MUMBAI: Legendary Pankaj Advani, representing Bengaluru, beat back a spirited fight from Mumbai's Ishpreet Singh Chadha, the lone Indian playing on the professional circuit by a fighting 10-8 scoreline in a thrilling and engrossing best-of-19-frame finals of the Rs 20 lakhs 'NSCI Baulkline 3.0' All India Snooker Open 2024, played at the NSCI billiards hall on Friday.
Advani was presented with the champions' trophy and a cheque of Rs 5 lakhs, while Chadha received the runner-up trophy and a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakhs.