News for 'Pankaj Advani'

Advani, Mehta bow out

Advani, Mehta bow out

Rediff.com1 Mar 2006

Former Asian champion Alok Kumar is the only Indian left in fray at the quarter-final stage in the World Snooker Championship.

Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi, Merchant

Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi, Merchant

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad.

World Billiards: Advani, Sethi continue great form

World Billiards: Advani, Sethi continue great form

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

Seven-time World champion Pankaj Advani, veteran Geet Sethi and Dhruv Sitwala continued their unbeaten run in the Time Format after outplaying their rivals in the World Billiards Championships in Leeds on Sunday.

Record-breaking World Billiards champion Advani 'in seventh heaven'

Record-breaking World Billiards champion Advani 'in seventh heaven'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2014

India's cue sports champion Pankaj Advani is in seventh heaven after adding yet another world title to his kitty following his World Billiards Championship triumph in the 150-up points format.

Kothari stuns Advani for MIG snooker title

Kothari stuns Advani for MIG snooker title

Rediff.com5 May 2010

Sourav Kothari caused the biggest upset of the tournament, beating Pankaj Advani in the final, to win the Rs 3,10,000 Nahar-MIG All India Invitation Snooker Championship 2010 in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Advani in pre-quarters of 150-Up World Billiards Championship

Advani in pre-quarters of 150-Up World Billiards Championship

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani blanked Sasan Lashkari 3-0 to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the 150-Up format in the IBSF World Billiards Championship, in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Indian Open: Advani loses to Scotland's Clark

Indian Open: Advani loses to Scotland's Clark

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Indian ace cueist Pankaj Advani lost a thriller 3-4 against young Scottish rival Rhys Clark to exit the 300,000 pound sterling Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Advani frontrunner for Khel Ratna

Advani frontrunner for Khel Ratna

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

The 21-year-old cueist won the World billiards championship in 2005 and World snooker title in 2003.

Advani stays on course

Advani stays on course

Rediff.com1 Aug 2004

The defending champion blanked John Loh Ei Loong of Malaysia to stay on course for a clean sweep in Group D in the World Under-21 snooker championship.

Advani beats former world No 1 Higgins

Advani beats former world No 1 Higgins

Rediff.com25 Aug 2012

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani stamped his authority on the Professional Snooker Circuit, defeating former world number one John Higgins of Scotland 4-1 on day two of the European Tour-2 Paul Hunter Classic.

Advani shocks Nalin Patel

Advani shocks Nalin Patel

Rediff.com20 Nov 2003

The 18-year-old cueist put together two unfinished breaks of 150 as he rallied past the veteran cueist to make the knock-out round in the World billiards championship.

Advani easily wins opener

Advani easily wins opener

Rediff.com17 Nov 2003

The ace Indian cueist beat John Hartely of England in the opening match of the World Billiards Championship.

Merchant-Advani make last four

Merchant-Advani make last four

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

Yasin Merchant and Pankaj Advani beat Devendra Joshi and Aditya Mehta to make the grade in the semi-finals of the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana InstaSnooker.

Advani's dream run ends; loses in quarters

Advani's dream run ends; loses in quarters

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

Pankaj Advani lost to world No 2 Judd Trump of England in the last-eight of the BetVictor Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series at Newport, Wales, on Friday.

Advani aims for golden double

Advani aims for golden double

Rediff.com8 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani has set his eyes on a golden double at the 2006 Doha Asian Games

Advani clinches bronze at Asian Indoor Games

Advani clinches bronze at Asian Indoor Games

Rediff.com7 Nov 2009

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani capped his Asian Indoor Games campaign by winning a bronze medal in the English Billiards singles category in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Advani keeps medal hope alive in Hanoi

Advani keeps medal hope alive in Hanoi

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Reigning world champion Pankaj Advani kept India's hopes alive in the third Indoor Asian Games after advancing to the quarterfinals of the 15-Red Snooker discipline in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Advani, Joshi in semis of Asian billiards

Advani, Joshi in semis of Asian billiards

Rediff.com7 Apr 2012

Former champion Pankaj Advani and Devender Joshi entered the semi-finals in the 11th Asian Billiards Championship in Miramar, Goa, on Friday.

Advani rewrites history, enters quarters of Welsh Open

Advani rewrites history, enters quarters of Welsh Open

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Pankaj Advani continued his dream run in the Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series as the eight-time world champion on Thursday rewrote history by entering the quarter-finals of a major ranking event, defeating Scotland's Graeme Dott 4-1 at Newport, Wales.

Asiad roundup: Advani opens gold account

Asiad roundup: Advani opens gold account

Rediff.com14 Nov 2010

Star cueist Pankaj Advani provided the first gold medal for India in the 16th Asian Games by clinching the title in billards singles while the shooters accounted for a silver and bronze on the second day of competitions in Guangzhou on Sunday.

Happy to be achieving in both billiards and snooker: Advani

Happy to be achieving in both billiards and snooker: Advani

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

He has achieved a legendary status after pocketing 15th world title and India's most celebrated cueist Pankaj Advani derives a lot of satisfaction from the fact that he has successfully managed the tough balancing act of playing snooker and billiards at such a high level.

Advani falters in final hurdle at World Billiards

Advani falters in final hurdle at World Billiards

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani faltered in the finals once again as England's Mike Russell successfully defended his Point format title in the IBSF World Billiards Championship being played in Carlow, Ireland.

Advani upset in world billiards

Advani upset in world billiards

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

The Indian went down to Myanmar's Kyaw Oo in the pre-quarterfinal match of the IBSF World Billiards Championships.

Advani, Sethi start well in World Pro billiards

Advani, Sethi start well in World Pro billiards

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

Reigning champion Pankaj Advani stayed on course for a second successive World Professional Billiards title after securing contrasting wins over compatriot Sushrat Pandia and England's Martin Goodwill on the opening day of the event in Leeds.

Asian Billiards: Advani outwits Praput in close game

Asian Billiards: Advani outwits Praput in close game

Rediff.com7 Apr 2012

Pankaj Advani managed to outwit Praput Chaithanasukan of Thailand in a classic contest between the two former world champions in the second semifinal of the 11th ONGC Asian Billiards Championship in Goa, on Saturday.

Advani, Joshi in World billiards final

Advani, Joshi in World billiards final

Rediff.com16 Mar 2005

In the semi-finals, Advani upset top seed Robby Foldvari of Australia while Joshi blanked Joe Grech.

IBSF World Billiards C'ship: Kothari upsets Advani, Gilchrist in semis

IBSF World Billiards C'ship: Kothari upsets Advani, Gilchrist in semis

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

Reigning national Champion Sourav Kothari pulled off a big upset by shocking 10-time world champion Pankaj Advani in the quarterfinals of the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Long-Up format in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Asian Billiards: Narrow victory for Advani, Sethi

Asian Billiards: Narrow victory for Advani, Sethi

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Pankaj Advani began his title defence with a narrow 3-2 victory over Surya Suwannasinh of Thailand on the second day of Asian Billiards Championships on Monday.

Advani, Joshi in last 16

Advani, Joshi in last 16

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

The seven-time world champion joined Pankaj Advani and Sourav Kothari in the per-quarter-finals of the National Billiards Championship.

Consistent Advani continues to rule the green baize in 2016

Consistent Advani continues to rule the green baize in 2016

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Pankaj Advani has won a staggering eight world titles in the last three years and he continues to go about his business unassumingly, as if he is expected to lap up the trophies every season.

Advani flays Padma Shri awards selection process

Advani flays Padma Shri awards selection process

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

World billiards champion Pankaj Advani says cue sports can contemplate changing the dress code and also add a few other things to make an attractive discipline like the Indian Premier League.

Advani bats for Point format

Advani bats for Point format

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who has twice won the 'grand double' of Point and Time formats at the IBSF World Billiards Championships, feels that the shorter version of the game will make billiards spectator friendly.

Advani rallies to down Hughes

Advani rallies to down Hughes

Rediff.com18 Nov 2003

Rishabh Thakkar and Siddarth Parikh also won their matches in the World Billiards Championship.

Advani, Joshi in last four

Advani, Joshi in last four

Rediff.com15 Mar 2005

The former beat Geet Sethi while Joshi accounted for Alok Kumar in the quarter-finals of the World Billiards Championship.

Advani shines after losing opening outing at World billiards

Advani shines after losing opening outing at World billiards

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Pankaj Advani lost his opening outing to defending champion Peter Gilchrist but later recovered and scored two straight victories in World Billiards Championship, in Leeds, on Tuesday.

Advani, Sethi in World Billiards C'ship semis

Advani, Sethi in World Billiards C'ship semis

Rediff.com22 Aug 2010

Defending champion Pankaj Advani and veteran Geet Sethi reigned supreme at the green baize to enter the semi-finals in the Point-format of IBSF World Billiards Championship in Pune on Sunday.

Advani makes last eight

Advani makes last eight

Rediff.com26 Jul 2003

The Indian champion overcame a late challenge from Tian Pengfei of China to make the grade in the World Under-21 snooker championship.

Advani secures berth in knock-out

Advani secures berth in knock-out

Rediff.com20 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani scored his sixth straight victory in the league stage at the World IBSF Snooker Championships

Advani opts for World billiards after clash in dates

Advani opts for World billiards after clash in dates

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Faced with a tough choice between two top tournaments, the dates of which clash, India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani has decided to take part in the World Billiards Championship and skip the International Snooker Championship, both starting later this month.

Advani should stick to billiards: Sethi

Advani should stick to billiards: Sethi

Rediff.com16 Aug 2005

Seven-time world billiards champion Geet Sethi believes Pankaj Advani has the potential to win 10 world billiards titles.