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Pankaj Advani wins World Billiard Championship

Pankaj Advani won the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (points format) with a comprehensive six games to one victory over Geet Sethi.
The 23-year-old Bangalorean delighted the home crowd at Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall with a superlative display, winning 150-90, 151-0, 150-24, 150-0, 86-150, 150-72, 150-12.
After a below-par semifinal outing on Thursday, Advani played with […]

Merchant does down in the finals

Thailand’s Supoj Saenia swamped India’s Yasin Merchant 7-0 to win the Asian Snooker Championship title in Karachi on Sunday.

Merchant, who had won the championship in 1989 and 1991, could do little as the Thai youngster completely dominated the best-of-13-frames final before an appreciative crowd.
Saenia won 77-26, 69-68, 78-60, 63-29, 59-26, 64-52, 99-26.

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Yasin, Alok in last 8

Indian cueists Yasin Merchant and Alok Kumar recorded contrasting victories to enter the quarter-finals in the 23rd Asian Snooker Championships in Karachi on Thursday.
Merchant, one of India’s most experienced players, looked in prime form as he comprehensibly beat Mohsin Aziz of Qatar 5-2 in the pre-quarter-finals.
Compatriot Alok Kumar, however, had to toil for each frame […]

Alok, Yasin in last 16

Alok Kumar enters round of 16 in 23rd Asian Snooker Championship in Karachi
Second seed Alok Kumar of India overturned a 1-3 deficit to beat Pakistan’s Mohd Yousuf 4-3 and enter the round of 16 in the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship in Karachi.
Meanwhile, compatriot Yasin Merchant also advanced to the knock-out round despite a shocking 3-4 […]

Pankaj Advani, Rupesh Shah out of Asian Billiards Championship

Pankaj Advani out of Asian Billiards Championship
Asian Games champion Pankaj Advani and compatriot Rupesh Shah were knocked out of the Asian Billiards Championships in Doha after losing in the quarter-finals.
Advani, the reigning world champion, lost 3-4 to former World professional champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, formerly of England, who had squeezed into the knock-out stage […]

Pankaj Advani in quarter-finals of Asian Billiards Championship

Former World champion Pankaj Advani advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Billiards Championship in Doha on Monday. The Indian ace beat Hwang Chul Ho of Korea 39-100, 100-12, 101-69, 101-24 to .maintain a clean slate after four league matches in Group D.

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