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At 2008 IBSF World Billiards Championship, Banglore, India (Point Format)

Rupesh Shah is defending champion in Point format and Pankaj Advani is defending champion in Time format ... Good start for Indians on first day.

Group A
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Sabdeen Mohammed (SRI) 3-0 (151(83)-53, 151-35, 150(134)-21)
Devendra Joshi (IND) bt Arvind Savur (IND) 3-0 (151-37, 150(94)-98, 151(118)-29)
Devendra Joshi (IND) bt Rupesh Shah (IND) 3-1 (151(91)-141, 151(101)-74, 02-150(83), 150(90)-02)
Arvind Savur (IND) bt Sabdeen Mohammed (SRI) 3-1 (151-129, 151-124, 109-150, 150(100)-38)
Rupesh Shah (IND) bt Arvind Savur (IND) 3-0 (150-104, 150(70)-63, 150(83)-18)
Devendra Joshi (IND) bt Sabdeen Mohammed (SRI) 3-0 (150(71)-92, 151(63,73)-22, 152(71,63)-35)

Group B
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Calum Hossack (SCO) 3-0 (151(145)-05), 150(146)-0, 151(103)-17)
Suriya Suwannasingh (THA) bt Gary Oliver (NZL) 3-1 (150-49, 150-146, 96-150, 150-91)
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Suriya Suwnnasingh (THA) 3-0 (150-105, 152(81)-90, 150(83)-02)
Gary Oliver (NZL) bt Calum Hossack (SCO) 3-0 (150(82)-09, 152-66, 151-48)
Suriya Suwannasingh (THA) bt Calum Hosack (SCO) 3-0 (150-38, 150-36, 153-36)
Pankaj Advani (IND) bt Gary Oliver (NZL) 3-2 (101-151, 151-98, 117(81)-151, 152(152)-0, 151(108)-107(105))

Group C
Praput Chaithanaskum (THA) bt Darren Taylor (NZL) 3-0 (151-27, 151-39, 150-24)
Sourav Kothari (IND) bt Thanh B. Nguyen (VIE) 3-1 (150(87)-68, 150(114)-87, 80-150, 150-107)
Praput Chaithanaskum (THA) bt Sourav Kothari (IND) 3-0 (150(123)-15, 151(126)-67, 151-42) Thanh B. Nguyen (VIE) bt Darren Taylor (NZL) 3-0 (150-110, 151-65, 152-27)
Praput Chaithanaskum (THA) bt Thanh B. Nguyen (VIE) 3-2 (77-151(112), 152(850-145(85), 151(84)-86, 128-151(89), 150(81)-94)
Sourav Kothari (IND) bt Darren Taylor (NZL) 3-0 (152(127-6, 152-72, 151-65)

Group D
Mohd. Aslam (SRI) bt Michael Wright (E-BOS) 3-0 (150-94, 150-138, 151-139)
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Teik Chon Alan Puan (SIN) 3-0 (150-66, 151-93, 153(153)-0)
Teik Chon Alan Puan (SIN) bt Mohd. Aslam (SRI) 3-1 (88-151, 151-116, 150-58, 150-53)
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Michael Wright (E-BOS) 3-0 (152(71)-39, 152(102 unf)-55, 151-21)
Teik Chon Alan Puan (SIN) bt Michael Wright (E-BOS) 3-0 (151-27, 151-53, 150-72)
Geet Sethi (IND) bt Mohd. Aslan (SRI) 3-0 (151-69, 151-61, 150(120)-23)

Group E
Peter Gilchrist (SIN) bt Shyam Jagtiani (IND) 3-0 (153-46, 152(72)-90, 150(110)-39)
Thanh Long Nguyen (VIE) bt Larry Drennan (IRL) 3-0 (151-70, 152-34, 150(137)-0)
Peter Gilchrist (SIN) bt Thanh Long Nguyen (VIE) 3-0 (153(149)-11, 151-116, 150-83)
Shyam Jagtiani (IND) bt Larry Drennan (IRL) 3-1 (150-71, 150(115)-26, 121-150, 150-73)
Peter Gilchrist (SIN) bt Larry Drennan (IRL) 3-0 (154(154)-18, 152(86)-105, 150-68)
Shyam Jagtiani (IND) bt Thanh Long Nguyen (VIE) 3-1 (151-33, 150(89)-88, 71-151, 151-147)

Group F
Alok Kumar (IND) bt Aidan Murray (IRL) 3-0 (150-61, 152-86, 151-79)
B. Bhaskar (IND) bt Philip Mumford (ENG) 3-0 (151(88)-48, 150-74-13, 150-143)
B. Bhaskar (IND) bt Alok Kumar (IND) 3-2 (96-150(91), 150(72)-48, 71-150(96), 150(72)-120, 150-74)
Aidan Murray (IRL) bt Philip Mumford (ENG) 3-1 (48-152, 150-50, 150-40, 150-79)
B. Bhaskar (IND) bt Aidan Murray (IRL) 3-0 (150(85)-118, 152(79)-93, 154(73)-46)
Alok Kumar (IND) bt Philip Mumford (EN) 3-2 (first frame awarded to Alok as Phil reported late. 152-62, 121-150, 24-151, 151-76)

Group G
Brijesh Damani (IND) bt Raghoo Sinha (IND) 3-0 (151(73)-84, 82-151, 152-112, 150-39)
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) bt Wayne Carey (NZL) 3-0 (150(93)-12, 150(142)-47, 150-31)
Brijesh Damani (IND) bt Wayne Carey (NZL) 3-0 (151-105, 151-144, 150(99)-08)
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) bt Raghoo Sinha (IND) 3-0 (150-37, 151(80)-10, 150(79)-87)
Raghoo Sinha (IND) bt Wayne Carey (NZL) 3-1 (150-45, 118-151, 151-59, 151-74)
Dhruv Sitwala (IND) bt Brijesh Damani (IND) 3-1 (129-150, 150-67, 150-87, 152(116)-02)

Group H
Prem Prakash (IND) bt Thawat Sujaritthurakarn (THA) 3-2 (103-151, 153(111)-139, 148-151, 151-120, 152-120)
Md. Asim (IND) bt Boon Aun Keith (SIN) 3-1 (152-110, 150-30, 138-152, 150-29)
Thawat Sujaritthurakarn (THA) bt Md. Asim (IND) 3-0 (150-48, 152-124, 151-109)
Prem Prakash (IND) bt Boon Aun Keith (SIN) 3-0 (151(73)-28, 150-112, 151(96)-60)
Thawat Sujaritthurakarn (THA) bt Boon Aun Keith (SIN) 3-0 (151-38, 151(94)-107, 151(75)-32)
Prem Prakash (IND) bt Md. Asim (IND) 3-1 (150-144, 151-44, 141-151, 151-76)