Pankaj Advani entered the medal rounds in the Asian Snooker Championship, at Doha, Qatar.
India's ace cueist cruised into the semi-finals, beating Syria's Karam Fatima by five frames to nil, after a narrow victory earlier on Thursday in the last-16, where compatriot Ishpreet Chadha gave him a tough fight till the very last.
Advani was leading 3-1 before Ishpreet replied strongly and clinched two frames to take the match into a decider.
The World snooker champion, though, had no problems in the deciding frame, winning 66-43, for a 4-3 victory.
In the semi-finals, he will take on Thailand's Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn, who beat Pakistan's Muhammad Asif 4-3 in another quarter-final.
The UAE’s Mohamed Shehab and Amir Sarkhosh of Iran will contest the other semi-final.
Image: Pankaj Advani
