Anuja Chandra-Thakur
Thakur (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2005 | |
Born | 1983 (age 40–41) India |
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Sport country | India |
Anuja Chandra-Thakur (born 1983)[1] is an Indian amateur player of snooker and English billiards.[2][3]
She won the WLBSA Ladies World Billiards Championship title in April 2005, in a 243–136 victory over Lynette Horsburgh of Scotland,[1][4][5] and reached the semi-final at the 2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Amman, Jordan, where she was eliminated by Jaique Ip 4–2.[6]
Biography
Thakur is a native of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has won several state and national championships in both snooker and billiards. Her sister, Meenal Thakur, is also a player in both disciplines. Anuja is married to Manan Chandra, another Indian amateur billiards player.
Titles and achievements
Snooker
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Semi-finalist | 1 | 2006 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Jaique Ip | 4–2 | [6] |
English billiards
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 2005 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Lynette Horsburgh | 243–136 | [1][4] |
References
- ^ a b c "Anuja bags World Billiards crown". Rediff. PTI. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Anuja Thakur triumphs". Rediff. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Alok and Anuja clinch titles". The Hindu. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b Olivera, Roshni (5 July 2005). "On cue". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Anuja wins world crown". The Statesman (India). 8 April 2005 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Wendy Jans in class of her own". Snooker Scene. No. December 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 27.
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