JOIN USIn top form, the 25-year-old Bangalorean posted a 96-44, 129(129)-1, 72-5, 66-8 to register his third straight win in Group B, and boost his seeding for the last-16 draw. Advani did not have a match scheduled on Wednesday. Joining Advani in the knock-out stage were Karnataka’s IH Manudev, Aditya Mehta and Kamal Chawla.
While Manudev, returning to the international circuit after a long hiatus, held his nerve in wonderful fashion in scripting a battling 4-3 win over Syria’s Karam Fatima. Chawla trounced Pakistan’s Imran Shahzad 4-1 on Tuesday.
Aditya maintained his impressive showing, coasting past Philippines’ Alvin Ambatali Barbero 4-0 for his third win from as many matches on Monday night. Aditya, who won two medals in the Guangzhou Asian Games, was all over Barbero in the lop-sided contest, strengthening his case as a title contender. Manan Chandra and Lucky Vatnani are in danger of missing the cut after suffering their second losses. Chandra and Vatnani have one more match to play.
Results: Group A: Mohd Lababi (Ira) bt Mohd Al Joaker (UAE) 4-3 (12-67, 69-11, 35-67, 43-54, 59-12, 68-5, 67-10); Ahmed Hassan Hadi (Irq) bt Ali Mohsen Khamis (Qat) 4-0 (62-40, 56-10, 70-26, 75-41). Group B: Yuttapop Pakpoj (Tha) bt Hiroshi Matsumura (Jap) 4-0 (85-45, 63-45, 77-36, 64-11); Lim Chun Kiat (Sin) bt Sergelan Batdelgar (Mon) 4-1 (69-34, 76-0, 67-45, 30-61, 62-40).
Group C: Mohammad Rais Senzahi (Afg) bt Mohammed Al Sheikh (Bah) 4-2 (33-84, 62-26, 32-50, 63-21, 93-07, 67-17). Group D: Saleh Mohammad (Afg) bt Baldandorj Batsukh (Mon) 4-2 (1-62, 06-77, 68-45, 93-24, 77-12, 82(82)-0); Fung Kwok Wai (HK) bt Yaqoub SM Al Enezi (Kuw) 4-0 (70-33, 71-08, 60-22, 80-42). Group E: IH Manudev (Ind) bt Karam Fatima (Syr) 4-3 (39-54, 50-84, 60-43, 73-35, 52-50, 6-84, 65-32); Lau Ka Lam (HK) bt Chul Ho Hwang (Kor) 4-0 (76-08, 61-19, 72-21, 84-36). Group F: Kamal Chawla (Ind) bt Imran Shahzad (Pak) 4-1 (0-111(85), 96-23, 58-26, 72-32, 69-34). Group G: Ahmed Ghuloom (Bah) bt Tae Hoon Jung (Kor) 4-1 (83-19, 63-11, 40-44, 89-9, 49-29); Omar Alkojah (Syr) bt Lucky Vatnani (Ind) 4-2 (78-48, 84-21, 54-21, 5-70, 28-66, 60-20).