Kolkata: Twelve-time World Champion ace cueist Pankaj Advani of PSPB relied on his temperament to earn a hard-fought victory in the ninth and deciding frame over Dharminder Lilly of Punjab in the semi-finals of the Senior Snooker category in the National Snooker and Billiards Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club Friday.
The other semi-final between Delhi’s Varun Madan who came up from the qualifiers and Manan Chandra of PSPB too saw the battle go down to the decider when Madan prevailed to enter his maiden National Snooker Final.
“It wasn’t a great day, but sometimes you just have to do put your head down and do your best,” said Advani after the victory.(IANS)