Phaitoon Phonbun (; born 5 October 1975) is a Thai former professional

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player.

Career

Phonbun was born in 1975, and began playing snooker at competitive level as a wildcard entry in the 1995 Thailand Open, where he also recorded his first win, a 5–2 defeat of

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. Turning professional in 1998, Phonbun reached the last 48 at that season's China International, recording victories over

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and Darryn Walker before losing 2–5 to

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, and the last 64 at the Welsh Open, where

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defeated him 5–4. The following season heralded two more last-64 finishes, the most notable being at the 1999 UK Championship, where Phonbun faced

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at the 2000 Scottish Open, Phonbun beat Maguire 5–4 despite the latter having compiled a

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147 break. Ranked 70th, a career best, for the 2000/2001 season, Phonbun next reached the last-32 stage of a ranking event at the 2001 LG Cup. There, his opponents included

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, Terry Murphy and

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, but

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eliminated him 5–1. The LG Cup performance brought Phonbun £7,800, his highest earning from a single event, but the following season was barren, and having fallen to 103rd in the rankings, he lost his professional status at its conclusion, aged 27. After twelve years out of the competitive game, Phonbun participated in the

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in Thailand, qualifying from his group with wins over Ben Judge and Ehsan Heydarinezhad but being eliminated in the last 32 by

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, who beat him 6–4. He was also invited to play in the 2016 edition of the tournament, but despite victories over Ryan Thomerson and

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, defeats to

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saw him exit at the group stage.

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

References

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Phaitoon Phonbun Phaitoon Phonbun (; born 5 October 1975) is a Thai former professional snooker player. Career Phonbun was born in 1975, and began playing snooker at competitive level as a wildcard entry in the 1995 Thailand Open, where he also recorded his ...

1975 births Living people Asian Games medalists in cue sports Cue sports players at the 1998 Asian Games Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

SEA Games medalists in cue sports Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games