Doha: Vidya Pillai secured Gold to clinch the title of World Champion in the World 6 Red Women Snooker Championships in Dhoa, Qatar. In the final, she defeated compatriot Anupama Ramachandran by 4-1 frames. Anupama Ramachandran settled for Silver. Vidya earlier defeated top seed Bai Yulu of China by 4-3 frames in semi-final round.
Earlier, India’s Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha. This is for 26th time that the Indian cueist is winning the title. He defeated fellow Indian cueist Sourav Kothari in the final.
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Advani defeated Kothari 1000–416 in a rematch of last year’s title clash in Kuala Lumpur. He had won his first world title in this competition way back in 2005.
Meanwhile, the Women’s World Snooker Championship was claimed by China’s Bai Yulu. She beat Ng On-Yee of Hong Kong 4-0 in the final match. The third place medals went to the India’s Amy Kamani and Vidya Pillai.
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