James Wattana
| James Wattana | |
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| birthday | 17th January 1970 (age 50) |
| place of birth | Bangkok |
| nationality |
 Thailand
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| Nickname (s) | The Thai-Poon, Thai Tornado |
| professional | 1989–2008, since 2009 |
| Prize money | £ 1,763,900 (as of August 27, 2020) |
| Highest break | 147 (3 ×) |
| Century Breaks | 166 (as of August 27, 2020) |
| Main tour successes | |
| World championships | - |
| Ranking tournament victories | 3 |
| Minor tournament victories | - |
| World rankings | |
| Highest WRL place | 3 ( 94/95 ) |
| Current WRL location | 95 (as of August 17, 2020) |
James Wattana (born January 17, 1970 in Bangkok as Wattana Phu-Ob-Om , วัฒนา ภู่ โอบ อ้อม , 2003 change of name to Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm , รัช พล ภู่ โอบ อ้อม , nickname: Thong Sitchai, ต๋ อง ศิษย์ ฉ่อย , outside Thailand's: James Wattana) is a Thai snooker player .
Career
Beginnings
Wattana was born in 1970 in Khlong Toei , Bangkok. His snooker career began at the age of nine in one of his family's snooker clubs. It is said that he had to stand on a water box in order to play the balls properly. At the age of 14 he took part in the Asian Snooker Championship in 1984 , where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Henry Boteju . Also in the following year this round was over, in addition he was eliminated in the group stage of the amateur world championship 1985 . He also took part in his first Main Tour tournament: In the group stage of the Thailand Masters he drew against Willie Thorne and lost to eventual winner Dennis Taylor .
The 1986/87 season began for amateur Wattana by winning the 1986 Asian Snooker Championship against Gary Kwok . At the amateur world championship he was eliminated with five wins out of nine games in the group stage. But in August 1986 he caused a sensation: Wattana took part in the Thailand Masters again and was able to win his first round match against the one-time world champion Dennis Taylor . In the semifinals, he met the reigning world champion Steve Davis - and defeated him 2-1. In the final, he eventually defeated the 1979 world champion, Terry Griffiths .
At the 1987 Asian Snooker Championships he lost 6: 8 to his compatriot Udon Khaimuk in the final . At the amateur world championship in 1987 Wattana moved into the first sixteen in the group, where he defeated the Belgian Mario Lannoye . In the quarterfinals he lost to Darren Morgan , who would later win the tournament. The following season he won back the title at the Asian Cup with an 8-7 win over Kenny Kwok . At the U21 Amateur World Cup held in Thailand , he lost in the quarter-finals to later finalist Jason Peplow . In the Amateur World Cup , he survived the group stage undefeated and then defeated Mike Colquitt, Ron Jones and Jason Peplow, so that he met Barry Pinches in the final . Wattana won 11-8 despite a century break from Pinches. In May 1988, he also took part in several qualifying tournaments for the Main Tour. In the first event he lost in the final against Stephen Murphy , but in the second event he defeated Duncan Campbell 5-1 in the final , so he turned pro for the 1989/90 season .
Rapid rise to the top 10
Wattana won his first game in his first professional tournament, the 1989 Hong Kong Open : In the first qualifying round he defeated Ken Owers , then he was defeated by Ian Graham . At the Asian Open , he survived qualification by winning over Jim Bear and Murdo MacLeod . In the main round he continued his winning streak against David Taylor , Mike Hallett , Doug Mountjoy and Silvino Francisco , so that he was in the semi-finals. He met Terry Griffiths and surprisingly won 5-0, so that he was in his second tournament directly in the final. He lost to Stephen Hendry , who should usher in a new era by winning the World Cup at the end of the season. At the International Open , he moved into the round of 32, where he was eliminated by Stephen Hendry. Also at the Grand Prix he reached the main round and moved into the semi-finals, which he lost to Dean Reynolds . At the Dubai Classic he moved into the round of 32, where he was defeated by John Parrott , then he was defeated by Mike Hallett in the first main round of the UK Championship . At the Classic he lost to Darren Morgan in qualifying . Despite the fact that he was playing his first season, he entered the Masters wildcard round, where he defeated Dean Reynolds. In the first main round he lost to Steve Davis . At the subsequent British Open in 1990 he reached the round of 32, where he was eliminated by a 3: 5 defeat by Tony Knowles . After a qualification defeat at the European Open , he defeated the Englishmen John Dunning , David Taylor and ex-world champion John Spencer in qualifying for the World Snooker Championship . But in the last lap he lost to two-time world champion Alex Higgins . Through his season performance he became Pontins Professional , where he moved into the semifinals with a 5-4 win over Martin Clark , which he lost to Stephen Hendry. At the end of the season he was listed on number 32 in the world.
At the start of the 1990/91 season , Wattana won the Hong Kong Challenge - the first tournament in the World Series . After opening defeats at the London Masters and the Grand Prix , he reached the round of 32 again at the Asian Open , where he lost to Willie Thorne . At the Dubai Classic he also reached the same round, this time he was defeated by Dean Reynolds 3: 5. At the UK Championship he moved to wins over Anthony Harris , John Virgo and Darren Morgan in the round of 16, where he was defeated by Jimmy White. At the end of the year he lost the final of the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship - the qualifying event for the Masters - to Alan McManus . At the 1991 Classic , Wattana made it to the round of 16, this time losing to Gary Wilkinson . After participating in the Matchroom League , he played his first official maximum break in the first round of the World Masters . In the further course of the tournament he beat Stephen Hendry , Joe Johnson and Peter Francisco and lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Jimmy White. At the British Open he moved into the round of 16, which he lost to Gary Wilkinson. At the European Open he defeated Jimmy White for the first time this season, but he lost in the round of 32 to Canadian Brady Gollan . Even in his second professional season he did not qualify for the World Snooker Championship , he lost 8:10 to Craig Edwards . In the world rankings he ended up in 20th place - an improvement of 12 places.
After an early defeat at the Thailand Masters , he was able to reach the final in the second tournament of the season - the Hong Kong Challenge , which he lost to Stephen Hendry . Shortly after suffering an early defeat at the Indian Challenge , he reached the round of 32 at the Dubai Classic , which he lost 2: 5 to Dennis Taylor . After an opening defeat at the Grand Prix , he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship . At the UK Championship , he found his old form again, defeating Alain Robidoux , Steve Davis and Steve James before failing in the semifinals to John Parrott . After an opening defeat at the Belgian Challenge , he also made it to the semi-finals of the Classics , which he lost to Stephen Hendry. In the Matchroom League he survived the group stage for the first time, but lost to Steve Davis in the semifinals. In the game for 3rd place he won 9: 7 against Jimmy White . After an early elimination at the Asian Open , he won in the wildcard round of the Masters against Tony Knowles . In the round of 16 he defeated Steve James , but then lost to John Parrott. At the Welsh Open he made it to the quarterfinals, where Nigel Bond beat him 4-5. At the British Open he won over Dennis Taylor, Tony Drago , Doug Mountjoy and in the semifinals against Ken Doherty , so that he was in the final of a ranking tournament for the second time. He lost 7:10 to Jimmy White. During the tournament he played his second maximum break . But straight into the next ranking tournament - the Strachan Open - by winning against, among others, Terry Griffiths , Cliff Thorburn and Nigel Bond in the final, which he won 9: 3 against John Parrott. After a first round defeat at the European Open Wattana won his qualifier for the Snooker World Championship with 10: 9 against Kirk Stevens . In the first main round at the Crucible , he defeated Tony Jones before he was eliminated by Stephen Hendry, who would later defend the world title. At the end of the season, he entered the top 10 in the world rankings in 7th place.
Establishment among the world's best
At the beginning of the season , Wattana reached the quarter-finals of the Kent Classics and the quarter-finals of the Scottish Masters . At the Dubai Classic - the first ranking tournament of the season - he reached the semifinals, which he lost to Stephen Hendry . After an early exit at the Grand Prix , he won the Humo Masters invitation tournament , which was part of the World Series . In the subsequent UK Championship he reached the quarterfinals after victories over Alex Higgins , Doug Mountjoy and Mike Hallett , but he was defeated by Jimmy White 2: 9. He reached his next final at the last World Matchplay event - he defeated Steve Davis 9: 4. After an unsuccessful participation in the European League , he moved to the semi-finals of the Welsh Open , where he lost to Ken Doherty . But the biggest success of the season followed at the Masters in 1993 : He defeated Martin Clark , John Parrott and Jimmy White, so that he was in the final of a Triple Crown tournament for the first time . He lost 5-9 to Stephen Hendry. After an opening defeat at the European Open , he moved into his fourth ranking tournament final at the British Open , which he lost to Steve Davis 2:10. At the following Asian Open he lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy White. After two early defeats at the Irish Masters and the International Open , Wattana moved into the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship at the end of the season , but he lost to Jimmy White 9:16. At the start of the next season he was listed on world number 5.
At the start of the 1993/94 season , he reached the round of 16 of the Dubai Classic after an opening defeat at the Scottish Masters , where he lost to Ken Doherty. After an early loss at the Grand Prix , he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship , where he lost Stephen Hendry 7-9. After he had lost to Hendry in the quarterfinals of the European Open , he reached the semifinals of the Welsh Open , but he was eliminated by Steve Davis . In the Masters he reached the semifinals, but lost again to Stephen Hendry. At the International Open he won victories over David Roe , Steve Davis and Alan McManus , so that he moved into the final, which he lost to John Parrott 5-9 . Despite this defeat he managed to win over Terry Griffiths , Joe Swail and Jimmy White at the Thailand Open , so that he was right in the next final of a ranking tournament. He met the Welsh Open winner Steve Davis and defeated him 9: 7. It was the second win in a ranking tournament for the Thai after the Strachan Open in 1992. After a defeat in the quarter-finals of the Irish Masters , he was also in the final of the British Open . He met young Ronnie O'Sullivan , who over the next few years would rise to a level with Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan defeated him 9-4. At the end of the season he reached the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Championship , which he lost to Steve Davis. In the world rankings he reached his highest rank ever with third place.
After two defeats at the beginning of the season , he reached the round of 16 at the Grand Prix , which he lost to John Higgins . At the UK Championship , he made it to the semi-finals, but Ken Doherty defeated him 6-9. After a round of 16 at the European Open and an opening defeat at the Welsh Open , he lost to Jimmy White in the Masters quarter-finals . At the following International Open he was eliminated in the first round. In March it was time to defend the title at the Thailand Open , which he actually managed with a 9: 6 win in the final over Ronnie O'Sullivan . O'Sullivan took revenge at the British Open in the semi-finals for this defeat, but he should fail in the final against John Higgins. At the World Snooker Championship he lost in the round of 32 to Gary Wilkinson . For the next season he fell two places to world number 5.
Relegation to the top 10
After two rounds of 16 defeats at the Thailand Classic and the Grand Prix at the start of the season , he lost in the round of 16 of the UK Championships 8: 9 against Andy Hicks . He also lost in the same round at the German Open , this time against Rod Lawler . After four initial defeats (including the Masters ) he reached the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open , where he was eliminated by Alan McManus . He lost his second game at the Irish Masters and the British Open . At the Snooker World Championship he finally made it to the round of 16, which he lost to Nigel Bond . At the end of the season, he deteriorated in the world rankings, he landed in twelfth place.
At the beginning of the 1996/97 season Wattana lost his opening match at the Asian Classic against Gary Wilkinson . At the Grand Prix he reached the quarter-finals, but he lost to John Parrott 3-5 . After two defeats in the round of 32 at the UK Championship and the German Open , he reached the round of 16 at the Welsh Open , which he lost to Stephen Hendry . After an opening defeat at the Masters , he lost in the round of the last of the International Open against New Zealander Dene O'Kane . At the European Open he finally made it to the semi-finals, but lost 6-0 to John Higgins . At the Thailand Open he made it into the round of 16, but he lost to Nigel Bond . After an opening defeat at the British Open , he moved to victories over Graeme Dott , Stephen Lee and John Parrott in the semi-finals, where he was eliminated with 13:17 against Stephen Hendry. On the world rankings, he was able to defend his twelfth place.
After two participations in invitation tournaments at the beginning of the season , Wattana reached the round of 32 at the Grand Prix , where he was defeated by Mark King . He also reached the same round at the UK Championship , but lost 8: 9 to Gary Wilkinson . At the German Open he lost in the round of 16 against Ronnie O'Sullivan , at the Welsh Open he lost his opening match against Graeme Dott . At the Masters he reached the quarterfinals, but then lost to the 1997 World Champion, Ken Doherty. At the Scottish Open and British Open he reached the round of 32 each, at the Thailand Masters he made it one round. In the first main round of the World Snooker Championship he was defeated by Fergal O'Brien 8: 9. At the end of the season, he finished in 15th place in the world rankings.
Crash into the 30th place in the world rankings
After three defeats at the beginning of the season , Wattana moved into the quarterfinals of the Welsh Open by defeating Robert Milkins , Dennis Taylor and Patrick Wallace , which he lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-5. At the Masters he had to play in the wildcard round for the first time , he defeated David Gray 6-2. In the last sixteen he lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan. After another opening defeat at the Scottish Open , he moved into the round of 16 of the Thailand Masters , where he was eliminated by Ken Doherty . He also lost his opening games at China International and the British Open . At the World Snooker Championship he was able to defeat Marco Fu before losing to Stephen Hendry in the round of 16 . In the world rankings, he fell seven places to 22nd place.
At the start of the 1999/2000 season , Wattana reached the round of 16 at both the British Open and the 1999 Grand Prix , which he first against Peter Ebdon and then against John Higgins . By dropping out of the top 16 in the world rankings, he took part in the Masters qualifying event for the first time since 1991 , where he was eliminated in the round of 32 against Wayne Brown . After two opening defeats at the UK Championship and the China Open , he reached the round of 16 at the Welsh Open , which he lost to Fergal O'Brien . After two more defeats in opening games at the Malta Grand Prix and the Thailand Masters , he moved into the main round at the Scottish Open , where he lost to Fergal O'Brien. For the first time since 1991 Wattana did not qualify for the World Snooker Championship , he lost in the decisive qualifying round to David Gray . He lost five places in the world rankings and ended up in 27th place.
At the start of the season Wattana reached the round of 32 of the British Open , where he was eliminated by Mark Williams . This was followed by a series of defeats in the tournament game that lasted up to and including March 2001. It wasn't until the Scottish Open that Wattana won his qualifying game, but he lost to Ken Doherty in the first main round . After all, he managed to qualify for the World Snooker Championship , where he lost to Peter Ebdon . On the world rankings, he fell to 32nd place.
Establishment in the top 30
At the beginning of the 2001/02 season Wattana had to take three defeats in opening matches. It was only at the European Open that he was able to win his first game of the season and moved into the round of 16, where he lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan . After an early loss at the UK Championship , Wattana took part in the Premier League Snooker without a win . At de Welsh Open Wattana moved into the main round, but he lost to Ken Doherty . After an early exit at the China Open , he made it into the main round of the Thailand Masters , where he was eliminated by Ronnie O'Sullivan. He also lost early at the Scottish Open , but he won qualifying for the World Snooker Championship , so he was able to secure his 32nd place in the world rankings. He lost to John Higgins 1:10.
He also took part in the World Games in August 2001 and made it to the semi-finals, where he lost to Björn Haneveer . In the game for 3rd place he lost to Shokat Ali .
Wattana was able to qualify for the main round in the first tournament of the season, but in the round of the last 32 of the LG Cup he lost to Paul Hunter . After making the round of 32 at the Benson and Hedges Championship , he lost his next five games. It wasn't until the Scottish Open that he made it into the main round, but he lost directly to Matthew Stevens . At the end of the season he managed a 10-3 victory over Mark Selby in the World Cup qualification , so that he reached the main round of the World Cup. He lost 6-10 to Jimmy White . At the end of the season he dropped out of the top 32 for the first time in his career, he was only 34th in the world rankings.
In the first tournament of the season , the LG Cup 2003 , he reached the round of 16, which he lost to Mark Williams . After an opening defeat at the British Open , he moved into the second round of the UK Championship , but he lost to Matthew Stevens . After two early defeats at the Masters Qualifying Event and at the Welsh Open , he reached the round of 32 at the European Open , where he was eliminated by Jimmy White . After he had lost his opening game two more times, he was able to qualify by victories over Darren Morgan and Dave Harold for the Snooker World Championship, where he failed in the first main round to Matthew Stevens. In the world rankings he was able to improve by one place to 33rd place.
In the first tournament of the season - the Grand Prix - Wattana reached the quarter-finals after victories over John Parrott , Ken Doherty and Stephen Lee , which he lost 5-0 to Paul Hunter . After an opening defeat at the British Open , he reached the round of 48 at the UK Championship , where he was eliminated by John Parrott. After two more early losses, he reached the round of 32 at the Irish Masters , where he lost to Stephen Lee. He also lost his opening game at the China Open . At the Snooker World Championship he lost after beating Rory McLeod in the final qualifying round with 0:10 against Ali Carter . Wattana was able to improve to 31st place in the world rankings.
High and low on the world rankings
At the start of the 2005/06 season Wattana reached the round of 32 after an opening defeat at the Grand Prix at the UK Championship , where he lost to Stephen Hendry . He also reached that round at the Malta Cup , this time losing to Joe Perry . At the Welsh Open he won victories over Ricky Walden , Joe Perry and John Higgins , so that he came to the quarterfinals. There he was defeated by Barry Hawkins . At the China Open , thanks to a 5-0 victory over world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan, he made it to the round of 16, where he failed to Stephen Lee . At the World Snooker Championship , he won the qualification against David Gilbert , then lost in the first main round to Shaun Murphy . On the world rankings, he was able to improve to 25th place.
At the start of the season Wattana made it into the round of 32 of the Northern Ireland Trophy , where he lost to Ken Doherty. At the Grand Prix he was the last to drop out of the group stage, and in the following three ranking tournaments he could not win a single game. Only at the China Open did he defeat Lee Spick and move into the main round, where he lost to last year's world champion Graeme Dott . At the World Snooker Championship he lost to Judd Trump in the final qualifying round . With 33rd place he was again out of the top 32 at the end of the season on the world rankings.
After an early elimination from the Shanghai Masters , Wattana achieved his first victory in the third tournament of the season: At the Grand Prix he was nevertheless thrown out of the tournament with three wins from four games in the group phase. At the Northern Ireland Trophy he lost to Joe Perry after defeating Lee Spick in the decisive qualifying round . By the end of the season, Wattana did not win a single game, so that he was world number 66 at the end of the season. This was not enough for a qualification for the next season, so Wattana lost his Main Tour place for the first time in his career.
In January 2008 he won the Thai snooker championship with a 5-1 win over Issara Kachaiwong .
Amateur year 2008/09
Wattana took part in the amateur world championship in 2008 in Wels, Austria and lost in the round of 16 against eventual world champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh . In 2009 he won the Asian Snooker Championship in Tangshan, China. In the final he won 7-3 over Mei Xiwen and qualified again for the Snooker Main Tour at the age of 39 .
Established in the 60s of the world rankings
Wattana lost the first three games of the 2009/10 season . It wasn't until the Masters Qualifying Event that he was able to win his first game. After victories over Mark Joyce and Stuart Bingham , he reached the round of 16, but lost to Matthew Stevens . At the UK Championship and the Welsh Open he reached the round of 80, both times he was defeated by Robert Milkins . At the subsequent China Open, he fought his way through both the entire qualification and the wildcard round, so that he came into the main round. There he was defeated by the Englishman Mark King . In qualifying for the World Snooker Championship , he lost in the penultimate round against Marcus Campbell . His world number 68 was not enough for a qualification, but he was able to stay on the tour via the one-year rating.
After two early defeats at the start of the 2010/11 season , Wattana reached the penultimate qualifying round of the Shanghai Masters , in which he lost to Joe Swail . In the same round he also lost at the World Open and the Brugge Open . At the Rhein-Main Masters he reached the round of 32 after victories over Allan Taylor and Anthony Hamilton , where he was defeated by Judd Trump . At the UK Championship he won over Kurt Maflin , Jimmy Robertson and Dave Harold before failing to Martin Gould in the final qualifying round . After a series of defeats at the beginning, he also reached the last qualifying round at the China Open , which he lost to Mark Davis . In the qualification for the Snooker World Championship he lost after victories over Justin Astley and Andy Hicks in the penultimate qualifying round against Jamie Burnett . He finished the season on world number 67, which again was not enough to qualify for the next season. But Wattana got a wildcard for the next season .
At the beginning of the 2011/12 season , Wattana reached the round of 16 in the first event of the Players Tour Championship , which he lost to Joe Perry . After several early defeats, he reached the main round at the Shanghai Masters , where he was eliminated by Ronnie O'Sullivan . At the Warsaw Classic he reached the round of 32, where he was eliminated by Xiao Guodong . After another series of early defeats Wattana survived the qualification for the German Masters , in which he had defeated Stephen Hendry , among others . In the first main round he was defeated by Graeme Dott 0: 5. At the World Snooker Championship he reached the third qualifying round, in which he was eliminated by Gerard Greene . At the end of the season, he landed at number 63 in the world, so that he could qualify for the next season.
After an opening defeat at the beginning of the 2012/13 season , Wattana reached the round of 32 at the 6-Red World Championship , where he was eliminated by Shaun Murphy . At the Australian Goldfields Open he reached the decisive qualifying round, but he was defeated by Tom Ford . At the first event of the Players Tour Championship , he moved into the round of 16, where he lost to Barry Hawkins . But from there on he didn’t get past the round of 64 in any of the remaining tournaments, so he only earned just under £ 9,000 . Nevertheless, the results were sufficient for the safe world number 61.
At the beginning of the 2013/14 season Wattana reached the round of 32 at the Yixing Open - a tournament of the Players Tour Championship - where he was eliminated by Joe Perry . After an opening defeat at the Wuxi Classic , he reached the round of 48 at the Australian Goldfields Open , in which he lost to Fergal O'Brien . At the Bluebell Wood Open he reached the round of 32 again, in which he was eliminated by Shaun Murphy . Like last year, Wattana reached the round of 32 at the World Championships in 6-Red Snooker , in which he was defeated by Mark Williams . At the Shanghai Masters he reached the penultimate qualifying round, in which he was defeated by Kyren Wilson . Wattana got his highest prize money of the season for participating in the second main round of the International Championship . At the UK Championship he reached the round of 64, in which he lost to Ding Junhui . After two initial defeats Wattana defeated the Englishmen Rod Lawler and Tom Ford at the Welsh Open , so that he was in the second main round. There he met Joel Walker , who defeated him 4-1. At the China Open he also reached the round of 32 after victories over Matthew Stevens and Mark Joyce , where he had to admit defeat to Yu Delu . In the World Cup qualification he lost in the first round against the Maltese Alex Borg with 9:10. Wattana finished the season at number 75 in the world .
Further career development from 2014
2014-2016
Wattana received an Invitational Tour Card for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons .
In the 2014/15 season Wattana took part again in the 6-Red World Championship , where, as in previous years, he was eliminated after surviving the group stage in the round of 32, this time against Stuart Bingham . At the Shanghai Masters he lost in the fourth qualifying round, but later in the season he did not win a single game in five tournaments.
Wattana also took part in the 6-Red World Championship in 2015 . Again he was eliminated after surviving the group stage in the round of 32, this time against Mark Selby . At the Shanghai Masters he reached the second qualifying round, in which he lost to Cao Yupeng . At the Haining Open he got into the second round, where he lost to his compatriot Thepchaiya Un-Nooh . After a series of opening defeats Wattana reached the main round at the China Open , in which he lost to Darryl Hill . In the first round of World Cup qualification he was defeated by Peter Ebdon 6:10.
2016-
Wattana also received an Invitational Tour Card for the 2016/17 and 17/18 seasons
In the 2016/17 season Wattana reached the main round at the Indian Open and was eliminated from Jamie Jones . At the World Open , he was eliminated in the wildcard round against Xu Si . For the fifth time in a row he lost after surviving the group stage in the round of 32 at the 6-Red World Championship , this time 6-0 to Yuan Sijun . At the Shanghai Masters he lost to Mark Joyce in the second qualifying round and to Fraser Patrick in the second round of the English Open . Completely surprisingly, he made it to the round of 16 at the International Championship , where he failed to Judd Trump . Up to the Welsh Open Wattana won no more game, there he moved 4: 3 over Xiao Guodong into the main round, where he lost 3: 4 to Kurt Maflin . After two further defeats at the beginning, he finished the season at world number 88 .
In the 2017/18 season he was only able to win his first game at the English Open . He moved through victories over Martin O'Donnell , Ali Carter and Yuan Sijun into the round of 16, where he lost to Michael White . Again a series of defeats followed, which he only overcame at the snooker shoot-out 2018 . There he was able to defeat Zhang Anda before being eliminated by Mark Williams . At the Welsh Open he made it into the round of 32, where he was defeated by Kyren Wilson . After two more defeats, he finished the season in world number 86 .
In the 2018/19 season he received another Invitational Tour Card . At the 6-Red World Championship , he moved into the quarter-finals this time, where he lost to eventual finalist Ding Junhui . After three opening defeats in a row, he won his qualifier for the International Championship . There he lost in the main round 5-6 against Zhao Xintong .
Others
Wattana is held in high esteem in Thailand and has a diplomatic passport to travel to and participate in tournaments without any problems. He is enrolled in the Rushden Snooker Academy, where Peter Ebdon , Ding Junhui and the former German professional Lasse Münstermann also train.
successes
- Remarks
- ↑ As an amateur
- ↑ Part of the Triple Crown
Web links
- James Wattana in the Snooker Database (English)
- James Wattana at World Snooker
- James Wattana at snooker.org
- James Wattana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile of James Wattana on CueTracker (as of October 31, 2018)
- ↑ Century Breaks ( Memento from February 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (as of August 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wattana, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wattana Phu-Ob-Om; Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm; Thai tornado; Thong Sitchai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | thai snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangkok |