bengaluru the covid19 pandemic may have forced the cancellation of the international billiards and snooker federation ibsf events this year even robbed pankaj advani of accumulating more world titles but it cant stop the multiple world champion from playing the sport that he is passionate abouti love playing the game when i get on to the table and strike the ball looking at the point of contact and what i need to do with the white ball thats all that i am really thinking of advani 35 told toi recentlyactually i am transported to a different world while playing snooker and billiards nothing else really matters to me at that point of time that for me is motivation enough to go out there and practice i dont really need a tournament right now added the owner of 23 world titles in both billiards and snookeralthough most disciplines are slowly returning to action the ibsf recently decided to call off all events scheduled for the season because of the spike in covid19 casesit is unfortunate that there will be no international events this year all formats of cue sports but i can also understand why the ibsf has taken such a decision hopefully they will organise events when times are better and cases are on the decline or when we can find a vaccine or a cure said the bengalurean who has won at least one or two world titles every year since his return from the pro snooker tour in 2014world snooker however did organise the world championship and other pro events in a biosecure bubble advani reasoned that they were able to pull it off because it didnt involve international travel the reason why they have been able to do events is because all snooker players are based in england and they dont really have to take flights but there are a lot of logistical problems with hosting ibsf events especially when it involves international travel he notedalthough happy that sport is making a comeback amid the pandemic the multiple world champion felt there were more urgent matters to contend with at the moment it is good that international sport is happening but at the same time sport without spectators is not the same but i feel that we have something bigger to tackle right now leave aside sport and other creative professions we are dealing with health safety survival and most importantly our economy these issues need to be addressed first he said and added that he doesnt mind sport taking a back seat this yearof course i do miss competing and travelling a lot but health more than anything comes first this virus is not about yourself we are thinking of the community society in general and our loved ones i feel we owe it to our fellow human beings to exercise restraint take precautions and see that it doesnt spread further said the reigning world billiards and world team snooker championsometimes it is better to