Asian snooker: Advani falters in the semifinals

After Advani made it 1-1, Lertsattayathorn stormed back in the third frame with a break of 142. Though Advani responded well immediately with a 94 break to take the fourth frame, he lost the initiative the next frame.

Published : Apr 23, 2016 16:55 IST , Doha

Pankaj Advani lost the decisive fifth frame and ended up losing the semifinal.
Pankaj Advani lost the decisive fifth frame and ended up losing the semifinal.
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Pankaj Advani lost the decisive fifth frame and ended up losing the semifinal.

Pankaj Advani’s run in the Asian snooker championship came to an end when he lost to Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn of Thailand in the semifinals on Friday. Lertsattayathorn won 5-3 (86-46, 21-64, 142-0, 0-99, 71-5, 18-99, 77-28, 66-31).

After Advani made it 1-1, Lertsattayathorn stormed back in the third frame with a break of 142.

Though Advani responded well immediately with a 94 break to take the fourth frame, he lost the initiative the next frame.

On Thursday, Advani made the semifinals beating Karam Fatima of Syria 5-0.

In the last-16 match, Advani defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-3.

In the final, Lertsattayathorn will meet Mohamed Shehab of United Arab Emirates who breezed past Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 5-1 in the other semifinal.

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