Pankaj Advani came back with vengeance as India 'A' got back to winning ways with a 9-0 thrashing of USA 'B' in the IBSF World Snooker Team Championship at San Jose.

After their humiliating defeat against England [Images] the team is now looking to secure second place.

On Wednesday, it refused to concede a single frame to the Americans.

Advani was in blazing form, registering breaks of 101 and 95 in his first and third frames en route to defeating Kai C Wong 102-44, 55-36, 108-24.

Yasin Merchant was also in top gear as he thrashed Sunny Ng 123-20, 74-8, 83-15.

National champion Manan Chandra had earlier notched a 62-5, 53-6, 69-0 victory over Tom Kollins, with by a break of 55 in the third frame.

India 'A' next plays Sweden in their last league match.

Meanwhile, England strengthened their title claims with a 6-3 win over Hong Kong, with David Lilley winning all his three frames, which included a break of 65.

Sweden enhanced their chances of making it to the last eight after defeating Isle Of Man 8-1 in their Group A encounter.

In the other group, India 'B', comprising Rafath Habib, Siddhartha Rao and Aditya Mehta, got the better of USA 'C' 7-2, ending their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Australia clawed back from a 1-4 deficit to carve out a 5-4 victory over South Africa, thus maintaining their claim for a quarterfinal spot.

Scotland kept their dreams af advancing with a 7-2 win over Japan [Images].

In the Seniors' event, the Indian team of Geet Sethi, Devendra Joshi and BVS Murthy maintained their unbeaten run with a 7-2 win over Australia to lay claim as the favourites for the title.