Billiards World Championship 2006

[RaNeN]

I have heard that players have stopped playing billiards saying there is no money in it or some such thing. Is it true that from this year onwards there will not have the "Billiards World Championship"? If anybody has got information about this , please post it here. TY

[GreenBaize]

The World Championships is on May 28th in Wales .

Billiards is on the up at present, the amateur game has been getting record entries for their events over the last few months , and new leagues are popping up all over the Country .
The only thing needed now is some events for the Pro's !!


The Billiard community have their own community website now
( http://www.billiard-junkies.co.uk )
its been online for about 3 months , its been a much needed base for players to communicate with each other , good things have been happening since .

One of the good things is the formation of the Teesside Premiership of Billiards , Its a small league with only 12 players , the standard is very high , players include Current World Champion Chris Shutt , World number 3 Dave Causier , World number 11 Paul Bennett , plus a combination of National champions ,International & ex-International players .
Its played over a short format , 2 x games of 150up with the pro's off -100 The league is at week 4 and already there has been over 50 breaks over 50 , 16 breaks of over 100+ and 3 x breaks of over 200 including a 251unf (maximum) made after the opponents break off !!

You can view the league table here:
http://www.leaguerepublic.com/gen/Index.do?league=6224817

We will find out tomorrow if Cue sports have been included in the Commonwealth games in Delhi 2010 !! Billiards , Snooker , Pool , Carom are all expected to be included ....

All the best
Stu

[RaNeN]

I couldnt find Mike Russel's name in these websites. Isnt he playing?

[GreenBaize]

Mike isn't playing in our Teesside leagues , he's been live out of the area for a long while now , he is about to move to New Zealand to live .

[RaNeN]

Yes Chris Shutt is also a great player. But i have heard that Mike is the greatest player in this game. I remember reading in one of Geets interviews that he(Geet) once defeated Mike when he was trailing by more than 700 points. He said this was the greatest victory in his carrier. Also Geet has the record for the highest break for about a decade or even more (1276). Which was in the 1992 World Championship. He is also the only Indian to have achieved the 147 in snooker on telly.

[Ian Davies]

The World Championships is on May 28th in Wales .

GreenBaize,

Can you post where, I feel the urge to have a holiday and go see.

:)

[GreenBaize]

World Professional Billiards Championship 2006
World Snooker Centre @ Pontin’s, Prestatyn
30 May – 4 June 2006

ENTRY FORM AND FEE BY THE 7 APRIL 2006

Please be aware that this tournament will be run subject to a minimum number of 16 entries received. If entries fall below the required level, all entry fees will be refunded.

Competing Players
The World Professional Billiards Championship 2006 is open to all billiards members of WPBSA, together with non-members. Any non-members who enter the event must join the WPBSA as a billiards member. Please contact this office for details on billiards membership.

Structure
The tournament will commence on 30 May 2006, with the final on the 4 June 2006. All first round matches will be round robin. The top eight players will be seeded in groups, with the remaining players drawn at random.


Seeding will be based on last years results (copy enclosed) as follows:

1****defending champion
2****runner-up
3-4****losing semi-finalists, drawn at random
5-8****losing quarter-finalists, drawn at random

World ranking points will not be calculated for this season.

Depending on the number of entries received, a provisional format is shown below. We appreciate that some of you will need to arrange your transport before the draw is available, therefore if the numbers are less we will reduce the number of days at the end of the event.

Day****Session Time****Matches
****10.30 amGroup matches 2.00 pm Group matches 4.30 pm Group matches 7.30 pm***Group Matches*
****10.30 am Group matches 2.00 pm Group matches 7.30 pm* 4 x QF
****11.00 am 3.00 pm****2 x SF2 x SF
****11.00 am 4.00 pm****1 x Final1 x Final

All round robin are played over a 1 x 2 hour session
Quarter-finals will be played over a 1 x 2½ hour session
Semi-finals will be played over 2 x 2 hour sessions
The Final will be played over 2 x 2½ hour sessions

All players will be playing in either the first or second session on day one (assuming 16 entries).

Draw and Format
A detailed draw and format for this event will be available during the week commencing 17 April 2006.

Venue
World Snooker Centre @ Pontin’s, Prestatyn Sands Holiday Centre, Prestatyn, North Wales.


Prize Money
Winner ******** £5,000 ********
Runner-Up******** £2,500 ********
Losing semi-finalist**** £1,250 ********
Losing quarter-finalist**** £650 ********
Group Losers**** £300 ********
Highest break **** £250
Total prize fund:**** £15,250

[KingCantona7]

I know Matthew Bolton personally and he is by far and away Australias best billiards player but I was wondering if he was respected in the world rankings and if he would be considered a chance in the World Championships. He also had a 135 break in snooker against me the other week.

[LuckyPhil]

Matthew Bolton has never been listed on the professional ranking list because he has never played in any pro events. He is certainly good enough to make a big impact on the World Championship should he decide to enter. As would several other Australians - Steve Mifsud, Danik Lucas, Joe Minici, Robby Foldvari all spring to mind. Unfortunately this year none of them have entered and it looks possible that the tournament may not go ahead, having received only 12 entries after the (extended) closing date.

[RaNeN]

Are the Billiards World Championship draws out yet?

[GreenBaize]

Not yet , but anytime now .....
Its lucky its on this year , they only received 15 entries !!

16 entries were required for the event to go ahead , lucky for the 15 players who did enter the tournament organizers decided to run the event with only 15 players :)

Its going to be a interesting event , Mike Russell will be wanting his title back after losing it to Chris Shutt in last years final .
Some of the players might be a bit ring rusty with no circuit being in place at present , so don't be surprised if there are a few odd results !!

One thing for sure Chris Shutt is determined to hang on to the trophy for another year , he's just starting to find some form , last week he made a break of 631unf in a 45 minute exhibition match in Cornwall.

[RaNeN]

Whats happening to Billiards players? Only 15 entries? Why arent there any more entries? Are there any Indian players? I hope there are atleast 2-4 Indian players.

The majority of the players will be from India and England I suppose.

[RaNeN]

Could you please put the link to the draws as soon as they are out? Thanx!

[GreenBaize]

you can find the draw and players on http://billiard-junkies.co.uk

[RaNeN]

Wheres the draw?

[RaNeN]

Group Draw
Group A
Chris Shutt
Geet Sethi
Michael Kreuziger
Clive Everton

Group B
David Causier
Dhruya Sitwala
Roxton Chapman
Mark Hirst

Group C
Peter Gilchrist
Devendra Joshi
Paul Bennett

Group D
Mike Russell
Lee Lagan
Ashok Shandilya


The round-robin stages shall be played over a 1 x 2 hour session

QF1 Winner Group A V Runner Up Group B
QF2 Winner Group B V Runner Up Group A
QF3 Winner Group C V Runner Up Group D
QF4 Winner Group D V Runner Up Group C

Quarter-final matches shall be played over a 1 x 2½ hour session. Semi-finals shall be played over 2 x 2 hour sessions. The final shall be played over 2 x 2½ hour sessions.

[RaNeN]

From India this year I can say that Geet Sethi and Ashok Shandilya have found form. They both have been playing tremendously well. Entering the worldchamps this year , they were seeded 1 and 2 respectively.

Hope Geet does well in this years Championship.
He is one of my fav players!

[RaNeN]

Could somebody please put up the results?