Indian trio in world billiards semis

Pankaj Advani, Dhruv Sitwala and Rupesh Shah crushed their respective opponents to enter the World Professional Billiards Championship semi-finals on Saturday

Pankaj Advani, Dhruv Sitwala and Rupesh Shah crushed their respective opponents to enter the World Professional Billiards Championship semi-finals on Saturday.

IBSF World billiards champ Advani got past England's David Causier 896-782 to set up a semi-final clash with Sitwala. The Mumbai cueist thumped Singapore's Peter Gilchrist 872-399 in the round of eight.

Shah, meanwhile, got past England's Martin Goodwill 545-394. He will meet defending champion Mike Russell who ended India's B Bhaskar's hopes with a 1271-419 victory.

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