Pankaj Advani won the World Professional Billiards Championship-2009. The Indian ace beat the defending champion Mark Russel by 2030-1253. With this win, Advani has become the second Indian to win the title in its 139 years of history.Geet Sethi was the first Indian to win the title in 1992.
Earlier, Advani notched up a thrilling win over compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the semi-final to set up the title clash.
Advani has not progressed beyond the quarter-finals in the past two years of his professional outing and the comprehensive win certainly comes as a pleasant surprise.
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