Pune, Jan 24:
Recently crowned the world champion in the 150-up format and the top seed here, Pankaj Advani won his seventh national title here today, beating Rupesh Shah by 5-1 in the final.
The ace from Bengaluru won (150 (83) – 135, 150 (150) – 54 (54), 151 (109) – 122 (113), 104 – 151 (144), 151 (74, 67) – 112 in the final of Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship at PYC Hindu Gymkhana.
Advani put himself in line for a seventh national billiards title when he got past Brijesh Damani in the semifinals yesterday. (PTI)