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.[1] 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.[2]

Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.[3]

Prize fund

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  • 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.[2][5][6]

Group A

Player Score Player Score
England Mike Russell 500 England Bem French 133
England Phil Mumford 500 England John Hartley 366
England Bem French 398 England John Hartley 500
England Mike Russell 500 England Phil Mumford 485
England Phil Mumford 500 England Bem French 69
England Mike Russell 500 England John Hartley 88
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England Mike Russell 3 3 0 1500 706
2 England Phil Mumford 3 2 1 1485 935
3 England John Hartley 3 1 2 954 1398
4 England Bem French 3 0 3 600 1500

Group B

Player Score Player Score
India Sourav Kothari 271 Australia Matthew Bolton 500
England Nalin Patel 500 England Robert Marshall 447
Australia Matthew Bolton 500 England Robert Marshall 249
India Sourav Kothari 500 England Nalin Patel 329
England Nalin Patel 151 Australia Matthew Bolton 500
India Sourav Kothari 500 England Robert Marshall 235
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Australia Matthew Bolton 3 3 0 1500 671
2 India Sourav Kothari 3 2 1 1271 1064
3 England Nalin Patel 3 1 2 980 1447
4 England Robert Marshall 3 0 3 931 1500

Group C

Player Score Player Score
India Pankaj Advani 500 England Chris Taylor 63
England Matthew Sutton 500 England Jamie Barker 146
India Pankaj Advani 500 England Jamie Barker 172
England Chris Taylor 500 Scotland Calum Hossack 274
India Pankaj Advani 500 Scotland Calum Hossack 71
England Matthew Sutton 500 England Chris Taylor 372
England Jamie Barker 500 Scotland Calum Hossack 392
India Pankaj Advani 500 England Matthew Sutton 222
England Chris Taylor 500 England Jamie Barker 336
England Matthew Sutton 500 Scotland Calum Hossack 134
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Pankaj Advani 4 4 0 2000 528
2 England Matthew Sutton 4 3 1 1722 1152
3 England Chris Taylor 4 2 2 1435 1610
4 England Jamie Barker 4 1 3 1154 1892
5 Scotland Calum Hossack 4 0 4 871 2000

Group D

Player Score Player Score
India Balchandra Bhaskar 500 India Ashok Shandilya 0
India Geet Sethi 500 Jersey Guy Heys 106
India Geet Sethi 500 India Ashok Shandilya 0
India Balchandra Bhaskar 500 Jersey Guy Heys 115
Jersey Guy Heys 500 India Ashok Shandilya 0
India Geet Sethi 500 India Balchandra Bhaskar 172
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Geet Sethi 3 3 0 1500 278
2 India Balchandra Bhaskar 3 2 1 1172 615
3 Jersey Guy Heys 3 1 2 721 1000
4 India Ashok Shandilya 3 0 3 0 1500

Group E

Player Score Player Score
England David Causier 500 India Alok Kumar 266
England John Murphy 500 England Glen Blythman 100
India Alok Kumar 500 England Glen Blythman 149
England David Causier 500 England John Murphy 196
England John Murphy 241 India Alok Kumar 500
England David Causier 500 England Glen Blythman 0
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England David Causier 3 3 0 1500 462
2 India Alok Kumar 3 2 1 1266 890
3 England John Murphy 3 1 2 937 1100
4 England Glen Blythman 3 0 3 249 1500

Group F

Player Score Player Score
India Rupesh Shah 500 Australia Neil Bolton 148
India Sushrut Pandia 418 England Gary Norman 500
Australia Neil Bolton 500 England Gary Norman 431
India Rupesh Shah 500 India Sushrut Pandia 45
India Sushrut Pandia 202 Australia Neil Bolton 500
India Rupesh Shah 500 England Gary Norman 181
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Rupesh Shah 3 3 0 1500 374
2 Australia Neil Bolton 3 2 1 1148 1133
3 England Gary Norman 3 1 2 1112 1418
4 India Sushrut Pandia 3 0 3 665 1500

Group G

Player Score Player Score
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England Mark Hirst 106
England Rob Hall 500 India Manish Jain 491
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 India Manish Jain 132
England Mark Hirst 500 England Jason Devaney 241
England Rob Hall 500 England Mark Hirst 444
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England Jason Devaney 79
India Manish Jain 500 England Jason Devaney 219
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 500 England Rob Hall 279
England Rob Hall 500 England Jason Devaney 151
England Mark Hirst 187 India Manish Jain 500
Rank Player P W L F A
1 Singapore Peter Gilchrist 4 4 0 2000 596
2 England Rob Hall 4 3 1 1779 1586
3 India Manish Jain 4 2 2 1623 1406
4 England Mark Hirst 4 1 3 1237 1741
5 England Jason Devaney 4 0 4 690 2000

Group H

Player Score Player Score
England Brian Watson 147 England Billy Bousfield 500
India Dhruv Sitwala 462 India Devendra Joshi 500
India Dhruv Sitwala 500 England Billy Bousfield 426
England Brian Watson 104 India Devendra Joshi 500
India Devendra Joshi 500 England Billy Bousfield 182
India Dhruv Sitwala 500 England Brian Watson 160
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Devendra Joshi 3 3 0 1500 748
2 India Dhruv Sitwala 3 2 1 1462 1086
3 England Billy Bousfield 3 1 2 1108 1147
4 England Brian Watson 3 0 3 411 1500

Second group stage

In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.[2][5][7]

Group A

Player Score Player Score
India Devendra Joshi 671 England Matthew Sutton 750
India Geet Sethi 750 Australia Neil Bolton 120
India Devendra Joshi 750 Australia Neil Bolton 159
India Geet Sethi 611 England Matthew Sutton 750
England Matthew Sutton 750 Australia Neil Bolton 319
India Geet Sethi 220 India Devendra Joshi 750
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England Matthew Sutton 3 3 0 2250 1601
2 India Devendra Joshi 3 2 1 2171 1129
3 India Geet Sethi 3 1 2 1581 1620
4 Australia Neil Bolton 3 0 3 598 2250

Group B

Player Score Player Score
England Mike Russell 750 England Rob Hall 49
India Rupesh Shah 750 India Sourav Kothari 683
England Mike Russell 750 India Sourav Kothari 593
India Rupesh Shah 750 England Rob Hall 470
England Rob Hall 259 India Sourav Kothari 750
India Rupesh Shah 232 England Mike Russell 750
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England Mike Russell 3 3 0 2250 874
2 India Rupesh Shah 3 2 1 1732 1903
3 India Sourav Kothari 3 1 2 2026 1759
4 England Rob Hall 3 0 3 778 2250

Group C

Player Score Player Score
Australia Matthew Bolton 750 India Balchandra Bhaskar 258
India Pankaj Advani 750 India Alok Kumar 416
Australia Matthew Bolton 750 India Alok Kumar 415
India Pankaj Advani 750 India Balchandra Bhaskar 463
India Balchandra Bhaskar 356 India Alok Kumar 750
India Pankaj Advani 750 Australia Matthew Bolton 154
Rank Player P W L F A
1 India Pankaj Advani 3 3 0 2250 1033
2 Australia Matthew Bolton 3 2 1 1654 1423
3 India Alok Kumar 3 1 2 1581 1856
4 India Balchandra Bhaskar 3 0 3 1077 2250

Group D

Player Score Player Score
England David Causier 750 England Phil Mumford 268
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 750 India Dhruv Sitwala 220
England David Causier 750 India Dhruv Sitwala 453
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 419 England Phil Mumford 750
England Phil Mumford 312 India Dhruv Sitwala 750
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 750 England David Causier 490
Rank Player P W L F A
1 England David Causier 3 2 1 1990 1471
2 Singapore Peter Gilchrist 3 2 1 1919 1460
3 India Dhruv Sitwala 3 1 2 1423 1812
4 England Phil Mumford 3 1 2 1330 1812

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals
First to 1000 points
Semi-finals
First to 1250 points
Final
First to 1500 points
         
India Pankaj Advani 1000
India Devendra Joshi 721
India Pankaj Advani 1012
England Mike Russell 1250
England Mike Russell 1000
Singapore Peter Gilchrist 698
England Mike Russell 1500
England David Causier 558
England David Causier 1000
India Rupesh Shah 455
England David Causier 1250
Australia Matthew Bolton 232
England Matthew Sutton 482
Australia Matthew Bolton 1000

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