Ace India cueist Pankaj Advani has revealed that he didn’t really expect his fifth grand double at the recently-concluded IBSF World Billiards Championship (point-format) in Doha.

Advani spoke to mid-day.com post his 5-0 triumph over compatriot Sourav Kothari.  Advani had defeated Kothari in the longer format too. “Winning a grand double in billiards isn’t easy. This is the fifth time I’ve been able to win in both formats at the same time after 2005, 2008, 2014 and 2018. Imagine someone telling you that you’ll have 10 wins on the trot! I’ll take that. It’s a special feeling, I didn't expect it to be honest,” Advani told www.mid-day.com.