World Billiards Championship

The World Billiards Championship has been played annually since 1980, is one of the oldest sporting World Championships in the world, dating in earnest to the mid-19th century.

Mike Russel(GBR) has been the most successful player who has won the title 11times
(1989,1991,1996,1999,2002,2003,2004,2007,2008,2010 and 2011)

 followed by Geet Sethi(India)who has won the title 5 times(1991,1993,1995,1998 and 2006)

The event was known as the World Professional Billiards Championship until 2010.

2012 World Billiards Championship Title

Pankaj Advani wins the title defeating the defending champion  Mike Russell(GBR) in the final.It is to be noted that the title was won by Pankaj Advani earlier in 2009

Note

• Pankaj Advani is the only active player to compete at the highest level in both Billiards and Snooker

• Pankaj Advani is also the youngest person to have won the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) titles in both Billiards & Snooker for a record six times

• Pankaj Advani remains the only person to have won all 5 Billiards tournaments in a season -  winning the Junior National Championship, Senior National Championship, Asian Billiards Championship, World Billiards Championship (point format) and World Billiards Championship (time format)