Ace cueist Pankaj leads elite area in GSC world snooker qualifiers

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who lately gained the Asian Snooker Championship and World 6-Red crown, would be the star attraction within the ‘GSC World Snooker Qualifiers’, a nationwide choice match, that might be performed right here from Sunday.
The match is being hosted by the Goregaon Sports Club (GSC) from October 17 to 27, 2021.
This BSFI choice match is being organised by ‘The Sportal’ and can include three occasions — males’s, ladies’s and boys’ under-21, a media launch issued right here stated at this time.
The matches might be performed on a round-robin league format.
According to Indian coach Ashok Shandilya, the competitors is predicted to be robust as solely the highest two gamers from every class will qualify to signify the nation within the World Snooker Championship to be performed in Doha later this 12 months, both in November or December. The dates should not but to be finalised.

Advani clinched his twenty fourth world title successful the 6-Red Snooker World Cup in Doha, Qatar final month and had earlier retained his Asian snooker title, additionally performed within the Gulf metropolis.
He is the agency favorite to complete on the high and make sure his place within the Indian staff.
Advani (PSPB) will face a powerful problem from Indian primary and present nationwide champion Aditya Mehta.

Meanwhile, India No. 1 and reigning nationwide champion Vidya Pillai (Karnataka) and India No. 2 Amee Kamani (Madhya Pradesh) will spearhead the sector within the ladies’s competitors.
The collaborating gamers:
Men: Aditya Mehta (PSPB), Pankaj Advani (PSPB), Laxman Rawat (PSPB), Pushpender Singh (RSPB), Dhvaj Haria (PSPB), Varun Madan (DEL), Himanshu Jain (TEL), Neeraj Kumar (RSPB).
Women: Vidya Pillai (KTK), Amee Kamani (MP), Varsha Sanjeev (TN), Anupama R. (TN), Arantxa Sanchis (MAH), Chitra M. (KTK), Keerath Bhandaal (DEL), Suniti Damani (WB).