Indian cueist ONGCian Pankaj Advani created history on June 29^th, 2014 by becoming the first player in the world to win world titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snooker by pocketing the IBSF World 6-Red snooker Championship in Egypt.

Advani defeated Kacper Flilpiak of Poland in the final that lasted barely an hour, to win his maiden 6-Red world title and ninth overall.

Advani, who has won 7 world titles in billiards and 1 in snooker, added a new kind of world title to his overflowing cabinet of trophies. He won both World snooker titles on debut - the IBSF World Snooker Championship, China and this one, the IBSF 6-Red World Snooker Championship, Egypt.

This win takes Advani to the highest-ever tally of world titles by any Indian cueist in the Open (Men’s) category.

“This is a dream. I actually wasn’t expecting anything from this championship. For the last two months, I’ve been playing quite a bit of billiards, so to come into a world snooker championship and win it is simply unreal,” an elated Advani said.

Source: Hindustan Times (Sports)