Veteran cueist R Umadevi Nagaraj made her maiden trip to Cambridge a memorable one, returning home on Friday with two World Championship titles.
Two days after pocketing the WLBSA Championship Seniors’ category snooker crown, the Bangalorean produced a fine all-round performance to annex the main category billiards title as well, defeating Emma Bonney 201-143 on Thursday.
“I am really delighted and lost for words,” an ecstatic Umadevi said.
“More than snooker, winning the billiards title has thrilled me. During the last three months, I spent more time practising billiards than snooker.
“I really didn’t expect to do well in snooker, but I was confident of my chances.
“The win over Chitra (Magimairaj) in the semifinals gave me a lot of confidence and I fed off it. Last year, I lost in the semifinals and I wanted to go one step better this time, and I was mentally prepared for it.”
Results: Final (one hour): R Umadevi Nagaraj bt Emma Bonney 201-143 (31).
Semifinals (45 minutes): R Umadevi N bt Chitra Magimairaj 130-80; Emma B bt Tina Owen-Sevilton 281 (37, 41, 37)-94.
Round-robin (45 minutes): R Umadevi N bt T Owen-Sevilton 161 (41, 35)-78; Emma B bt Eva Palmius 182 (37)-114; Chitra M bt Maureen Rowland 183-43, Emma B bt Maureen R 368 (30, 48, 48, 81)-26, Chitra M bt T Owen-Sevilton 128-123; R Umadevi N bt Eva P 189-29, R Umadevi N bt Maureen R 169 (64)-59, Emma B bt Chitra M 209 (38)-91, T Owen-Sevilton bt Eva P 163-87; T Owen-Sevilton bt Maureen R 251-50, Chitra M bt Eva P 114-107; R Umadevi N bt Emma B 140-117; Emma B bt T Owen-Sevilton 225-114; Eva P bt Maureen R 154-30; R Umadevi N bt Chitra M 126-115.