Panchaya, 14, earns Prawit’s praise as new world U21 snooker champion
Fourteen-year-old Thai snooker phenomenon Panchaya Channoi has been praised by caretaker PM General Prawit Wongsuwan after she won the World Under-21 Championship this week.
Panchaya beat 20-year-old Indian player Anupama Ramachandran 4-1 in the final in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday.
Prawit, as the president of the National Olympic Committee, congratulated her for becoming the first female Thai snooker player to win the World Under-21 Championship, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Prawit also thanked the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand for supporting players on the global stage and making the country proud.
The caretaker PM said the government would encourage Thai youths to play more sport and support national athletes by using sports science in their preparations for international competition.
