Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title

The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at Mandalay, Myanmar yesterday.

The Indian pair beat Thailand's team comprising C.Pongsakorn and D.Poramin 5-2 in the final.

This takes Advani's world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden



title.

For Advani, this win has ensured that his name is now there on every IBSF world title on offer. He had also won the world billiards event at Mandalay last week.

Earlier in the day, the Advani-Mehta duo defeated the Thai pair of Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Kritsanut Lertsattayathor 4-1 in the semi-final.