Cueist extraordinaire Pankaj Advani defended his crown with a 6-1 demolition of compatriot B. Bhaskar in the final of the 17th Asian billiards championship here on Saturday.
Advani, who started on the wrong foot by losing the first frame 100-24, then made the baize all his own as he bounced back with a 102-6 score in the second before winning the next five 101-59, 100-0, 101-0, 102-40 and 101-51 to keep the title.
Meanwhile in the ladies snooker event, Amee Kamani beat Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan of Thailand in straight frames 49-11, 83-46, 72-24 to claim the top honours.
Earlier results (semifinals):
Billiards: Semifinals: Advani bt Dhvaj Haria 5-1 (100-72, 0-100, 100-30, 100-2, 100-6, 100-0); Bhaskar bt Rupesh Shah 5-2 (101-51, 101-7, 0-100, 101-55, 101-6, 10-101, 100-24).
Ladies snooker: Kamani bt Ka Kai Wan (HK) 3-1 (46-57, 55-51, 68-11, 66-54); Nuanthakhamjan (Tha) bt Keerath Bhandaal 3-0 (59-49, 73-11, 79-25).