Bengaluru, Nov 19: Indian hopes Pankaj Advani and Vidya Pillai won their respective opening league matches as the World Snooker Championship commenced here Wednesday.
Advani, holder of 12 World titles, was kept at the table for longer than expected before he pulled through 4-2 against Malaysia's Keen Hoo Moh while national champion Pillai shrugged off a scratchy start to blank Russian challenger Anastasjia Singurindi 3-0 with a break of 49 in the third frame.
IANS