Chatchapong Nasa
 Nasa in 2025 | |
| Born | 13 January 1998[1] Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Thailand |
| Nickname | The Astronaut[2] |
| Professional | 2025–present |
| Highest ranking | 91 (August 2026) |
| Current ranking | 91 (as of 17 August 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 80 (2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters) |
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.[3]
Career
He competed at the WSF Championship in Morocco in January 2025, where his results included a win over Ng On-Yee.[4][5]
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.[6][7] It was his fourth attempt to win a tour card through Q School, with his first being in England and the rest in Asia.[8]
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.[9][10] He reached the third round of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters before losing to Englishman Ben Woollaston.[11] In April 2026, he lost to Lan Yuhao in the first round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship.[12]
2026-27
In his first match of the season on 10 June 2026, Nasa won his opening match in qualifying for the 2026 China Open, coming from 4-0 down to beat Liam Davies 6-5.[13]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2025/ 26 |
2026/ 27 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | 91 | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | |||||||
| China Open | NH | LQ | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | LQ | ||||||||
| English Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Shenzhen Open[nb 3] | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | LQ | ||||||||
| International Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | 1R | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | LQ | ||||||||
| German Masters | LQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | 3R | NH | |||||||
| 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.
- ↑ "Chatchapong Nasa". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 20 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "SAUDI ARABIA SNOOKER MASTERS DAY THREE: VAFAEI BACK ON TRACK". wst.tv. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "REJUVENATED CLARKE OFF TO WINNING START". wst.tv. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "CHINA OPEN QUALIFIERS - DAY ONE". Wst. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
External links
- Chatchapong Nasa at WPBSA
- Chatchapong Nasa at WPBSA SnookerScores
- Chatchapong Nasa at the World Snooker Tour