2005 – Pankaj Advani won the World Billiards Championships
National snooker star Pankaj Advani remains India greatest Billiards sensation. The immensely talented individual remains responsible for keeping India’s name high in IBSF world. The biggest moment of glory, that brought India laurels, was when he won the World Championship in 2003 at the age of 18 and became the youngest Indian to win the title.
Later, he bagged the IBSF World Billiards Championship in 2005 at Qawra, Malta to become the first player to achieve a “grand double” by winning both time and point formats.