Kwan Poomjang
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Born | January 2, 1975 |
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Sport country | Thailand |
Professional | 2001–2004 |
Highest ranking | 69 (2003/2004) |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x1) |
Suchakree "Kwan" Poomjang (
Poomjang's younger brother, Dechawat Poomjaeng, also became a snooker player, and was active on the main tour between 2011 and 2017.
Career
Poomjang was born in 1975, and began playing snooker at competitive level as a wildcard entry in several
Poomjang's first season on the tour went without any performances of note, but in his next, he reached the last 64 at the 2002 LG Cup - losing 2–5 to
Having earned £21,950 in prize money, Poomjang was ranked 71st for the 2003/2004 season; however, he could not repeat the previous year's form, reaching only the last-80 stage at three ranking events. A 7–10 defeat to Irishman Gary Hardiman in the last 96 at the 2004 World Championship, and a rise in the rankings by two places to 69th, could not prevent Poomjang from losing his professional status at the end of the season, aged 29.
After a twelve-year hiatus from competitive snooker, Poomjang participated in the 2016 Six-red World Championship in his home country; he qualified from his group with three wins - including a 5–4 defeat of Stephen Maguire - and two losses, but was eliminated in the last 32 by Ryan Day, who beat him 6–3.[2]
Career finals
Amateur finals: 1
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1995 | World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Alan Burnett | 6–10[3] |
References
- ^ "CueTracker - Kwan Poomjang - Season 2002-2003 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "CueTracker - 2016 6-Reds World Championship - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".
- ^ "Past Champions". IBSF.info. Reims: International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
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