Mehta in semis of world games

India's numero uno snooker player, Aditya Mehta remained on course to win a gold medal in the ongoing World Games after securing a hard-fought victory against pre-tournament favourite Perry Raymond in the quarterfinals of the quadrennial event at Cali, Columbia.

Updated on: Jul 30, 2013, 02:58:48 IST

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India's numero uno snooker player, Aditya Mehta remained on course to win a gold medal in the ongoing World Games after securing a hard-fought victory against pre-tournament favourite Perry Raymond in the quarterfinals of the quadrennial event at Cali, Columbia.

Mehta staved off a stiff challenge from the World ranked 19 Perry before beating him 3-2 and book a semifinal berth against Thailand's Dechawat Poomjaeng, who beat another Indian and eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani 3-1.

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