Thanawat Gaweenuntawong

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Thanawat Gaweenuntawong
Personal information
NicknameYong
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 (age 56)
Bangkok, Thailand
Home townBangkok, Thailand
Darts information
Playing darts since1993
Darts23g One80 Red warrior Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2001–2014
PDC 2015–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Preliminary Round: 2016
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
PDC South Asian Qualifier2015
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bangkok Men's pairs

Thanawat "Yong" Gaweenuntawong (born 6 May 1967) is a Thai professional darts player.

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Darts Career

Thanawat made his Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) debut at the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts in Hamburg, Germany, representing Thailand alongside Watanyu Charonrooj. They were whitewashed 5–0 in the first round by England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. [1] Thanawat also competed at the 2015 and 2016 World Cup events with Attapol Eupakaree, again losing in the first round on each occasion. [2]

Thanawat won the South-East Asian Qualifier for the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship, defeating Malaysia's Tengku Hadzali Shah in the final to become the first player from Thailand to qualify for a World Championship. [3] He played against Germany's René Eidams in the qualifying round, losing 2–0 in a low-quality contest that saw both players average below 70. [4] The Thai team were defeated 4–2 by Greece in the first round of the 2017 World Cup. [5]

Thanawat quit of the PDC in May 2021. And now has returned.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. ↑ "bwin World Cup of Darts First Round". PDC.tv. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Thanawat Gaweenuntavong". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Thanawat Earns World Championship Spot". PDC.tv. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Two". PDC.tv. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.


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