Advani, Damani Cruise Into World Cup Knockouts in Muscat
Their progress caps a group stage that left the rest of the Indian contingent with mixed results.
Overview
- Pankaj Advani topped Group M with two 3-0 wins, producing breaks of 74 and 56 against Bahrain’s Hesham Alsaqer after blanking Oman’s Husain Allawati.
- Brijesh Damani advanced from Group J with a 3-0 win over Ihab Al-Salih and a 3-1 victory against American Hasanain Alsultani.
- Damani’s advancement follows his failure to reach the knockouts at the IBSF World Snooker in Doha the previous week.
- Dhvaj Haria exited the individual event after two tight 3-2 defeats in Group H to Michal Szubarczyk and Chi Kin Yeung.
- Aditya Mehta logged a 3-0 win in Group R, while Hussain Khan finished the day with one win and one loss in Group K as the tournament moves to the knockout phase.