Anuja Chandra-Thakur
Thakur (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2005
Born1983 (age 40–41)
India
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.
Semi-finalist 1 2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship Jaique Ip 4–2 [6]

English billiards

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1 2005 World Ladies Billiards Championship Lynette Horsburgh 243–136 [1][4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Anuja Thakur triumphs". Rediff. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Alok and Anuja clinch titles". The Hindu. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Anuja wins world crown". The Statesman (India). 8 April 2005 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Wendy Jans in class of her own". Snooker Scene. No. December 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 27.


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