Advani, Aditya drawn in same half for Indian Open Snooker

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 19:18

Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani could meet World Games gold medallist Aditya Mehta in the quarterfinals of the Indian Open 2013 World Professional Ranking Snooker tournament as both the cueists have been drawn in the same half for the 300,000 pound event in New Delhi.

Savur, Chawla surge ahead in Indian Open snooker qualifiers

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 20:36

Former national champion Arvind Savur might have lost his speed but certainly not his passion to succeed as the 72-year-old veteran notched up a narrow victory after seesaw battle against Suffiyan Ahmed in the second round of the World Snooker Indian Open Qualifiers.

Aditya targets top 50 in world snooker

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 19:32

Ace Indian cueist Aditya Mehta, who won a gold medal at the World Games in Cali in July, has set his sights on breaking into the top 50 of the world snooker by the end of this season.

Advani, Aditya crash out of Bluebell Wood Open

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 18:51

India`s leading cueists, Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, bowed out of the third European Players Tour Championship (PTC) of the season -- the Bluebell Wood Open -- after suffering defeats in their respective round matches at the Doncaster Dome in Sheffield.

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.

India’s Aditya Mehta wins snooker gold in World Games

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 09:06

India`s numero uno snooker player, Aditya Mehta made the whole country proud as he clinched the gold medal in the World Games.

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.

India win inaugural Asian Team Snooker Championship

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 11:13

The Indian team, consisting of Manan Chandra, Brijesh Damani and Alok Kumar, clinched the inaugural Asian Team Snooker Championships after blanking Iran 3-0 in the title clash in Doha, Qatar.

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.

IOA should think about sportspersons: Aditya Mehta

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 17:46

Expressing optimism ahead of next week`s meeting between the Indian Olympic Association and International Olympic Committee at Lausanne, snooker ace Aditya Mehta said the interest of Indian sportspersons should be kept in mind of all concerned.