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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event?
A
Aditya Mehta
B
Subhash Agarwal
C
Pankaj Advani
D
Geet Sethi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pankaj Advani is the only cueist to have won the Asian and World Championships in all formats of Billiards and Snooker. He has the maximum IBSF world championships in billiards and snooker. He won the Asian Snooker Tour title 2018 held in China. He defeated Joe Seat of China.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yasin Merchant The late 80s was a good period for him as he went on to win titles both at home and in Pakistan. In 1989, he won the 6th Asian Snooker Championship which took place in Delhi. He was the first Indian to win this tournament. Yasin was also triumphant at the 1989 Masters Championship held in Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shrikrishna is the reigning National 6-Reds Snooker Champion (2021) and has won the National Billiards Championship in 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -Himanshu Jain became the first Indian to qualify for the Pro Circuit World Snooker from the extremely challenging Asia-Oceania Q School qualifying championship and the fifth Indian overall.

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