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Kolkata based Sourav Kothari wins 2025 IBSF World Billiards title in Ireland

Kolkata, Apr 17 (UNI) Kolkata based Sourav Kothari displayed his brilliance in billiards and stellar composure to claim the 2025 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Carlow, Ireland on Wednesday.
In an all-India final, forty-year-old Kothari got the better of his old rival and the much heralded Pankaj Advani 725-480 to pocket the world title last evening.
This is Kothari's second world title.
The summit clash saw a nail-biting battle between two top contenders from India. It was a clash of styles with Pankaj Advani's finesse and break-building control facing off against Sourav Kothari's tactical aggression and scoring power.
Kothari emerged as the IBSF World champion with an emphatic win, scoring 725 points to Advani’s 480. His brilliant break of 325 was the match’s standout moment and marked one of the finest in recent championship history.
Kothari also notched up breaks of 119 and 112, showcasing exceptional composure, focus, and cue control.
This victory marks a historic first IBSF World Title (timed format) for Sourav Kothari — 35 years after his father and billiards legend Manoj Kothari lifted this World Title in 1990 in Bangalore, India, with massive fanfare and jubilation of the entire country.
Sourav's triumph is a proud continuation of his family legacy and a shining moment in his decorated career, reinforcing his reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the international cue sports circuit.
Advani displayed brilliance with impressive breaks of 129, 116, and 112. However, the massive break of 325 in the first half hour of the match by Sourav saw Advani always playing catch-up.
In the final hour of the 3 hour final, the drama intensified as Advani had narrowed down the lead to less than 50 points, but Sourav displaying unmatched composure under trying circumstances managed to hold on to his nerves and made sure to keep his score-board ticking ultimately racing away to a 200 point lead with not enough time remaining on the clock for Advani.
One of the key highlights of Kothari's campaign en route to the World Title was his victory in the semi-final against multiple-time World Champion and one of the fiercest players in the World Billiards Circuit, known for his whirlwind style of scoring and reducing his opponents to mere spectators, David Causier of England.
His exceptional performance against a rival like Causier amassing breaks of 299 and 263 to take a lead of almost 600 points at the mid-session interval, was hailed by one and all as one of the best performances in billiards in the international arena. Even though Causier fired in a spectacular break of 326 points, Kothari's efforts in the first half of the 2 and a half hour match ultimately saw him prevail by 864-547 points.
The field in this years IBSF World World Billiards was the strongest in many years with every single top player of the World including the likes of former World Champions Peter Gilchrist from Singapore and Rob Hall, David Causier, Peter Sheehan from England, who were joined by the top ranked players of India, Ireland, Scotland etc for the ultimate showdown in World Billiards.
Sourav also had the credit of knocking the highest break of the tournament, a massive 490.
Kothari is now only the third Indian ever to have won both the IBSF and the WBL World Billiards Titles. A feat that truly cements his place in the hall of fame of Cuesports.
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