Aditya enters final of Kolkata Open Invitational Snooker Championship

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 21:08

India No 2 Aditya Mehta showed nerves of steel overcoming a stiff challenge from Manan Chandra in semifinals to set up a title clash against Kamal Chawla in the Kolkata Open Invitational Snooker Championship, here on Saturday.

Mehta`s World Games gold, Indian Open high point for cuesport

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 14:38

Snooker stars from around the world descending on the capital to battle it out in the first ever Indian Open provided the watershed moment for Indian cuesport as the country`s players rounded off a successful year with titles coming their way at the international level.

Open National Invitation Snooker Championship set to start on Dec 16

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 23:04

Poster boy of Indian cue sports, Pankaj Advani will be the star attraction in the second Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship, beginning here from December 16.

Indian Open snooker: Mehta scalps Maguire to make final

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 19:00

Aditya Mehta re-wrote cuesport history by becoming the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a professional snooker tournament as he overcame World No.5 Stephen Maguire from Scotland 4-3 in the semi-final of the Indian Open here Friday.

Indian Open snooker: Mehta rewrites history, enters semis after defeating Advani

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 11:05

India`s leading cueist Aditya Mehta continued his dream run in the Indian Open as he rewrote history by entering the semi-final of a major ranking event, defeating compatriot Pankaj Advani 4-3, on Thursday.

Pankaj Advani rewrites history, reaches quarters of Indian Open

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 14:54

Pankaj Advani lived upto his billing as India`s top cueist as he entered the Indian Open snooker tournament quarterfinals by overcoming stiff resistance from Stuart Bingham.

Indian Open snooker: Mehta scalps Miah to make last 16

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 22:27

India’s Aditya Mehta survived some tricky moments to beat Hammad Miah of England 4-1 and enter the pre-quarter-finals of the Indian Open World Snooker professional ranking tournament here Wednesday.

Never thought this would happen in my lifetime: Aditya Mehta

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 20:21

Welcoming the opportunity to showcase his cue skills in a world class field at next month`s Indian Open in Delhi, reigning Asian snooker champion Aditya Mehta said it was a dream come true to play at home in a Professional tournament.

Mehta should aim to better my record on Pro circuit: Yasin

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 20:50

Two-time Asian champion Yasin Merchant on Sunday prodded ace cueist Aditya Mehta to surpass his record as the highest ranked Indian at 65 on the professional circuit.

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.

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.