India's lone snooker professional, Aditya Mehta, and former professional, Pankaj Advani, are in the 32-man draw for the first RKG Open tournament's finals which commenced yesterday.


Aditya Mehta (right) and Pankaj Advani light a lamp during the announcement of RKG Open tournament at the National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Worli yesterday 

Both Mehta and Advani have won one leg each out of the four legs held earlier to qualify for the finals being played at the NSCI Stadium in Worli before figuring in the World Cup, featuring top players from 23 countries and to be played on the Davis Cup format, commencing on June 15 in China.