Former champion Pankaj Advani off to a good start with a crushing 4-0 win over Daniel Thorp of Australia in the ISBF World Snooker Championships began in Hyderabad today.Pankaj who won 2003 world snooker title, is determined to win the coveted crown defeated Daniel Thorp in four frames 58-39, 109-6, 71-21, 68-5 with ease. While Pankaj's compatriate Mannan Chandra lost to Alex Borg of Malta 2-4. Chandra could not keep the initial lead as he kept losing his visits.