Former world amateur snooker champion Pankaj Advani would be heading to England next year for advance training under the central Government's Talent Search scheme.
This is the second time that Advani would be going for training under the scheme, which provides monetary support amounting to Rs five lakh for training-cum-competition in England, Billiards and Snooker Federation vice-president Ravi Tandon said at New Delhi on Sunday.
Advani was sent for training under the same scheme in July last year and the 20-year-old made the most of the opportunity by winning the world title two months later at Jiangmin, China.
The Bangalore-based cueist would have to submit his proposed schedule to the government at the end of this week, Tandon said, adding he would have to avail of the scheme before April.
An elated Advani said he was looking forward to his stint in England.
"This year I did not participate in tour events outside India as travelling to England is very costly and if you want to play in the professional league one needs to be based there," said Advani, who joined the coaching workshop being held at New Delhi by former world billiards champion Manoj Kothari.
The country's second ranked junior, Sourav Kothari, was sent to train in England in March this year under the scheme which provides for coaching to budding youngsters in various sports disciplines.
