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India storm into semis of Snooker World Cup

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Press Trust of India Wuxi (China)
India overcame dark horses Belgium 4-1 to march into the semifinals of the Snooker World Cup here today.

The Indian pair of Pankaj Advani, a 12-time world champion, and the country's lone professional, Aditya Mehta, outplayed Team Belgium in the best-of-7 quarterfinals in a little more than an hour.

In the semis tomorrow, India take on giants Scotland, a team comprising four-time world champion John Higgins and top snooker player Stephen Maguire.

Earlier today, Scotland defeated hosts and defending champions China 'A' 4-1.

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First Published: Jun 20 2015 | 6:02 PM IST

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