Chitra Magimairaj

Chitra Magimairaj
Born (1973-04-07) 7 April 1973 (age 51)
India
Sport countryIndia
Medal record
Women's snooker
Representing  India
World Women's Senior Snooker Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2014
Gold medal – first place 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.
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

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1 2006 Indian National Eight-ball Pool Championship [2]
Winner 2 2007 Indian National Nine-ball Pool Championship [2]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: MAGIMAIRAJAN Chitra". ashgabat2017.com. Ashgabat 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Player: Chitra Magimairaj". WPBSA Snookerscores. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Chitra Magimairaj". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Chitra Magimairaj". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Chitra wins world title". The Statesman. India. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  7. ^ "India's first world champion". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Reanne Evans completes world title hat-trick". Snooker Scene. No. May 2007. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Women's billiards". Snooker Scene. No. May 2009. Everton's News Agency. p. 20.
  10. ^ "In pictures: World Ladies Billiards Championship 2010". BBC. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.