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James Wattana

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James Wattana (Thai: เจมส์ วัฒนา; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm, then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker player. A professional between 1989 and 2008, and from 2009 to 2020, Wattana reached his highest ranking position—world number 3—for the 1994–95 season. He has won three ranking tournaments, the 1992 Strachan Open and the Thailand Open in 1994 and 1995, and has finished as the runner-up in a further five ranking events. He twice reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, in 1993 and 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Wattana is the 41st most popular snooker (down from 32nd in 2024), the 138th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 124th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Thai Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, James Wattana ranks 41 out of 67. Before him are John Parrott, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Kyren Wilson, Luca Brecel, Pankaj Advani, and Matthew Stevens. After him are Joe Perry, Mark Davis, Graeme Dott, Liang Wenbo, Nigel Bond, and Tony Drago.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, James Wattana ranks 946. Before him are Oktay Urkal, Amineh Kakabaveh, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Stella Tennant, R. Madhavan, and Jun Naito. After him are Tristan Hoffman, Nobuyuki Hosaka, Povilas Vanagas, Aki Takayama, Pepijn Aardewijn, and Rónald González.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 137 out of 186. Before him are Ten (1996), Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (1984), Nadech Kugimiya (1991), Sonia Couling (1974), and Sonchat Ratiwatana (1982). After him are Tai Orathai (1980), Metawin Opas-iamkajorn (1999), Natty (2002), Sunaree Rachasima (1968), Sanchai Ratiwatana (1982), Treechada Petcharat (1986), and Ranee Campen (1989).

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Among SNOOKERS In Thailand

Among snookers born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 2. Before him are Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1985).

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