Chawla, Lilly enter Asian Snooker C'ship pre-quarters

Indian cueists Kamal Chawla and Dharminder Lilly entered the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Snooker Championship being held in Al Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.

Runners-up in the snooker nationals this year, Chawla, 34, held his nerve to beat Jordan's Lailth Alnaser 4-3 in the round-of-32 clash.

Meanwhile Lilly also got past Funk Kwok Wai (Hong Kong) 4-3 in another interesting match-up.

Lilly, 39, will now take on Chuan Leong Thir of Malaysia in the round-of-16 match while Chawla faces China's Chen Zifan in the pre-quarters tie.

Earlier another Indian in the fray, Brijesh Damani, had crashed out after losing to Baldandorj Batsukh of Mongolia.
 

The winner of the event is eligible for a place on the Pro Tour for the next rwo seasons.