The Indian cueists were beaten by Singapore's Peter Gilchrist and Aung Htay of Myanmar respectively in the quarter-finals of the Asian Billiards Championships.
The defending champion beat countryman Dhruv Sitwala in the final.
India led Pakistan 22-15 after the first session on the second day in the Lawrencepur Challenge Snooker Series in Karachi.
India's Pankaj Advani crashed out of the UK Players Tour Championship after suffering a 4-0 defeat to England's Michael in Gloucester on Saturday.
True to his reputation, local lad Pankaj Advani entered the semi-finals of the IBSF World Snooker Championship, defeating Belgium's Peter Bullen 6-2, in Banaglore, on Friday. Advani will meet Wales's Lee Walker, who caused a major upset, defeating former World snooker champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand 6-2.
Champion cueist Pankaj Advani tells Laxmi Negi he was determined to prove he could perform at the highest level in both billiards and snooker after joining the Pro Snooker Circuit.
But former Asian champion Yasin Merchant and Alok Kumar bowed out of the world Snooker Championships.
India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title.
Pankaj Advani completed a hat-trick of titles at the Asian Billiards championship after edging past Singapore's Peter Gilchrist 6-5 in the closely fought final in Indore on Thursday.
The 19-year-old Indian cueist beat second seed Saleh Mohammad of Pakistan in the final.
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani proved his class once again as he notched up his seventh World Billiards Championship title after comprehensively beating defending champion and seasoned Englishman Mike Russell in the final in Leeds.
Pankaj Advani completed a clean sweep of the 150-up and Timed formats titles after trouncing England's Robert Hall 1928-893 in the final of the World Billiards Championship in Leeds, on Wednesday night.
On Day One of Lakme Fashion Week, designer Babita M showcased an appealing, young collection that is best described as urban funk. Actor Harman Baweja and billiards champ Pankaj Advani showstopped for the collection. Here's a glimpse.
India 'A' routed USA 'B' 9-0 in the ISBF World Snooker Team Championship.
India's world snooker champion says the two cueists will be his main challengers at next month's Asian championships in Jordan.
The Indian cueist, who maintained a clean slate in the group stage with an all-win record, trounced Germany's Lukas Kleckers 6-0.
Advani, Yasin Merchant, Alok Kumar and two other cueists will make up the Indian team for the snooker series against Pakistan.
India's poster boy of cue sports, Pankaj Advani, an eight-time world champion, had to miss the event due to his qualification for the 'International Championship', one of the most prestigious major ranking snooker events.
The World billiards champion begins his quest for the one title that has eluded him on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Bangalore-based cueist posted a 150-90, 151-0, 150-24, 150-0, 86-150, 150-72, 150-12 victory to win the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards Points Format Championship.
He defeated compatriot Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final to defend his title.
Six-time World champion Pankaj Advani defeated Thawat Sujaritthurakarn of Thailand to emerge victorious in the 11th ONGC Asian Billiards Championship on Sunday.
Advani shared pictures of the sangeet ceremony on his Instagram handle.
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani successfully defended his National Billards title after outclassing PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final in Bhopal on Monday.
Satwik has been working with sport & performance psychologist Shree Advani
Pankaj Arjan Advani, an Indian billiards and snooker player, won seven World Titles and is considered to be the one of the best billiards players in India.
India's top cueist Pankaj Advani stormed into the final of the Asian Snooker Tour's second leg event after impressive wins in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Multiple-time world billiards and snooker champion Pankaj Advani scored a comfortable 5-2 win over Pakistan's Zulfiqar Qadir to enter the quarter-finals of the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship.
Pankaj Advani outclassed China's Ju Reti 6-1 in the final to become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event.
Defending his 2015 title, Advani stayed on course with identical victories in the last-32 and the Round of 16 matches. The ace cueist overcame Pakistan's Babar Masih and then Keen Hoo Moh of Malaysia with 5-3 scorelines.
Pankaj Advani became the first Indian cueist to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship after taking the bronze following his semi-final loss to Chinese Ding Junhui, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.
Sourav Kothari amassed huge breaks of 407, 295 and 170 in a display of relentless scoring to register a comfortable 1047-663 win over Pankaj Advani.
Legendary Pankaj Advani, on Sunday, extended his world title to 21 by winning the long and short formats of the IBSF World Billiards Championship titles for a record fourth time in Yangon.
'Delighted to know that you have achieved your 12th World Title in Leeds, and become the first player to win the grand double thrice'
The 34-year-old, who won his fourth straight final in the 150-up format, has brought home a World trophy every year ever since returning from a professional stint in the UK in 2014.
Indian ace Pankaj Advani started his Asian Snooker Championship campaign with a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia's Sulaiman Almisfer in Doha on Saturday.
It was a win-win situation for the Indian cue sport on the occasion of Independence Day as the Pankaj Advani-led India B secured a gold while India A bagged a silver in the inaugural World Billiards Team Championship in Glasgow on Friday.
India's poster boy of cue sports Pankaj Advani clinched his 13th world title after winning the World 6-Red Snooker Championship in a convincing manner in Karachi.
India's most successful cueist Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship after a dominating performance against Singapore's Peter Gilchrist in the final to claim his 14th World title.
The Indian combine of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery to pip Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup.
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