Pankaj Advani
Billiards and snooker champion with more than 25 world titles
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Pankaj Advani is an Indian cue sports player who has won more than 25 world titles in English billiards and snooker. He is the only player to have won world titles in both the time and points formats of billiards, and he received the Padma Bhushan in 2018.
Biography
Early years
Advani spent his early childhood in Kuwait and moved to Bengaluru, where he learnt snooker from his elder brother Shree, now a sports psychologist. He won the national junior titles as a teenager.
World champion at eighteen
In 2003 he won the IBSF World Snooker Championship in China at eighteen. In 2005 he won the world billiards titles in both the time and points formats, a feat he later repeated — no other player has won both.
A record collection
Over two decades he has won world titles in billiards, snooker, six-red snooker and team events, as well as Asian Games gold medals in billiards in 2006 and 2010. He briefly played on the professional snooker tour but chose to concentrate on amateur world events.
Honours
Advani received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2006, the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2018. He is known for his calm temperament and has written about the mental side of sport.
Timeline
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1985
Born in Pune, Maharashtra
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2003
World snooker champion at eighteen
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2005
World billiards champion in both formats
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2006
Asian Games gold; Khel Ratna
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2009
Padma Shri
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2010
Second Asian Games gold
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2018
Padma Bhushan
Awards and honours
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
2006
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Padma Shri
2009
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Padma Bhushan
2018
Did you know?
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He won his first world title at eighteen.
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His brother and first coach is a sports psychologist.
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He has won world titles in both billiards and snooker.
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Who is Pankaj Advani?
Pankaj Advani is an Indian cue sports player who has won more than 25 world titles in English billiards and snooker. He is the only player to have won world titles in both the time and points formats of billiards, and he received the Padma Bhushan in 2018.
How old is Pankaj Advani?
Pankaj Advani is 41 years old, born on 24 July 1985 in Pune, Maharashtra.
Where is Pankaj Advani from?
Pankaj Advani was born in Pune, Maharashtra.
What is Pankaj Advani known for?
Pankaj Advani is best known for Multiple IBSF world titles in billiards and snooker; winning world titles in both formats of billiards.
What awards has Pankaj Advani received?
Notable honours include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2006), Padma Shri (2009), Padma Bhushan (2018).
References
- Pankaj Advani (billiards player) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- Pankaj Advani (billiards player) — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- Pankaj Advani (billiards player) (Q1898291) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
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