Pankaj Advani wins 7th National Billiard championship

Pankaj Advani won his 7th National Billiard championship by defeating Dhruv Sitvala, easily, in the final.

Pankaj Advani

Pankaj Arjan Advani (born 24 July 2024 in Pune)

An Indian professional player of English billiards

Achieved several awards including:

1. Arjuna Award in 2004
2. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2006
3. Padma Shri in 2009

He has achieved a hat-trick of hat-tricks in English billiards:
holding the World, Asian, and Indian National Championship titles simultaneously, in three different years: 2012, 2008 and 2008.