Personal information | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Born |
India |
7 April 1973
Residence | Bangalore |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Billiards, Snooker |
Club | Karnataka State Billiards Association |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | world Ranking 10 |
Updated on 23 April 2014. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing India | ||
Women's snooker | ||
World Senior Snooker Championship | ||
Individual competition | 2014 | |
Indian National Snooker Championship | ||
Individual competition | 2012 | |
Six-red snooker, individual competition | 2011 | |
Australian Open Snooker Championship | ||
Individual competition | 2008 | |
Women's English billiards | ||
WLBSA World Billiards Championship | ||
Individual competition | 2007 | |
Individual competition | 2006 | |
Women's Pool | ||
Indian National Pool Championship | ||
Nine-ball, individual competition | 2007 | |
Eight-ball, individual competition | 2006 |
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.Magimairaj has bagged three gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the WLBSA event so far, as of April 2014[update].
All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.
All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.
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.
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.