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James Wattana
James Wattana (; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm'', then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm'' in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker player. A professional between 1989 and 2008, and from 2009 to 2020, Wattana reached his highest ranking position – world number 3 – for the 1994–95 season. He has won three ranking tournaments, the 1992 Strachan Open and the Thailand Open in 1994 and 1995, and has finished as the runner-up in a further five ranking events. He twice reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, in 1993 and 1997. When he was defeated in the semi-finals in 1993 by Jimmy White, it was only Wattana's second appearance in the final televised stages at the Crucible Theatre, his first being the previous year when he lost in the second round to the eventual winner Stephen Hendry. Having received two year invitational tour cards in 2014, 2016 ...
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2013 German Masters
The 2013 German Masters (officially the 2013 Betfair German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 January – 3 February 2013 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year. Ali Carter won his third ranking title by defeating Marco Fu 9–6 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: €60,000 *Runner-up: €32,000 *Semi-final: €16,000 *Quarter-final: €9,000 *Last 16: €4,500 *Last 32: €2,750 *Last 64: €1,500 *Non-televised highest break: €0 *Televised highest break: €2,000 *Total: €300,000 Main draw Final Qualifying Qualifying matches were held between 28 and 30 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. 10 matches from the second qualifying round, were held over and played on 30 January 2013 at the Tempo ...
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1995 Thailand Open
The 1995 Kloster Thailand Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–18 March 1995 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. James Wattana won the tournament and defended his title from the previous season by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ... 9–6 in the final. __TOC__ Wildcard round Main draw References {{Snooker season 1994/1995 1995 in snooker ...
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IBSF World Snooker Championship
The IBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen (2004). Both Ken Doherty (in 1997) and Stuart Bingham (in 2015) have gone on to win the professional World Snooker Championship . History The IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament was first held in 1963. In the first two tournaments, the title was decided alone on group stages. From 1968 until now, the group stage was followed by a knock-out stage. The tournament has been held annually since 1984. However, 2005 IBSF World Snooker Championship was cancelled, due to an earthquake in Pakistan where the event was due ...
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ACBS Asian Snooker Championship
The ACBS Asian Snooker Championship is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in Asia. The event series is sanctioned by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports and started from 1984. Mostly, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next season of the Professional Snooker Tour. Winners Men's Women's Winners (6Reds & Team Snooker) ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship: Indian Pankaj Advani claimed the 5th edition ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship on in Abu Dhabi. 1- 2012 2- 2013 - Doha - Qatar 3- 2014 - Karachi - Pakistan 3rd Snooker 6-Red and 2nd Snooker Team Championships 4- 2015 - Kish Island - Iran 5- 2016 - Abu Dhabi - UAE 6- 2017 - Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan 7- 2018 - Doha - Qatar 8- 2019 - Doha - Qatar Billiards Sports 1st Asian Billiards Sport 2016 was held in 24 September - 2 October 2016 - Al Fujairah - UAE. 100 up Billiard 17th Asian 100 up Billiards Championship → Yangon - Myanmar 2018 English Billiards Championships Hosts ACB ...
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1986 Thailand Masters
The 1986 Camus Thailand Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in August 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand. 16 year-old local favourite James Wattana an amateur invite won the tournament, defeating Terry Griffiths 2–1 in the final. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1986/1987 Thailand Masters Thailand Masters Sport in Thailand Thailand Masters The Thailand Masters was a professional snooker tournament. Previously known as Asian Open and Thailand Open, it was a ranking tournament from 1989/90 to 2001/02. An event called the ''Thailand Masters'' also formed part of the ''World Series'' ...
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Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry rose rapidly through the snooker world rankings, reaching number four in the world by the end of his third professional season. He won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990 aged 21 years and 106 days, superseding Alex Higgins as the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds. From 1990 to 1999, he won seven world titles, setting a modern-era record that stood outright until Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022. Hendry also won the Masters six times and the UK Championship five times for a career total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins, a total exceeded only by O'Sullivan's 21. His total of 36 ranking titles is second only to O'Sullivan's 39, while his nine seasons as world number one were the most by any player ...
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Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's most prestigious tournament, the World Snooker Championship, which has been held annually at the venue since 1977. Its name is a reference to the local steel industry. In May 2022 plans were unveiled to build a new 3,000-seater venue nearby with a bridge connecting the two buildings. History The Crucible Theatre was built by M J Gleeson and opened in 1971. It replaced the Sheffield Repertory Theatre in Townhead Street. In 1967 Colin George, the founding artistic director of the Crucible, recommended a thrust stage for Sheffield, inspired by theatres created by Sir Tyrone Guthrie. Tanya Moiseiwitsch, who had been involved in designing Guthrie's theatres, was recruited to design Gleeson's theatre as well. The architects Renton Howard Woo ...
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Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 Six-red World champion, 3 time World Seniors Champion ( 2010, 2019, 2020), 2019 Seniors 6-Red World Champion and 1984 World Doubles champion with Alex Higgins. White has won two of snooker's three majors: the UK Championship (in 1992) and the Masters (in 1984) and a total of ten ranking events. He is currently tenth on the all-time list of ranking event winners. He reached six World Championship finals but never won the event; the closest he came was in 1994 when he lost in a final frame decider against Stephen Hendry. He spent 21 seasons ranked in snooker's elite top 16. In team events, he won the Nations Cup and the World Cup with England. He is one of a select number of players to have made over 300 century breaks in professio ...
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