Pankaj Advani to Lead Indian Challenge in World Snooker Championships
Pankaj Advani shall be joined by Faisal Khan, Sourav Kothari, Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Varun Madan, Dharmendra Lilly, Varun Kumar, Rahul Sachdev and Ketan Chawla to form the Indian men's contingent at the world championships.
Pankaj Advani, who has received a direct entry, will lead the Indian challenge in the World 6-Red individual and team Snooker Championships to be held in Karachi from August 6 to 15, according to a press release from the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) here on Thursday.
The Indian contingent:
Men: Pankaj Advani, Faisal Khan, Sourav Kothari, Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Varun Madan, Dharmendra Lilly, Varun Kumar, Rahul Sachdev and Ketan Chawla.
Women: Amee Kamani, Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimairaj, Umadevi R, Suniti Damani, Neeta Sanghvi and Arantxa Sanchis.
India will also be entering five two-member teams for the men's team championship.
Team-1: Advani, Madan. Team-2: Faisal Khan, Lilly. Team-3: Chandra, Kamal Chawla. Team-4: Shahbaz Adil Khan, Kothari. Team-5: Sachdev, Ketan Chawla.