Pankaj Advani Is The 2019 World Billiards Champion

Pankaj Advani recently won his 22nd World Billiards Title at the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2019. This is Advani’s fourth consecutive world title in billiards short format (150-up). 

2019 World Billiards Champion (150 up) What. An. Incredible. Feeling. pic.twitter.com/MPQLSzsfnb

— Pankaj Advani (@PankajAdvani247) September 15, 2019

On Sunday, Advani breezed past local favourite Nay Thway Oo 6-2 in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Mandalay, in what was a repeat of last year’s final — the scoreline including.

Advani has brought home a world trophy every year ever since returning from a professional stint in 2014.

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Pankaj Advani on Twitter

Congratulations @PankajAdvani247! The entire nation is proud of your accomplishments. Your tenacity is admirable. Best wishes for your future endeavours. https://t.co/OVjkL2HIFy

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 15, 2019

Previously, Advani achieved a hat-trick of hat-tricks in billiards by simultaneously winning the World, Asian and Indian National Championship titles in 5 different years- 2005, 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2019.

Advani is currently the only player in the world to win world titles in both short and long formats of snooker (6-red and 15-red standard) and both formats of English billiards (time and point).

"It's such a touch-and-go format and so unpredictable that winning this four years on the trot and five out of the last six is extremely special," said the champion athlete.