Advani wins 11th World Title of his career; Sourav gets bronze

The versatile cueist Pankaj Advani wins the World Billiards (150Up) Championship 2014 defeating reigning timed format World Champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore. Advani beat Gilchrist 6-2 in the final been played here in Leeds, UK.

At the end of session 1, Advani was leading 3-2 and in second session he raised the bar to next level and made it difficult for Gilchrist to reach there. Ofcourse there were some hurdles for Advani too but he cleared all of them in next three games with great tactics and smooth cueing. On the other side Gilchrist was struggling more and missed important shots at times.

Delighted Advani thanked IBSF-WBL for their constant efforts for hosting World Billiards and its smooth organizing where all players are comfortable to play and perform. He further mentioned that he thoroughly enjoyed the championship and hoping for best results in timed event too.

President IBSF, Jim Leacy also congratulated both the finalists (Advani and Gilchrist) and thanked all the sponsors including Northern Snooker Centre for their help in hosting the event.

Last night, Kothari settled with bronze medal losing to Pankaj Advani 2-5 in the thrilling semi final encounter. Undoubtedly Kothari was much competitive where four games out of seven played had a close finish.

Leeds :: 24 October 2014