Sports · 25 October 2026
Pankaj Advani Captures 29th World Crown at World Billiards Championship in Birmingham
Exam-focused facts from the 25 October 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Pankaj Advani won the WBL World Billiards Championship in Birmingham to claim his 29th career world title, defeating England's Rob Hall in the final.
- The 41-year-old, the only Indian in the last-four stage, beat compatriot Sourav Kothari 1134-575 in the quarterfinal and David Causier 1607-1271 in the semi-final.
- In the five-hour final, Advani trailed 697-1014 before producing a 587 break, the highest of this year's world championship, to seal victory.
- Advani will now prepare for the IBSF World Snooker Championship to be held in Indore in mid-November.