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Sethi settles Advani's Pro aspirations
Quarter Final Line Up
Flying Start for Russell
Sethi settles Advani's pro aspirations
(26
July 2008 :: CSI Correspondent)
The World Professional
billiards crown will continue to stay elusive for the wonder boy Pankaj Advani who has won most major titles. A legend, Geet
Sethi, beat him 960-713 in the quarter-finals at the Northern Snooker
Centre in Leeds on Saturday.
Sethi takes on Chris Shutt
who put out Peter Gilchrist 965-644. The other semi-final pits all-time
great Mike Russell against David Causier. Russell beat Saurav Kothari
832-526 while Causier trounced Devendra Joshi with a victory margin of
1189 (1547-358).
Kothari had upset Dhruv Sitwala 561-378 in the league. Sethi had been
beaten 749-628 by Peter Gilchrist which forced the clash with Pankaj who
topped his group beating fancied Chris Shutt 750-721
Quarter Final Line Up
(25 July
2008 :: Courtesy :: World Snooker)
The
group phase has been completed at the World Professional Billiards
Championship so it's on to the knockout phase for the eight remaining
players.
Peter Gilchrist (pictured)
finished top of Group C after winning a cracking match against Geet
Sethi. Both former champions were already assured of a place in the
quarter-finals at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds having won their
first two group matches. But it was Teeside-born Gilchrist, who made a
record break of 1,346 last year, who claimed top position with a 749-628
success.
Defending champion Mike
Russell made it three wins out of three in Group A by beating Devendra
Joshi, who finished second in the group to progress to the knockout
phase.
David Causier topped Group
B with three wins, followed by Sourav Kothari.
Pankaj Advani finished in
pole position in Group D by edging out Chris Shutt 750-731 in a tight
final match.
There are four English
players and four Indians in the last eight:
Quarter-finals:
Mike Russell Vs.
Sourav Kothari
Devendra Joshi
Vs. David
Causier
Peter Gilchrist
Vs. Chris Shutt
Geet Sethi Vs.
Pankaj Advani
Flying Start For Russell
(24 July
2008 :: Courtesy :: World Snooker)
Defending
champion Mike Russell compiled a superb break of 588 as he won his
opening two matches in the 2008 World Professional Billiards
Championship.
The Peterborough-based
cueman, aiming for his ninth world title, scored comfortable wins over
Michael Krueziger and Gary Rogers at the Northern Snooker Centre in
Leeds. His 1068-177 defeat of Krueziger was highlighted by a brilliant
588, by far the highest break of the day.
David Causier started strongly in Group B with two wins out of two, and
in Group C India's Geet Sethi, the 2006 champion, won both of his
matches. Another leading contender from India, Pankaj Advani, scored two
wins in Group D, compiling a break of 256. All matches were played over
one two-hour session.
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