James Wattana

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Wattana
Occupation	Thai Snooker Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1970(1970-01-17)
Age	54
Birthplace	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Horoscope	Capricorn

James Wattana Biography

James Wattana is one of the most popular and richest Thai snooker player who was born on January 17, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. James Wattana (Thai ecchms wathnaa – born January 17, 1970 as wathnaa phuuobm Wattana pu-Ob­Orm; renamed rachphl phuuobm Ratchapol in 2003) is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He competes in ranking tournaments and holds an invitational tour card.

He lost to Stephen Hendry in 1997 and 1993, but reached the semi-finals at the World Snooker Championship. He returned to the top 32 in the world rankings after a strong 2004-05 season. However, he was the first player since 1992 not to have a whitewash at World Championship. Ali Carter lost against him in round one of qualifying for the 2005 tournament. He was in such poor form that he had to withdraw from the main tour in 2008 due to his poor form. However, he continued to play and entered the 2008 World Amateur Championships at Wels, Austria. He lost to Thepchaiya U-Nooh in 16th place. After beating Mei Xiwen 7-3, he won the 2009 Asian Championships Tangshan, China.

In 2014, he lost his place on the professional snooker circuit, as he finished outside the top 64 on the official world rankings list at the end of the 2013/2014 season. However, he was one of three players awarded an invitational tour card for the next season – alongside Hendry and Steve Davis – and has since competed fairly regularly in tournaments as an amateur. In 2015, he lost in the first round of the qualifiers for the World Championship 3–10 to Jimmy White. In 2016, he lost in the first round of the qualifiers for the World Championship 6–10 to Peter Ebdon.

He is the eighth professional player to win more than PS1million in prize money. With three maximums, he is also one of seven players who have achieved more than two maximum breaks during competition. His first was at the World Masters in 1991, and his second at the British Open in 1992. The British Open’s record for fastest maximum break at seven minutes nine seconds was also the fastest.

James Wattana Net Worth

James Wattana is one of the richest Thai Snooker Player from Thailand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Wattana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wattana, who was just 16 years old, won the Thailand Masters in 1986, his first major tournament. After winning the 1988 World Amateur Championship, Wattana became a professional in 1989. For winning the 1989 Kent Challenge in Hong Kong, he won the PS6,000 first prize. In the mid-1990s his career reached its peak when he won twice the Thailand Open and rose up to number three on the world rankings. Before Wattana became a professional player, snooker was dominated by British (and in a lesser degree, Canadian) players.

Wattana was a professional from 1989 to 2008 and again in 2009, reaching his highest ranking position, world number 3, for the 1994-1995 season. He has been the winner of three ranking tournaments: the 1992 Strachan Open, the Thailand Open, 1994 and 1995. He also finished as the runner up in five other ranking events. In 1993 and 1997, he reached the semi-finals at the World Snooker Championship. He was defeated by Jimmy White in the semi-finals of 1993 World Snooker Championship. This was Wattana’s second appearance on the Crucible Theatre’s final televised stage. His first was in the second round against Stephen Hendry the year before.

The 2011/12 season proved to be relatively good, managing to qualify in 2 of the 8 ranking events, the Shanghai Masters losing to Ronnie O’Sullivan 1–5 and the German Masters, beating Stephen Hendry 5–1 in the qualifiers, but then losing to Graeme Dott in the first round. At the end of the season he finished ranked 63, just inside the top 64.

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Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Thai snooker player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Thailand. James Wattana celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.

What is James Wattana doing now?

Former world number three James Wattana has spent the past few weeks in Bangkok helping the poor and homeless affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Wattana hasn’t seen his own wife and son for three months as he is following advice not to travel to his home outside the Thai capital.

Is James Wattana still playing snooker?

Men’s Snooker
Asian Games
| 2007 Macau| Individual
Southeast Asian Games
| 2022 Hanoi| Individual

Is snooker popular in Thailand?

There is no doubt that snooker in Thailand is enjoying a revolution. With several snooker halls in Bangkok and many more across the country, the boom is only likely to continue.

Who is the richest snooker?

• Ronnie O’Sullivan – £10.7 Million ($14 Million) …
• Cliff Thorburn – £11 Million ($14.3 Million) …
• Jimmy White – £13.8 Million ($18 Million) …
• Dennis Taylor – £16.6 Million ($21.6 Million) …
• Stephen Hendry – £23.1 Million ($30 Million) …
• Steve Davis – $24 Million ($32 Million)

How many Chinese snooker players are there?

Generally us westerners under evaluate just how big snooker is in china. All in all, it is estimated that 50 million Chinese people play snooker in china. That’s almost the entire population of the UK.