Pankaj Advani Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Billiards and Snooker player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	24/07/1985
Age	40 years
Birthplace	Pune (Maharashtra)

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Pankaj Arjan Advani
Nicknames	The Prince of Pune The Prince of India The Golden Boy

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 8” (173 cm)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore
College/University	SBM Jain College, Bangalore
Educational Qualification	Graduation (Commerce)

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign	Leo
Hometown	Bangalore (India)
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Sindhi
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Hobbies	Listening to music

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Family

Father

Arjan Advani

Mother

Kajal Advani

Siblings

Brother	Dr. Shree Advani (Sport & Performance Psychologist)
Sister	Not Known

Spouse

Not Known

Children

N/A

Career

International Debut

2002- Asian Billiards Championship in Bangalore

Coach/Mentor

Arvind Savur

Records

First person in the world to win the points and time formats both in the same year at the IBSF World Billiards Championship
Won his first world title 'Men's World Snooker Championship' in China at the age of eighteen only
Won the Grand Double for the third time in the UK

Awards/Achievements

Awards	2003 - Indo-American Young Achiever's Award 2004 - Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Award, Hero India Sports Award 2006 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2009 - Padmashree 2010 - DNA Most Stylish Sportsperson, Sahara India Sports Award, Teacher's Achievement Award in Sports 2011 - World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Award 2012 - Asian Billiards Championship, NDTV Spirit of Sports 2018 - Padmabhushan
World Titles	2003, 2015, 2017 - IBSF World Snooker Champion 2005, 2007-09, 2012, 2014-15 - World Billiards Champion (Time Format) 2014 - The World Team Billiards Championship 2014-15 - IBSF World Six-Red Snooker Champion 2005, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017 - World Billiards Champion (Points Format) 2018 - IBSF World Snooker Team Championship

Favourites

Favourite Players	Roger Federer
Favourite Food	Idli
Favourite Songs	Sadi Gali (Tanu Weds Manu) Greece 2000 Unforgivable by Armin Van Buuren Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
Favourite Designers	Manoviraj Khosla Wendell Rodricks Babita Malkani
Favourite Holiday Spots	Goa Melbourne

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Scorpio
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts

His parents raised him in Kuwait until he was five years old.
When the Iraqi invasion occurred, his family relocated to Bangalore, India.
Sadly, his father passed away when he was just six years old.
In school, he served as the head boy and helped classmates purchase new badges instead of reporting issues to the principal.
At ten years old, he would visit the snooker parlour with his brother after classes.
By the age of eleven, he earned his first State title by defeating his brother and mentor in the championship match.
He holds the remarkable title of an eighteen-time world champion in both snooker and billiards.
He attributes much of his success to the support of his brother and coach.
His hobbies include watching movies and reading spiritual literature.
During his school years, he aspired to become a pilot in order to explore the world.