Pankaj Advani reaches quarters of Indian Open - Pankaj Advani lived upto his

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Pankaj Advani lived upto his billing as India's top cueist as he entered the Indian Open snooker tournament quarterfinals by overcoming stiff resistance from Stuart Bingham in his last-16 stage match on Thursday.

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Being made to play a 10 am match after a long and intense one the previous night, India's highest-ranked snooker professional lived up to his reputation of overcoming adversity, closing out a worthy opponent 4-3 in the decider of the best-of-seven pre-quarterfinal.

In This Pic : Pankaj Advani

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Battling and getting the better of World No.11 Mark Allen's challenge till 11pm yesterday, Advani went on to say, "As a professional, if you are asked to wake up and play at four in the morning, you have to do it!".

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While India's other cueist Aditya Mehta got almost a day to recover, Advani, an eight-time world champion, had to be back on the table in less than 12 hours against one of the toughest competitors in the fray, the World No. 8 Essex cueist.

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This win makes Advani the only Indian to reach the quarterfinal of a ranking event again. He brought India on to the global map of snooker by storming into the quarterfinals of the Welsh Open earlier this year.

In This Pic : Pankaj Advani

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