Ace cueist Pankaj Advani feels he owes it to the sport to train future champions. 'I would love to create a platform for youngsters to hone their skills and reach the next level and create future champions of the sport. I feel it is my responsibility to do so. For years, we have been creating champions in a very ad-hoc manner. People come if they have a talent, they enter the association, get funding from the government and they make it,' he said.

The 33-year-old asserted that the sport should be taken to the grassroot level in order to see some positive changes. Reflecting on his future tournaments, Advani said that he would be appearing in few events post-September while stressing he is looking forward to train hard for the same.