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Chitra Magimairaj

  • First Indian woman cueist to qualify to participate in two Asian Games and three Asian Indoor Games.
  • First Indian woman cueist to win a medal in Asian Games and Asian Indoor Games.
  • First Indian woman to have won two World Billiards Champion (women's division) titles (2006 and 2007).
  • First Indian to win an Australian Open Women's Snooker Championship (2008).
  • First Indian woman to win a medal in the IBSF World Snooker Championships (Team & Individual, women's division) in the same year
  • First player representing India in international pool, to qualify and to play televised match (Dauge, South Korea, 2008).

International achievements

All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.

  • 2014 WLBSA World Women's Senior Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship (Latvia), third place
  • 2013 IBSF World Team Snooker Championship (Carlow, Ireland), third place
  • 2013 Asian Indoor Games (South Korea), third place
  • 2012 WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2012 Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), third place
  • 2011 WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2010 Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), third place
  • 2010 WLBSA World Billiards Championship, second place
  • 2009 WLBSA World Billiards Championship, (UK), second place
  • 2009 Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), second place
  • 2008 WLBSA World Billiards Championship (UK), third place
  • 2008 Australian Open Snooker Championship (Sydney), first place
  • 2007 WLBSA World Billiards Championship, (Cambridge, UK) first place
  • 2006 WLBSA World Billiards Championship, (Cambridge) first place
  • Her highest snooker break in international competition was 91 (Australian Open, Sydney, 2008)

National achievements (India)

All competitions were in women's divisions unless otherwise noted.

  • 2013 National Snooker Championship, second place
  • 2013 National Billiards Championship, second place
  • 2012 National Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2012 National Six-red Snooker Championship, third place
  • 2011 National Six-red Snooker Championship, first place
  • 2010 National Nine-ball Pool Championship, third place
  • 2007 National Nine-ball Pool Championship, first place
  • 2006 National Eight-ball Pool Championship, first place

Awards

  • Mysore Dasara Award, 2007
  • Kempegowda Award, 2007
  • Ekalavya Award, 2007
  • Zee Excellence Award, 2008
  • Sports Writers Association Award (SWAA) for Best Sportsperson, 2008

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J Varun Kumar

  • * World no 11 in IBSF 6reds world snooker championship 2015
  • India no 6 in 6reds national championship lucknow 2013
  • India no 5 in junior national championship 2003
  • Multiple times bronze medalist in all india invitation and open snooker championship
  • Winner of CAMS open billiards tournament 2007
  • Multiple times tamilnadu junior state snooker champion
  • Multiple times state open snooker champion
  • Multiple times tamilnadu 6reds state champion
  • 9ball pool India no 5 in 2007
  • Multiple times Tamil Nadu state snooker champion
Highest break

Practice 143

Match 129


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Prem prakash

  • Former billiards world no 8
  • 24 times tamil Nadu state billiards champion
  • 2005 state snooker champion.
  • Won the lafir open billiards title 2000 at sri lanka .
  • Participated at Asian games 1998 Bangkok Thailand.
Highest break

Practice 493

Match 373


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MOHNISH ARYA P

  • Former Tamil Nadu no 3 Sub junior snooker ranking
  • Former Tamil Nadu no 4 junior snooker ranking
  • Runner up in Coimbatore district championship
  • Tamil Nadu All district championship no 3

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Daksh reddy

  • Represented India in multiple IBSF world snooker championship
  • Bronze medalist in 2011 6-red Chandigarh nationals
  • Bronze medalist in 8-ball pool national championship (2010, 2012, 2013)
  • 2014, 2015 Quarter finalist in 9-ball pool national championship
  • Karnataka state Junior champion in billiards 2006, 2008 and snooker in 2007, 2008
  • Karnataka senior snooker state No: 2 in 2009, 2013
  • 8-ball & 9-ball state champion in 2015.
  • karnataka 6 red Snooker state champion for 2017, 2018

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Parthiba Rajendran

  • Tamilnadu state ranking tournament 2013 - silver medal
  • Erode all india chinthamani open tournament 2013 - top 16 Tamilnadu all districts ranking tournament 2015-runner up
  • SVS Tamilnadu state open 2015 runner up
  • Mcc 6 red all india open tournament 2018 - top 32
  • Tamilnadu state non ranking billiards 2018 - winner
  • Tamilnadu state non ranking snooker 2014, 2018 - winner

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Mayank Karthik

  • SUB JUNIOR BILLIARDS BOYS ( under 18) WINNER - 2021 This is his hat- trick win in Sub junior billiards since 2018, 2019, 2021.
  • SUB JUNIOR SNOOKER BOYS ( under 18) RUNNERS UP 2021
  • JUNIOR BILLIARDS BOYS (under 21) WINNER 2021 3rd place 2018, winner 2019, winner 2021.
  • JUNIOR SNOOKER BOYS ( under 21) WINNER 2021.
  • 2018 sub junior billiards champion and junior 3 place. 2019 both sub junior and junior billiards champion
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FACILITIES

AACSA has 3 world-championship ready tables in the heart of the city. It has video assessment and provision of correct solutions to players at all levels.

AACSA will help outstanding aspirants to find comfortable and affordable living quarters for their stint at the academy if necessary.

AACSA also has an ever-growing library of matches and instructive videos for the benefit of the players.

The chief coach and mentor is the legendary Mr. Arvind Savur.

IN house coaches

Mr Sunil Mathews (Head Coach)
Mr Varun Kumar