<p>Pankaj Advani’s hopes of making it to the World Snooker Championship were dashed after the ace cueist lost his third-round qualifier against Robbie Williams on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Pankaj, 28, could not stand the English test as Robbie outplayed the Bangalore lad 10-7.<br /><br />Leading 7-4 in the best-of-19 frames, Advani lost track after the English pro won 6 frames on the trot.<br /><br />Advani, who has an IBSF World Snooker title in his kitty, had only two breaks in the entire match with 17 frames played.<br /><br />Chasing his maiden World title, Williams, 27, has one more hurdle to cross before he makes the cut for the tournament’s main draw, starting on Saturday.<br /><br />“I’m very relieved and pleased with myself,” said Williams. “In snooker terms, I’m getting on a bit at 25 and I knew this was one of my last chances to get on the tour. I have come very close to getting on before, which made me more determined. My ultimate goal is to get into the top-16.”</p>
<p>Pankaj Advani’s hopes of making it to the World Snooker Championship were dashed after the ace cueist lost his third-round qualifier against Robbie Williams on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Pankaj, 28, could not stand the English test as Robbie outplayed the Bangalore lad 10-7.<br /><br />Leading 7-4 in the best-of-19 frames, Advani lost track after the English pro won 6 frames on the trot.<br /><br />Advani, who has an IBSF World Snooker title in his kitty, had only two breaks in the entire match with 17 frames played.<br /><br />Chasing his maiden World title, Williams, 27, has one more hurdle to cross before he makes the cut for the tournament’s main draw, starting on Saturday.<br /><br />“I’m very relieved and pleased with myself,” said Williams. “In snooker terms, I’m getting on a bit at 25 and I knew this was one of my last chances to get on the tour. I have come very close to getting on before, which made me more determined. My ultimate goal is to get into the top-16.”</p>