Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who not too long ago gained the Asian Snooker Championship and World 6-Red crown, would be the star attraction within the nationwide choice match ‘GSC World Snooker Qualifiers’ to be performed right here from Sunday.
The match is being hosted by Goregaon Sports Club (GSC) from October 17 to October 27, 2021.
This BSFI choice match is being organized by ‘The Sportal’ and can include three occasions – Men’s, Women’s and Boys’ Under-21s, stated a media launch issued right here right now.
The matches shall be performed in a spherical robin league format.
According to Indian coach Ashok Shandilya, the competitors is anticipated to be powerful as solely the highest two gamers from every class will qualify to symbolize the nation on the World Snooker Championships to be held in Doha later this yr in November or December. The dates haven’t been finalized but.
Advani gained his twenty fourth world title final month by successful the 6-raid Snooker World Cup in Doha, Qatar, and had earlier retained his Asian snooker title, which was additionally performed within the Gulf metropolis.
He is a robust contender to be on high and cement his place within the Indian staff.
Advani (PSPB) will face a troublesome problem from Indian primary and present nationwide champion Aditya Mehta.
Meanwhile, India No. 1 and defending nationwide champion Vidya Pillai (Karnataka) and India No. 2 Ami Kamani (Madhya Pradesh) will lead the sector within the ladies’s competitors.
Participating gamers:
Male: Aditya Mehta (PSPB), Pankaj Advani (PSPB), Laxman Rawat (PSPB), Pushpendra Singh (RSPB), Dhwaj Hariya (PSPB), Varun Madan (DEL), Himanshu Jain (TEL), Neeraj Kumar (RSPB).
Woman: Vidya Pillai (KTK), Ami Kamani (MP), Varsha Sanjeev (Tamil Nadu), Anupama R. (Tamil Nadu), Arantja Sanchis (MAH), Chitra M. (KTK), Keerath Bhandal (DEL), Suniti Damani (West Bengal).
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
