Noppon Saengkham became the first Thai player to advance to the last 16 round of the Pathum Thani 6-red World Championship on Tuesday.
Noppon, better known in his country as ‘Moo Paknam’, defeated Mahoud El Hareedy of Egypt 5-1 for his second win in as many matches in Group G of the 11 million baht tournament.
Also progressed from the pool is England’s Stuart Bingham who finished off Jordan Brown of Northern Ireland 5–2 at the Convention Centre of Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani.
Noppon, Thailand’s highest-ranked star at No.33, and Bingham have two victories each while Brown and El Hareedy are still looking for their first…
