Pankaj Advani Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography, & More
Pankaj Advani Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography, & More
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| Bio/Wiki | |
| Full Name | Pankaj Arjan Advani |
| Nicknames | The Prince of Pune, The Prince of India, The Golden Boy |
| Profession | Billiards and Snooker player |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet inches**- 5’ 8”** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 65 kg** in pounds**- 143 lbs** |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 12 inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Billiors/Snookers | |
| International Debut | 2002- Asian Billiards Championship in Bangalore |
| Coach/Mentor | Arvind Savur |
| Records (main ones) | 2005- First person in the world to win the points and time formats both in the same year at the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2003- Won his first world title 'Men's World Snooker Championship' in China at the age of eighteen only 2014- Won the Grand Double for the third time in the UK |
| Awards/Achievements | Awards :- 2003 - Indo-American Young Achiever's Award 2004 - Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Award, Hero India Sports Award 2006 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna  2009 - Padmashree 2010 - DNA Most Stylish Sportsperson, Sahara India Sports Award, Teacher's Achievement Award in Sports 2011 - World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Award 2012 - Asian Billiards Championship, NDTV Spirit of Sports 2018 - Padmabhushan  World Titles :- 2003, 2015, 2017 - IBSF World Snooker Champion 2005, 2007-09, 2012, 2014-15 - World Billiards Champion (Time Format) 2014 - The World Team Billiards Championship 2014-15 - IBSF World Six-Red Snooker Champion 2005, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017 - World Billiards Champion (Points Format) 2018 - IBSF World Snooker Team Championship |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 24 July 1985 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 32 Years |
| Birthplace | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Bangalore (India) |
| School | Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore |
| College/University | SBM Jain College, Bangalore |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation (Commerce) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | Sindhi |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Address | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Hobbies | Listening to music |
| Girls, Affairs & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
| Parents | Father- Arjan Advani Mother- Kajal Advani  |
| Siblings | Brother- Dr. Shree Advani (Sport & Performance Psychologist)  Sister- Not Known |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Player | Roger Federer |
| Favourite Food | Idli |
| Favourite Songs | Sadi Gali (Tanu Weds Manu), Greece 2000, Unforgivable by Armin Van Buuren and Nothing Else Matters by Metallica |
| Favourite Designers | Manoviraj Khosla, Wendell Rodricks and Babita Malkani |
| Favourite Holiday Spots | Goa, Melbourne |
| Style Quotient |
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| Car Collection | Scorpio  |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Pankaj Advani
Does Pankaj Advani smoke?: Not Known
Does Pankaj Advani drink alcohol?: No
After birth, his parents reared him in Kuwait for five years.
At the time of the Iraqi invasion, his family migrated to Bangalore (India).
His father passed away when he was six years old.
He was the head boy of his school, and when the students forgot to wear their house badges, he didn’t like to complain them to the principle, Instead, he helped them to buy new badges from a nearby shop.
At the age of ten, he, with his brother Shree used to go to the snooker parlour after school.Â
At the age of eleven, he won his first State title, after beating his brother and mentor Shree in the final.
During his childhood, he revealed his dream to the media that he would like to become a world champion in future.
He is eighteen times world champion of both world snooker and billiards.Â
He won total – 6 Worlds, 3 Asian Billiards, 2 Asian Games Golds, 1 Australian Open and 5 National titles.Â
He is the only person in the world, who won the billiards and snooker IBSF World Titles, along with World Professional Billiards Championship.
For his success, he gives credit to his brother Dr Shree Advani and coach Arvind Savur.Â
He likes watching movies and reads spiritual books.
During his school days, he wanted to become a pilot to fulfil his desire of travelling the whole world.
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