World Champion Pankaj Advani scored a stunning 5-4 victory over Geet Sethi in a nerve-wracking final of National Senior Billiards Championship 2009 to retain his National Billiards title on Saturday. Trailing 2-3 at one stage, a resilient Advani came back well to claim his third consecutive national title.Both the Padma awardee players had a tough time competing each other, but the younger player got better of the senior one defeating him by 5-4 games. "It was a very close match with fortunes swinging both sides. Geet is always a tough opponent and he played really well. I am happy to be crowned as national champion," Advani said after the match.Advani, who had recently won the world professional title, had been in the rampaging form throughout the tournament. "I have already won the world professional billiards title and now the national title. It's a double delight for me," he added.