Pankaj Advani rallies to beat McManus

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 14:11

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani overcame a stiff challenge from Scotland`s Alan McManus to reach the penultimate round of the Shanghai Masters snooker qualifiers at the Doncaster Dome in Sheffield, England.

Nothing less than a medal for Advani, Aditya in World Games

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 13:51

Competition would be tough when Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta head to Colombia for the World Games in the coming week.

Pankaj Advani goes down fighting to Lee

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 22:32

Two-time world professional billiards champion Pankaj Advani squandered a 5-3 lead to go down 9-10 to world No 21 Stephen Lee of England in a pulsating final of the Rs 22-lakh prize money RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker tournament here on Saturday.

Advani downs Parikh to enter final

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 19:36

Two-time world professional billiards champion Pankaj Advani on Friday trounced giant-killer Siddharth Parikh 7-1 to storm into the final of the Rs 22-lakh RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters.

Advani, Mehta star Indian attraction at Snooker Masters

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 17:35

Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will spearhead the Indian challenge in the RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters 2013, India`s biggest Pro-Am Snooker tournament, from May 12 to 18 here.

Junhui eyes snooker world’s breakthrough

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 18:34

Snooker player Ding Junhui believes that as the only top Chinese player, he is always under pressure playing in major tournaments but added that he can win the upcoming World Championships.

Rupesh becomes Asian Billiards champion

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 22:29

Reigning world champion Rupesh Shah added another feather in his cap by clinching the 12th Asian Billiards championship with win over compatriot Alok Kumar in the fiercely fought finalon Sunday.

Four Indians in quarterfinals of Asian Billiards Championship

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 22:40

Four Indian cueists booked quarterfinal berths in the 12th ONGC Asian Billiards Championship after the completion of round-robin stage here on Thursday.

Advani leaves for UK to conquer the world of snooker

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 18:47

Pankaj Advani today set off on a long English journey to tame the `big boys` of world snooker and claim the only major trophy missing from his cabinet - The UK Championship at Crucible - a tournament which he described as the ‘battle for survival’.

Pankaj Advani seeks corporate support to fulfil London Dreams

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 15:38

When Pankaj Advani was rewriting history books on the Professional Circuit, he had hoped that corporate sponsorship would come in good measure but the eight-time world champion is now realising that the burden of expenses is huge and the support, little.

Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta to play in Snooker Masters 2013

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 15:27

Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will participate in the RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters 2013, India`s biggest Pro-Am Snooker tournament, from May 6 to 13 here.

Advani set to miss Asian Billiards Championship

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 21:26

Faced with a tough choice to decide between two top tournaments due to clash of dates, eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani is all set to skip the Asian Billiards Championship to take part in the World Championship Qualifiers, both scheduled in the first week of April.Faced with a tough choice to decide between two top tournaments due to clash of dates, eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani is all set to skip the Asian Billiards Championship to take part in the World Championship Qualifiers