Ashutosh Padhi stuns Pankaj Advani in National Snooker Championship

ONI Bureau:  Odisha’s Ashutosh Padhy stunned defending champion and multiple awards winner Pankaj Advani by beating him in the last-32 at the senior National Snooker Championship 2018 in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Describing about his win, Padhy, 21, said 18-time world champion Pankaj Advani is his idol and so this achievement is unbelievable for him.

Ashutosh, son of former Odisha Minister Surama Padhy, is currently pursuing a law degree in Mumbai and trains under Sanjay Sawant.