Vidya Pillai

Vidya Pillai
Born (1977-11-26) 26 November 1977 (age 46)
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Sport country India
NicknameQueen of the Green[1]

Vidya Viswanathan Pillai (born 26 November 1977)[2] is an Indian professional snooker player. Vidya Pillai grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In recognition of her achievements, the Government of Karnataka bestowed her with the Ekalavya award in 2016 for outstanding performance in Sports.[3] She has won several International medals for India and in 2013 won the gold medal in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship, Gold in the IBSF Australian Women's Ranking Snooker Championship in 2016 and was the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the WLBSA World Women's Snooker Championship in 2017.[4] She is also a 9-time winner of the National Championship Title.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RKG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: VISWANATHAN PILLAI Vidya". ashgabat2017.com. Ashgabat 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Desai, Dhwani (7 October 2016). "Waited for the Ekalavya Award for five years: Vidya Pillai". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vidya Pillai still running for cover despite laurels galore in women's snooker". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.