Karnataka's pankaj advani has brought joy to the country amid India's disappointment in the cricket World Cup. He became World champion for a record 26th time by winning the World Billiards Championship. India's famous billiards and snooker player pankaj advani has become the world champion for a record 26th time. Bengaluru, Karnataka's pankaj advani won the title for a record 26th time by defeating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final of the IBSF World Billiards championship on Tuesday. pankaj advani defeated Sourav Kothari 1000-416 in the final, which was a rematch of last year's final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He won his first world title in this competition in 2005. Advani has won the 'long format' for the ninth time. He won the 'point format' championship on eight occasions, as well as the World Team Billiards championship once.
In this tournament, Advani defeated indian teammate Rupesh Shah by 900-273 in the semi-finals. It saw breaks of 259 and 176 from the defending champion, while Shah saw only 62 breaks in the 900-up format. In the other semi-final, Sourav Kothari defeated Indian-origin dhruv Silvala 900-756.
Specially, exactly 20 years ago on this day, pankaj advani won his first World championship title in China. Now he has won the title for the 26th time on the same day.
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