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Pankaj Advani inducted into Billiards Hall of Fame
Advani's unparalleled skill, unwavering dedication, and remarkable achievements have strengthened his status as one of the greatest players in billiards history
Published on Mar 19, 2024 07:33 PM IST
PTI |
Cue applause: Pankaj Advani on his quiet wins across billiards and snooker
At 38, he’s won 27 world titles in cue sports. His latest wins, last week, went largely unnoticed, just like the others. ‘I’ve made my peace with it,’ he says.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 11:31 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Advani, poster boy for billiards and snooker in India, continues to soar high
Amid an apathy towards other sports, billiards and snooker in particular, Advani has held his own unperturbed, quietly accumulating laurels for India
Published on Nov 22, 2023 06:33 PM IST
Pankaj Advani wins 26th World Billiards Championship title
Trailing 26-180 in the first hour, Advani rallied to defeat the 2018 world champion Sourav Kothari 1000–416 in a rematch of last year's title clash.
Published on Nov 22, 2023 10:09 AM IST
PTI |
CCI Billiards: Advani earns wins against Gilchrist to enter semis
Pankaj Advani during the CCI Classic Invitation Billiards Championship on Tuesday.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 11:46 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Lalchand Rajput back as chairman of MCA's Cricket Improvement Committee
Rajput returns to the CIC after a gap of two years, having served as the chairman from 2020-2021.
Published on Apr 17, 2023 10:14 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
CCI Classic Invitation Billiards: Pankaj Advani survives scare
Pankaj Advani survived a scare from Loukic Pathare to emerge victorious in a Group A clash of the CCI Classic Invitation Billiards (time format) Championship.
Published on Apr 15, 2023 09:39 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Pankaj Advani retains Asian Billiards title
Advani, who had lost to Damani in the group stages, was in great form and won the first two games easily. He scored breaks in each frame, including a century break in the fourth game.
Published on Mar 19, 2023 11:20 PM IST
PTI |
Advani outclasses Lee to win CCI snooker crown
Advani, the holder of 25 world titles, constructed seven substantial breaks of 73 (2nd frame), 82 (3rd), 43 (4th), 87 (5th), 67 (6th), 115 (8th) and 70 (9th) to clinch a 53-101, 73-28, 114-14, 74-30, 87-0, 67-31, 28-60, 115-0, 106-15 victory.
Published on Jan 28, 2023 11:40 PM IST
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani tests positive for Covid-19
Pankaj Advani woke up with fever and shivering in morning. To confirm if he has been affected with the virus, Pankaj used a home test kit and the results showed he was Covid positive.
Published on Jan 10, 2022 10:49 PM IST
ANI | , Bengaluru (karnataka)[india]
Pankaj Advani wins his 11th National Billiards title
Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final in Bhopal.
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 12:27 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
Pankaj Advani finishes on a high, claims top position
Pankaj Advani, who had won the World and Asian snooker crown multiple times, maintained his excellent form and succeeded in winning all 12 matches (6 each in the Y-Camp and Z-Camp).
Updated on Oct 25, 2021 05:24 PM IST
PTI |
Advani continues unbeaten run in World Snooker Qualifiers
Representing Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), Advani defeated Neeraj Kumar (RSPB) 4-2 (67-05, 33-70, 81(81)-01, 54-02, 36-69, 58-26) and prevailed over Himanshu Jain of Telangana by a similar score line with the frame scores reading 07-102(65), 75(66)-35, 143(106)-00, 01-61, 71-08 and 89-00.
Published on Oct 22, 2021 10:24 PM IST
PTI |
Pankaj Advani shines with 121 points break
Pankaj started hesitantly and his opponent Dhvaj Haria cashed on the opportunities to take a 2-0 lead. But Pankaj went on to win the third and get back into the match.
Published on Oct 19, 2021 09:02 PM IST
PTI |
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani shakes off Covid blues to regain red-hot form
The Bengaluru player had to polish his game all over again after the lockdown break, going on to add a world and an Asian snooker title to the many he has
Published on Sep 25, 2021 08:41 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta made vice-presidents of revived players' association
Mumbai-based businessman Ramakrishnan was a bronze medallist at the 2019 World Master Snooker.
Published on Feb 21, 2021 07:12 PM IST
PTI |
Never looked at Kuwait with any kind of hatred: Advani
On 30 years of Iraq’s invasion, the world champion remembers not knowing he wouldn’t see his home again.
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow/New Delhi | Sharad Deep & Ajai Masand
‘Not in the mood to compete, we are fighting for survival right now’
Top athletes talk to HT about their experience of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Pankaj Advani, the 23-time world billiards and snooker champion who, days before the nationwide lockdown was announced, won his 34th national title in Ahmedabad last month.
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 09:02 PM IST
Pankaj Advani
From fitness comes confidence, and wins, says sports prodigy Pankaj Advani
Billiards world champion says he loves to go on long walks, can’t sit still for long.
Published on Dec 07, 2019 07:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Purnima Goswami Sharma
‘Haven’t set myself any target for world titles’ - Pankaj Advani
Starting off with a maiden world title at the age of 18, Advani now has 23 world titles to his name. Advani visited HT house here along with another great Geet Sethi and spoke at length.
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 10:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Sharad Deep
Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title
This takes Advani’s world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden at a time when his future is being doubted due to health issues.
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 11:47 PM IST
Mandalay (Myanmar) | Press Trust of India
My hunger, passion hasn’t diminished at all, says Pankaj Advani after winning 22nd world title
On Sunday, Pankaj won a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.
Updated on Sep 16, 2019 02:56 PM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Pankaj Advani on his 22nd world title
Advani defeated local favourite Nay Thway Oo 6-2 to win a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Mandalay, Myanmar on Sunday.
Updated on Sep 16, 2019 01:50 PM IST
New Delhi | PTI
Pankaj Advani retains world billiards title, takes win count to 22
In a repeat of last year’s final at the IBSF World Billiards Championship, Pankaj re-enacted the one-sided match with the same eventual outcome as well as identical scorelines of 6-2
Updated on Sep 15, 2019 11:49 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
World title no. 22 for Pankaj Advani
The 34-year-old has brought home a world trophy every year ever since returning from a professional stint in the UK in 2014.
Updated on Sep 15, 2019 05:03 PM IST
Mandalay, Myanmar | Press Trust of India
Pankaj Advani enters final of IBSF World Billiards Championship
Advani, who is vying for his 22nd world title, will face local player Nay Thway Oo in the summit clash in a repeat of last year’s tournament.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 08:55 PM IST
Mandalay (Myanmar) | PTI
Pankaj Advani to warm-up for World Championship with Myanmar Open
Pankaj will be on a mission to retain his billiards world title he won last year.
Published on Sep 09, 2019 02:06 PM IST
Mandalay | PTI
Roger Federer’s continued excellence great motivation: Pankaj Advani
Hindustan Times caught up with Pankaj Advani before he leaves for Mandalay, Myanmar on September 7 to take part in the 150-up IBSF World Billiards Championships
Updated on Sep 01, 2019 11:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Roger Federer’s continued excellence great motivation, says Pankaj Advani
Hindustan Times caught up with the ace cueist before he leaves for Mandalay, Myanmar on September 7 to take part in the 150-up IBSF World Billiards Championships and World 6-Red & Team Snooker Championships.
Updated on Aug 31, 2019 06:14 PM IST
Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Pankaj Advani wins Asian Snooker Championship to complete career grand slam in cue sports
Having already accomplished it in billiards, Advani had this elusive 15-red Asian Snooker title missing from his silverware collection.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 10:06 AM IST
Doha | PTI
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