Advani survives scare in National Snooker Championship
January 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 30 (IANS) Defending champion Aditya Mehta made it look easy while four-time champion Pankaj Advani survived a scare against unheralded Rajat Khaneja of Chandigarh before winning in the ... Read more...
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Iranian teenager pockets World Snooker title
December 4th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 3 (IANS) Seventeen-year old Hoosein Vafaei Ayouri on Saturday became the first Iranian to win the IBSF World Snooker championship when he won a heart-stopping 10-9 victory against ... Read more...
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Walker, Ayouri snuff out Indian challenge
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian challenge, spearheaded by Pankaj Advani and Kamal Chawla, was blown away as former professional Lee Walker, the 35-year-old from Wales, and Iranian teenager Hoosein ... Read more...
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Advani leads way into last 16 of World snooker
December 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 1 (IANS) Even as veteran Yasin Merchant bid adieu to the sport, 26-year old National champion Pankaj Advani, along with Alok Kumar and Kamal Chawala, moved into the ... Read more...
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Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day
December 1st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 1 (IANS) Yasin Merchant, the 45-year-old cueist from Mumbai, ended his 30-year career as a top notch snooker player here Thursday, but was denied a fairytale ending that ... Read more...
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Eight Indians advance to knockout stage of World Snooker
November 30th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) While century-breaks continued to rain in the IBSF World snooker championship, and eight Indians qualified for the knock-out stage, 26-year old Omar Alkojah provided a lot ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Advani through to knockout stage
November 29th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 29 (IANS) Pankaj Advani ran into middling to good form as he marked his progress to the knock-out phase of the IBSF World Snooker championship with two century ... Read more...
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Advani, Merchant win twice as World Snooker Championship begins
November 28th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 28 (IANS) Indians enjoyed a field day with one of the title favourites Pankaj Advani, the 2002 champion, notching two victories and showing definite signs of running into ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Indian hopes ride on Advani
November 27th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 27 (IANS) Indian eyes will be firmly on Pankaj Advani, who will be bidding to win his second title in the IBSF World snooker championship commencing at the ... Read more...
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Eight Indians for World snooker
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 23 (IANS) Junior national champion Lalrina Lenthei and veteran Yasin Merchant have been given wild card entries and will join six other Indians, including former champion Pankaj ... Read more...
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Get ready for exciting events in Britain in 2011
January 1st, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Check this exciting list of events lined up for you in Britain in 2011.Here is a guide prepared by the British newspaper The Sun:Jan 7: Oscar-tipped movie ... Read more...
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Factfile on Pankaj Advani
November 14th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Gunagzhou, Nov 14 (IANS) Factfile on Pankaj Advani, who won the gold in the English billiards singles event of the 16th Asian Games Sunday.Born: July 24, 1985, Pune.Major Achievements (International):2010: Gold ... Read more...
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Advani brings cheer to Indian cue sport
December 20th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) The rising performance graph of Pankaj Advani in billiards highlighted the country's cue sport scene in 2009. The titles that he won in the Asian and ... Read more...
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Top stars for Chennai snooker
December 18th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) The country's leading cueists, led by Pankaj Advani, will be vying for honours in the VIP Matrix All-India invitational snooker tournament beginning here Saturday.
The quality field apart, the ... Read more...
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Security issues force Asian U-21 snooker championship to shift from Pak to Indore
December 4th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.4 (ANI): Pakistan has withdrawn from hosting the Asian Under-21 Snooker and Billiards Championship citing security reasons.The championship, which was scheduled to be held in April 2010, has now been relocated ... Read more...
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Snooker champion Burden aims to get into top-32
November 25th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Admitting that he did not expect such a close battle in the final, Alfred Burden of England said winning the IBSF World Snooker championship by defeating ... Read more...
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Snooker champion Burden’s arrogance didn’t win many friends
November 25th, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Alfred Burden of England won the World snooker championship trophy, but it was the opponent whom he beat in Wednesday's final, Igor Figueiredo of Brazil, who ... Read more...
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Alfred Burden wins world snooker championship
November 25th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Alfred Burden became the first from England in 11 years to win the men's World Snooker championship crown when he wore down Igor "Tiger" Figueiredo of ... Read more...
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Ng On Yee wins women’s title in World Snooker Championship
November 24th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Ng On Yee, the 19-year old prodigy from Hong Kong, expectedly won the women's title in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship with a convincing 5-1 win ... Read more...
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Morgan claims Masters title in World Snooker
November 24th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Darren Morgan of Wales regained the Masters title with ease as he outplayed defending champion Dene O'Kane 6-0 at the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship.
In a contest that ended ... Read more...
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World snooker: On Yee to take on Parashis in woman’s finals
November 23rd, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Ng On Yee, the 19-year old from Hong Kong-China scripted a brilliant 4-3 win against Ramona Belmont of New Zealand to enter the final of the ... Read more...
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Indian challenge in World snooker is over
November 23rd, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 ... Read more...
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World snooker: Chawla qualifies for quarter-finals, Advani out (Roundup)
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Kamal Chawla, the 30-year-old from Bhopal, emerged India's unlikeliest hero as he qualified for the quarter-finals in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship here Sunday that witnessed ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Indian women’s challenge ends
November 22nd, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The last of the Indian challenge, represented by Chitra Magimairajan and Meenal Thakur, went up in smoke in the women's World Snooker championship here Sunday as ... Read more...
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Pankaj Advani knocked out of World Snooker
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Unheralded 30-year old Greek Cypriot Anthony Brabin dealt Indian hopes a big blow when he knocked out National champion Pankaj Advani 5-3 en route to the ... Read more...
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World snooker enters crucial stage
November 21st, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Over the next few days, the chaff will be separated from the grain and the men from the boys as the ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship flows ... Read more...
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Geet Sethi in quarterfinals of World Snooker
November 21st, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian cueists had a profitable outing with five players in the men's section and Geet Sethi (Masters) advancing in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship here Saturday.It ... Read more...
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Meenal Thakur in quarterfinals of World Snooker
November 20th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) National champion Meenal Thakur saw off a spirited challenge from her younger sister Anuja Chandra for a 4-3 decision and progressed to the quarter-finals in the ... Read more...
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World snooker: Rock concert leads reshuffling of schedule
November 20th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) A rock concert in the neighbouring hall at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre caused the rescheduling of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship as it would have ... Read more...
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World snooker: Foreign players hit by ‘Hyderabad belly’
November 19th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Some of the foreign players participating in the ongoing ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship here have been struck down by "Hyderabad belly", the latest being Thailand's Santhinee ... Read more...
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World snooker: Merchant advances to knock-out stage
November 19th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Yasin Merchant notched the tournament's highest break of 134 en route to the knock-out round of the ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship here Thursday along with ... Read more...
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World snooker: Advani cruises into knock-out stage (Lead)
November 18th, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pankaj Advani, the 24-year-old from Bangalore, lit up the rather damp day with two century breaks en route to a 4-1 win against Qatar's Ali Obaidly ... Read more...
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Alok Kumar enters knock-out stage in World Snooker
November 18th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Alok Kumar continued his quiet and virtually unnoticed progress to the knock-out stage in the men's category as he wrapped up his fourth win in as ... Read more...
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World snooker: Advani wins, Sethi loses to Thomson
November 17th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pankaj Advani dropped three frames to Welshman Philip Williams before pulling through 4-3 in the men's league while Geet Sethi suffered a stunning defeat against Clive ... Read more...
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Indian women gear up for tougher test in World Snooker
November 16th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimairajan and Neena Praveen of India warmed up nicely for the stiffer competition ahead by recording their second win in the women's preliminary ... Read more...
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