Pankaj Advani and Sourav Kothari booked places in the IBSF World Billiards Championship final in Carlow, Ireland. Advani beat Robert Hall, while defending champion Kothari rallied past Dhvaj Haria to set up another all-Indian title clash.
Carlow, April 28: For the second straight year, the final of the IBSF World Billiards Championship will be an all-Indian affair. In a repeat of last year’s title clash, champion Sourav Kothari will take on Pankaj Advani.
Advani storms into ninth straight final
In the semifinals on Tuesday morning, Advani outclassed England’s Robert Hall 1184-420 to make his ninth straight finale. At the adjacent table, Kothari rallied to score a come-from-behind 633-443 victory over Dhvaj Haria.
For a brief period early in the encounter, both Advani and Hall were a trifle tentative -- perhaps the pressure of a big match played a role. Advani then fired the first salvo with a gritty 129, but Hall, a runner-up two years ago, made runs of 54, 73 and 104 to go up 279-255 in the 150-minute affair.
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