<p>The young prodigy from Bangalore, who also holds the World Professional billiards title, was taken to the distance by a tenacious Gilchrist in the final but the Indian found the mental strength to walk away with a gritty 6-5 victory to complete a hat-trick of titles and the fourth overall.<br /><br />China’s Liu Chuang took home the Asian under-21 snooker crown after edging Thailand’s Thanawat Thiraphongpaiboon 6-5 in another marathon clash.<br />After losing the opening frame 62-103, in-form Advani conjured up an unfinished 100-point break to level the match before romping to a 3-1 lead following visits of 86 and 66 in the third and fourth respectively.<br /><br />Gilchrist hit back with a break of 97 to pocket the fifth but the World champion regained his two-frame cushion with another unfinished 102 in the sixth.<br />Gilchrist then stepped up the ante to level the match at 4-4 but the 24-year-old Advani kept his nose in front after winning the ninth. Not the one to give up, Gilchrist brought the contest back to square one with a 98 to push the contest into a decider when Advani exploded.<br /><br />Appearing calm and composed, Advani hardly let the tension get to him when he blasted break of 100, unfinished again, to seal the match.<br /><br />Results (all finals): Billiards: Pankaj Advani (Ind) bt Peter Gilchrist (Sin) 6-5 (62-103, 100 (100)-0, 102 (86)-0, 100 (66)-44, 9-101(97), 102 (102)-0, 38-100, 12-102, 102-83, 0-100 (98), 100 (100)-0).<br />U-21 snooker: Liu Chuang (Chn) bt Thanawat Thiraphongpaiboon (Tha) 6-5 (97(97)-0, 65-12, 95 (68)-48, 78 (50)-9, 4-97 (96), 107 (60,47)-5, 6-80 (79), 21-87 (50), 1-71(71), 10-69, 78-34).</p>
<p>The young prodigy from Bangalore, who also holds the World Professional billiards title, was taken to the distance by a tenacious Gilchrist in the final but the Indian found the mental strength to walk away with a gritty 6-5 victory to complete a hat-trick of titles and the fourth overall.<br /><br />China’s Liu Chuang took home the Asian under-21 snooker crown after edging Thailand’s Thanawat Thiraphongpaiboon 6-5 in another marathon clash.<br />After losing the opening frame 62-103, in-form Advani conjured up an unfinished 100-point break to level the match before romping to a 3-1 lead following visits of 86 and 66 in the third and fourth respectively.<br /><br />Gilchrist hit back with a break of 97 to pocket the fifth but the World champion regained his two-frame cushion with another unfinished 102 in the sixth.<br />Gilchrist then stepped up the ante to level the match at 4-4 but the 24-year-old Advani kept his nose in front after winning the ninth. Not the one to give up, Gilchrist brought the contest back to square one with a 98 to push the contest into a decider when Advani exploded.<br /><br />Appearing calm and composed, Advani hardly let the tension get to him when he blasted break of 100, unfinished again, to seal the match.<br /><br />Results (all finals): Billiards: Pankaj Advani (Ind) bt Peter Gilchrist (Sin) 6-5 (62-103, 100 (100)-0, 102 (86)-0, 100 (66)-44, 9-101(97), 102 (102)-0, 38-100, 12-102, 102-83, 0-100 (98), 100 (100)-0).<br />U-21 snooker: Liu Chuang (Chn) bt Thanawat Thiraphongpaiboon (Tha) 6-5 (97(97)-0, 65-12, 95 (68)-48, 78 (50)-9, 4-97 (96), 107 (60,47)-5, 6-80 (79), 21-87 (50), 1-71(71), 10-69, 78-34).</p>
