Asian Snooker: India thumps Pakistan to enter final

Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta combined as India trounced Pakistan with 3-0 margin in the semifinals of the Asian Snooker team championship in Abu Dhabi.

Published : May 25, 2016 15:54 IST , Mumbai

Aditya Mehta and Pankaj Advani gave India a dominating 3-0 win over UAE to earn a shot at Pakistan in the semifinals of Asian Snooker Championship.
Aditya Mehta and Pankaj Advani gave India a dominating 3-0 win over UAE to earn a shot at Pakistan in the semifinals of Asian Snooker Championship.
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Aditya Mehta and Pankaj Advani gave India a dominating 3-0 win over UAE to earn a shot at Pakistan in the semifinals of Asian Snooker Championship.

Ace cueists Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta combined forces to power India into the final of the Asian Snooker team championship in Abu Dhabi after thrashing arch-rival Pakistan 3-0 today.

India will take on Iran in the final.

Mehta, India’s lone professional snooker player, gave the country a grand start when he drubbed Mohammed Asif 73-16 in the opening game of the semifinal. Thereafter Advani, recently crowned the continent’s 6-Red champion, showed impressive touch to outclass Asjad Iqbal 83-25 to give India a 2-0 lead.

Advani and Mehta then joined hands to trounce Asif and Asjad 92-8 to give India a commanding 3-0 victory.

Meanwhile, Iran defeated Malaysia by a similar 3-0 margin in the other semifinal.

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