3 October 2011 Dear Player, 2011 WORLD BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP in association with EBOS and The Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds 24-30 October 2011 I am pleased to enclose your personal copy of the Group Draw and Playing Schedule for the First Group Stages, which will be played over Monday 24 th and Tuesday 25 th October 2011. You should familiarize yourself with your own match schedule, to ensure you report to the Tournament Director not less than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled match start time. You should note however that due to the format of this years event, previous matches scheduled for your allotted table may in some circumstances still be ongoing, and if this is the case you will be required to wait until the Tournament Director calls you to your table. If this is the case, you will be required to wait at the venue. There will be a minimum break of 30 minutes between the conclusion of one match and the start of another at all times. Your are reminded that that the following penalties will apply if you are not at your allotted match table when required for the start of your match: Upto 5 minutes late Opponent starts on +100 points. Between 5 and 10 minutes late Opponent starts on +200 points. Over 10 minutes late Match awarded to Opponent 500 points to Nil. The above will be strictly enforced, and the Tournament Director s decision is Final in all cases. If any player is late for a match more than once during the tournament then they will be disqualified. COMPETING PLAYERS All competing Players will be bound by the WPBSA rules of conduct for the duration of the tournament, and Players are strongly advised to familiarize themselves with these in full. Any breach of these rules for whatever reason will be referred to the WPBSA s Integrity Unit for consideration and determination. DRESS CODE All players are reminded of their obligations in terms of dress code, which should be adhered to at all times whilst playing. Specifically, this relates to long sleeved shirts, waistcoat, dark trousers, shoes, and bow tie. Players will only be exempt from wearing a bow tie following the provision of an upto date Doctor s Certificate to the WPBSA or the Tournament Director prior to their first scheduled match. Any logo s that are worn on Players waistcoats must receive prior approval from the WPBSA. Country flags or National Association Logo s are permitted to be worn, providing they meet the size limits required of Logo s generally. WITHDRAWALS Your attention is drawn to Section II K3 of the WPBSA Rules Handbook relating to withdrawals. This will be strictly enforced. Please be aware that in the event of a withdrawal there will be no refund of entry fees.
MATCH SCHEDULING First Group Stage Monday 24th October 2011 SESSION 1 11:00am Show T Group A Mike Russell v Bem French Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group B Sourav Kothari v Matthew Bolton Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group C Pankaj Advani v Chris Taylor Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group E David Causier v Alok Kumar Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group F Rupesh Shah v Neil Bolton Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group G Peter Gilchrist v Mark Hirst Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group D Balchandra Bhaskar v Ashok Shandilya Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group H Brian Watson v Billy Bousfield Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc SESSION 2 13.30pm (Not before) Show T Group H Dhruv Sitwala v Devendra Joshi Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group D Geet Sethi v Guy Heys Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group A Phil Mumford v John Hartley Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group B Nalin Patel v Robert Marshall Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group G Rob Hall v Manish Jain Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group F Sushrut Pandia v Gary Norman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group C Matthew Sutton v Jamie Barker Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group E John Murphy v Glen Blythman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc SESSION 3 16:00pm (Not before) Show T Group G Peter Gilchrist v Manish Jain Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group C Pankaj Advani v Jamie Barker Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group F Neil Bolton v Gary Norman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group A Bem French v John Hartley Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group E Alok Kumar v Glen Blythman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group B Matthew Bolton v Robert Marshall Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group C Chris Taylor v Calum Hossack Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group G Mark Hirst v Jason Devaney Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Tuesday 25th October 2011 SESSION 4 10:30am Show T Group E David Causier v John Murphy Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group G Rob Hall v Mark Hirst Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group D Geet Sethi v Ashok Shandilya Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group C Pankaj Advani v Calum Hossack Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group H Dhruv Sitwala v Billy Bousfield Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group A Mike Russell v Phil Mumford Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group G Peter Gilchrist v Jason Devaney Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group C Matthew Sutton v Chris Taylor Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc
SESSION 5 13:00pm (Not before) Show T Group B Sourav Kothari v Nalin Patel Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group E John Murphy v Alok Kumar Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group F Rupesh Shah v Sushrut Pandia Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group D Balchandra Bhaskar v Guy Heys Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group G Manish Jain v Jason Devaney Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group H Brian Watson v Devendra Joshi Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group A Phil Mumford v Bem French Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group C Jamie Barker v Calum Hossack Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc SESSION 6 15:30pm (Not before) Show T Group C Pankaj Advani v Matthew Sutton Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group A Mike Russell v John Hartley Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group D Guy Heys v Ashok Shandilya Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group G Peter Gilchrist v Rob Hall Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group H Devendra Joshi v Billy Bousfield Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group B Nalin Patel v Matthew Bolton Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group E David Causier v Glen Blythman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group F Sushrut Pandia v Neil Bolton Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc SESSION 7 18:00pm (Not before) Show T Group D Geet Sethi v Balchandra Bhaskar Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 2 Group F Rupesh Shah v Gary Norman Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 3 Group G Rob Hall v Jason Devaney Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 4 Group G Mark Hirst v Manish Jain Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 5 Group C Chris Taylor v Jamie Barker Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 6 Group C Matthew Sutton v Calum Hossack Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 7 Group H Dhruv Sitwala v Brian Watson Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Table 8 Group B Sourav Kothari v Robert Marshall Ref: Tbc Scorer: Tbc Referee s and Scorer s will be allocated to each match prior to the commencement of the event by the Tournament Director. No changes will be made to this playing schedule under any circumstances, except in exceptional circumstances approved by the Tournament Director, Clive Scott. Note 1 Note 2 - The Qualifier s from the 1 st Preliminary Stage will be seeded into the 2 nd Group Stage based upon their record in the 1 st Preliminary Stage, in the following order: 1) Number of wins, with the higher number taking precedence. 2) The Player s Positive Aggregate difference, with the greater number taking precedence. 3) Where Groups contain 5 Players, the number of wins and aggregate difference will each be multiplied by 0.8 to provide for an average, used to compare with that of Groups containing 4 players. 3) Where players cannot be split using the above method, they will be free drawn to determine their seeding for the 2 nd Group Stage. The 2 nd Stage Groups will be made up as follows: Group A Seeds 1, 8, 9 and 16. Group B Seeds 2, 7, 10 and 15. Group C Seeds 3, 6, 11 and 14. Group D Seeds 4, 5, 12 and 13. Should you have any queries in relation to this playing schedule please contact the undersigned, and for any queries relating to WPBSA s rules of conduct please contact the Bristol Office direct.
Kind regards Yours Sincerely Gary Norman General Secretary EBOS
World Billiard Championship - Leeds - 24th/30th October 2011 - Group Draw Group A Group B Group C Group D A1 Mike Russell B1 Sourav Kothari C1 Pankaj Advani D1 Geet Sethi A2 Phil Mumford B2 Nalin Patel C2 Matthew Sutton D2 Balchandra Bhaskar A3 Bem French B3 Matthew Bolton C3 Chris Taylor D3 Guy Heys A4 John Hartley B4 Robert Marshall C4 Jamie Barker D4 Ashok Shandilya C5 Calum Hossack Group E Group F Group G Group H E1 David Causier F1 Rupesh Shah G1 Peter Gilchrist H1 Dhruv Sitwala E2 John Murphy F2 Sushrut Pandia G2 Rob Hall H2 Brian Watson E3 Alok Kumar F3 Neil Bolton G3 Mark Hirst H3 Devendra Joshi E4 Glen Blythman F4 Gary Norman G4 Manish Jain H4 Billy Bousfield G5 Jason Devaney