Pankaj Advani wins the World Billiards Championship (150-Up) 2018

Pankaj Advani wins the Grand Double of World Billiards 2018

Question: World Billiards Championship (150-Up) 2018 which recorded Pankaj Advani’s hat-trick of wins was hosted by which of the following city?
(a) Beijing, China
(b) Abu Dhabi, UAE
(c) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(d) Yangon, Myanmar
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • Indian player Pankaj Advani bagged World Billiards (150-Up) title at Yangon, Myanmar by defeating Nay Thway Oo of Myanmar by 6-2 in the final.
  • With this victory overall number of world titles of Advani mounts to 20.
  • This win also marks a hat-trick of wins for Advani in the shorter format. He won his first in hometown Bengaluru in 2016 and second one in year 2017 in Doha.





  • Another Indian player Sourav Kothari and Englishman David Causier shared joint Bronze for Long-Up format.

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