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Option 3 : Pankaj Advani
The correct answer is Pankaj Advani.
- India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani 2019 clinched the 35th men's Asian Snooker Championship to complete a career grand slam in cue sports.
- Advani conquered the ACBS Asian Snooker events - 6-red (short format) and 15-red (long format) - along with the IBSF World Championships in both formats too.
- Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the final to become the only one to win the Asian and World championships in all formats.
- He won the world championship 23 times and was also the winner of the IBSF world snooker championship 15 times.
- He was born on 24th July 1986 in Pune, Maharashtra.
- He is known as " Prince Boy of India " and "The Golden boy".
- He was awarded as Padma Bhushan in 2018 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2005 and 2006.
- Padma Shri in 2009 and Arjuna award in 2004.
- He is the champion in Billiards and Snooker.
- He is the first Indian to the won a world championship in the 6-red snooker.
- Peter Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiard Championship.
- The runner up was Sourav Kothari.
- This championship was held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Aditya Mehta won the National Snooker Championship 2016 by defeating Manan Chandra in the finals.
- Aditya Mehta also won the National Snooker Championship 2020 by defeating Pankaj Advani.
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