Thai snooker ace makes ranking semi-final for first time in his career

 

 

Thai snooker player Noppon Saengkham entered a ranking snooker semi-final for the first time in his career last night at the Welsh Open in Cardiff.

 

Noppon will play Barry Hawkins of England in tonight's semi starting at 8pm Thai time.

 

Last night Noppon beat England's Ian Burns 5-3 to secure his spot in the last four.

 

Earlier in the tournament Noppon had beaten one of the world's best in Judd Trump and whitewashed Kyren Wilson. 

 

Should Noppon make the final on Sunday he will be up against Gary Wilson or one of the best players of all time in Scotland's John Higgins.

 

 

 

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Best of luck to him, there is some stiff competition out there. Remember James Wattana when he also had his five minutes.

Having lived in the U.S. where snooker isn't played very much, I've come to enjoy and appreciate the skill necessary to be successful in this sport.  Now, having a Thai moving towards the top tier, it's like having a hometown hero to cheer for.   I wish Nappon the best of luck and hope he takes the top spot.

Unfortunately Noppon was beaten by Hawkins 6-4. He is one to keep a watch on in the future. 

It was great to watch and the last few frames he played excellent .

Hopefully he will win a main tournament soon.

Shame he wasnt playing higgins in the final.

Congratulations to Nop !!!!!

He played very well to get to the semis.

As stated above it needs a great skill to play this game well & he is showing good signs of the patiene

which is also a requirement Best of Luck to him

Watched it.

Congratulations and I'll be cheering him on tonight.

Best of luck to the young man.

Very happy that he did so well at the Welsh Open in my hometown, Cardiff.

Plenty of snooker on TV ,here in Thailand so hopefully the game will become more popular

The Thai and Chinese players will probably dominate the sport in years to come. The quickfire short matches suit these players best now. Learning to maintain concentration and form over longer matches is the key.

I believe the Thais and Chinese spend a lot of time at the  national snooker academy in Sheffield in England. James Wattana acts as mentor/coach. I admire their dedication and hope it pays off.