India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Billiards Championship here on Saturday as two of his compatriots—Brijesh Damani and Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan—too made it to the Last 4 stage.

Advani, the multiple-times winner of the World, Asian and National billiards and snooker titles in various formats, defeated Praput Chaithanasukan of Thailand 5-1 in a quarter-final clash in the 100-up format. In the semis, Advani will take on Pauk Sa of Myanmar, who got the better of India’s Rupesh Shah 5-2 in the quarter-finals.