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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

Geet regains National billiards crown

Geet regains National billiards crown

Rediff.com22 Jan 2007

The veteran cueist beat Pankaj Advani in the final to win the Senior National billiards title after nine years.

Advani beats Shandilya for gold

Advani beats Shandilya for gold

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

Pankaj Advani beat Ashok Shandilya 76-101, 101-40, 100-0, 100-32 to win the billiards final at the Asian Games.

Advani to skip Bangkok tourney

Advani to skip Bangkok tourney

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

Pankaj Advani has opted out of the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship to concentrate on academics

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.

Advani to play in billiards at Doha Asian Games

Advani to play in billiards at Doha Asian Games

Rediff.com15 Sep 2006

The ace cueist decided to compete in the three-ball game at the Doha Asian Games in December.

Advani, Sethi in Indian team

Advani, Sethi in Indian team

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi will play in the seven-man Indian team for the Asian Billiards Championship.

India 'A' cueists lose to England

India 'A' cueists lose to England

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

Pankaj Advani's India 'A' team went down crashing 2-7 to England at the World Snooker Team Championship.

Indian cueists score easy win

Indian cueists score easy win

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

India 'A' thrashed Isle of Man 3-0 in their inaugural match in the IBSF World Snooker Team Championship.

Alok, Devendra to clash in final

Alok, Devendra to clash in final

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

They will clash in the snooker final of the National Snooker and Billiards Championship.

Advani shocks Sethi

Advani shocks Sethi

Rediff.com21 Jan 2005

The junior national billiards and snooker champion proved too good for the former world champ in the semi-finals of the Senior National billiards championship.

Joshi shocks defending champion Alok Kumar

Joshi shocks defending champion Alok Kumar

Rediff.com20 Jan 2005

Joshi claimed a thrilling nine-point win in a pulsating billiards pre-quarter-final encounter to steal the day's honours in the National Billiards and Snooker championship.

Advani to train in England

Advani to train in England

Rediff.com26 Dec 2004

The world amateur snooker champion will head to England next year for advance training under the central Government's Talent Search scheme.

Chandra overcomes Sethi for title

Chandra overcomes Sethi for title

Rediff.com7 May 2006

Manan Chandra overcame maestro Geet Sethi 5-3 to win the snooker title of the Shivaji Park Gymkhana All India Open Invitation tournament

Sethi top seed for World billiards

Sethi top seed for World billiards

Rediff.com13 Nov 2003

World snooker champion Pankaj Advani and John Hartley of England play the opening match of the tournament on November 17.

India beat China to enter final

India beat China to enter final

Rediff.com25 Jun 2005

Indian cueists upset favourites China 2-1 in the semi-finals of the Asian Open Invitational Snooker Championship.

Advani falters on colours

Advani falters on colours

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

Pakistan's Imran Shahzad capitalised on the largesse to cut India's lead on day 1 of the \nLawrencepur Snooker Challenge.

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.

'Sports code must give primacy to athletes'

'Sports code must give primacy to athletes'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

In the backdrop of the developments surrounding cricket in India, sixteen-time world champion in cuesports Pankaj Advani feels that any sports code would only yield results if athletes and measures to support them are given primacy. "The world's sports policy needs to be centred on the athletes and their requirements. Only then will it be successful," he said on the sidelines of the 3rd Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship 2017 organised by the West Bengal Billiards Association which kicked off today at the Bengal Rowing Club.

Alok Kumar, Advani for Asian C'ship

Alok Kumar, Advani for Asian C'ship

Rediff.com17 May 2005

Defending champion Alok Kumar would be defending his title in the Asian Snooker championship.

Advani posts third straight win

Advani posts third straight win

Rediff.com19 Jul 2003

The national champion easily beat Edward Foo Ming Fa of Singapore in the World Under-21 snooker championship.

Three Indian cueists in last 16

Three Indian cueists in last 16

Rediff.com8 Jun 2004

Pankaj Advani, Alok Kumar and Yasin Merchant scored their third straight victories make it to the knock-out phase in the Asian Snooker Championship.

Advani, Chandra in National snooker final

Advani, Chandra in National snooker final

Rediff.com18 Jan 2006

They scored thumping victories over Yasin Marchant and Sarang Shroff respectively in the semi-finals of the National Snooker Championship.

Why Politics and sports should not be mixed...

Why Politics and sports should not be mixed...

Rediff.com23 Aug 2015

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, ace cueist Pankaj Advani believes politics should not be mixed with games and Indo-Pak sporting ties should go on.

'Time format win was the best'

'Time format win was the best'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2005

Advani, Sethi to clash in final

Advani, Sethi to clash in final

Rediff.com20 Mar 2005

They scored easy victories over Ashik Shandilya and Devendra Joshi respectively in the semi-finals of the IBSF World Billiards Time Format Championship.

All Indian semis at world billiards

All Indian semis at world billiards

Rediff.com19 Mar 2005

Geet Sethi, Devendra Joshi, Ashok Shandilya and Pankaj Advani stormed into the last four to create history.

Indian cueists continue to rock

Indian cueists continue to rock

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

Six of the seven members of the Indian team made it to the knock out stage of the time format event at the World Billiard championship.

Advani's pro plans baulked

Advani's pro plans baulked

Rediff.com9 May 2004

Lack of sponsors has put the world snooker champion's professional circuit plans in jeopardy.

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.

Yasin-Advani meet Chinese duo in final

Yasin-Advani meet Chinese duo in final

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

Pankaj Advani and Ysim Merchant beat UAE's Mohammed Joker and Mohammed Shehab, in the semi-finals of the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana InstaSnooker.

Merchant-Advani record victories

Merchant-Advani record victories

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

Yasin Merchant and Pankaj Advani were one of the most successful of nine pairs, recording two victories

Rewind 2019: Guns of Glory, Panghal's punch and 'that run out'

Rewind 2019: Guns of Glory, Panghal's punch and 'that run out'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

2019 became a 'Year to Remember' in Indian sports for trailblazing performances in Olympic disciplines

Advani, Mehta crash out

Advani, Mehta crash out

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani went down to Michael Lupton of Australia in the knock-out stage of the World Under-21 and Seniors Snooker Championships.

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 cruises to another win

Advani cruises to another win

Rediff.com19 Aug 2005

The Indian beat Paul Wilcock of Isle of Man in a junior section league match of the World IBSF Under-21 and Seniors Snooker championship.\n

Advani outclasses Obaidly

Advani outclasses Obaidly

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani beat Khamis Al Obaidly of Qatar 4-0 in the third round at the IBSF World\nSnooker Championships

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.

Advani exits; Geet in last 8

Advani exits; Geet in last 8

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

18-year-old Advani went down narrowly to U Kyaw Oo of Myanmar in the last 16 in the World billiards championship.

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.