Legendary Cueist Pankaj Advani inducted into Billiards Hall of Fame

India's great billiards player Pankaj Advani has been inducted into the 'Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum'. Pankaj Advani posted this information on social media.

• The World Billiards Museum is located in Shangrao, China. Pankaj Advani was included in Shangrao by putting his photo.

Pankaj has won 26 world titles:

• Pankaj Advani has won 26 world titles in snooker and billiards combined. In which Pankaj has 18 billiards and 8 snooker world titles.
• The 38-year-old cue star Pankaj has won 18 Billiards World Titles, 17 IBSF World Billiards Championships and one World Team Billiards Championship.
• In snooker, Pankaj has won the IBSF World Snooker Championship three times.
• He has won the IBSF World Six-Red Championship twice. 
• Pankaj has won the IBSF World Team Cup and IBSF World Team Championship once each.

About sports life of Pankaj Advani:

• Pankaj Advani became a snooker professional in the year 2012-2013.
• Pankaj made his debut in billiards in the year 1999.
• Pankaj won the first world title of billiards in the year 2005.
• Pankaj's 26th world title:
• Indian star Pankaj Advani won the World Billiards Championship for the 26th time last year in November 2023.
• Pankaj had won the long format title in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this final match, Pankaj had defeated Saurav Kothari of his own country by 1000-416.

Pankaj received four Indian honors:

• Pankaj Advani has received many honors for his sports achievements in the country and abroad. In this sequence, in honor of Pankaj's achievements, the Government of India has honored him with many awards. These are as follows:
  • Arjuna Award in 2004
  • Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2006
  • Padma Shri in 2009
  • Padma Bhushan in 2018

About Billiards, Pool and Snooker:

• The roots of billiards can be traced to a lawn game similar to croquet in the 15th century. This game was mostly known in Northern Europe.
• Initially only the royal family and noble people could play it. Over time, the game evolved with more styles. From an outdoor game, it evolved into an indoor game. Years later, the table game was given its name, derived from the French words bille, meaning ball, and billiart, meaning wooden sticks.
• The history of pool is similar to that of billiards as the game itself originated from billiards. The name "pool" comes from the betting process where pool refers to a collective bet (ante). However, in older times, pool tables were found in horse racing betting parlors.
• Snooker originated around the 1800s. This makes snooker the smallest of the three. The name comes from freshmen at the Royal Military Academy being called "snookers".