Feb 24, 2007

Pankaj Adwani


Born : July 24 , 1985
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Snooker Player
Place : Banglore
Achievements :
2005
  • World Billiards Championship
  • Asian Billiards Championship
  • India Billiards Championship
  • India Junior Snooker Championship
2004
WSA Challenge Tour
2003

  • IBSF World Snooker Championship
  • Indian Junior Billiards Championship
  • Indian Junior Snooker Championship
IBSF World Billiards Championship in 2005 when he defeated compatriot Devendra Joshi at Qawra, Malta.

The win, after his 2003 IBSF World Snooker Championship title in China, made him only the second cueist after Malta's Paul Mifsud to have won both the billiards and snooker amateur world titles.

Coached by former World number four Arvind Savur for almost a decade at Bangalore he is B.Com student of Jain College, Bangalore.

He has been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratn, India's highest sporting honour for the year 2005-2006 on august 29,2006.





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