New Delhi, Oct 29: Pankaj Advani won his seventh World billiards title after defeating defending champion Mike Russell 1,895-1,216 in the final yesterday.
27-year old Advani displayed more consistency than Russell to repeat his 2009 victory against the 43-year-old Qatar-based Englishman, who has won 10 titles himself.
Advani's win finished a fine outing for the Indians as on Saturday, Rupesh Shah won the title in the 150-up points format defeating Australia's Matthew Bolton 6-2 in the final.
Advani, hence, justified his rather controversial decision to skip a professional snooker event in China that began yesterday for which he had qualified while opting to play in the World billiards championship.
Russell was never quite in the match though he marked his presence in the early stages when he posted a break of 397 after Advani had jumped to a 400-point lead following a run of 298.
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