Shruthi L

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Shruthi L
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BornChennai, Tamilnadu, India
Sport countryFlag of India.svg  India
World Women's Billiards Champion 2024, 2025

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

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Biography

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]

Shruthi L took up cue sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is coached by Abinava Krishna at Buddys Billiards Academy in Chennai. [18]

Achievements

English Billiards

World Billiards finals contested by Shruthi L
OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner2024 World Women's Billiards Championship Flag of India.svg Keerath Bhandaal (IND)215–202 [10]
Winner2025English Open - Challenge Cup [a] Flag of England.svg Adam Clarke (ENG)179–178 [13]
Winner2025 World Women's Billiards Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Anna Lynch  (AUS)347-222 [19]
Indian national finals contested by Shruthi L
OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner2022Sub-Junior Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Saanvi Shah (IND)112–106 [20]
Winner2023Junior Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Aanya Patel (IND)179–93 [21]
Winner2024 [b] Sub-Junior Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Natasha Chetan (IND)210–116 [22]
State finals contested by Shruthi L
OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner2023Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Abel Maria Benny (IND)251–34 [23]
Winner2023Tamil Nadu Junior Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Snethra Babu (IND)118–18 [23]
Winner2023Tamil Nadu Billiards Championship [24]
Runner-up2024Tamil Nadu Billiards ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Anupama Ramachandran (IND)1-3 (sets of 75-up) [24]

Snooker

Indian national finals contested by Shruthi L
OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Runner-up2024 [b] Sub-Junior Snooker ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Natasha Chetan (IND)0–2
Runner-up2024 [b] Junior Snooker ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Aanya Patel (IND)2–3
State finals contested by Shruthi L
OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Runner-up2023Tamil Nadu Sub-Junior Snooker ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Afeefa Thabassam (IND)0–2 [25]
Winner2023Tamil Nadu Junior Snooker ChampionshipFlag of India.svg R.T. Mohitha (IND)2–0 [26]
Runner-up2024Tamil Nadu Snooker ChampionshipFlag of India.svg Anupama Ramachandran (IND)1–3 [27]

Notes

  1. ↑ For players who did not reach the knockout stage of the English Open
  2. 1 2 3 Actually played in January 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Double delight: Natasha bags snooker and billiard titles at nationals". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2023.
  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. 2022-12-20.
  4. ↑ "Shruthi secures first junior billiards title at nationals". The New Indian Express. 2023-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Cue sports nationals: Grand double for Natasha Chethan". The Hindu. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "Shruthi clinches 2024 Women's World Billiards Championship". World Billiards. 2024-11-01.
  11. 1 2 "WPA Heyball Junior World Championship - Girls". Cuescore. 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. 1 2 "2025 English Open Challenge Cup". World Billairds. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Ranking List for Season 2026". World Billiards. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "2025 World Billiards Championship: Groups". World Billiards. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  16. 1 2 "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. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Dominant Causier Defends World Billiards Championship Crown". WPBSA. 17 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Prize Money Winner" (PDF). Billiards and Snooker federation of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Shruthi wins Junior National Billiards Championship". Sports Today. 2023-12-23.
  22. ↑ @buddyschennai; (9 January 2025). "Ms. Shruthi L won her second Sub-junior girls billiards National title beating Ms.Natasha Chetan 210/116 in the ongoing National Billiards & Snooker Championships 2024-25 being held at the Indore Tennis Club. This is her 3rd National Title.. many congratulations..." – via Instagram.
  23. 1 2 "Double for Shruthi". The Hindu. 6 August 2023. p. 26.
  24. 1 2 "Anupama clinches women's billiards title". Sportstar. The Hindu. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Afeefa takes the honours". The Hindu. 2 August 2023. p. 21.
  26. ↑ "Shruthi wins her third title". The Hindu. 7 Aug 2023.
  27. ↑ "TN State-ranking billiards and snooker c'ship: Anupama completes sweet double". Sportstar. The Hindu. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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