2008 World Professional Billiards Championship
The 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between Wednesday, 23 July and Saturday 27 July 2008. 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 9th World Professional Billiards Championship title after beating Geet Sethi 1821–1342 in the final.
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