Advani wins Asian snooker Championship to complete career grand slam in cue sports

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 21 2019 | 11:20 PM IST

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani Friday clinched the 35th men's Asian Snooker Championship to complete a career grand slam in cue sports.

Advani conquered the ACBS Asian Snooker events - 6-red (short format) and 15-red (long format) - along with the IBSF World Championships in both formats too.

Having already accomplished it in Billiards, Pankaj had this elusive 15-red Asian Snooker title missing from his silverware collection.

Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the final to become the only one to win the Asian and World championships in all formats.

He is also the only one to do so in two sports, both Billiards and Snooker.

"With this title, I've done everything I could when representing my country in both the sports. This win completes my trophy cabinet so I now know I will be sleeping well for a very long time." Advani said.

"Having won all that there is, I'd like to continue competing with the objective of deriving personal growth through the medium of sport and to also share my knowledge with budding cueists.

"I'm now going to enter every championship to enjoy my game while at the same time focus on other areas of my life too."
Results:
Final: Pankaj Advani (India) beat Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3
10-52, 1-97(97), 95(54)-1, 110(75)-1, 69-43, 71(60)-44, 80-49, 72-42, 67(50)-1

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First Published: Jun 21 2019 | 11:20 PM IST

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