Chitra Magimairaj
Indian snooker, billiards, and pool player
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
