Guangzhou: Billiards singles event gold medallist Pankaj Advani scraped past Nisar Ahmed Safuddin of Qatar 4-3 while Aditya Mehta made short work of Mazen Berjaoui of Lebanon 4-0 to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the men's snooker singles at the Asian Games here on Thursday.
National snooker champion Advani won the encounter in the decisive frame as the Indian came back from two frames down to win 15-70, 41-45, 78-23, 73-26, 70-13, 57-27, 49-6 at the Town Gymnasium.
Advani now faces Ding Junhui of China in the quarterfinals to be played on Friday.
The 25-year-old Bangalorean will have to bring all his experience on the green baize against Junhui, the second teenager after legendary John Higgins to win three ranking titles.
Meanwhile, Aditya registered a facile 98-20, 72-39, 58-18, 65-6 win over Mazen. The Indian will play the winner of Thailand's Pu-Ob-Orm Ratchapol and Yu-Lun Wu of Chinese Taipei in the pre-quarters.
India have so far won three medals in the cue sports at the Asian Games.
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