Reigning national billiards champion Dhruv Sitwala defeated compatriot Pankaj Advani 5-2 in the 100-up best-of-nine-frame final to clinch his third Asian title, at the SABSF Academy, Riyadh on Friday. The Mumbai cueist said the feeling of defeating a legend, who has 27 world titles to his name, is surely memorable.

Interestingly, at the billiards Nationals last December, he defeated Advani in the semi-finals 5-3. “Pankaj and I are best friends. We share rooms on tours, travel together, go out for dinner during trips. We even travelled together from Riyadh to Mumbai and then Pankaj took a flight for Bangalore. But defeating him is memorable considering he is a legend of the game. It is a great feeling when you defeat the best in any sport. I had even defeated Pankaj in the 2015 Asian Billiards,” Sitwala, 51, told www.mid-day.com after landing in Mumbai from Riyadh on Saturday.