THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
nationthailand

Hendry here to face Rachapol again

Hendry here to face Rachapol again

Seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry has arrived Thailand for a showdown with Thai legend Rachapol Phu-ob-orn. They’ll meet in the World 6 Red Snooker Championships on September 7 at Central Lat Phrao’s Centara Grand Hyatt in Bangkok.

The Scotsman has been retired from the professional circuit for seven years but is still considered the most successful snooker player of all time.

Hendry here to face Rachapol again
Rachapol, better known as Tong Sid Choi, is a national hero, achieving global fame when he turned pro in the ’80s and rising to World No 3 in the 1994-95 season. 

Hendry here to face Rachapol again
He never won a world title but reached the semi-finals in 1993 and 1997 and became the first Asian to score three 147 maximum breaks in competition.
Hendry and Rachapol have played each other 22 times, with Hendry winning 17.

nationthailand