Pankaj Advani stunned reigning champion Shivam Arora with a dominant 8-2 win to enter the 10-ball semifinals in Ludhiana. Continuing his strong debut run, Advani will face Shahbaaz Adil Khan, while other semifinalists include Pushpender Singh and Aayush Kumar.

Ludhiana (Punjab), April 3: In the middle of a brilliant run in his maiden pool nationals, Pankaj Advani, winner of the 9-ball event three days ago, powered into the semifinals of the 10-ball championships at the Rotary Bhawan here on Friday.

Advani dominates quarterfinal clash

Advani carried far too many guns for reigning champion Shivam Arora in the quarterfinals. His lopsided 8-2 victory helped him set up a last-four showdown with fellow PSPB cueist Shahbaaz Adil Khan. The latter prevailed by a similar margin over Punjab’s Sumesh Jhangra in the other quarters.

Other semifinalists decided