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Advani poised to win elusive World Pro Billiards Title
3 Indians In World Pro Billiards Semis
Russell On Course To Retain World Title
Advani poised to win
elusive World Pro Billiards Title
(06
September 2009)
Pankaj
Advani is close to winning the one elusive title in his illustrious
career on Sunday night. The world amateur time format and points format
champ took a 652 point lead after the first session of two and half hour
over Mike Russell in the Five-hour final at the Northern Snooker Centre
at Leeds in the United Kingdom. This is a lead that should stand him in
good stead.
Russell didn't appear to be the player who won the title last year
having trailed behind Rupesh Shah in the semi-final earlier in the day.
Pankaj had a good run-in thanks to his teammate Dhruv Sitwala who match
him for stroke with the result just 65 points separated the two at the
finish.
3 Indians In World Pro
Billiards Semis
(04 September
2009)
Three Indians -- Rupesh
Shah, Pankaj Advani and Dhruv Sitwala -- entered the semi-finals of 2009
World Professional Billiards Championship after notching up contrasting
wins in their quarterfinal encounters here today.
After thumping five-time
winner Geet Sethi yesterday, IBSF World Billiards champion Advani pipped
David Causier of England 896-782 with brilliant breaks of 245, 68, 127,
60, 196 to set up a clash with Sitwala in the semifinals.
Sitwala also did not break
any sweat against Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, defeating him 872-399
with brilliant breaks of 185, 90, 97, 100.
Compatriot Rupesh also
scored a thrilling 545-394 win over Martin Goodwill of England in the
quarterfinals with breaks of 64, 99, 103, 90, 45. The Gujrathi cueist
will now take on defending champion Mike Russel in the last four stage.
Russell, meanwhile, brushed
aside B Bhaskar of India 1271-419 in another quarterfinal match.
Russell On Course To Retain
World Title
(03 September 2009 :: Courtesy :: World Snooker)
Mike
Russell moved towards a tenth World Professional Billiards title after
winning all three games in the round robin phase.
The 40-year-old who
defeated another of the sport's most decorated players, Geet Sethi in
last year's final had a top break of 545 in his second match against Ian
Williamson.
In group B, Martin Goodwill
won all three of his matches. In group D which featured five players,
Dhruv Sitwala beat Sethi in the opening match and went on to win all
four of his games to put him on top of the group.
Group C remained undecided after Peter Gilchrist and David Causier, a
semi-finalist last year both won their first two games. They will play
each other to determine the group winner.
The final will be played on
Saturday at the Northern Snooker Centre.
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