Career
He also has six amateur IBSF World Billiards Championship titles standing to his name. Russell, who turned professional in 1989, is the northern 1 player in the world as of late 2010.
Both scored two triple centuries apiece, but Russell knocked Sethi out in the semi-finals, 1835–1231, (655 vs 456 average).
At the IBSF World Billiards Championships 2010, Russell not only claimed the 150upand time-format title, but also recorded a break of 1137 points in the time-format final. Even though the amateur rules applied in this tournament do not include the "Baulk line rule" used in professional events, he is only the fourth player ever to score a break of over 1000 in an official match under modern rules.
