Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship

New Delhi, Sep 7: Indian ace Pankaj Advani beat defending champion Mark Russel to win the World Professional Billiards Championship-2009.

Advani beat the defending champion by 2030-1253 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England.

Advani became the second Indian to win the title in its 139th years of history; Geet Sethi was the first Indian to win the title in 1992.

Advani had earlier beaten compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the semi-final to set up the final battle with Russel.

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