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Pankaj Advani storms to Singapore Open billiards title

Pankaj Advani storms to Singapore Open billiards title

Rediff.com6 Oct 2024

Pankaj Advani won the coveted Songhe Singapore Open title with a 5-1 win over local favourite Jaden Ong.

Historic! Pankaj Advani wins 20th billiards World title

Historic! Pankaj Advani wins 20th billiards World title

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

Pankaj Advani clinched a historic 28th World title, his seventh in a row, after outclassing England's Robert Hall 4-2 in the final.

Pankaj Advani's 14th Asian gold: Is he the greatest ever?

Pankaj Advani's 14th Asian gold: Is he the greatest ever?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

Indian cue sports maestro Pankaj Advani has won an unprecedented 14th gold medal at the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha, Qatar.

Pankaj Advani in semis

Pankaj Advani in semis

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

The Indian ace beat top seed Paithoon Phonbun of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championships.

Congratulate Pankaj Advani

Congratulate Pankaj Advani

Rediff.com27 Oct 2003

Let's salute the young king of the green baize.

Spotted: Pankaj Advani in Pune

Spotted: Pankaj Advani in Pune

Rediff.com10 Feb 2009

Reader Abhishek Soman sent us this picture from Pune.

Spotted: Pankaj Advani

Spotted: Pankaj Advani

Rediff.com20 May 2008

Reader Satish Rewliya sent us this picture from Delhi.

Pankaj Advani shocked

Pankaj Advani shocked

Rediff.com25 Jul 2005

The second seeded former world champion was beaten by Pramual Janthad in a league match in the 21st Asian Snooker Championship.

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for 26th time!

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for 26th time!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha on Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final.

Pankaj Advani too good

Pankaj Advani too good

Rediff.com24 Nov 2005

The 2005 World billiards champion routed Rupesh Shah 2-0 to maintain his unbeaten run in the Indian Cue Masters League 2005.

Pankaj Advani enters final

Pankaj Advani enters final

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

Pankaj Advani advanced to the final of the ONGC IBSF time-format World Billiards Championship defeating Geet Sethi 1269-1003 in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Pankaj Advani too good

Pankaj Advani too good

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

The world champion retained his National junior billiards crown, beating Aditya Mehta in a one-sided final.

Pankaj Advani in final

Pankaj Advani in final

Rediff.com24 Oct 2003

The Indian national champion easily beat fifth seeded Brendan O'Donoghye of Ireland in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championships.

Your tenacity is admirable: PM Modi lauds Pankaj Advani

Your tenacity is admirable: PM Modi lauds Pankaj Advani

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

PM Modi congratulates Pankaj Advani on his 22nd world title

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani tests positive for COVID-19

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

'He woke up with fever and uncontrollable shivering in the morning'

Pankaj Advani fact file

Pankaj Advani fact file

Rediff.com25 Oct 2003

Career statistics of the new World snooker champion.

Alok Kumar shocks Pankaj Advani

Alok Kumar shocks Pankaj Advani

Rediff.com4 Feb 2006

Alok stormed into the semi-finals of the PCL-Manisha Invitational Snooker Championship on Saturday.

Pankaj Advani wins Khel Ratna

Pankaj Advani wins Khel Ratna

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

The 21-year-old cueist will be conferred the country's highest sporting honour.

Pankaj Advani in Asian Snooker semi-finals

Pankaj Advani in Asian Snooker semi-finals

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

India's ace cueist cruised into the semi-finals, beating Syria's Karam Fatima by five frames to nil, after a narrow victory earlier on Thursday in the last-16, where compatriot Ishpreet Chadha gave him a tough fight till the very last.

Yasin Merchant defeats Pankaj Advani

Yasin Merchant defeats Pankaj Advani

Rediff.com27 Nov 2005

The former National Snooker champion won the Indian Cue Masters League 2005 on Sunday.

Pankaj Advani wins 6-Red Snooker World Cup

Pankaj Advani wins 6-Red Snooker World Cup

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his 24th World title on Tuesday when he triumphed in the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with victory over Pakistan's Babar Masih in the final, in Doha.

Pankaj Advani wins Asian Billiards

Pankaj Advani wins Asian Billiards

Rediff.com26 Feb 2005

The Indian cueist proved too good for former World champion C Praput of Thailand in the final.

Pankaj Advani wins 10th Sr. Nat. billiards crown

Pankaj Advani wins 10th Sr. Nat. billiards crown

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

Pankaj Advani won the Senior National Billiards Championship yet again, scoring a 5-2 victory over Sourav Kothari in a pulsating final, in Kolkata, on Tuesday.

Pankaj Advani bags Asian Billiards title for 8th time

Pankaj Advani bags Asian Billiards title for 8th time

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

This is Advani's 40th international title and 8th Asian crown.

Pankaj Advani wins National snooker

Pankaj Advani wins National snooker

Rediff.com25 Dec 2007

Pankaj Advani defeated Aditya Mehta 54-42, 107-0, 58-23, 84-1, 82-22, 49-65, 62-60 in the final on Monday.

Pankaj Advani in last eight

Pankaj Advani in last eight

Rediff.com29 May 2007

Joining the Asian Games champion in the quarter-finals of the Asian billiards championship was Rupesh Shah.

Pankaj Advani storms into final

Pankaj Advani storms into final

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

The Indian national champion will meet C. Praput of Thailand in the title round of the Asian Billiards Championship.

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards title

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards title

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

India's Pankaj Advani is the new World Professional Billiards Champion. He beat the defending champion, Mark Russel, 2030-1253 to win the title.

Pankaj Advani in last 16

Pankaj Advani in last 16

Rediff.com25 Jul 2003

But Aditya Mehta failed to make it, losing in the round of 32, in the World under-21 snooker championship.

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

The Indian national champion beat compatriot Devendra Joshi in the final of the points format event.

Pankaj Advani, Rupesh Shah bow out

Pankaj Advani, Rupesh Shah bow out

Rediff.com30 May 2007

The Indian cueists were beaten by Singapore's Peter Gilchrist and Aung Htay of Myanmar respectively in the quarter-finals of the Asian Billiards Championships.

Pankaj Advani puts India in command

Pankaj Advani puts India in command

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

India led Pakistan 22-15 after the first session on the second day in the Lawrencepur Challenge Snooker Series in Karachi.

Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World billiards

Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World billiards

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

The defending champion beat countryman Dhruv Sitwala in the final.

Pankaj Advani breezes into World snooker semis

Pankaj Advani breezes into World snooker semis

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

The ace cueist, the only Indian in the fray in the men's category, proved too good for Alex Borg of Malta in a 6-0 victory to improve upon his showing at the last championship when he was ousted in the quarter-finals in Bengaluru by Yan Bingtao 4-6 of China.

Pankaj Advani wins 25th World crown in Kuala Lumpur

Pankaj Advani wins 25th World crown in Kuala Lumpur

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

Pankaj Advani won his 25th World crown on Saturday after a resounding 4-0 victory over fellow-Indian Sourav Kothari in the 150-up billiards final at the IBSF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Pankaj Advani rallies into last 16

Pankaj Advani rallies into last 16

Rediff.com22 Oct 2003

But former Asian champion Yasin Merchant and Alok Kumar bowed out of the world Snooker Championships.

Pankaj Advani out of UK Snooker meet

Pankaj Advani out of UK Snooker meet

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

India's Pankaj Advani crashed out of the UK Players Tour Championship after suffering a 4-0 defeat to England's Michael in Gloucester on Saturday.

Cueist Pankaj Advani creates history!

Cueist Pankaj Advani creates history!

Rediff.com23 May 2016

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title.

Pankaj Advani in World snooker semi-finals

Pankaj Advani in World snooker semi-finals

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

True to his reputation, local lad Pankaj Advani entered the semi-finals of the IBSF World Snooker Championship, defeating Belgium's Peter Bullen 6-2, in Banaglore, on Friday. Advani will meet Wales's Lee Walker, who caused a major upset, defeating former World snooker champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand 6-2.

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards double

Pankaj Advani wins World billiards double

Rediff.com10 Sep 2008

The Bangalore-based cueist beat Devendra Joshi in the time format final 2370-2020 to add the crown to the points format one he captured last week.