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Chitra Magimairaj
Personal information
NicknameSports
NationalityIndian
Born (1973-04-07) 7 April 1973 (age 51)
India
Sport
Country India
SportBilliards, Snooker
ClubKarnataka State Billiards Association
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingworld Ranking 10
Updated on 23 April 2014
Chitra Magimairaj
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's snooker
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2013
IBSF World Team Snooker
Bronze medal – third place Team competition 2013
World Senior Snooker Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2014,2016
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition Snooker 2013
Indian National Snooker Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2012
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2008
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2014
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2015
Indian National 6Red Snooker Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2011
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2012
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2016
Indian National Billiards Championship
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2003,2005,2008,2014
Australian Open Snooker Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2008
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2009
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2010
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2012
Women's English billiards
WLBSA World Billiards Championship
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2006
Gold medal – first place Individual competition 2007
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2008
Silver medal – second place Individual competition 2009
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2011
Bronze medal – third place Individual competition 2012
Women's Pool
Indian National Pool Championship
Gold medal – first place Nine-ball, individual competition 2007,2016
Bronze medal – third place Nine-ball, individual competition 2010
Gold medal – first place Eight-ball, individual competition 2006

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 (2006, 2007), a two-time national pool champion, and more recently the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship (2014). She has also been a national-class amateur cricket and field hockey player.

Her highest breaks are 91 at snooker and 49 at English billiards.

Career

On 22 April 2014, Magimairaj won the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship, after defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus, in Leeds, UK.[2] Magimairaj has bagged three gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the WLBSA event so far,[needs update] as of April 2014.

Highlights
  • First Indian woman cueist to qualify to participate in two Asian Games and three Asian Indoor Games.
  • First Indian woman cueist to win a medal in Asian Games and Asian Indoor Games.
  • First Indian woman to have won two World Billiards Champion (women's division) titles (2006 and 2007).
  • First Indian to win an Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship (2008).
  • First Indian woman to win a medal in the IBSF World Snooker Championships (Team & Individual, women's division) in the same year
  • First player representing India in international pool, to qualify and to play televised match (Dauge, South Korea, 2008).

International achievements

All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.

National achievements (India)

All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.

  • 2013 National Snooker Championship, second place
  • 2013 National Billiards Championship, second place
  • 2012 National Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2012 National Six-red Snooker Championship, third place
  • 2011 National Six-red Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2010 National Nine-ball Pool Championship, third place
  • 2007 National Nine-ball Pool Championship, first place
  • 2006 National Eight-ball Pool Championship, first place

Awards

Other sports

Magimairaj played cricket for Falcon Sports Club under Shanta Rangaswamy, and represented Karnataka, which won the South Zone Cricket Championship in the year 1989.

She played field hockey for Sports Hostel Mysore for seven years, and represented Karnataka in sub-junior, junior, and senior nationals, the All-India Inter-University Invitation Cup, and the South Zone Championship.

Personal life

Born in Bangalore, India, Magimairaj was educated at St. Anne's Girls High School, and graduated from Teresian College, Mysore. She started playing cricket and field hockey at a young age.

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: MAGIMAIRAJAN Chitra". ashgabat2017.com. Ashgabat 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. '^ Chitra wins world title, at The Statesman; published 23 April 2014; retrieved 23 May 2014
  3. ^ "India's first world champion". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Reanne Evans completes world title hat-trick". Snooker Scene. No. May 2007. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.

External links

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