IBSF World Cup Team Snooker: Pankaj Advani, Manan Chandra help India secure berth in semis

Multiple World billiards and snooker Champion Pankaj Advani guided the Indian team to the semifinals of the IBSF World Cup Team Snooker being held in Doha.

His teammate, multiple national champion Manan Chandra played an integral part in taking the Indian team to the knockout stages to ensure a bronze medal.

First up in the elimination rounds, up against the China team, Pankaj and Manan handed them a thrashing with a 3-0 whitewash in the last-16 round followed by a 3-1 victory over Ireland, the top seeds of the knockouts. In the last-4 stage, India will be up against the Iranian team.