<p>Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will participate in the RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters 2013, India’s biggest Pro-Am snooker tournament, from May 6 to 13.<br /><br />The tournament will boast of four top UK professionals, Advani, Mehta, Yasin Merchant and a wild card entrant, a release from the organisers said.<br /><br />They will be joined by 16 qualifiers from across four venues in India -- Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune.<br /><br />The prize money is the biggest offered in India with the winner’s purse being Rs 5 lakh. Two professionals, Anthony Mcgill and Jamie Jones, have confirmed their participation while Stephen Lee and Nigel Bond have expressed their desire to be a part of this tournament.</p>.<p>The qualifiers for the main championship started on Friday in Chennai with a total participation of 90 players. Each player needs to reach the semifinals to qualify for the main event.<br /><br />The cueists, who fail to make the main round in the first qualifying event, will get three more chances. </p>
<p>Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will participate in the RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters 2013, India’s biggest Pro-Am snooker tournament, from May 6 to 13.<br /><br />The tournament will boast of four top UK professionals, Advani, Mehta, Yasin Merchant and a wild card entrant, a release from the organisers said.<br /><br />They will be joined by 16 qualifiers from across four venues in India -- Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune.<br /><br />The prize money is the biggest offered in India with the winner’s purse being Rs 5 lakh. Two professionals, Anthony Mcgill and Jamie Jones, have confirmed their participation while Stephen Lee and Nigel Bond have expressed their desire to be a part of this tournament.</p>.<p>The qualifiers for the main championship started on Friday in Chennai with a total participation of 90 players. Each player needs to reach the semifinals to qualify for the main event.<br /><br />The cueists, who fail to make the main round in the first qualifying event, will get three more chances. </p>