Asia-Oceania Q School 1 !!!

SteveJJ wrote:The ceremonial bunch of flowers have been handed out and the 2nd final is underway.

Poomjaeng wins the first. Thanawat had a chance to take it to a respotted black but missed a difficult last red and stuck it up.

Thanawat is 5 years younger now than Dechawat was when he first turned Pro in 2011

Thanawat equalises with two scoring visits

Thanawat misses a black off the spot but flukes the snooker on the yellow. Dechawat pats him on the shoulder on his way to the table

2-1 to Thanawat

Thanawat goes within 1 frame of victory, taking the next on the black

Wildey wrote:Thanawat is 5 years younger now than Dechawat was when he first turned Pro in 2011

Yes, Thanawat got a professional 147 at the age of 16, still a record.

It isn't over yet! Poomjaeng pulls one back. 3-2

Dechawat gets a snooker and can tie eith one red left

Poomjaengs shot choice as quirky as ever

Masks got to go so does players that wear the stupid things

Well Done

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Thailand Age 28 6th and 7th season on tour Turned Pro 2010/2011

Thanawat pots the red, wobbling the white in the jaws. Poomjaeng concedes, not fancying an attempt at 3 snookers (assuming TT didn't continue the break) despite balls being in good position for snookers.

Welcome back to the tour, Thanawat!

Wildey wrote:Masks got to go so does players that wear the stupid things

Well Done

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
Thailand Age 28 6th and 7th season on tour Turned Pro 2010/2011

What's your view on the MC's face shield?

Only 2 places left to fill from Q School starting on Tuesday

2022
2022 Q School qualifiers
Fergal O’Brien Eire Age 50 32nd and 33rd season on tour Turned Pro 1991/1992
Rod Lawler England Age 50 32nd and 33th season on tour Turned Pro 1990/1991
James Cahill England Age 26 7th and 8th season on tourTurned Pro 2013/2014
John Astley England Age 33 7th and 8th season on tourTurned Pro 2013/2014
Adam Duffy England Age 33 6th and 7th season on tour Turned Pro 2011/2012
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Thailand Age 28 6th and 7th season on tour Turned Pro 2010/2011
Sanderson Lam England Age 28 5th and 6th season on tourTurned Pro 2015/2016
Lukas Kleckers Germany Age 26 5th and 6th season on tourTurned Pro 2017/2018
Zak SuretyEngland Age 30 5th and 6th season on tour Turned Pro 2014/2015
Andy Lee Hong Kong Age 41 4th and 5th season on tour Turned Pro 2008/2009
Aaron Hill Eire Age 20 3rd and 4th season on tour Turned Pro 2020/2021
Bai Langning China Age 20 3rd and 4th season on tour Turned Pro 2019/2020
Jenson Kendrick England Age 20 1st and 2nd season on tour Turned Pro 2022/2023
Muhammad Asif Pakistan Age 40 1st and 2nd season on tour Turned Pro 2022/2023

SteveJJ wrote:Thanawat pots the red, wobbling the white in the jaws. Poomjaeng concedes, not fancying an attempt at 3 snookers (assuming TT didn't continue the break) despite balls being in good position for snookers.

Welcome back to the tour, Thanawat!

Yes it's good to see him have another chance. When he was a professional before, there were always financial, personal and even corruption issues in the background. He was always a very talented player, held back a little by some technical limitations. He won't be completely outclassed on the tour, but it will be difficult to do well. The main challenge for him right now is to raise enough money to survive on tour.

I assume that if they don't qualify in event 2, Poomjaeng and Iqbal almost guaranteed to get invites to the Q Tour

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Thanawat pots the red, wobbling the white in the jaws. Poomjaeng concedes, not fancying an attempt at 3 snookers (assuming TT didn't continue the break) despite balls being in good position for snookers.

Welcome back to the tour, Thanawat!

Yes it's good to see him have another chance. When he was a professional before, there were always financial, personal and even corruption issues in the background. He was always a very talented player, held back a little by some technical limitations. He won't be completely outclassed on the tour, but it will be difficult to do well. The main challenge for him right now is to raise enough money to survive on tour.

Wasn't his home firebombed?

SteveJJ wrote:

Wildey wrote:Masks got to go so does players that wear the stupid things

Well Done

Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
Thailand Age 28 6th and 7th season on tour Turned Pro 2010/2011

What's your view on the MC's face shield?

Face Shields been proven pointless in 2020, Cloth Masks the same.

There is no real evidence at all regarding surgical masks, but nobody will say they don't work, it helps keep the fear going when and if they need it.

In Hospitals around here cloth masks were banned early 2021 now Hospitals and care homes are dropping them one by one.

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Thanawat pots the red, wobbling the white in the jaws. Poomjaeng concedes, not fancying an attempt at 3 snookers (assuming TT didn't continue the break) despite balls being in good position for snookers.

Welcome back to the tour, Thanawat!

Yes it's good to see him have another chance. When he was a professional before, there were always financial, personal and even corruption issues in the background. He was always a very talented player, held back a little by some technical limitations. He won't be completely outclassed on the tour, but it will be difficult to do well. The main challenge for him right now is to raise enough money to survive on tour.

My last year at the Q school I managed to find accomodation for only £16 per night , that wasn't too long ago and the accomodation wasn't too bad , if they have financial issues they should probably be looking at something like that unless they've got something already arranged , that similar ballpark figure would ease the pressure off somewhat I think.

Thanawat wins.

SteveJJ wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Thanawat pots the red, wobbling the white in the jaws. Poomjaeng concedes, not fancying an attempt at 3 snookers (assuming TT didn't continue the break) despite balls being in good position for snookers.

Welcome back to the tour, Thanawat!

Yes it's good to see him have another chance. When he was a professional before, there were always financial, personal and even corruption issues in the background. He was always a very talented player, held back a little by some technical limitations. He won't be completely outclassed on the tour, but it will be difficult to do well. The main challenge for him right now is to raise enough money to survive on tour.

Wasn't his home firebombed?

Yes, but 3 days after he had fled back to Thailand with Passakorn Suwannawat. There was a young Chinese player in that house, who later suffered a nervous breakdown, but nobody seemed to care.


Passakorn Suwannawat resigned his tour card and hasn't been back to the UK since, and didn't enter Q School despite being one of the best players in Thailand. Funding was an issue for both players then, and still is for Thai players now.

SteveJJ wrote:Poomjaengs shot choice as quirky as ever

Someone in the chat was demanding an investigation, saying that Poomjaeng let the other guy win.


As you said, Poomjaeng's shot choices were quirky, but I don't know if they were quirky enough to say that he was throwing the match.