26-Sep-2009 115
World champion Pankaj Advani scored a stunning 5-4 victory over Geet Sethi in a nerve-wracking final to retain his National billiards title at Agra today. Trailing 2-3 at one stage, a resilient Advani came back well to claim his third consecutive National title.
Advani defeated Sethi 42-150, 154-27, 0-152, 152-0, 11-150, 91-150, 150-15, 150-63, 151-12 in the best-of-9-games final in a two-hour-long encounter. Earlier this month Advani had won his maiden World professional billiards championship title in Leeds, UK.
