At the World Men’s Snooker Championship in Antalya, Turkey, India’s top cueist Pankaj Advani won all of his group matches to reach the knockout round. Last month, after defeating fellow countryman Sourav Kothari in the billiards final of the Global Championships in Kuala Lumpur, he had won his 25th world championship. Advani overcame local player Abdurrahman Yilmaz in group K’s opening match with two breaks of 64 and 51 in the second and third frames, respectively, to win 3-0 (62-2, 117-8, 75-15). The Indian defeated Ahmed Samir of Egypt 3-0 (57-23, 80-34, 61-22) in the second game after scoring a break of 62 in the second frame. The Dutchman Marko Reijers was the opponent in his third game. Advani limited Marko to single-digit scoring despite there being no break to win 3-0 (73-01, 78-03, 66-01).