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Advani, Mehta crash out

Advani, Mehta crash out

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani went down to Michael Lupton of Australia in the knock-out stage of the World Under-21 and Seniors Snooker Championships.

Pankaj Advani in semis

Pankaj Advani in semis

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

The Indian ace beat top seed Paithoon Phonbun of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championships.

Advani secures berth in knock-out

Advani secures berth in knock-out

Rediff.com20 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani scored his sixth straight victory in the league stage at the World IBSF Snooker Championships

Advani cruises to another win

Advani cruises to another win

Rediff.com19 Aug 2005

The Indian beat Paul Wilcock of Isle of Man in a junior section league match of the World IBSF Under-21 and Seniors Snooker championship.\n

Advani outclasses Obaidly

Advani outclasses Obaidly

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Pankaj Advani beat Khamis Al Obaidly of Qatar 4-0 in the third round at the IBSF World\nSnooker Championships

Advani should stick to billiards: Sethi

Advani should stick to billiards: Sethi

Rediff.com16 Aug 2005

Seven-time world billiards champion Geet Sethi believes Pankaj Advani has the potential to win 10 world billiards titles.

Pankaj Advani wary of Mohammad and Merchant

Pankaj Advani wary of Mohammad and Merchant

Rediff.com17 May 2004

India's world snooker champion says the two cueists will be his main challengers at next month's Asian championships in Jordan.

Advani's pro plans baulked

Advani's pro plans baulked

Rediff.com9 May 2004

Lack of sponsors has put the world snooker champion's professional circuit plans in jeopardy.

Indian cueists lift team title

Indian cueists lift team title

Rediff.com27 Jun 2005

India beat Thailand 2-1 to win the Asian Open Invitational Snooker team championship.

Advani posts third straight win

Advani posts third straight win

Rediff.com19 Jul 2003

The national champion easily beat Edward Foo Ming Fa of Singapore in the World Under-21 snooker championship.

Stevens to face Murphy in world final

Stevens to face Murphy in world final

Rediff.com1 May 2005

Stevens went through to his second World snooker final beating Ian McCulloch while Murphy scored over Peter Ebdon.

Misty-eyed and wonderstruck in Munnar

Misty-eyed and wonderstruck in Munnar

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The views are stunning, the skies are blue, the forests are lush and, wonder of wonders, thanks to the discipline of the tea estate, even man isn't vile, discover Renu Bahal Wadhwa and T C A Srinivasa Raghavan after a trip to Kerala's breathtakingly beautiful hill retreat.

Vidya Pillai goes down fighting

Vidya Pillai goes down fighting

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

The Tamil Nadu lady gave national champion Meenal Thakur a huge scare before bowing out in the quarter-finals in the Bombay Gymkhana women's snooker tournament.

Thakur sisters too good

Thakur sisters too good

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

Defending champion Anuja and National champion Meenal romped into the quarter-finals in the Bombay Gymkhana All India Ladies Open Snooker Tournament.

Anuja Thakur scores third straight win

Anuja Thakur scores third straight win

Rediff.com3 Aug 2004

The defending champion beat MP's Dr. Renu Bharkatiya to enhance her quarter-final chances in the Bombay Gymkhana All India Ladies Open Snooker Tournament.

Higgins compiles successive 147s

Higgins compiles successive 147s

Rediff.com13 Nov 2003

The 28-year-old Scot achieved the feat during the second round of the British Open.

Indian cueists win first Test against Pakistan

Indian cueists win first Test against Pakistan

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

Asian Games gold medallist Rafath Habib clinched a narrow win for the Indians in the first Rexello Castors Peace Cup snooker Test.

Advani, Merchant score contrasting wins

Advani, Merchant score contrasting wins

Rediff.com14 Oct 2003

Advani easily beat Jin Long of China 4-1 while Merchant edged past Hong Kong's Chi Wai Au 4-3 in the World snooker championships.

Chandra, Shah cause upsets

Chandra, Shah cause upsets

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

They shocked Pankaj Advani and Ashok Shandilya respectively in the CCI snooker tournament.

Advani marches ahead with twin wins

Advani marches ahead with twin wins

Rediff.com27 Nov 2004

Pankaj Advani led with back-to-back wins as Indian cueists had a field day in the IBSF World Snooker championships.

Alok, Advani win easily

Alok, Advani win easily

Rediff.com26 Nov 2004

However, National champion Manan Chandran was taken the distance by Ben Farnworth of New Zealand in the World snooker championships.

What more should I do? Advani after Padma Bhushan snub

What more should I do? Advani after Padma Bhushan snub

Rediff.com26 Jan 2017

Hurt at missing out on Padma Bhushan award for the second year in a row, 16-time world champion cueist Pankaj Advani says he does not know what he needs to do more to receive the coveted civilian honour.

Advani, Mehta in knock-out round

Advani, Mehta in knock-out round

Rediff.com22 Jul 2003

Meanwhile, Sourav Kothari has won only two of his six matches and has very slim chances of advancing to the next stage.

Chandra loses in semis

Chandra loses in semis

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Manan Chandra bowed out of the World Snooker championships after losing to Daniel Ward of England in the semi-final.

Advani, Chinappa win 'Sportstar' awards

Advani, Chinappa win 'Sportstar' awards

Rediff.com20 Dec 2003

World snooker champions Advani will receive Rs 100,000 and a citation, while Chinappa, winner of three squash titles including the British Open, will get Rs 50,000.\n\n

Advani, Mehta bow out

Advani, Mehta bow out

Rediff.com4 Aug 2004

The Indian challenge in the World Under-21 Snooker Championship ended with the former losing in the pre-quarters and the latter in the quarter-finals.

Advani's winning run ends

Advani's winning run ends

Rediff.com2 Aug 2004

Advani stays on course

Advani stays on course

Rediff.com1 Aug 2004

The defending champion blanked John Loh Ei Loong of Malaysia to stay on course for a clean sweep in Group D in the World Under-21 snooker championship.

Merchant, Shandilya shocked

Merchant, Shandilya shocked

Rediff.com10 Apr 2003

Sarang Shroff and Rishabh Thukral respectively accounted for their scalps in the NSCI snooker tournament.

Delany beats Sethi in semi-finals

Delany beats Sethi in semi-finals

Rediff.com26 Aug 2005

The third seeded Indian ace lost to the second seeded Irishman 2-4 in the World Snooker Championships.

Mehta secures knock-out berth

Mehta secures knock-out berth

Rediff.com22 Aug 2005

Aditya Mehta beat Chris Martin 4-2 to enter the knock-out stage in the juniors section of the IBSF World snooker championships.

Advani, Chandra bow out

Advani, Chandra bow out

Rediff.com29 Jul 2005

The former was beaten in the pre-quarter-finals while Chandra lost in the last eight stage, in the Asian Snooker Championships.

Advani sights knock-out berth

Advani sights knock-out berth

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

Former national champion Alok Kumar also stayed on course for a place in the knock-out round atthe World Snooker championships.

Pankaj Advani shocked

Pankaj Advani shocked

Rediff.com25 Jul 2005

The second seeded former world champion was beaten by Pramual Janthad in a league match in the 21st Asian Snooker Championship.

Indian cueists impress

Indian cueists impress

Rediff.com13 Oct 2003

Yasin Merchant, Pankaj Advani and Alok Kumar posted easy victories on day 3 of the World snooker championship.

Chandra, Kelly Fisher best

Chandra, Kelly Fisher best

Rediff.com3 Sep 2003

Delhi's Manan Chandra and world No 1 woman cueist Kelly Fisher of England won the men's and women's titles respectively in the CCI snooker tournament.\n\n

Pankaj Advani in last 16

Pankaj Advani in last 16

Rediff.com25 Jul 2003

But Aditya Mehta failed to make it, losing in the round of 32, in the World under-21 snooker championship.

Unbeaten Advani tops group

Unbeaten Advani tops group

Rediff.com23 Jul 2003

The Indian cueist's showing earned him the top seeding in the knock-out round in the world under-21 snooker championship.

Advani keeps winning run

Advani keeps winning run

Rediff.com21 Jul 2003

But Aditya Mehta and Sourav Kothari lost in the preliminary rounds in the Under-21 World Snooker championships.

Good day for Indian cueists

Good day for Indian cueists

Rediff.com17 Jul 2003

Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta and Sourav Kothari won their matches in the under-21 World snooker championship.