Doha: Aditya Mehta stunned fancied compatriot Pankaj Advani to become only the third Indian ever to clinch the Asian Snooker Championships here on Sunday. In his third appearance at the event, Aditya started off bit nervously but won the crucial second frame with a 49 clearance after being 40 down. Pankaj struck back by taking the lead 3-2, but soon after, Aditya levelled it 3-3 and took the lead 6-3...
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Advani defeated Sethi in the best of 9 games final in a 2-hour-long encounter. ...09:53 PM, Sep 26, 2009
Pankaj is only the second Indian to win the Professional World Billiards title. ...02:31 AM, Sep 09, 2009
Advani's the only Indian to pocket the title after Geet Sethi won it years ago. ...08:28 AM, Sep 08, 2009
India has produced a string of world champion in billiards and snooker. ...11:44 PM, Sep 07, 2009
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The 24-year-old became the second Indian to win the title after Geet Sethi. ...09:12 AM, Sep 07, 2009
This title comes just six days after he won the points format world title. ...08:36 PM, Sep 10, 2008
The 23-year-old Bangalorean defeated Geet Sethi 6-1 to claim the title. ...05:54 PM, Sep 05, 2008
The 22-year-old Pankaj has four world championships under his belt. ...10:34 AM, Sep 28, 2007
The young cueist is back after winning the IBSF Billiards World Championship. ...08:42 PM, Sep 19, 2007
Karnataka State Billiards Association lamented that the state had "ignored" the contribution of cueist Pankaj Advani. ...10:20 AM, Dec 15, 2006
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