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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wattana has received more than 387,250 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). James Wattana is the 32nd most popular snooker (down from 28th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 109th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Snooker.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, James Wattana ranks 32 out of 67. Before him are Stuart Bingham, Graeme Dott, Luca Brecel, Mark Allen, Paul Hunter, and Matthew Stevens. After him are Barry Hawkins, Mark Davis, Stephen Maguire, John Parrott, Stephen Lee, and Dominic Dale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, James Wattana ranks 711. Before him are Perrey Reeves, Tayfur Havutçu, Salvador del Solar, Otilia Bădescu, Alysia Reiner, and Andrey Tikhonov. After him are Cenk Uygur, Chi Cheng, Ramya Krishnan, Mike Modano, R. Madhavan, and Master P.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 125 out of 186. Before him are Urassaya Sperbund (1993), Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (1978), Deni (null), BamBam (1997), Rhatha Phongam (1983), and Sanchai Ratiwatana (1982). After him are Vachirawit Chivaaree (1997), Tammy Duckworth (1968), Ranee Campen (1989), Nadech Kugimiya (1991), Parinya Charoenphol (1981), and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn (1999).

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Among SNOOKERS In Thailand

Among snookers born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 1. After him are Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1985).

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