Sunny Akani
| Born | 10 September 1995 Bangkok, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Thailand |
| Professional | 2015– |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals (2016 Indian Open) |
Akani Songsermsawad (born 10 September 1995 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai professional snooker player.
Career
Songsermsawad, a regular in amateur Thai snooker events since 2011,[2] first came to international attention with a 5–2 win over professional Matthew Selt in the Six-red World Championship,[2] in 2008.[3]
In 2015 he won the ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating Yuan Sijun 6–4 in the final and as a result was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons.[2][4] His first appearance in a ranking event qualifier came at the 2016 World Championship, where he was edged out 10–9 by compatriot Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the opening round.[5] Songsermsawad qualified for the 2016 Indian Open by defeating Ben Woollaston 4–3 and then saw off Jamie Burnett 4–1, Mark Davis 4–2 and Gary Wilson 4–2 (opened the match with a 104 break) to reach the quarter-finals of the first ranking he had appeared at.[6] He took a 2–1 lead over Kyren Wilson, but would go on to lose 4–2.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2008/ 09 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[8][nb 1] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 3] | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 4] | NH | MR | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | NH | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | PA | MR | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | NH | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | NH | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NH | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | NH | MR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | NH | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking & variant format tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | NH | VF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variant format tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 6] | RR | RR | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | NH | A | 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. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. | |||
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ He was an amateur.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Players Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
References
- ^ a b c "Career-total Statistics for Akani Songsermsawad – Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Akani Songsermsawad". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "2008 Sangsom 6-reds International Snooker". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
- ^ 泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主 (in Chinese). my147.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Lilley Continues Dream Run". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Murphy/McGill/Wilson/Bond Into Semis". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Akani Songsermsawad at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
- Profile on Pro Snooker Blog
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