Nineteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani won both his league matches to move into the knock-out stages of the second leg of the Asian Snooker Tour here on Monday. After making semifinals in the first leg last month in Doha, Advani will be looking to better that performance by a couple of rounds. The unique format, 10-red snooker, is being applied in the three legs of the continental Tour. The final one is slated for India with details of it yet to be confirmed.

In his first match, Advani overcame Chinese challenger Pang Junxu 4-2. Later in the day, the Indian played exceptional snooker to whitewash Qatar's Ahmed Saif 4-0. Despite an opening break of 41, the Qatari missed leaving Advani an opening that would turn out to be decisive. Advani neatly put away a few colours to bring the first frame down to the deciding black ball. The Indian got the advantage and gained a 1-0 lead and never looked back.