Hyderabad: Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi
hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil
for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship here today.
In the men's round of 64 match, Advani virtually toyed
with Bobby Cruickshanks of Scotland before carving out a
facile 4-0 win.
Advani won the first three frames with consummate ease
before his opponent put up an improved show but it was too
little, too late as the Indian wrapped up the issue 102-08
74-27, 50-37, 59-56.
In the Master's section, Geet Sethi blanked compatriot
Kamaraj 4-0 in the round of 32 match.
Sethi's wealth of huge experience stood him in good stead
as the cueist thumped Kamaraj 66-16 68-1 64-6 52-42.
In the men's section, Yasin Merchant, however, found
going tough against New Zealander Chris Maltby even though
the Indian eventually prevailed 4-3.
Mechant won the first two frames before losing the third.
He pocketed the next to go 3-1 up but Maltby clinched the next
to reduce the margin.
Merchant raised his game in the seventh frame and sealed
it to clinch the match 98-21 66-45 30-54 68-26 54-66 16-51
67-25.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 21:43