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Chitra Magimairaj

Chitra Magimairaj

World no 11 in IBSF 6reds world snooker championship 2015

Chitra Magimairaj (born 7 April 1973, 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.

On 22 April 2014, Magimairaj won the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship, after defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus, in Leeds, UK.[1] Magimairaj has bagged three gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the WLBSA event so far,[needs update] as of April 2014.

The Mind: Clear the mind of complex thoughts and concentrate solely on the task at hand, which in this case is to pot the ball into its designated pocket. Should you miss you immediately concede the table and allow your opponent to dictate, manage, and determine the possible outcome of the rack. You don’t won’t this to happen. So your soul task is to pot the ball.

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 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.

  • 2014: WLBSA World Women's Senior Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2013: IBSF World Snooker Championship (Latvia), third place
  • 2013: IBSF World Team Snooker Championship (Carlow, Ireland), third place
  • 2013: Asian Indoor Games (South Korea), third place
  • 2012: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2012: Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), third place
  • 2011: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2010: Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), third place
  • 2010: World Championship, second place
  • 2009: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), second place
  • 2009: Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), second place
  • 2008: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2008: Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), first place
  • 2007: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (Cambridge, UK) first place
  • 2006: WLBSA World Billiards Championship (Cambridge) first place
  • Her highest snooker break in international competition was 91 (Australian Open, Sydney, 2008)

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

  • 2007: Mysore Dasara Award
  • 2007: Kempegowda Award
  • 2007: Ekalavya Award
  • 2008: Zee Excellence Award
  • 2008: Sports Writers Association Award (SWAA) for Best Sportsperson

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.

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