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| name          = Anuja Chandra-Thakur
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| image        = 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
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| caption      = Arjuna Award in 2005 to Ms. Anuja Prakash Thakur for Billiards and Snooker
| birth_date    = {{Birth year and age|1983}}
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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 [[India]]n 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>
'''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 [[In Wan-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>
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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Latest revision as of 02:50, 5 January 2022

Anuja Chandra-Thakur
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
Born1983 (age 42–43)
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]

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]

English billiards

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. ↑ 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.
  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. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Anuja wins world crown". The Statesman (India). 8 April 2005 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ↑ 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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