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Pankaj Advani wins World Professional billiards title

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    • Expressindia.com Tags : Pankaj Advani, Mark Russel, World Professional billiards title, Geet Sethi Posted: Monday , Sep 07, 2009 at 1243 hrs Leeds (England):
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    Pankaj Advani is the second Indian to win the title in its 139-history after the legendary Geet Sethi in 1992.
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    Pankaj Advani created history by becoming the second Indian, after Geet Sethi, to win the World Professional Billiards Championship at the Northern Snooker Centre here.

    The 24-year-old Indian pulled off a huge surprise by defeating nine-time winner Mike Russell of Qatar 2030-1253 after having a 800-plus lead at the break. Advani made a break of 226 and six more centuries on his way to lift his first Professional billiards world title.

    He has already won the amateurs world billiards and snooker Championships. Geet Sethi was the last Indian to win in 2006, his first being in 1992. Russell had defeated Indian Rupesh Shah in the semifinal 1366-880, while Advani beat compatriot Dhruv Sitwala 1037-972.

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    MR.By: RAHUL | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward FANTASTIC! What a great achievement by an indian, you make us feel proud.We need more sportsmen like you in all different fields like football, athletics, swimming etc.Keep it up Mr.Advani. JAI HIND.
    well doneBy: prem seth | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward well done pankaj, u have made us feel proud. have plenty of success in years to follow.
    Really great!By: John | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward Congratulations! It is a great news for Indians at least to forget all the mess around for a while. Thank you Mr. Advani.
    Congratulations!!!By: Avinash Baranwal | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward Congratulations!!!Amid all the not-so good news about India, such individual achievements makes us really proud.Keep it up.-:)
    PANKAJ ADWANI-BILLIARDS CHAMPBy: PALMK | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward THREE CHEERS FOR HIM. MAY GOD BLESS HIM THE CONSISTENCY, GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD LUCK SO THAT HE CAN BEAT WORLD RECORD OF RUSSEL OR GEET SETHI TO WIN AS MUCH AS HE CAN WIN THE WORLD TITLE.NOW ASK MR GILL (SPORTS MINISTER) WHETHER BILLIARDS IS ENTERTAINMENT OR SPORTS?
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