Did you know these amazing Pankaj Advani facts?
He is India’s most beloved Champion. Pankaj elevated the game of Billiards and Snooker to greater heights in our country. He is a man of records and here’s a list of important facts you need to know about “The Golden Boy”, Pankaj Advani.
This Champ was born on 24 July, 1985 in Pune, India. He moved to Kuwait and spent a part of his childhood there, after which he settled in Bangalore, India.
Advani was introduced to the national champion Arvind Savur, at the age of 10 by his elder brother.
After winning the Indian Junior Billiards Championship for three years in 2000, 2001 and 2003; He went on to win the Indian Junior Snooker Championship in 2003 and set a record for himself.
In 2003, he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship title and two years later he went on to win, the IBSF World Billiards Championship and became the only Indian to do so.
Pankaj Advani won the WPBA World Billiards Champion pro title in 2009 by defeating Mike Russell.
Pankaj Advani won his 5th Asian Billiard Championship title in April 2012 at Goa.
The 10 World Championship titles include a Team Championship held in Glasgow. He achieved the hat-trick in 2012, 2008 and 2005.
He has World Snooker titles in 15-red standard format and 6-red standard format which he first won in 2014. He also holds World Billiards titles both in time and point format.
Arjuna award (2004), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (2006) and Padma Shri award (2009).
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