Defending champion Kothari enters World Billiards finals
5 years, 2 months ago

Defending champion Kothari enters World Billiards finals

The Hindu  

Defending champion Sourav Kothari on Friday continued his spectacular show to outperform multiple-time world champion Mike Russell of England in the semifinal and book his second consecutive World Billiards final. Such was Kothari’s dominance in the game that with 45 minutes remaining on the clock in the four-hour semi-final, Russell conceded the match apparently due to not having enough time remaining for him to overcome the huge deficit of nearly 600 points. READ: Kothari knocks Advani out of World Billiards The key highlight of the semifinal which gave Kothari a huge push and rattled Russell was a break of 195 in reply to a break of 247 by virtue of which the Kolkata lad brought parity in the scoreline just before the mid-session interval. Eventually Russell conceded the match with still 45 minutes remaining and complimented Kothari for his extraordinary display of high quality Billiards.

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Pankaj Advani wins record 28th World Billiards title in Doha
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Pankaj Advani wins record 28th World Billiards title in Doha

The Hindu  

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched a historic 28th world title, seventh in a row, defeating England’s Robert Hall 4-2 at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha on Saturday. Advani’s winning streak had begun in 2016 and has also survived two years of vacuum created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The fifth frame saw Hall on fire once more, delivering …

Asian Billiards Championship 2024: Pankaj Advani cruises to final with thumping win
6 months ago

Asian Billiards Championship 2024: Pankaj Advani cruises to final with thumping win

The Hindu  

Riyadh Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani, booked his spot in the final of the 2024 Asian Billiards Championship after beating Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan 5-0 in the quarterfinal round and Sourav Kothari 5-0 in the Semifinal round. In the quarterfinal match against fellow opponent Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan, Pankaj Advani showcased his exceptional skills. Advani’s prowess became more pronounced in the second frame, where …

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for a staggering 26th time
1 year, 1 month ago

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for a staggering 26th time

Firstpost  

Trailing 26-180 in the first hour, Advani rallied to defeat the 2018 world champion and compatriot Kothari in a rematch of last year’s title clash in Kuala Lumpur. Doha: Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha on Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final. Trailing 26-180 …

Pankaj Advani Wins 26th IBSF World Billiards Championship Title
1 year, 1 month ago

Pankaj Advani Wins 26th IBSF World Billiards Championship Title

News 18  

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title here on Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final. Trailing 26-180 in the first hour, Advani rallied to defeat the 2018 world champion Kothari 1000–416 in a rematch of last year’s title clash in Kuala Lumpur. “To me, consistency is the …

Sourav Kothari Bags Rare Double in Pacific International Snooker
2 years, 6 months ago

Sourav Kothari Bags Rare Double in Pacific International Snooker

News 18  

It was double delight for former world billiards champion Sourav Kothari, who clinched the Pacific International Billiards Championship title on Friday, just days after bagging the Snooker crown in the same event. The 37-year-old Kothari edged past multiple-time English champion Rob Hall of England 1500-1321 in the finals of the Level 5 highest World Billiards ranking event to win the …

Sourav Kothari bags rare double in Pacific International Snooker
2 years, 6 months ago

Sourav Kothari bags rare double in Pacific International Snooker

The Hindu  

It was double delight for former world billiards champion Sourav Kothari, who clinched the Pacific International Billiards Championship title on Friday, just days after bagging the Snooker crown in the same event. The 37-year-old Kothari edged past multiple-time English champion Rob Hall of England 1500-1321 in the finals of the Level 5 World Billiards ranking event to win the title. …

Pankaj Advani beats Sourav to win National Billiards title
4 years, 11 months ago

Pankaj Advani beats Sourav to win National Billiards title

The Hindu  

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani claimed yet another Senior National Billiards Championship title with a 5-2 win over Sourav Kothari in a pulsating final here, on Tuesday. On return, Advani raised his game as he won the next three frames with breaks of 135, 94 and 109 and clinched the National billiards title, his 33rd National title in total and …

National Billiards and Snooker: Advani, Sitwala, Parikh, Kothari in knockout round
4 years, 11 months ago

National Billiards and Snooker: Advani, Sitwala, Parikh, Kothari in knockout round

The Hindu  

Twenty three time World Champion Pankaj Advani continued with his winning spree ousting Venkatesham of RSPB to enter the knockout round at Manisha- Vascon National Billiards and Snooker Championship here. Former Asian Billiards Champion Dhruv Sitwala of Petrol Sports Promotion Board scraped past B. Jagdesh of Tamil Nadu 3-1 to enter the knockout round. Read: Sitwala started with a setback …

Gilchrist beats Kothari to reclaim world billiards title
5 years, 2 months ago

Gilchrist beats Kothari to reclaim world billiards title

The Hindu  

Peter Gilchrist of Singapore on Saturday dethroned Sourav Kothari as world billiards champion by beating the Indian in the long-up format played over five hours in three sessions here. It was a classical cat and mouse game between two great exponents of the game as Kothari first took control of the proceedings with the help of a massive 279 break …

Kothari knocks Advani out of World Billiards
5 years, 2 months ago

Kothari knocks Advani out of World Billiards

The Hindu  

Defending world billiards champion in the long-up format, Sourav Kothari, on Thursday, knocked out Pankaj Advani in the pre-quarterfinal of the World Championship. In one of his most commanding performances, Kothari amassed huge breaks of 407, 295 and 170 in a display of relentless scoring to register a comfortable 1047-663 win over Advani in a match stretched to two hours …

Pankaj Advani enters final of IBSF World Billiards C’ship
5 years, 3 months ago

Pankaj Advani enters final of IBSF World Billiards C’ship

The Hindu  

India’s top cueist Pankaj Advani defeated England’s Mike Russell 5-2 to enter the final of the IBSF World Billiards Championship here on Saturday. Advani, who is vying for his 22nd world title, will face local player Nay Thway Oo in the summit clash in a repeat of last year’s tournament. Thway Oo had beaten Russell in the semifinals last year …

Pacific International Billiards Championship: Sourav Kothari denied back-to-back title by Peter Gilchrist
5 years, 6 months ago

Pacific International Billiards Championship: Sourav Kothari denied back-to-back title by Peter Gilchrist

The Hindu  

Reigning world champion Sourav Kothari was denied a back-to-back title when veteran Peter Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship with a commanding display here Friday. Kolkata cueist Kothari had been on a roll winning the International Reventon Classic Snooker championship, a triple crown event of Australia and thereafter went on to display some outstanding billiards en-route the final. …

Sourav Kothari storms into final of international billiards meet
5 years, 6 months ago

Sourav Kothari storms into final of international billiards meet

The Hindu  

Reigning world billiards champion Sourav Kothari stormed into the final of the Pacific International Billiards with a thrilling win over Dhvaj Haria here Thursday. In Friday’s final, Kothari will take on multiple-time world champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, who produced another classy display to outwit an in-form Dhruv Sitwala of India, 1250-823. “It’s a great feeling to play finals of …

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