Commonwealth Billiards Championships: Pankaj Advani Powers Into 6-Red Snooker Quarterfinals

Commonwealth Billiards Championships: Pankaj Advani Powers Into 6-Red Snooker Quarterfinals

Brijesh Damani, the other Indian in the fray in the men’s section, went down 1-3 to Cyprus’ Michael Georgiou

Irfan HajiUpdated: Friday, July 04, 2025, 08:41 PM IST
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Pankaj Advani in a file pic |

India’s multiple-time World champion Pankaj Advani powered into the 6-Red Snooker quarterfinals of the inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championships here on Friday.

Advani, after a slow start, outplayed Australia’s Xavier Daw 3-1, the clearance of 42 in the second frame was the highlight of his first-round victory. Brijesh Damani, the other Indian in the fray in the men’s section, went down 1-3 to Cyprus’ Michael Georgiou.

In the women’s section, Keerthana Pandian and Asian champion (15-red) Anupama Ramachandran made the knockout quarterfinals with contrasting wins. While Kolar’s Keerthana outclassed Swaziland’s Simphiwe Dlamini 2-0, Anupama overcame mid-match blues before putting it past Australia’s Lilly Meldrum.

Southpaw Arantxa Sanchis, the third Indian in the fray, lost to Malaysia’s Tan Kim Mei 0-2. Keerthana takes on the Malaysian cueist next.

Advani, coming off a splendid show at the Asian Team Snooker Championship in Colombo last week, got into a fine rhythm as the match wore on to have the Australian’s number. In the last-eight stage, he takes on Damani’s conqueror, Georgiou.

Results: 6-Red Snooker (Round 1):

Men: Pankaj Advani (Ind) bt Xavier Daw (Aus) 3-1 (16-27, 42 (42) -17, 36-16, 34-23); Brijesh Damani (Ind) lost to Michael Georgiou (Cyp) 32-34, 1-48, 33-31, 4-39).

Women: Keerthana Pandian (Ind) bt Simphiwe Dlamini (Swa) 2-1 (49-5, 52 (44) -1); Anupama Ramachandran (Ind) bt Lilly Meldrum (Aus) 2-1 (46-5, 14-24, 33-11); Arantxa Sanchis (Ind) lost to Tan Kim Mei (Mas) 0-2 (7-53, 19-37).

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