James Wattana

Thai snooker player
Person human Q708474
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Summary

James Wattana was born on January 17, 1970[1], in Bangkok[2]. He has worked as a snooker player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (477 views/month, #6,609 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Thailand[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Commons category: James Wattana[7]
  • Sport: snooker[8]
  • Given name: James[9]
  • Participant in: cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games – snooker team[10], cue sports at the 2010 Asian Games – men's snooker team[11], 1999 Masters[12], 1998 Masters[13], 1997 Masters[14], 1996 Masters[15], 1995 Masters[16], 1994 Masters[17], 1993 Masters[18]
  • Nickname: The Thai-Phoon[19], ต๋อง ศิษย์ฉ่อย[20]
  • Country for sport: Thailand[21]
  • Name in native language: รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม[22]
  • Competition won: 1986 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship[23], 1988 ABSF Asian Snooker Championship[24], 1992 Strachan Open[25], 1994 Thailand Open[26], 1995 Thailand Open[27], IBSF-Snookerweltmeisterschaft 1988[28], 1986 Thailand Masters[29], WPBSA Pro Ticket Series 89/90 1988 – Event 2[30], 1992 World Matchplay[31], 1990 World Series Challenge[32], 1992 Belgian Masters[33], 2009 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship[34]
  • Century breaks: 166[35]
  • Highest break: 147[36]

Why It Matters

James Wattana has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was James Wattana born?

James Wattana's place of birth was Bangkok[2].

What did James Wattana do for work?

James Wattana worked as a snooker player[3].

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  18. [19] ↑ . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved . worldsnooker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [35] ↑ . snookerinfo.webs.com. Retrieved . snookerinfo.webs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . snookerinfo.webs.com. Retrieved . snookerinfo.webs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ka', 'nl', '
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  2. 13w ago · Openpep · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games – snooker team, cue sports at the 2010 Asian Games – men's snooker team, 1999 Masters +6
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    World snooker tour player id → james-wattana
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Name in native language: รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม"
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