Pankaj Advani positioned himself for the Rs.5 lakh winner’s prize money with a facile 8-2 win against Himanshu Jain in the semi-finals of the Rs 32 lakh prize money NSCI Baulkline 4.0 All India Snooker Tournament at the NSCI Dome on Saturday.
Advani cut loose with three century plus breaks to dominate a match in which the vanquished Jain pinched two frames. Advani has been in the city for the CCI Billiards Classic that he won against Dhruv Sitwala and is yet to come under any pressure in the snooker event at the venue in Worli.
In the second semi-finals, Ishpreet Singh Chadha got the better of Aditya Mehta to pull off a narrow 8-6 victory to set up a clash with Advani, a repeat of last year’s final.
Results (semi-finals set to 15) Pankaj Advani bt Himanshu Jain 8-2: 69-15, 73-71, 121 (120)-0, 74-26, 24-71, 72 (50)-5, 135 (135)-7, 37-70, 134(112)
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