The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee said the game of

billiards compliments snooker and helps refine cue ball control, which has helped him achieve success against some of the big names like Steve Davis, John Higgins and Murphy. "Both games compliment each other. If you want to play good billiards, especially at top of the table, you need to pot the red of the spot which in snooker is the black of the spot, it's really the same thing. So you need to have good potting skills. That's where snooker helps in billiards. "When you look at the other way round, the billiards knowledge that I always have, understanding the safety angle, where the ball goes off the cushion. You saw some of the best snooks in the match between me and Dott. The knowledge of the table increases when you play billiards and that's really helping me at this stage in snooker," he said. Advani seemed satisfied with his performance on the Tour. "I have played so much in my life. A lot of finals in the World Billiards event, even the IBSF World snooker in 2003 which I had won. As far as the experience is concerned, I think I have it me playing at the big stage. I just did not know where I would go and to be honest, I was not even thinking about whether I can do it or can't do it. I just know that I have got a certain ability and got to make the most of it and maximise it," he signed off.