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| Born | 14 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Thai-namite[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Professional | 2010–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 67 (September 2012)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum breaks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x2) | ||||||||||||||
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Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (Thai: ธนวัฒน์ ถิรพงศ์ไพบูลย์ Ṭhnwạtʹhn̒ T̄hirphngṣ̄̒phịbūly̒; born December 14, 1993) is a Thai retired professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship. At the age of 17, he was the youngest player competing on the 2010/2011 main tour.
He is also the youngest snooker player to have made an official maximum break in professional competition; he achieved this at the 2010 Rhein–Main Masters aged 16 years and 312 days.
Following an investigation by the sport's governing body, Thirapongpaiboon admitted fixing the outcome of six professional matches between 2013 and 2015. He was suspended unconditionally from 15 June 2022 until 14 March 2025, after which his return to the sport will be conditional on continued assistance with the governing body's anti-corruption work.[3]
Note: Both the professional tour and the sport's governing body spell his name Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon.
- ^ "Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Issued after the Shanghai Masters 2012" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Ivan (2022-11-18). "WPBSA Statement - Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon". World Snooker. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.