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Sydney, Oct 4 (IANS)
India's Vidya Pillai and Amee Kamani advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open women's snooker tournament here Saturday along with two local challengers Jennifer Budd and Jessica Woods.
Pillai, the 2010 champion, defeated Kathy Howden 3-0 while Kamani accounted for fellow-Indian Suniti Damani 3-0 in the quarter-finals.
Earlier, in the pre-quarter-finals, Kamani defeated Carlie Tait 2-0, Damani overcame Theresa Whitten 2-1 and Pillai, who made the tournament's highest break so far of 58, eased past Lyndal Ellement 2-0.
Both Pillai and Kamani topped their respective groups winning all their five matches, while Damani was second in her group, winning three.
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