hall	470
Rob Hall	259	Sourav Kothari	750
Rupesh Shah	232	Mike Russell	750

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Mike Russell	3	3	0	2250	874
2	Rupesh Shah	3	2	1	1732	1903
3	Sourav Kothari	3	1	2	2026	1759
4	Rob Hall	3	0	3	778	2250

Group C

Player	Score	Player	Score
Matthew Bolton	750	Balchandra Bhaskar	258
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	750	Alok Kumar	416
Matthew Bolton	750	Alok Kumar	415
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	750	Balchandra Bhaskar	463
Balchandra Bhaskar	356	Alok Kumar	750
Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	750	Matthew Bolton	154

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	3	3	0	2250	1033
2	Matthew Bolton	3	2	1	1654	1423
3	Alok Kumar	3	1	2	1581	1856
4	Balchandra Bhaskar	3	0	3	1077	2250

Group D

Player	Score	Player	Score
David Causier	750	Phil Mumford	268
Peter Gilchrist	750	Dhruv Sitwala	220
David Causier	750	Dhruv Sitwala	453
Peter Gilchrist	419	Phil Mumford	750
Phil Mumford	312	Dhruv Sitwala	750
Peter Gilchrist	750	David Causier	490

Rank	Player	P	W	L	F	A
1	David Causier	3	2	1	1990	1471
2	Peter Gilchrist	3	2	1	1919	1460
3	Dhruv Sitwala	3	1	2	1423	1812
4	Phil Mumford	3	1	2	1330	1812

Knock-out stage