MUMBAI: Pankaj Advani made his youth tell against the experience of legend Geet Sethi when he beat him 5-3 in the final of the 75th National Senior Billiards Championship, conducted by the MP Billiards and Snooker Association at the Yeshwant Club.

Advani broke away after levelling at 3-all. It was ONGC player Advani's third title having won in 2005 in Mumbai at the Goregaon Sports Club and in 2007 at Hyderabad.

Another Petroleum Board player, Dhruv Sitwala, won the third spot beating Railways' Ashok Shandilya 2-0. It was the first time Advani beat in the National final.

Advani won both billiards and snooker crowns last year. He will defend the snooker crown which will be up for grabs next week. His arch-rival Yasin Merchant won't be there but the new pro, Aditya Mehta will be.

A delighted Advani said: "Both of us were under pressure. Since it was a battle royale both would be expected to be nervous. I was for sure. But after, I claimed the second game with a 93 break after being behind with Geet having made a break of 102. The 93 break came at an important juncture for being 0-2 down would have been tricky. It helped me regain my composure. Still, it was a ding dong battle. In the final game I hit early form to gain the upper hand which counted in the final analysis."

Scores: Pankaj Advani bt Geet Sethi 5-3: 134 (88)-152 (148),150 (93)-141 (102), 4-151 (99), 150-109, 33-150, 150(143)-55, 150(76)-139(96), 150-42.