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Pankaj Advani relied on experience
Updated On: 18 September, 2021 09:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
India`s Pankaj Advani on what helped him win the Asian Snooker Championship title at Doha
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India`s ace cueist Pankaj Advani. Pic/Getty Images
Cueist Pankaj Advani credited his experience for his defence of the Asian Snooker Championship after defeating Amir Sarkhosh of Iran in Doha on Thursday. In the best-of-eleven final, Advani registered a 6-3 win over Sarkhosh. This was Advani`s first tournament in almost two years due to Covid-19. The Bangalore-based cueist had won the title in 2019 before the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the global pandemic. Advani`s tally of Asian titles across both snooker and billiards now stands at 11, apart from the two Asian Games golds of 2006 and 2010.
Talking about his win over Sarkhosh, Advani told www.mid-day.com: "Yes, it feels awesome to win my first international [title] in two years because of the long gap due to the pandemic. I didn’t know what to expect from myself or the competitors, but at the end I relied on my experience to take me through." Just a day after winning the Asian Snooker title, the prince of the green baize got back to business as he is representing the country at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup, which began on Friday in Doha. While celebrations with the family can wait until he returns home, Advani said he did enjoy an Indian meal in Doha with his teammates. "The whole [Indian] contingent was invited by the Indian Sports Centre at a hotel to have dinner and celebrate. They honoured us and we got to eat yummy Indian food," said Advani.
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