IBSF Snooker World Cup: India fail to defend title, lose to Pakistan in final

India failed to defend the men's team title at the IBSF Snooker World Cup, losing 1-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan in the summit clash in Doha on Tuesday.

India started badly as Pakistan won the first two frames and looked on course for a whitewash in the final before the pair of Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat made a comeback to win the third frame and stay in the contest.

But it was not to be as Pakistan won the fourth frame to deny India back-to-back crowns.

The Indian team - comprising Pankaj Advani, Laxman Rawat and Aditya Mehta - had earlier stormed into the semifinals of the Asian Team Snooker Championship with a victory over Pakistan in Doha.

In the quarterfinal, India were up against a formidable Pakistan team consisting of Mohammed Bilal and Asjad Iqbal.