Pankaj Advani beats Pakistan's Babar Masih to win 24th World title

Updated : Sep 22, 2021 10:41
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Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on Sunday won his 24th World title after beating Pakistan's Babar Masih in the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup final in Doha. With the victory, the 36-year-old billiards player has now won 2 major titles successively as he grabbed his 11th Asian title last week.

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Earlier in the day, Advani also defeated Asian snooker finalist Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3. Buoyed by the win, Advani said he was living a dream. Being away from the table for so long, these 2 back to back triumphs assure me that my hunger and competitive skills haven't diminished, he added. 

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