Despite the defeats, both Haria and Gupta, along with two other Indians -- Malkeet Singh and Hussian Khan -- were given first-round byes in the second of the two-event first stage
Indian cueists Dhvaj Haria and Paras Gupta moved closer to the final stage of the IBSF World Snooker Championship with impressive wins, while Malkeet Singh and Hussian Khan were eliminated in the first stage of the competition
Pankaj Advani leads the Indian team for the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha, Qatar, starting on Nov. 3. The men’s and women’s teams feature top players like Brijesh Damani, Paras Gupta, Keerthana Pandian, and Natasha Chethan
India’s Paras Gupta defeated Mohamed Shehab 4-0 to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championships. Aditya Mehta, Mayur Garg, and Mayank Karthik also advanced
Paras Gupta, who early continued his impressive run by scoring a lopsided 5-1 win over former IBSF World (15-red) champion Ali Al Obaidli of Qatar in the semifinals, couldn’t quite reproduce the heroics in the final.
Paras Gupta defeated top-seed Kamal Chawla and blanked Sunny Wang 5-0 to enter the Asian 6-Red Snooker semifinals in Colombo, showcasing his growing stature in international cue sports