From correspondents in Delhi, India, 09:31 PM IST

President Pratibha Patil Friday congratulated Pankaj Advani on winning the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (point format) in Bangalore.

In her message, she expressed happiness that Advani was able to add another title to his already successful career.

Advani defeated eight time world champion Geet Sethi to win the championship. The final scores were 150-90, 151-0, 150-24, 150-0, 86-150, 150-72, 150-12.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)