Born on July 24, 985 in Pune, Pankaj Arjan Advani is India’s leading billiards and snooker player. A winner of 8 World Titles in billiards and snooker, he is considered the best all-round billiards and snooker player India has produced. In 2005, he set a world record by becoming the first player to complete a grand double by winning both the point and time formats in the IBSF World Billiards Championship, Malta. In recognition of his achievements, the Government of India has bestowed several awards upon Advani—Arjuna Award in 2004, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2006 and Padma Shri in 2009. On the 28th of October 2012, Pankaj won his 8th World Title by defeating Mike Russell 1895–1216 in the Professional World Billiards Championship. Pankaj completed a hat-trick of hat-tricks in 2012 by being the reigning World, Asian & National Champion in Billiards (2005 & 2008 too). He is also the only Indian to win the Men’s Australian Open Billiards Championship in 2008 in Melbourne. Pankaj has won everything there is to be won in the world of Billiards, a feat achieved by no other. He became a snooker professional in 2012 and his first season on the main tour is the 2012/2013 season.
Pankaj Advani spent his initial years in Kuwait before moving to Bangalore. He received his education at the Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore. He received training in snooker from former national Snooker champion Arvind Savur.
Pankaj Advani won the World Professional Billiards title (WPBSA) held at Leeds in 2009, registering a comprehensive win against the defending and nine-time champion Mike Russell. Advani beat the defending champion 2030-1253 after having an 800-plus lead at the break. He became the first person in the world to win IBSF Snooker and Billiards World Titles along with the WPBSA Billiards World Title. No one in the history of the sport has accomplished this phenomenal feat.

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                           Questions of this week:
1.    Who was named man of the match in the second Test between India and Australia?
2.    Which team won the T-20 Cricket Tournament held at Ransoo recently?
3.    Who has been excluded from the Indian squad for next two Tests of the ongoing series?
4.    By which margin Simula Club drubbed Nagrota CC in the ongoing Reasi Cup T-20 Cricket Tournament?
5.    Who is Ronjan Sodhi?
Answers of the last week:
1. 224 runs, 2. 8 Wickets, 3. Three Spinners, 4. Right-handed Indian batsman, 5. 17th.
The best entry of this week was received from Pooja Kumari of Lower Roop Nagar, Jammu.
The other entries of the week were from Sanjay Dhar of Lane 1, H No 3, Upper Lakshmi Nagar, Jammu, Sahil Tickoo of Udhampur, Nisha Fotedar of Lower Barnai, Ritu Talgotra of Talab Tillo, Sanjay Sharma of Shastri Nagar and Rajat Sharma of Janipur colony, Jammu.

 

 

 

 

 

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