| Born | December 14, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Thailand |
| Nickname | Thai-Namite |
| Professional | 2010 – |
| Highest ranking | 82 |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 147 Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2011 German Masters) |
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (born December 14, 1993) is a Thai 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.
In his very first professional tournament, the Shanghai Masters Thirapongpaiboon made an impact by beating Justin Astley 5–3, Mark Joyce 5–4 and Nigel Bond 5–1 before losing 4–5 to Mark Davis, just one frame away from reaching the final stages in Shanghai.
Thirapongpaiboon made the 74th official maximum break during his third round match against Barry Hawkins at Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3, but lost the match 1–4. With this he became the youngest player ever to make an official maximum break at the age of 16 years and 312 days.[1] Nevertheless he fell off the tour after one year. In July 2011 he won the IBSF World Under-21 Championship by defeating Noppon Saengkham 9–3 in the final.[2]