Supoj Saenla (born August 15, 1980) is a former
Thai
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professional
snooker player
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in I ...
who lives in
Chiang Mai
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.
Career
Saenla joined the professional tour for the first time in 2003 by winning the 2001 Asian U-21 Championship. He was relegated after the 2004/05 season. In 2007, he earned his place back by winning the 2007 Asian Championship. He beat India's
Yasin Merchant
Yasin Merchant, born 17 December 1966 is India's second professional snooker player. The late Omprakesh Agrawal was the first.
Merchant won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991He was honoured by ...
7–0 in the final of that tournament. Saenla finished the 2008/09 season 82nd in the world rankings, and lost his place on the main tour for the second time.
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Career finals
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)
Amateur finals: 5 (4 titles)
References
External links
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Profile at prosnookerblog.com
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1980 births
Living people
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Asian Games medalists in cue sports
Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games
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Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
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Southeast Asian Games medalists in cue sports
Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
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