Pankaj Advani Opens IBSF Worlds With 4-1 Win in Doha
The three-time champion next faces Malaysia’s Thor Chuan Leong in Group H play.
Overview
- He beat Canada’s Sahil Nayyar in a Group H best-of-seven opener, dropping only the third frame.
- He sealed victory with a 53 break in the fifth after steadying the match in the fourth.
- The frame scores were 66-29, 86-25, 55-71, 64-25, 80 (53)-9.
- Brijesh Damani faces France’s Nicolas Mortreux and Hussain Khan opens against Ireland’s Brendon O’Donoghue as the group stage continues in Doha.
- Advani is a three-time IBSF world champion whose most recent title came in 2017.