Pankaj Advani is a professional billiards and snooker player representing India for over 2 decades! He is a 27 time International Billiards and Snooker World Champion, having won 17 crowns in Billiards and 8 IBSF World Titles in Snooker.

Pankaj is the only player in the world to win Asian and World Titles in all formats of billiards and snooker. 

In recognition of his achievements, Government of India has honoured him with Arjuna Award in 2004, Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna in 2006, Padma Shri in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2018.