Chatchapong Nasa
| Born | 13 January 1998[1] Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Thailand |
| Professional | 2025– |
Chatchapong Nasa (Thai: ชัชพงศ์ นาสา; born 13 January 1998) is a Thai professional snooker player. He won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025-26 snooker season.
Early life
He is from Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand, and started playing cue sports at eight years-old before focusing on snooker from the age of 13 years-old.[2]
Career
He competed at the WSF Championship in Morocco in January 2025, where his results included a win over Ng On-Yee.[3][4]
Competing at the Asia-Oceania Q School Event 1 in Thailand in May 2025, Nasa earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour after he beat Feng Yu 4-1 and Zhao Hanyang 4-2 before a 4-0 victory over Liu Linhao in the final round. Nasa became the fourth Thai player to qualify for the professional circuit through the Q School held in Thailand since 2022. His eligibility is from the 2025-26 snooker season.[5][6] It was his fourth attempt to win a tour card through Q School, with his first being in England and the rest in Asia.[7]
2025–26 season
In June 2025, he made his professional debut in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open, where he was defeated by former world champion Mark Williams.[8][9]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
References
- ^ "Chatchapong Nasa". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "MEET THE NEW PROS: CHATCHAPONG NASA". wst.tv. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ ""ติม" ปะทะ "ลมหนาว", "ไบร์ท" ชนอดีตมืออาชีพโลกรอบ 64 สอยคิวดับเบิลยูเอสเอฟ". Siamsport.co.th (in Thai). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Match Sheet: Group AG - Chatchapong Nasa vs On Yee Ng". Snookerscores.net. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "NASA AIMS FOR LIFT-OFF IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ ""ติม กาญจน์" คว้าตั๋วสนุกเกอร์อาชีพโลก หลังอัดดาวรุ่งจีน 4-0 ศึกคิวสกูลเอเชีย". Siamsport (in Thai). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "NASA AND LIU EARN TOUR CARDS IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Wuhan Open 2025: Luca Brecel fails to show up for first event of season as Mark Williams, John Higgins and Reanne Evans enjoy winning starts". tntsport. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Higgins earns Wuhan spot". wst.tv. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.