&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Pankaj_Advani_PHC_2012-1.jpg) Advani at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1985 Pune, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Prince of Pune[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 2012–2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) | |||||||||||||||||
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Pankaj Arjan Advani (born 24 July 1985) is an Indian billiards and professional snooker player. He is a 27-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion. He has won 18 billiards world titles, the IBSF World Billiards Championship on 17 occasions and the World Team Billiards Championship once. In snooker, he won the IBSF World Snooker Championship three times, IBSF World six-red championship twice and the IBSF World Team Cup and IBSF World Team Championship one time each. He has the record number of IBSF world championships.[2] He became a snooker professional in 2012/2013.
In recognition of his achievements, the Government of India has bestowed several awards upon Advani: the Arjuna Award in 2004, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2006, Padma Shri in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2018.[3]
- ^ "Pankaj Advani v Sam Baird". India Bet. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Pankaj Advani claims 23rd world championship after partnering Aditya Mehta to clinch IBSF World Snooker Team title". 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.