Pankaj Advani in Asian Snooker semi-finals

Pankaj Advani entered the medal rounds in the Asian Snooker Championship, at Doha, Qatar.

India's ace cueist cruised into the semi-finals, beating Syria's Karam Fatima by five frames to nil, after a narrow victory earlier on Thursday in the last-16, where compatriot Ishpreet Chadha gave him a tough fight till the very last.

Advani was leading 3-1 before Ishpreet replied strongly and clinched two frames to take the match into a decider.

The World snooker champion, though, had no problems in the deciding frame, winning 66-43, for a 4-3 victory.

In the semi-finals, he will take on Thailand's Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn, who beat Pakistan's Muhammad Asif 4-3 in another quarter-final.

The UAE’s Mohamed Shehab and Amir Sarkhosh of Iran will contest the other semi-final.

Image: Pankaj Advani