Chitra Magimairaj
Born | (1973-04-07) 7 April 1973 (age 51) India |
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Sport country | India |
Medal record | ||
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Women's snooker | ||
Representing India | ||
World Women's Senior Snooker Championship | ||
Individual competition | 2014 | |
Individual competition | 2016 |
Chitra Magimairaj (born 7 April 1973,[1] Bangalore), is an Indian professional player of snooker, English billiards, and pool. She is a two-time World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association World Champion of English Billiards (2006, 2007), a two-time national pool champion,[2] and more recently the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship (2014 and 2016).[3]
Her highest breaks are 91 at snooker[4] and 49 at English billiards.[5]
Career
Magimairaj played cricket and hockey at state level until experiencing an injury that forced her to give up.[2]
On 22 April 2014, Magimairaj won the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship, after defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus, in Leeds, UK.[6]
In 2007 she received a Kempegowda Award and an Ekalavya Award.[2]
Titles and achievements
English billiards
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 2006 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Emma Bonney | 193–164 | [7] |
Winner | 2 | 2007 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Emma Bonney | 187–148 | [8] |
Runner-up | 3 | 2009 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Emma Bonney | 118–272 | [9] |
Runner-up | 4 | 2010 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Emma Bonney | 220–269 | [10] |
Runner-up | 5 | 2013 | Indian National Billiards Championship |
Snooker
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 2008 | Australian Open Snooker Championship | [2] | ||
Runner-up | 2 | 2009 | Australian Open Snooker Championship | |||
Winner | 3 | 2011 | Indian National Six-red Snooker Championship | [2] | ||
Winner | 4 | 2012 | Indian National Snooker Championship | [2] | ||
Runner-up | 5 | 2013 | Indian National Snooker Championship |
Pool
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 2006 | Indian National Eight-ball Pool Championship | [2] | ||
Winner | 2 | 2007 | Indian National Nine-ball Pool Championship | [2] |
References
- ^ "Athlete Profile: MAGIMAIRAJAN Chitra". ashgabat2017.com. Ashgabat 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The rewards are meagre". The Hindu. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Player: Chitra Magimairaj". WPBSA Snookerscores. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Chitra Magimairaj". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Chitra Magimairaj". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Chitra wins world title". The Statesman. India. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "India's first world champion". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
- ^ "Reanne Evans completes world title hat-trick". Snooker Scene. No. May 2007. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.
- ^ "Women's billiards". Snooker Scene. No. May 2009. Everton's News Agency. p. 20.
- ^ "In pictures: World Ladies Billiards Championship 2010". BBC. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
External links
- Chitra Magimairaj at snooker.org
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- 1931 Ruth Harrison
- 1932 Thelma Carpenter
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