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Pankaj Advani wins silver at 2026 Asian Snooker C'ships
Pankaj Advani went down 1-4 in the final, after winning the first frame.
“There was a good feeling about this gold when the round of 48 matches," said Pankaj Advani. (File photo)
India's Pankaj Advani clinched the silver medal at the 2026 Asian Snooker Championships in Qatar on Wednesday.
Advani, 40, went down 1-4 to China's Deng Haohui in the final to finish as the runner-up in the continental championship.
Advani had a good start to the contest as he won the first frame to take a 1-0 lead in the title clash. But the Chinese cueist bounced back to win the next three frames and dash his hopes.
Earlier, Advani had topped Group A with two wins in as many matches to advance to the next round. He Ahmed Bashir of Oman 4-0 to open his campaign before getting the better off Sri Lanka's Mohamed Thaha Irshath 4-3 in a closely fought battle.
He then blanked Mohamed Shehab of the United Arab Emirates 4-0 in the quarter-finals, before beating Iran's Shahin Sabzi 4-1 to qualify for the