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Detailed explanation-1: -BENGALURU: India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran 6-4 to claim the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Pankaj Advani. India’s Pankaj Advani won the Asian Snooker Championship at the Al Messila in Doha, Qatar in September 2021. He defeated Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3 (72-42, 72-0, 70-49, 41-66, 70-17, 30-68, 74-34, 12-50, 64-44) in the best of 11 frames final.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.