Gritty Pankaj Advani wards off Parikh

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani scored a fine come-from-behind 4-2 win over Siddharth Parikh to keep himself in line for a hat-trick of Asian Billiards titles here.

The match started with Parikh taking an early lead. Showing precision, he scored 101 points, leaving Advani trailing with 38.

The second frame was a nail-biter. Parikh managed to edge out Advani at 100-99. Parikh’s highest break was 65, but the latter almost turned the frame in his favour with an impressive break of 92.