2007 World Professional Billiards Championship
# 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship

The 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held between 18 and 22 July 2007 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England. The 16 players were divided into four groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing into the knock-out round.

Mike Russell won his eighth World Professional Billiards Championship title, by defeating Chris Shutt 2166–1710 in the final.

## Prize fund

* Winner: £6,000
* Runner-up: £2,750
* Semi-final: £1,500
* Quarter-final: £750
* Group losers: £400
* Highest break: £350
* Total: £18,300

## Group round

### Group A

| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Geet Sethi | 724 | Sourav Kothari | 206 |
| Mike Russell | 753 | Ian Williamson | 294 |
| Geet Sethi | 444 | Ian Williamson | 379 |
| Mike Russell | 1197 | Sourav Kothari | 226 |
| Sourav Kothari | 572 | Ian Williamson | 341 |
| Mike Russell | 1192 | Geet Sethi | 236 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | Mike Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3142 | 756 |
| 2 | Geet Sethi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1404 | 1777 |
| 3 | Sourav Kothari | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1004 | 2262 |
| 4 | Ian Williamson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1014 | 1769 |

### Group B

| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Peter Gilchrist | 769 | Michael Kreuziger | 244 |
| Dhruv Sitwala | 618 | Devendra Joshi | 455 |
| Peter Gilchrist | 757 | Dhruv Sitwala | 387 |
| Devendra Joshi | 1111 | Michael Kreuziger | 269 |
| Peter Gilchrist | 678 | Devendra Joshi | 820 |
| Michael Kreuziger | 208 | Dhruv Sitwala | 763 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | Devendra Joshi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2386 | 1565 |
| 2 | Peter Gilchrist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2204 | 1451 |
| 3 | Dhruv Sitwala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1768 | 1420 |
| 4 | Michael Kreuziger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 721 | 2643 |

### Group C

| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alok Kumar | 621 | Ashok Shandilya | 527 |
| Pankaj Advani | 805 | Paul Bennett | 400 |
| Ashok Shandilya | 682 | Pankaj Advani | 609 |
| Paul Bennett | 590 | Alok Kumar | 416 |
| Pankaj Advani | 774 | Alok Kumar | 520 |
| Ashok Shandilya | 407 | Paul Bennett | 449 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | Pankaj Advani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2188 | 1602 |
| 2 | Paul Bennett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1439 | 1628 |
| 3 | Ashok Shandilya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1616 | 1679 |
| 4 | Alok Kumar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1557 | 1894 |

### Group D

| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chris Shutt | 1076 | Mark Hirst | 365 |
| David Causier | 777 | Steve Mifsud | 440 |
| Chris Shutt | 1132 | Steve Mifsud | 550 |
| David Causier | 1058 | Mark Hirst | 230 |
| Steve Mifsud | 626 | Mark Hirst | 545 |
| Chris Shutt | 786 | David Causier | 893 |
| Rank | Player | P | W | L | F | A |
| 1 | David Causier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2728 | 1456 |
| 2 | Chris Shutt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2994 | 1808 |
| 3 | Steve Mifsud | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1616 | 2454 |
| 4 | Mark Hirst | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1140 | 2760 |

## Knock-out round

| Quarterfinals 2½ hours | Quarterfinals 2½ hours | Quarterfinals 2½ hours | Semifinals 4 hours | Semifinals 4 hours | Semifinals 4 hours | Final 5 hours | Final 5 hours | Final 5 hours |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Russell | Mike Russell | 1387 | | | | | | |
| Peter Gilchrist | Peter Gilchrist | 482 | Mike Russell | Mike Russell | 1835 | | | |
| Geet Sethi | Geet Sethi | 850 | Geet Sethi | Geet Sethi | 1231 | | | |
| Devendra Joshi | Devendra Joshi | 673 | | | | Mike Russell | Mike Russell | 2166 |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 859 | | | | Chris Shutt | Chris Shutt | 1710 |
| Chris Shutt | Chris Shutt | 1074 | Chris Shutt | Chris Shutt | 1698 | | | |
| Paul Bennett | Paul Bennett | 406 | David Causier | David Causier | 1464 | | | |
| David Causier | David Causier | 1330 | | | | | | |
