Shruthi L
Indian player of English billiards
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Shruthi L (born c. 2007) is an Indian player of English billiards, snooker and pool. She won the 2024 World Women's Billiards Championship and retained it in 2025.
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| Born | Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
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| Sport country |  India |
| World Women's Billiards Champion | 2024, 2025 |
Biography
Shruthi L was born c. 2007 in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] She won the Indian girls' Sub-junior National Billiards Championship in 2022, defeating Saanvi Shah 112–106 in a one-hour match. Shuthi took the lead, but fell behind before securing victory in the final minute of the contest.[2][3]
The following year, she won the Indian Junior Girls' National Billiards Championship, defeating Aanya Patel with a score of 179–93 in the final.[4][5]
In 2024, she won the World Women's Billiards Championship, which was held at the Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall, England.[6] Starting as the lowest seed in the competition, she won all three of her matches in the group stage, defeating 2019 champion Anna Lynch 256–203, Keerath Bhandaal 201–173, and Michelle Cohen 311–142.[6][7][8] In her semi-final match, she elimated three-time finalist Eva Palmius 276–148.[6][9] In the final, she faced Bhandaal again, and won 215–202 to take the title.[10][6]
In November 2024, she competed in the World Junior Heyball Championship.[11][12] After defeating Cedar Gauthier 6-0 in the group stage, she lost 3-6 to Natasha Chetan in the quarter-finals.[11]
She won the 2025 English Open Challenge Cup, for players who did not reach the knockout stages of the English Open, winning the final by a single point against Adam Clarke after having eliminated world number 11 Terry Azor in the first round.[13][14] At the 2025 World Billiards Championship she qualified for the knockout stages after three wins in four matches in her qualifying group includting a 298-282 win against world number 12 Chris Mitchell.[15][14]
She retained the women's world championship in 2025.[16] She won all three of her matches in her qualifying group, against Eva Palmius, Michelle Cohen and Annette Newman, and made four half-century break including a 56, which was the highest of the competition.[16] After defeating Bhandaal 308-176 in the semi-finals, Shruthi beat Lynch 347-222 in the final.[17] In January 2026 she finished third at the national billiards championship, losing 146-160 to Amee Kamani but then defeating R. Umadevi 152-140 in the bronze medal playoff.[18]
Shruthi L took up cue sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is coached by Abinava Krishna at Buddys Billiards Academy in Chennai.[19]
Achievements
English Billiards
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2024 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Keerath Bhandaal (IND) |
215–202 | [10] |
| Winner | 2025 | English Open - Challenge Cup[a] |  Adam Clarke (ENG) |
179–178 | [13] |
| Winner | 2025 | World Women's Billiards Championship |  Anna Lynch (AUS) |
347-222 | [20] |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2022 | Sub-Junior Billiards Championship | Saanvi Shah (IND) |
112–106 | [21] |
| Winner | 2023 | Junior Billiards Championship | Aanya Patel (IND) |
179–93 | [22] |
| Winner | 2024[b] | Sub-Junior Billiards Championship | Natasha Chetan (IND) |
210–116 | [23] |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2023 | Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Billiards Championship | Abel Maria Benny (IND) |
251–34 | [24] |
| Winner | 2023 | Tamil Nadu Junior Billiards Championship | Snethra Babu (IND) |
118–18 | [24] |
| Winner | 2023 | Tamil Nadu Billiards Championship | [25] | ||
| Runner-up | 2024 | Tamil Nadu Billiards Championship | Anupama Ramachandran (IND) |
1-3 (sets of 75-up) | [25] |
Snooker
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2024[b] | Sub-Junior Snooker Championship | Natasha Chetan (IND) |
0–2 | |
| Runner-up | 2024[b] | Junior Snooker Championship | Aanya Patel (IND) |
2–3 | |
| Winner | 2026 | Junior Snooker Championship | Aanya Patel (IND) |
3–0 | [26] |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2023 | Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Snooker Championship | Afeefa Thabassam (IND) |
0–2 | [27] |
| Winner | 2023 | Tamil Nadu Junior Snooker Championship | R.T. Mohitha (IND) |
2–0 | [28] |
| Runner-up | 2024 | Tamil Nadu Snooker Championship | Anupama Ramachandran (IND) |
1–3 | [29] |