Defending champion Pankaj Advani beat Balachandra Bhaskar 1001-802 in the final of the 14th ECA Raman Nair handicap billiards tournament here yesterday.
With both players having displayed good form, it was tipped to be a close battle. In the semi-finals on Thursday night, Advani edged past Dhruv Sitwala 1000-994 while Bhaskar outplayed a wayward Sethi 1000-398.
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