Pankaj Advani (Indian Billiards) Biography

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

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

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Father	Arjan Advani
Mother	Kajal Advani
Siblings	Dr. Shree Advani (Sport & Performance Psychologist)

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
24-time IBSF World Billiards Champion (points and time formats)
Only player to win both snooker and billiards amateur world titles
First to win all five national, regional, and world billiards tournaments in a single season (2005)
Holds the record number of IBSF world championships
Won the Grand Double on three occasions: 2008 in Bangalore, 2014 in England, and 2018 in Myanmar
Won 150-up Billiards Championship (Points Format) in 2019
28-time IBSF World Champion in billiards and snooker
27-time IBSF world champion with 20 billiards world titles including 17 IBSF World Billiards Championships and 1 World Team Billiards Championship
Won World Professional Billiards Championship in 2009 beating Mike Russell in the final at Leeds
Won WPBSA World Billiards Champion in 2012

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
2007 - Rajyotsava Award, Kempegowda Award, Ekalavya Award

World Titles

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

Car Collection	Scorpio
Net Worth	Not Known

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