Snooker: Stephen Maguire ousts Pankaj Advani in second round of Indian Open

India's Pankaj Advani lost to Stephen Maguire on Thursday night in the ongoing 3rd Indian Open world ranking snooker tournament.

Maguire knocked out the seasoned Advani 4-3 in a mammoth 72-minute decider that saw a keen contest between the two.

Pankaj was India's only hope after Dilip Kumar lost 0-4 to Marco Fu of Hong Kong.

Earlier in the Wild Card round, Advani defeated world number 109 Fang Xiongman 4-2. Then followed it up with an emphatic 4-0 win over England's Elliot Slessor. 

But Scotsman Maguire proved a tougher challenge for 15-time world champion Advani. In a closely contested match, Maguire took 4 frames to Advani's 3, reported Deccan Chronicle.

Stephen Maguire (Scotland) bt Pankaj Advani (India) 4-3 (19-65, 85(63)-0, 62(62)-57, 65(51)-15, 1-58, 44-77, 66-42)

(With PTI inputs)