Pankaj Advani beats Pakistani opponent; enters quarter finals

Pankaj Advani beats Pakistani opponent; enters quarter finals

PTIUpdated: Thursday, September 19, 2019, 11:21 PM IST
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Myanmar: Multiple-time world billiards and snooker champion Pankaj Advani scored a comfortable 5-2 win over Pakistan’s Zulfiqar Qadir to enter the quarterfinals of the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship here on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Pankaj accounted for another Pakistani cueist Muhammad Ahsan Javaid with a 5-1 victory in the last-32 stage.

Laxman Rawat, who beat Gao Yang of China, and Pushpender Singh, who defeated Thailand’s Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 5-4 in a thriller, also joined Advani in the quarterfinals.

In the quarters, Pankaj will take on Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon from Thailand, while Laxman faces Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka Wai and Pushpender will be up against Thet Min Lin of Myanmar.

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