Pankaj Advani of Chennai Strikers in action against Hyderabad Hustlers in Indian Cue Masters League in Ahmedabad.

Cueist Pankaj Advani poses with the Asian Team Championship trophy which they won at Bishek (Kyrgyzstan), during a felicitation function at the SAI-BSFI National Cue Sports Academy...

Cueists Pankaj Advani and Vidhya Pillai pose during a felicitation event organised by Karnataka State Billiards Association in Bengaluru. Advani won the gold medal and Vidhya won...

Michael White of Welsh with the winning trophy of Indian Open World ranking snooker tournament in Mumbai on Saturday. Michael beat Ricky Walden of England in the final.

Pankaj Advani poses with the Trophy after winning Senior National Billiards Championship 2015 in Kolkata.

Billiards player Pankaj Advani, who won the World Billiards Championship in Leeds, England is welcomed by family members in Bengaluru.

Eight time world champion Pankaj Advani during the announcement of Indian open world ranking snooker championship in Mumbai.

Straight At The Head

A quiet setting. A cluster of lights over the green velvet of the billiards table, whence repaired Ian Chappell with Pankaj Advani for a post-pra...

Snooker player Pankaj Advani, who won 6 Red Snooker titles at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, is welcomed by his mother, brother and fans on his arrival at the International Airport in B...

Chinese Snooker player Ding Junhui and Indian Snooker player Aditya Mehta with their trophies after the final match of the World Ranking Snooker Indian open 2013, in New Delhi.

India's leading cueist Aditya Mehta continued his dream run in the Indian Open as he rewrote history by entering the semi-final of a major ranking event, defeating compatriot Panka...

(L-R) Indian snooker players Yasin Merchant, Adithya Mehta and Brijesh Damani showing the silver medals won by them in men's team snooker event of 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Ch...

Gold medalist Pankaj Advani, second left, silver medalist Oo Nay Thaway of Myanmar, left, bronze medalists Peter Edward Gilchrist of Singapore, second right, and Oo Kyaw Oo of Myan...

Pankaj Advani shows his gold medal during the awarding ceremony for the men's English Billiards Singles at the 16th Asian Games held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdon...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Pankaj Advani kisses his gold medal during the awards ceremony for the men's English Billiards Singles at the 16th Asian Games held in...

Eleven times Grand Slam winner Leander Paes shakes hand with badminton player Saina Nehwal as eight times billiards world champion Geet Sethi looks on during a press conference of ...

England's Alfie Burden kisses the winners cup after beating Brazil's Igor Figueiredo in the men's final of the World Snooker Championship, in Hyderabad.

Hong Kong's Ng On Yee's father Ng Yam Shui kisses her as she wins the trophy after beating Australia's Kathy Parashis in the women's final of the ONGC Limited-International Billiar...

Billiards champion Pankaj Advani after being presented the Eklavya award, the highest recognition for a sportsperson in Karnataka, in recognition of his achievements, in Bangalore...

Pankaj Advani poses with World Professional Billiards Championship 2009 winner trophy at a press conference in Bangalore.