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Pankaj Advani wins his 29th world title in Birmingham

India’s cue-sports great added the WBL World Billiards Championship to a record that already spans billiards and snooker.

By Rational Times Sports Desk Birmingham · · 1 min read

Pankaj Advani has won his 29th world title, claiming the WBL World Billiards Championship in Birmingham.

Advani is one of the few players to have won world titles in both billiards and snooker, and has dominated the long-format game for two decades.

Elsewhere in Indian sport, young squash player Anahat Singh reached the semi-finals of the Silicon Valley Open, continuing a strong international run.

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  1. CareerIndia — Sports headlines, 24 October 2026
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