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{{short description|Indian player of English billiards}}
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'''Dhruv Sitwala''' (born 15 October 1972)<ref name="BSFI">{{cite web |url=https://bsfi.net/dhruv-sitwala-2/ |title=Dhruv Sitwala |website=bsfi.net |publisher=The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> is an [[India]]n player of [[English billiards]]. He has reached three world finals, and twice been Asian Billiards champion.

In 2007, Sitwala reached the final of the timed version of the [[IBSF World Billiards Championship]], losing 1488–1946 to [[Pankaj Advani (billiards player)|Pankaj Advani]].<ref name="07IBSF" />

In the semi-final of the [[2010 World Professional Billiards Championship]], Sitwala won by a single point, 980-979 against [[Geet Sethi]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sethi |first=Geet |date=31 October 2010 |title=Sitwala to take on Russell in final |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Sitwala-to-take-on-Russell-in-final/article15799708.ece |work=The Hindu |location=India |access-date=20 December 2019 }}</ref> [[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]] won his 10th [[World Professional Billiards Championship]] title after beating Sitwala 1738–1204 in the final.<ref name="10CH">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/02/stories/2010110254702100.htm|title=Mike Russell regains World crown|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2011-01-21|date=2010-11-02|authorlink=Geet Sethi|first=Sethi|last=Geet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601083742/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/02/stories/2010110254702100.htm|archive-date=1 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sitwala was also the losing finalist in the 2016 short format [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World Billiards Championship]], losing 6–8 to [[David Causier]] in the final.<ref name="WB16">{{cite web |url=https://world-billiards.com/?p=11170 |title=The 2016 LITEtask World Billiards Championship |website=world-billiards.com |publisher=World Billiards |date=26 October 2016 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031171108/http://world-billiards.com/?p=11170 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Sitwala won 6–2 against Bhaskar Balachandra in the final to successfully defend the Asian Billiards Championship title that he had won the previous year.<ref name="ABC" />

At the 2019 Pan-Am Cup in [[Winnipeg]], [[Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)|Peter Gilchrist]] beat Sitwala 1500-507 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=310 |title=2019 Pan Am Cup |website=wbeventsonline.com |publisher=World Billiards|date=27 May 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

Sitwala's highest {{cuegloss|break}} break in competition is 654.<ref name="BSFI" />

== Career Highlights ==
*2007 [[IBSF World Billiards Championship]] runner-up<ref name="07IBSF">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=71&Itemid=367 |title=Past Champions |website=ibsf.info |publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
*2010 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World Billiards Championship]] runner-up<ref name="10CH" />
*2015 Asian Billiards Champion<ref name="ABC">{{cite news |author= |title=Sitwala's reign continues |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sitwalas-reign-continues/article8328876.ece |work=The Hindu |location=India |date=9 March 2016 |access-date=20 December 2019 }}</ref>
*2016 Asian Billiards Champion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acbs.qa/turnieje/2016/maBA_100/en/maBA_100_2016_knockout.php |title=ACBS Billiards Championships 100 up – Colombo / Sri Lanka 2016 |website=acbs.qa |publisher=Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="ABC" />
*2016 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World Billiards Championship]] runner-up<ref name="WB16" />
*2019 Pan-Am Cup runner-up

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8LT8nyhWc 2016 LITEtask World Billiards Championship (100up) Final: Dhruv Sitwala v David Causier] (YouTube)

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