Snooker News
At European Tour Event One, Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany (Players Tour Championship)

[R1] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Martin O'Donnell (ENG,81) 4-0
[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,72) l Rory McLeod (ENG,33) 2-4

[R2] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Ian Burns (ENG,79) 4-1
[R3] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt John Higgins (SCO,4) 4-1
[R4] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Mark King (ENG,26) 4-3
[QF] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Ryan Day (WAL,25) 4-1

[SF] Pankaj Advani (IND) l Mark Selby (ENG,1) 2-4

I was totally forgot that this year Pankaj and Aditya r playing on professional tour as Asian Snooker Championship finalists ... Pankaj bacame the first Indian player ever to reach a semi-final of a professional snooker tournament ... He lost against WR #1 Mark Selby in the semis but before that he defeated former WR #1 John Higgins in the third round.
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At International Championship Qualifiers, Sheffield, England

[Q-R1] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Craig Steadman (ENG,83) 6-1
[Q-R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,72) bt Michael Leslie (SCO,92) 6-3

[Q-R2] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Steve Davis (ENG,50) 6-5
[Q-R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,72) bt Mike Dunn (ENG,54) 6-3

[Q-R3] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Alan McManus (SCO,47) 6-3
[Q-R3] Aditya Mehta (IND,72) bt Jimmy White (ENG,48) 6-5

[Q-R4] Pankaj Advani (IND,71) bt Michael Holt (ENG,31) 6-4
[Q-R4] Aditya Mehta (IND,72) bt Jamie Cope (ENG,25) 6-4

Pankaj and Aditya participated in International Championship qualifying tournament at Sheffield, England ... Both won their 4 matches to qualify for the International Championship, which will play from October 28 to November 4 in Chengdu, China ... This is new ranking event with the highest prize money ever at a tournament in China, the winner to receive £125,000.

While qualifying our both players defeated legendary players ... Pankaj defeated Steve Davis (former WR #1 and 6 time World Champion) and Aditya also defeated Jimmy White (former WR #2 and 6 time World Championship finalist)