Yasin Merchant

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  Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta star Indian attraction at Snooker Masters

  Other top contenders at the week-long event, to be held at Gymkhana premises, are Mohammed Joker of UAE, national champion Manan Chandra and two-time Asian champion Yasin Merchant, who is also a member of the Organising Committee.

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  Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day

  Yasin Merchant, the merchant of cue sports, called it quits on Thursday with a tinge of sadness when he went down fighting 4-5 against Australia's Steve Mifsud in an enthralling last match of his career in the IBSF World Snooker Championship here.

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  Eight Indians advance to knockout stage of World Snooker

  While century-breaks continued to rain in the IBSF World snooker championship, and eight Indians qualified for the knockout stage, 26-year old Omar Alkojah provided a lot of cheer for Syria by defeating twice Asian champion Yasin Merchant 4-3 in a cliffhanger en route to the knockout round in Bangalore on Wednesday.

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  Merchant loses to O'Donnel in World Snooker Championship

  Ace Indian cueist Yasin Merchant has to wait until Wednesday to book a berth in the knockout stages as he lost to England's Martin O'Donnel on the second day of the IBSF World Snooker Championship here.

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  Advani faces tough competition at World Snooker Championship

  Seven-time world champion Pankaj Advani may be the biggest name among the 11 Indians in fray at the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Bangalore, but it would not be easy for him given his dismal form and the presence of tough challengers such as Yasin Merchant and Alok Kumar.

• Asiad: India bag two medals, slip to seventh position

  The cueists turned out to be the saving grace by bagging a silver medal as the fancied shooters came a cropper on a disappointing third day of competitions in the 16th Asian Games which saw India slip to the seventh position on the medals table on Monday.

• India bag silver in Asian Games snooker team event

  India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium on Monday.

• Merchant waiting for Rahul's acknowledgement

  Yet to get a reply from Rahul Gandhi, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant said he expects at least an acknowledgement of his letter from the AICC General Secretary.

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  Advani backs Yasin on Padma awards selection criticism

  Reigning world billiards champion Pankaj Advani has supported fellow cueist Yasin Merchant's criticism of the Padma awards' selection procedure, saying that despite being by and large fair it gets influenced by political pressure and lobbying.

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  I deserve the Padma, say new claimants everyday

  They are among the most prestigious awards given away by the government, but this year the Padma Awards committee's choice is creating one furore after another.

• Padma snub: Yasin writes to Rahul Gandhi

  Miffed at being ignored for the Padma Shri award, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant has shot off an emotional letter to AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, ridiculing some of this year's awardees.

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  Sethi beaten, Advani wins at World Snooker

  Pankaj Advani and veteran Yasin Merchant maintained their winning streaks in the IBSF World Snooker Championship on Tuesday.