Pankaj Advani Bows Out of Asian Snooker Championship After Thriller
Fifteen-time world champion, Pankaj Advani lost in the semifinals to a Thai opponent
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Pankaj Advani lost in the semis of Asian snooker.
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Advani lost a close match to Thailand's Lertsattayathorn
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Advani is a 15-time world champion
The lone Indian at the Asian Snooker Championships in Qatar, Pankaj Advani bowed out in the semi-finals with a 5-3 loss against Thailand's Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn in a four-hour tightly contested match.
With a match that was matched frame-to-frame till the sixth, 15-time world champion Advani lost the first frame to his Thai opponent, 46-86 but moved on to pocket the second frame, 64-21.
In the third frame, Lertsattayathorn started at the table and scored a century break of 142 winning the frame, however the fourth frame belonged to Advani, who won it 99-0 with a break of 94.
After losing the fifth frame 71-5, Advani scored a 90 break to win the sixth frame 99-18. Thailand's Lertsattayathorn won the seventh and eighth frames 77-28 and 66-31, respectively, to qualify for the final.