{"id":9449,"date":"2012-08-25T10:40:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T10:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9449"},"modified":"2012-08-25T10:40:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T10:40:23","slug":"paul-hunter-classic-advani-advances-into-the-pre-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9449","title":{"rendered":"Paul Hunter Classic: Advani proceeds to pre-quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4445\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pankaj_advani.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Hunter Classic: Advani advances into the pre-quarters\" width=\"200\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pankaj_advani.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pankaj_advani-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><strong>Furth, Germany:<\/strong> Ace Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani stamped his authority on Day 2 of the European Tour 2 Paul Hunter Classic&nbsp;as he won three back to back matches at the Professional Snooker Circuit here.<\/p>\n<p>The seventh time World Champion cueist from India won the first game of the day against Martin O\u2019 Donnell 4-0 in the best of seven frames.<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to beat Ian Burns of England 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>His biggest test of the day came in the last game when he met former World No.1 John Higgins of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Advani made a jittery start and conceded the first frame but then equalised it the next one.<\/p>\n<p>After the second frame, the Indian was unstoppable and he carried forward all the subsequent frames to win the match 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>The 27 year old Indian will now face Englishman Mark King for a place in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furth, Germany: Ace Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani stamped his authority on Day 2 of the European Tour 2 Paul Hunter Classic&nbsp;as he won three back to back matches at the Professional Snooker Circuit here. 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