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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 361,780 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Wattana is the 28th most popular snooker, the 109th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 95th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Snooker.

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  • 360k

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  • 34.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, James Wattana ranks 28 out of 56. Before him are Ding Junhui, Cliff Thorburn, Ken Doherty, Mark Allen, Alan McManus, and Graeme Dott. After him are Ali Carter, Matthew Stevens, John Parrott, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire, and Nigel Bond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, James Wattana ranks 597. Before him are Olimpiada Ivanova, Master P, Thomas Lennon, Natalia Mishkutionok, Mohammed Mourhit, and Otilia Bădescu. After him are Naked Cowboy, Somaly Mam, Alexander Dobrindt, Mikael Ljungberg, Tímea Nagy, and Tayfur Havutçu.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 109 out of 155. Before him are Mai Charoenpura (1969), Tata Young (1980), Kawin Thamsatchanan (1990), Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (1978), Minnie (1997), and Ranee Campen (1989). After him are Parinya Charoenphol (1981), Yasmin Lee (1983), BamBam (1997), Ratchanok Intanon (1995), Sunaree Rachasima (1968), and Tai Orathai (1980).

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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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