Indian cueist Pankaj Advani beat United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Al-Joaker 5-1 to proceed to the semi-finals of the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha on Thursday and assured himself of a medal in the tournament, reported PTI.
The 31-year-old was in full flow as he beat Al-Joaker 5-1 in the quarter-final to assure India’s only medal in the event. The second frame saw Advani’s highest break of this tournament at 102.
Advani has received top seeding in the tournament after his great showing in the group stage. He scored wins of 4-1, 4-1 and 4-0 and breezed through the last-32 and last-16 stages to be the only Indian left in the top eight of the championship.
After winning the gold medal at the Asian Billiards Championship earlier this month, Advani is on track to attain a historic Asian double.
While the 26-year-old has won the Asian 6-red Snooker Championship (last year), this title (15-red Asian Snooker) is the only one missing from his vast trophy cabinet.
Result:
Pankaj Advani (India) beat Mohammed Al-Joaker (UAE) 5-1: 58-52, 102(102)-0, 12-60, 60-31, 56-20, 71-59.