<p>Advani made short work of Billy Bousfield of England 3-1 (150-70, 151-61, 37-150, 151-10) and then blanked Chul Ho Hwang of Korea in straight frames 151-31, 150-125, 150-60 to virtually seal a pre-quarterfinal berth.<br /><br />The biggest draw of the championship was, however, the first round clash between Geet Sethi and nine-time champion Mike Russell of England and it turned out to be a shocker for the 49-year-old Indian.<br /><br />The 41-year-old Englishman played as if he was in a hurry as he raced to 150-49, 151-9, 150-58 win in less than 90 minutes. Russell went on to win his second league match, beating Min Hu Baek of Korea 150-89, 152-29, 150-8.<br /><br />Sethi then slumped to another defeat, this time against Myanmar’s Nay Thway Oo to hamper his qualification chances further.<br /><br />Among the other Indians in the fray, Dhruv Sitwala, Rupesh Shah, Ashok Shandilya and Alok Kumar made a sound start to their campaigns by winning their opening two matches.<br />Bangalore’s B Bhaskar won his first match, posting a comfortable 3-0 win over South Korea’s Chul Ho Hwang (151-14, 151-36, 151-67).</p>
<p>Advani made short work of Billy Bousfield of England 3-1 (150-70, 151-61, 37-150, 151-10) and then blanked Chul Ho Hwang of Korea in straight frames 151-31, 150-125, 150-60 to virtually seal a pre-quarterfinal berth.<br /><br />The biggest draw of the championship was, however, the first round clash between Geet Sethi and nine-time champion Mike Russell of England and it turned out to be a shocker for the 49-year-old Indian.<br /><br />The 41-year-old Englishman played as if he was in a hurry as he raced to 150-49, 151-9, 150-58 win in less than 90 minutes. Russell went on to win his second league match, beating Min Hu Baek of Korea 150-89, 152-29, 150-8.<br /><br />Sethi then slumped to another defeat, this time against Myanmar’s Nay Thway Oo to hamper his qualification chances further.<br /><br />Among the other Indians in the fray, Dhruv Sitwala, Rupesh Shah, Ashok Shandilya and Alok Kumar made a sound start to their campaigns by winning their opening two matches.<br />Bangalore’s B Bhaskar won his first match, posting a comfortable 3-0 win over South Korea’s Chul Ho Hwang (151-14, 151-36, 151-67).</p>