IBSF Billiards C'ship: Pankaj Advani is one win away from the title

Indian ace cueist Pankaj Advani has progressed to the final of the IBSF 150-up Billiards Championship with a tight 4-2 win over compatriot Sourav Kothari in  Doha, Qatar on Friday.

The defending champion Pankaj continued his domination at the tournament and is just a win away from defending his title. He will face Robert Hall of England in the final tomorrow.

Robert booked his spot in the final with a 4-1 win over former champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore in the semifinals. Pankaj will be confident going into the final as he already registered a win against Robert in the group stage. 

Sourav Kothari, who missed out on a medal in the IBSF World Snooker Championship after losing in the quarterfinal earlier this week, didn't miss this time and won the bronze medal in the 150-up competition.

He gave a solid fight to Pankaj, winning two of the six frames but it wasn't enough for him as the 39-year-old Pankaj showed his class, winning the match with a dominating sixth frame score of 153 to 31.

Manan Chandra into quarterfinal of Masters Snooker

The experienced Indian player, Manan Chandra clinched (4-2) the round of 16 match against Firas Kamil Shaba of Iraq to book his place in the quarterfinal where he will take on Australia's Steve Mifsud.

Meanwhile, the fifth-seeded Kamal Chawla's tournament is over after losing a hard-fought (3-4) match against Saleh Mohammadi of Afghanistan in the pre-quarterfinal.