Mink Nutcharut Honoured in Thailand

Former World Women’s Snooker (WWS) champion and current world number one Mink Nutcharut has received the Commander (Third Class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn from The Secretariat of the Cabinet in Thailand earlier this week.

The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn was established by King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 22 July 1991 to be bestowed upon those who have rendered devotional services to the Kingdom of Thailand. The title Direkgunabhorn roughly translates as “Noble Order of Abundance and Quality.”

The 24-year-old became the 13th different player to win the World Women’s Snooker Championship in February 2022 following a dramatic 6-5 victory against Wendy Jans in Sheffield sealed on the final black.

A year later, Mink achieved the world number one ranking for the first time, becoming only the 12th player to reach the summit since 1983 and ending the 11-year hegemony of Reanne Evans and Ng On Yee.

Mink has won eight world ranking event titles to date on the WWS Tour since her debut in 2017, including her second Australian Women’s Open title earlier this month. She also claimed the World Women’s Under-21 Championship back in 2018 and notably became the first female player to compile a verified maximum break during a practice match at the Hi-End Snooker Club back in 2019.

The Thai star has also competed on the professional World Snooker Tour since 2022 and a year later became only the second woman to compile a century break at the professional World Snooker Championship with a break of 100 against Dechawat Poomjaeng.

Mink described herself as “happy and proud” to have received the award via her official Facebook page and everyone at WWS would like to congratulate her on this recognition and celebrate her contribution to our sport in recent years.