Anuja Chandra-Thakur

Anuja Chandra-Thakur
Thakur (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2005
Personal information
Born1983 (age 42–43)
India
Sport
Country India
SportSnooker
World Women's Billiards Champion2005

Anuja Chandra-Thakur (born 1983) is an Indian amateur player of snooker and English billiards.

She won the WLBSA Ladies World Billiards Championship title in April 2005, in a 243–136 victory over Lynette Horsburgh of Scotland, and reached the semi-final at the 2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Amman, Jordan, where she was eliminated by Jaique Ip 4–2.

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

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Semi-finalist 12006IBSF World Snooker ChampionshipJaique Ip4–2

English billiards

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 12005World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipLynette Horsburgh243–136

References

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  3. ↑ "Alok and Anuja clinch titles". The Hindu. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Wendy Jans in class of her own". Snooker Scene. No. December 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 27.