India's top cueist Pankaj Advani Tuesday stormed into the final of the Asian Snooker Tour's second leg event here after impressive wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the championship. Advani bettered his own performance by moving into the title round after settling for bronze last month in the first leg in Doha.

The quarterfinal was poised to be a cracker as it was a clash of the finalists of last year's IBSF World Snooker Championship. Amir Sarkhosh of Iran, however, ended up on the wrong side of the 5-1 scoreline.