Snooker News

India1 sailed into the finals of the 2013 IBSF World Team (Women) Snooker Championship in Carlow, Ireland, defeating England 2-1 in the semis. Arantxa Sanchis beat Hannah Jones (62-25) and Vidya Pillai beat Maria Catalano in the doubles frame (66-19). Meanwhile India2 lost to HongKong1 in the other semifinals although they will share a joint bronze medal with England.

World No.72 Aditya Mehta on Friday defeated World No.5 Stephen Maguire from Scotland 4-3 in the semi-final of the Indian Open to become the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a professional snooker tournament. In the final, Mehta takes on World No.4 Ding Junhui of China. Mehta (27), from Mumbai, had scalped two World champions in the earlier rounds.