Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship
Indian ace Pankaj Advani beat defending champion Mark Russel to win the World Professional
Advani beat the defending champion 2030-1253.
Advani became the second Indian to win the title in its 139th years of history; Geet Sethi was the first Indian to win the title in 1992.
Earlier, Advani notched up a thrilling win over compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the semi-final to set up the title clash.
In the other semifinal, compatriot Rupesh Shah squandered a first session lead and succumbed to his elementary mistakes to go down 880-1366 against nine time-winner Russel.
Geet Sethi crashed out of the World professional billiards championship in a league match.
In a must-win last league match for both players, the Indian lost to compatriot and IBSF World billiards champion Pankaj Advani 482-818.
Post a Comment