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Vidya Pillai
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Education
She has finished runner-up in three different editions of the tournament.
Career
She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai, and later went on to complete a Post-Graduate Diploma in Communication and Management at the National Institute of Sales. In 2011, after her wedding, she moved to Bangalore, Karnataka. Vidya Pillai made her first international appearance at the 2007 IBSF World Snooker (Ladies) Championship and lost in the quarter-finals.
2015
IBSF 6 Reds snooker Snooker Championship Women at Karachi, Pakistan - Silver
2014
IBSF World Team Snooker Championship at Sharm el Sheikh, EgyptBronze
Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship at SydneyBronze
Indian National Snooker Championship at LucknowGold
2013
IBSF World Team Snooker Championship at Carlow, IrelandGold
Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship at LucknowGold
Indian National Snooker Championship at GwaliorGold
2012
IBSF World Snooker Championship at Sofia, BulgariaBronze
Indian National Snooker Championship at ChennaiGold
2010
IBSF World Snooker Championship at Damascus, SyriaBronze
Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship at SydneyGold
Indian National Snooker Championship at PuneGold
Indian National 6-Red Snooker Championship at BangaloreSilver
Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship at DelhiSilver
2009
Indian National Snooker Championship at AgraSilver
2008
WLBSA World Billiards Championship at Cambridge, EnglandBronze
Indian National Snooker Championship at IndoreGold
Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship at Kolkata - Gold
2007
Indian National Snooker Championship at HyderabadGold
Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship at MumbaiSilver
2006
Indian National Snooker Championship at ChennaiSilver
2005
Indian National Snooker Championship at MumbaiGold
Indian National 9-Ball Pool Championship at MumbaiGold
Indian National 8-Ball Pool Championship at JalandharGold
2003
Indian National Snooker Championship at JammuGold.
Achievements
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She credits former Indian international cricketer Hemang Badani for introducing her to the sport, and the late national billiards champion, TG Kamala Devi, for inspiring her. Vidya Pillai is an eight-time women's national snooker champion, her latest victory coming at the Indian National Snooker Championship in Lucknow in 2014. She also won gold in the Indian National 9-Ball Pool Championship in 2005. She has won one gold medal in the tournament, and three gold medals. She has also won one gold medal in the Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship, in Sydney, 2010.
