Pankaj Advani, India’s most decorated cueist, settled for a silver medal after suffering a narrow defeat to David Causier in the final of the WBL World Matchplay Billiards Championship here.

In a best-of-15 contest, where fortunes swung from one side to another, Advani started off with a 2-0 lead, but his opponent clawed his way back in the summit clash played at Carlow, Ireland.