Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (; born 16 December 1988 in

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player. He was the Asian Snooker Champion in 2016.

Career

At the

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Lertsattayathorn defeated defending champion

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in the last 16 before being defeated 7–2 eventual winner

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in the semi-final. In 2016 Lertsattayathorn entered the Asian Snooker Championship in

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as the 13th seed. Lertsattayathorn went on to reach the final and defeated

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8–2 to win the championship, as a result he was given a two-year card on the professional

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for the 2016–17 and 2017–18. At the 2016 English Open, Lertsattayathorn beat compatriot

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4–3 and Michael White 4–1. In the third round he was 3–2 up on

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, but then lost the final two frames. Walden also beat Lertsattayathorn by a 4–3 scoreline in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open. He lost all five of his matches in the rest of the season.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

References

External links

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
at ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lertsattayathorn, Kritsanut

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (; born 16 December 1988 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai snooker player. He was the Asian Snooker Champion in 2016. Career At the 2014 Six-red World Championship Lertsattayathorn defeated defending champion Mark Davi ...

Living people 1988 births

Southeast Asian Games medalists in cue sports Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games