Anuja Chandra-Thakur
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| File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Ms. Anuja Prakash Thakur for Billiards & Snooker, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg Thakur (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2005 | |
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) India |
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| Sport country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| World Women's Billiards Champion | 2005 |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Snooker
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finalist | 1 | 2006 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Jaique Ip | 4–2 | [6] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2005 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Lynette Horsburgh | 243–136 | [1][4] |
References
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- Indian players of English billiards
- Sportswomen from Maharashtra
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