Hanoi (Vietnam), Nov 3 Reigning world champion
Pankaj Advani kept India's hopes alive in the third Indoor
Asian Games after advancing to the quarterfinals of the 15-Red
Snooker discipline here today.
Advani, who yesterday crashed out in the
pre-quarterfinals of the 6-Red Snooker discipline, showed
immense maturity and depth in his technique and won both his
encounters of the day with elan in the 15-Red Snooker.
Advani, riding high on some gutsy potting and excellent
cushion work, defeated HongKon's Au Chi Wai (4-2) 35-74 69-38
72-00 69-21 14-76 and 67-15 in the first match, and later
dashed the title hopes of Brunei's Husain Mahmood Ali Mahmood
with a similar margin in the second match.
He defeated Mahmood 61-68 44-63 73-18 77-12 67-29 and
63-09. - (Agencies)
Nov 03, 2009
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