Shruthi L

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Shruthi L (born c. 2007) is an Indian player of English billiards, snooker and pool. She won the 2024 World Women's Billiards Championship and retained it in 2025.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Shruthi L was born c. 2007 in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] She won the Indian girls' Sub-junior National Billiards Championship in 2022, defeating Saanvi Shah 112–106 in a one-hour match. Shuthi took the lead, but fell behind before securing victory in the final minute of the contest.[2][3]

The following year, she won the Indian Junior Girls' National Billiards Championship, defeating Aanya Patel with a score of 179–93 in the final.[4][5]

In 2024, she won the World Women's Billiards Championship, which was held at the Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall, England.[6] Starting as the lowest seed in the competition, she won all three of her matches in the group stage, defeating 2019 champion Anna Lynch 256–203, Keerath Bhandaal 201–173, and Michelle Cohen 311–142.[6][7][8] In her semi-final match, she elimated three-time finalist Eva Palmius 276–148.[6][9] In the final, she faced Bhandaal again, and won 215–202 to take the title.[10][6]

In November 2024, she competed in the World Junior Heyball Championship.[11][12] After defeating Cedar Gauthier 6-0 in the group stage, she lost 3-6 to Natasha Chetan in the quarter-finals.[11]

She won the 2025 English Open Challenge Cup, for players who did not reach the knockout stages of the English Open, winning the final by a single point against Adam Clarke after having eliminated world number 11 Terry Azor in the first round.[13][14] At the 2025 World Billiards Championship she qualified for the knockout stages after three wins in four matches in her qualifying group includting a 298-282 win against world number 12 Chris Mitchell.[15][14]

She retained the women's world championship in 2025.[16] She won all three of her matches in her qualifying group, against Eva Palmius, Michelle Cohen and Annette Newman, and made four half-century break including a 56, which was the highest of the competition.[16] After defeating Bhandaal 308-176 in the semi-finals, Shruthi beat Lynch 347-222 in the final.[17] In January 2026 she finished third at the national billiards championship, losing 146-160 to Amee Kamani but then defeating R. Umadevi 152-140 in the bronze medal playoff.[18]

Shruthi L took up cue sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is coached by Abinava Krishna at Buddys Billiards Academy in Chennai.[19]

Achievements[edit | edit source]

English Billiards[edit | edit source]

World Billiards finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 2024 World Women's Billiards Championship  Keerath Bhandaal (IND) 215–202 [10]
Winner 2025 English Open - Challenge Cup[lower-alpha 1]  Adam Clarke (ENG) 179–178 [13]
Winner 2025 World Women's Billiards Championship  Anna Lynch (AUS) 347-222 [20]
Indian national finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 2022 Sub-Junior Billiards Championship  Saanvi Shah (IND) 112–106 [21]
Winner 2023 Junior Billiards Championship  Aanya Patel (IND) 179–93 [22]
Winner 2024[lower-alpha 2] Sub-Junior Billiards Championship  Natasha Chetan (IND) 210–116 [23]
State finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 2023 Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Billiards Championship  Abel Maria Benny (IND) 251–34 [24]
Winner 2023 Tamil Nadu Junior Billiards Championship  Snethra Babu (IND) 118–18 [24]
Winner 2023 Tamil Nadu Billiards Championship [25]
Runner-up 2024 Tamil Nadu Billiards Championship  Anupama Ramachandran (IND) 1-3 (sets of 75-up) [25]

Snooker[edit | edit source]

Indian national finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Runner-up 2024[lower-alpha 2] Sub-Junior Snooker Championship  Natasha Chetan (IND) 0–2
Runner-up 2024[lower-alpha 2] Junior Snooker Championship  Aanya Patel (IND) 2–3
Winner 2026 Junior Snooker Championship  Aanya Patel (IND) 3–0 [26]
State finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Runner-up 2023 Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Snooker Championship  Afeefa Thabassam (IND) 0–2 [27]
Winner 2023 Tamil Nadu Junior Snooker Championship  R.T. Mohitha (IND) 2–0 [28]
Runner-up 2024 Tamil Nadu Snooker Championship  Anupama Ramachandran (IND) 1–3 [29]

Pool[edit | edit source]

Indian national finals contested by Shruthi L
Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 2026 Indian Junior Girls' Nine-ball Championship  Natasha Chethan (IND) 6-4 [30]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ For players who did not reach the knockout stage of the English Open
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Actually played in January 2025

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Double delight: Natasha bags snooker and billiard titles at nationals". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Shruti wins Sub-Junior Billiards title". Free Press Journal. 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Shruthi shines in the sub-junior national billiards championship". The New Indian Express. 20 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Shruthi secures first junior billiards title at nationals". The New Indian Express. 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cue sports nationals: Grand double for Natasha Chethan". The Hindu. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Stead, Marcus (November 2024). "Women's World Championship". Snooker Scene. p. 38.
  7. ↑ "2019 World Women's Billiards Championship". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Ragav, S. Dipak (13 November 2024). "Shruthi clinches crown in Women's World Billiards Championship Title". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "World Ladies Billiards Champions". world-billiards.com. World Billiards. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Shruthi clinches 2024 Women's World Billiards Championship". World Billiards. 1 November 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "WPA Heyball Junior World Championship - Girls". Cuescore. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "India hosts inaugural Jr Heyball championship". The Times of India. 3 December 2024. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2025 English Open Challenge Cup". World Billairds. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ranking List for Season 2026". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "2025 World Billiards Championship: Groups". World Billiards. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Shruthi L Defends Women's World Championship". World Billiards. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "2025 Women's World Championship". World Billiards. 15 October 2025.
  18. ↑ Singh, Ramendra (13 January 2026). "TN's Anupama cues up a comeback, denies MP's Kamani double crown". Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Surana, Neha (23 December 2023). "Chennai Cueist Shruthi Makes Strides". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Dominant Causier Defends World Billiards Championship Crown". WPBSA. 17 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Prize Money Winner" (PDF). Billiards and Snooker federation of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Shruthi wins Junior National Billiards Championship". Sports Today. 23 December 2023.
  23. ↑ Template:Cite Instagram
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Double for Shruthi". The Hindu. 6 August 2023. p. 26.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Anupama clinches women's billiards title". Sportstar. The Hindu. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Tamil Nadu maiden Shruthi wears snooker crown, denies Gujarat cueist Aanya jr double". kKel Khiladi. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Afeefa takes the honours". The Hindu. 2 August 2023. p. 21.
  28. ↑ "Shruthi wins her third title". The Hindu. 7 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "TN State-ranking billiards and snooker c'ship: Anupama completes sweet double". Sportstar. The Hindu. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "National 9-Ball Pool: Shruthi Beats Natasha For Junior Girls Title; Aarav Sancheti Wins Boys' Crown". The Free Press Journal. 1 April 2026. Archived from the original on 3 April 2026.

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