Monday, September 10, 2007

At 2007 IBSF World Billiards Championship, Singapore (150 up FORMAT)

Group A -
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Aung San Oo (MYN) 3-1
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Alan Puan Teik Chong (SIN) 3-0
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Larry Drennan (IRL) 3-0
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Paul Wereta (NZL) 3-0

Pankaj topped Group A.

Group B -
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) l Peter Gilchrist (SIN) 1-3
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) bt Matthew Sutton (ENG) 3-1
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) bt Udon Khaimuk (THA) 3-0
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) l Nay Thay Oo (MYN) 0-3

Dhruv ended 3rd in the Group B.

Group C -
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Frank Humphreys (AUS) 3-2
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Hasan Manfaluti (INA) 3-1
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Glenn Yeo Teck Shin (SIN) 3-1
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Thanh Binh Nguyen (VIE) 3-2

Ashok topped Group C.

Group D -
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Hekta (INA) 3-0
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Phil Martin (IRL) 3-0
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Kyaw Oo (MYN) 3-0
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Imran Shehzad (PAK) 3-0

Geet topped Group D.

Group G -
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Muslim (INA) 3-2
Rupesh Shah (IND) l Moh Loon Hong (MAS) 2-3
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Gary Oliver (NZL) 3-0

Rupesh ended 2nd in Group G.

Round of 16 -
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Phil Mumford (ENG) 4-0
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Aung Sang (MYN) 4-1
Pankaj Advani (IND) l Kyaw Oo (MYN) 2-4
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Frank Humphries (AUS) 4-0

Quarter Finals -
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Geet Sethi (IND) 4-1
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Praput Chaithanasakun (THA) 4-2

Semi Finals -
Ashok Shandilya (IND) bt Matthew Bolton (AUS) 5-1
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Kyaw Oo (MYN) 5-0

Final -
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Ashok Shandilya (IND) 6-4

Currently IBSF World Billiards Championship going on Singapore, its in 2 formats - 150 pts format and Timed format ... In 2005 Pankaj Advani won both formats, but in 2006 due to lack of sponsors this tournament wasn't organize.

Pankaj Advani began as a favorite ... But in 150 pts format he lost in first knockout round after topping the group and we were in position of losing this world title ... But Rupesh Shah raised to occasion to capture World Championship beating seasoned Ashok Shandilya in the final.


And new IBSF 150 pts format World Billiards Champion is Rupesh Shah of India.

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