<img title="Cueists Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra pose with the trophy" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/mar/Snooker-Champion.jpg" alt="Cueists Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra pose with the trophy" /> Cueists Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra pose with the trophy
The Indian combine of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery to pip Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup.
After being 0-2 down in the best-of-five final played last night, India found themselves in a deeper hole at 0-30 down in the third frame. Thanks to a well-crafted 39 break from Chandra and a classy clearance of the final colours by Advani, the Indian hopes were kept alive.
In the fourth frame, even though Advani found himself in a spot of bother when trailing 1-20 against Babar Masih, he took charge of the proceedings and displayed his mastery once again by clearing the table with a 69 break.
The Indians made a shaky start in the final with Masih scoring a convincing 73-24 win over Chandra in the opener. The third frame was a doubles match in which both Indians played out of their skin to stay alive in the final, winning it 72-47. "After it became 2-0 in the favour of Pakistan, we knew our chances of winning were slim and had our task cut out. After winning the doubles frame we saw a glimmer of hope and knew now it was up to us to dig deep and individually win both our singles matches to pull off a Houdini," said Advani.
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The Indian combine of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery to pip Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup

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