Reigning world champion Pankaj Advani and veteran Geet Sethi will spearhead Indian challenge in a more-than-200-strong field of cueists vying for the top honours at the World Snooker Championship commencing in Hyderabad on Sunday. Dubbed as Olympics of Snooker, the two-week mega-event will also see top Indians like Saurav Kothari, Rupesh Shah, Yasin Merchant, Manan Chandra, Devendra Joshi, Brijesh Damani, Kamal Chawla, Shahbaaz Khan and Aditya Mehta in action. Indian women's challenge will be spearheaded by two-time quarterfinalist Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimairajan and Anuja Chandra at the sprawling Hyderabad International Convention Centre. A number of foreign players will also take part in the competition.