♦ India’s Pankaj Advani has won the IBSF World Billiards Championship 150-up format title on 9 November 2024.

♦ He defeated England’s Robert Hall in the final clash of the tournament at Doha in Qatar. 

♦ This was Pankaj's 28th world title, seventh in a row.

♦ Advani’s winning streak had begun in 2016 and has also survived two years (2020, 2021) of vacuum created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

♦ Singapore's Peter Gilchrist and India's Sourav Kothari shared the joint bronze medal in championship.