The poster boy of India cue sports Pankaj Advani was accorded a grand welcome at the airport when the cue sport champion arrived after winning the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker championship in Egypt. For Pankaj he never expected to win the tournament on his debut.
NEVER EXPECTED TO WIN 6 RED WC ON MY DEBUT, SAYS PANKAJ ADVANI
The Khel Ratna awardee, who created history by becoming the only player to win the shorter and the longer formats world of billiards and snooker, feels it was not easy to win tournament on his debut.
Pankaj was received by SBA and BSFI officials, along with 50 students from the sports hostel. The Arjuna Awardee Advani defeated Kacper Flilpiak of Poland in the final on Sunday to win his maiden 6-Red world title and ninth overall. According to him, quarter final match was toughest match of the tournament.
Advani, who has won 7 world titles in billiards and 1 in snooker, added a new kind of world title to his overflowing cabinet of trophies believes wining is not easy.
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This win has taken Pankaj to highest tally of world titles by any Indian cueist in the Open Men`s category.
