World IBSF champion Pankaj Advani blanked John Loh Ei Loong of Malaysia to stay on course for a clean sweep in Group D in the World Under-21 snooker championship at Carlow, Ireland.

Advani, who has lost just four frames in his six matches so far, had no problem in thrashing Loong 69-19, 86-19, 73-48, 76-19.

Other Indians in the fray, Aditya Mehta and Sourav Kothari failed to find their rhythm in the tournament so far and will have to win both their remaining matches to keep their chances of making it to the knock-out stage alive.

While Mehta has two wins under his belt, Kothari has managed just one victory from five outings.