IBSF Latest: Local favourite Pankaj Advani overcame “tough conditions” to register his fourth consecutive win, by shutting down countryman Lucky Vatnani 44-74, 60-32, 12-60, 98-0, 80-3, 72-21. After going 1-2 down, Advani made the adjustment to the slow tables by avoiding all tricky pots. Hopes of a big break vanished as both players refused to take unnecessary risks, before a clean 68-break from Pankaj in the sixth frame — accumulated through repeated pink pots — took him past the finish-line. Speaking after the match, Advani said: “These are tough conditions. The ball is damp and heavy, and the table cloth is thick. It was a case of making many small breaks, rather than going for the centuries.” It was a good day in the office for Kamal Chawla (men), Chitra Magimairaj and Amee Kamani (both women), as the three cueists extended their all-win records to inch closer to the knockout round. A smooth 79-break proved the highlight in Zhao Xintong’s comfortable victory over Mateusz Baranowski. The talented 17-year-old Chinese cueist now has two victories after starting his campaign with a loss. Important results: Men: Thor Chuanleong (Mal) bt Jurian Heusdens (Bel) 8-74, 74-29, 45-59, 71-16, 93-26, 56-14; Kamal Chawla (Ind) bt Mikhail Terekhov (Rus) 99-0, 29-72, 67-28, 92-7, 121-6; Manan Chandra (Ind) bt Paul Bason (NZ) 72-01, 59-26, 98-12, 76-42; Boonyarit Keattikun (Tha) bt Alvin Barbero (Phi) 69-16, 123-09, 81-28, 75-42; Pankaj Advani (Ind) bt Lucky Vatnani (Ind) 44-74, 60-32, 12-60, 98-0, 80-3, 72-21; Zhao Xintong (Chi) bt Mateusz Baranowski (Pol) 68-56, 66-15, 56-64, 127-0, 92-47.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:09:19 +0000