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Doha, Sep 21 (PTI): Star Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on Tuesday grabbed his 24th world title when he triumphed at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with a victory over Pakistan’s Babar Masih in the final.<\/p>\n
Advani, who won his 11th Asian title last week, started the final with a comfortable 42-13 win in the opening frame.<\/p>\n
Babar drew parity by winning the second 38-14.<\/p>\n
In the third frame, Advani made a foul that only he knew he had committed. The 36-year-old won the third and fourth in quick succession to go 3-1 up.<\/p>\n
The Pakistani cueist, in no mood to play second fiddle to his worthy opponent, crafted a wonderful 56 break to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n
Advani shifted gears and then took the next three to be one frame away from getting his hands on his 24th world winner’s trophy.<\/p>\n
Not going to go down without a fight, Babar brought the match to a precarious situation by winning the next three frames as a strong response.<\/p>\n
At 6-5, it was touch and go. Babar had found his touch and Advani had more to lose at this point being within striking distance of the finish line. But a classy 32 break off the cue of the multiple world champion put paid to Babar’s hopes.<\/p>\n
Pankaj ensured a clean slate of wins over the last fortnight in Qatar across two international championships – Asian Snooker and 6-red Snooker World Cup.<\/p>\n
“I am living a dream. Being away from the table for so long, these two back-to-back triumphs assure me that my hunger and competitive skills haven’t diminished,” Advani said.<\/p>\n
“Very fortunate to win both as I am aware there is still a lot of work to put into my game once I return. Happy to return home tomorrow with two gold medals for my country.”<\/p>\n
Earlier, in the day, Pankaj got the better of the Asian Snooker finalist Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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