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'''Anuja Chandra-Thakur''' (born 1983)<ref name="PTI">{{cite news |title=Anuja bags World Billiards crown |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 April 2005 |work=Rediff |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |url= http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/07bill.htm |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050413205442/http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/07bill.htm |archive-date=13 April 2005 |access-date=19 January 2018}}<!--Same article also at ZeeNews.India.com: http://zeenews.india.com/home/anuja-thakur-bags-world-ladies-billiards-crown_210956.html --></ref> is an | '''Anuja Chandra-Thakur''' (born 1983)<ref name="PTI">{{cite news |title=Anuja bags World Billiards crown |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 April 2005 |work=Rediff |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |url= http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/07bill.htm |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050413205442/http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/apr/07bill.htm |archive-date=13 April 2005 |access-date=19 January 2018}}<!--Same article also at ZeeNews.India.com: http://zeenews.india.com/home/anuja-thakur-bags-world-ladies-billiards-crown_210956.html --></ref> is an Indian amateur player of [[snooker]] and [[English billiards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2006/jan/07snook.htm |title=Anuja Thakur triumphs |date=7 January 2006 |work=[[Rediff]] |access-date=5 May 2010 |archive-date=27 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227102333/http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2006/jan/07snook.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/03/stories/2007020308621800.htm |title=Alok and Anuja clinch titles |date=3 February 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=5 May 2010 |archive-date=9 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409194701/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/03/stories/2007020308621800.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
She won the [[WLBSA]] [[World Women’s Billiards Championship|Ladies World Billiards Championship]] title in April 2005, in a 243–136 victory over [[Lynette Horsburgh]] of Scotland,<ref name="PTI" /><ref name="On-cue">{{cite web |first=Roshni |last=Olivera |title=On cue |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/On-cue/articleshow/1161514.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 July 2005 |access-date=24 April 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105070023/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/On-cue/articleshow/1161514.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Anuja wins world crown |work=The Statesman (India) |date=8 April 2005|via=NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.}}</ref> and reached the semi-final at the [[2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship#Women|2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship]] in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]], where she was eliminated by [[ | She won the [[WLBSA]] [[World Women’s Billiards Championship|Ladies World Billiards Championship]] title in April 2005, in a 243–136 victory over [[Lynette Horsburgh]] of Scotland,<ref name="PTI" /><ref name="On-cue">{{cite web |first=Roshni |last=Olivera |title=On cue |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/On-cue/articleshow/1161514.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 July 2005 |access-date=24 April 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105070023/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/On-cue/articleshow/1161514.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Anuja wins world crown |work=The Statesman (India) |date=8 April 2005|via=NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.}}</ref> and reached the semi-final at the [[2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship#Women|2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship]] in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]], where she was eliminated by [[Jaique Ip]] 4–2.<ref name="Scene">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Wendy Jans in class of her own |magazine=Snooker Scene |page=27 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |issue=December 2006}}</ref> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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| The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Ms. Anuja Prakash Thakur for Billiards & Snooker, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg Arjuna Award in 2005 to Ms. Anuja Prakash Thakur for Billiards and Snooker | |
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) India |
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| Sport country |  India |
| Nickname | Template:Infobox snooker player/nicknames |
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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]
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[edit | edit source]
Snooker
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finalist | 1 | 2006 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Jaique Ip | 4–2 | [6] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2005 | World Ladies Billiards Championship | Lynette Horsburgh | 243–136 | [1][4] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Anuja bags World Billiards crown". Rediff. PTI. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Anuja Thakur triumphs". Rediff. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ "Alok and Anuja clinch titles". The Hindu. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Olivera, Roshni (5 July 2005). "On cue". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Anuja wins world crown". The Statesman (India). 8 April 2005 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wendy Jans in class of her own". Snooker Scene. No. December 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 27.
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